---
type: "Bill"
title: "An Act To Amend The Laws Regarding The Mi'Kmaq Nation"
description: "An Act To Amend The Laws Regarding The Mi'Kmaq Nation"
jurisdiction: "us/states/me"
legislature: "Maine Legislature"
session: "131"
identifier: "LD 1620"
citation: "Maine LD 1620 (131)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["COURTS", "MI'KMAQ COURTS", "OTHER"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Rachel TALBOT ROSS"]
version_count: 3
action_count: 29
vote_count: 2
first_action: "2023-04-12"
last_action: "2023-06-30"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/ce28db8c-8a48-4e7d-bd46-313cbe592bd4"
source_url: "https://legislature.maine.gov/LawMakerWeb/dockets.asp?ID=280088642"
source_hash: "33fff8b03e69fff229aae115779cb414fe561e50b232be5385d1d8b7492d652e"
vintage: "2026-07-01"
source_snapshot: "https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump"
retrieved_at: "2026-07-06"
confidence: "reported"
tags: ["legislation", "bill", "us-me"]
---

# Maine LD 1620 (131) — An Act To Amend The Laws Regarding The Mi'Kmaq Nation

## Version chain

The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.

1. **Adopted Amendments** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.mainelegislature.org/legis/bills/getPDF.asp?paper=HP1045&item=3&snum=131)
2. **Documents and Disposition** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.mainelegislature.org/legis/bills/getPDF.asp?paper=HP1045&item=1&snum=131)
3. **Final Disposition** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.mainelegislature.org/legis/bills/getPDF.asp?paper=HP1045&item=4&snum=131)

## Votes

- ACCEPT MAJORITY OUGHT TO PASS AS AMENDED REPORT — **31–0** (pass) · upper
- ACC MAJ OTP AS AMENDED REP — **98–48** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- Rachel TALBOT ROSS — primary (person)
- Aaron DANA — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.

- **2023-04-12** Committee on Judiciary suggested and ordered printed.
- **2023-04-12** The Bill was REFERRED to the Committee on JUDICIARY. `referral-committee`
- **2023-04-12** Sent for concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.
- **2023-04-13** The Bill was REFERRED to the Committee on JUDICIARY in concurrence `referral-committee`
- **2023-06-22** Reports READ.
- **2023-06-22** On motion of Representative MOONEN of Portland, the Majority Ought to Pass as Amended Report was ACCEPTED.
- **2023-06-22** ROLL CALL NO. 305
- **2023-06-22** (Yeas 98 - Nays 48 - Absent 4 - Excused 1)
- **2023-06-22** The Bill was READ ONCE. `reading-1`
- **2023-06-22** Committee Amendment "A" (H-699) was READ and ADOPTED. `committee-passage-favorable, passage`
- **2023-06-22** Under suspension of the rules, the Bill was given its SECOND READING without REFERENCE to the Committee on Bills in the Second Reading.
- **2023-06-22** The Bill was PASSED TO BE ENGROSSED as Amended by Committee Amendment "A" (H-699). `reading-3`
- **2023-06-22** Sent for concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.
- **2023-06-22** Reports READ
- **2023-06-22** On motion by Senator CARNEY of Cumberland The Majority Ought to Pass As Amended Report ACCEPTED
- **2023-06-22** Roll Call Ordered Roll Call Number 445 Yeas 31 - Nays 0 - Excused 4 - Absent 0 PREVAILED
- **2023-06-22** READ ONCE `reading-1`
- **2023-06-22** Committee Amendment "A" (H-699) READ and ADOPTED `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2023-06-22** Under suspension of the Rules, READ A SECOND TIME and PASSED TO BE ENGROSSED AS AMENDED by Committee Amendment "A" (H-699) in concurrence `reading-2, reading-3`
- **2023-06-23** PASSED TO BE ENACTED. `passage`
- **2023-06-23** Sent for concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.
- **2023-06-23** PASSED TO BE ENACTED, in concurrence. `passage`
- **2023-06-30** Signed by Governor `executive-signature`
- **2023-06-06T04:00:00+00:00** Work Session Held - TABLED
- **2023-06-08T04:00:00+00:00** Work Session Held
- **2023-06-09T04:00:00+00:00** Voted - Divided Report
- **2023-06-15T04:00:00+00:00** Work Session Reconsidered
- **2023-06-15T04:00:00+00:00** Voted - Divided Report
- **2023-06-21T04:00:00+00:00** Reported Out - OTP-AM/ONTP

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/ce28db8c-8a48-4e7d-bd46-313cbe592bd4`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Maine legislature records).