---
type: "Bill"
title: "An Act To Amend The Membership Of The Somerset Woods Trustees"
description: "An Act To Amend The Membership Of The Somerset Woods Trustees"
jurisdiction: "us/states/me"
legislature: "Maine Legislature"
session: "131"
identifier: "LD 1968"
citation: "Maine LD 1968 (131)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["COUNTIES", "HOME RULE", "SOMERSET WOODS TRUSTEES"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["John DUCHARME"]
version_count: 2
action_count: 19
vote_count: 0
first_action: "2023-05-18"
last_action: "2023-06-26"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/7b32e6e3-358c-4e02-9445-8801c35f47f5"
source_url: "https://legislature.maine.gov/LawMakerWeb/dockets.asp?ID=280089538"
source_hash: "d7754a59c0662178de8d5d71b3b311d1e2a747428325c7af9104da543ac64090"
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 1968 (131) — An Act To Amend The Membership Of The Somerset Woods Trustees

## Version chain

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

1. **Documents and Disposition** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.mainelegislature.org/legis/bills/getPDF.asp?paper=HP1265&item=1&snum=131)
2. **Final Disposition** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.mainelegislature.org/legis/bills/getPDF.asp?paper=HP1265&item=3&snum=131)

## Sponsors

- John DUCHARME — primary (person)
- Bradlee FARRIN — cosponsor (person)
- Jennifer POIRIER — cosponsor (person)
- Larry DUNPHY — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2023-05-18** Committee on Judiciary suggested and ordered printed.
- **2023-05-18** The Bill was REFERRED to the Committee on JUDICIARY. `referral-committee`
- **2023-05-18** Sent for concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.
- **2023-05-23** The Bill was REFERRED to the Committee on JUDICIARY in concurrence `referral-committee`
- **2023-06-16** CONSENT CALENDAR - FIRST DAY
- **2023-06-16** Under suspension of the rules CONSENT CALENDAR - SECOND DAY.
- **2023-06-16** The Bill was PASSED TO BE ENGROSSED. `reading-3`
- **2023-06-16** Sent for concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.
- **2023-06-16** Report READ and ACCEPTED, in concurrence.
- **2023-06-16** READ ONCE `reading-1`
- **2023-06-16** Under suspension of the Rules, READ A SECOND TIME and PASSED TO BE ENGROSSED, in concurrence. `reading-2, reading-3`
- **2023-06-16** Ordered sent down forthwith.
- **2023-06-20** PASSED TO BE ENACTED. `passage`
- **2023-06-20** Sent for concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.
- **2023-06-20** PASSED TO BE ENACTED, in concurrence. `passage`
- **2023-06-26** Signed by Governor `executive-signature`
- **2023-06-01T04:00:00+00:00** Work Session Held
- **2023-06-01T04:00:00+00:00** Voted - OTP
- **2023-06-15T04:00:00+00:00** Reported Out - OTP

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/7b32e6e3-358c-4e02-9445-8801c35f47f5`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Maine legislature records).