---
type: "Bill"
title: "An Act To Protect Maine'S Consumers By Establishing An Abuse Of Dominance Right Of Action And Requiring Notification Of Mergers"
description: "An Act To Protect Maine'S Consumers By Establishing An Abuse Of Dominance Right Of Action And Requiring Notification Of Mergers"
jurisdiction: "us/states/me"
legislature: "Maine Legislature"
session: "131"
identifier: "LD 1815"
citation: "Maine LD 1815 (131)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["ABUSE OF DOMINANCE", "BUSINESS PRACTICES", "FAIR TRADE"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Rebecca MILLETT"]
version_count: 3
action_count: 25
vote_count: 0
first_action: "2023-04-27"
last_action: "2024-03-14"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/a7e104fc-8eef-4a51-b4e3-a89c6197f2a1"
source_url: "https://legislature.maine.gov/LawMakerWeb/dockets.asp?ID=280089035"
source_hash: "224296f734bd8a844b2e991054f223d034e1da92bc1cad8a323d73631d503222"
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 1815 (131) — An Act To Protect Maine'S Consumers By Establishing An Abuse Of Dominance Right Of Action And Requiring Notification Of Mergers

## 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=HP1161&item=2&snum=131)
2. **Documents and Disposition** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.mainelegislature.org/legis/bills/getPDF.asp?paper=HP1161&item=1&snum=131)
3. **Final Disposition** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.mainelegislature.org/legis/bills/getPDF.asp?paper=HP1161&item=3&snum=131)

## Sponsors

- Rebecca MILLETT — primary (person)
- Drew GATTINE — cosponsor (person)
- Erin SHEEHAN — cosponsor (person)
- Matthew MOONEN — cosponsor (person)
- Rachel TALBOT ROSS — cosponsor (person)
- Richard BENNETT — cosponsor (person)
- Troy JACKSON — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2023-04-27** Committee on Innovation, Development, Economic Advancement and Business suggested and ordered printed.
- **2023-04-27** The Bill was REFERRED to the Committee on INNOVATION, DEVELOPMENT, ECONOMIC ADVANCEMENT AND BUSINESS. `referral-committee`
- **2023-04-27** Sent for concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.
- **2023-04-27** The Bill was REFERRED to the Committee on INNOVATION, DEVELOPMENT, ECONOMIC ADVANCEMENT AND BUSINESS in concurrence `referral-committee`
- **2023-07-26** Carried over, in the same posture, to any special or regular session of the 131st Legislature, pursuant to Joint Order SP 847.
- **2024-02-27** CONSENT CALENDAR - FIRST DAY
- **2024-02-27** Under suspension of the rules CONSENT CALENDAR - SECOND DAY.
- **2024-02-27** The Bill was PASSED TO BE ENGROSSED as Amended by Committee Amendment "A" (H-771). `reading-3`
- **2024-02-27** Sent for concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.
- **2024-02-28** Report READ and ACCEPTED
- **2024-02-28** READ ONCE `reading-1`
- **2024-02-28** Committee Amendment "A" (H-771) READ and ADOPTED `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2024-02-28** ASSIGNED FOR SECOND READING NEXT LEGISLATIVE DAY.
- **2024-02-29** COMMITTEE ON BILLS IN THE SECOND READING REPORTS NO FURTHER VERBAL AMENDMENTS NECESSARY. REPORT ACCEPTED.
- **2024-02-29** READ A SECOND TIME and PASSED TO BE ENGROSSED AS AMENDED BY Committee Amendment "A" (H-771), in concurrence. `reading-2, reading-3`
- **2024-02-29** Ordered sent down forthwith.
- **2024-03-05** PASSED TO BE ENACTED. `passage`
- **2024-03-05** Sent for concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.
- **2024-03-06** PASSED TO BE ENACTED, in concurrence. `passage`
- **2024-03-14** Signed by Governor `executive-signature`
- **2023-06-01T04:00:00+00:00** Carry Over Requested
- **2023-07-25T04:00:00+00:00** Carry Over Approved
- **2024-01-30T05:00:00+00:00** Work Session Held
- **2024-01-30T05:00:00+00:00** Voted - OTP-AM
- **2024-02-26T05:00:00+00:00** Reported Out - OTP-AM

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/a7e104fc-8eef-4a51-b4e3-a89c6197f2a1`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Maine legislature records).