---
type: "Bill"
title: "An Act To Increase The Expenditure Limit For Informal Bidding Processes And Update References To The Office Of Procurement Services"
description: "An Act To Increase The Expenditure Limit For Informal Bidding Processes And Update References To The Office Of Procurement Services"
jurisdiction: "us/states/me"
legislature: "Maine Legislature"
session: "131"
identifier: "LD 2047"
citation: "Maine LD 2047 (131)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["EXPENDITURES THRESHOLD", "PURCHASES", "STATE GOVERNMENT"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Holly STOVER"]
version_count: 3
action_count: 24
vote_count: 1
first_action: "2023-12-11"
last_action: "2024-02-29"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/a1da2e0a-cc55-4079-a382-97be9361828e"
source_url: "https://legislature.maine.gov/LawMakerWeb/dockets.asp?ID=280091378"
source_hash: "801eed136e0fdbe009d327f1bad2f9406f65a35a47441165616fd3c04e986da8"
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 2047 (131) — An Act To Increase The Expenditure Limit For Informal Bidding Processes And Update References To The Office Of Procurement Services

## Version chain

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

1. **Chaptered Law** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.mainelegislature.org/legis/bills/getPDF.asp?paper=HP1309&item=3&snum=131)
2. **Documents and Disposition** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.mainelegislature.org/legis/bills/getPDF.asp?paper=HP1309&item=1&snum=131)
3. **Final Disposition** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.mainelegislature.org/legis/bills/getPDF.asp?paper=HP1309&item=4&snum=131)

## Votes

- ACC MAJ OUGHT TO PASS REP — **74–59** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- Holly STOVER — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2023-12-11** Received by the Clerk of the House on December 11, 2023. `receipt`
- **2023-12-11** The Bill was REFERRED to the Committee on STATE AND LOCAL GOVERNMENT pursuant to Joint Rule 308.2 and ordered printed pursuant to Joint Rule 401. `referral-committee`
- **2024-02-15** Reports READ.
- **2024-02-15** On motion of Representative STOVER of Boothbay, the Majority Ought to Pass Report was ACCEPTED.
- **2024-02-15** ROLL CALL NO. 368
- **2024-02-15** (Yeas 74 - Nays 59 - Absent 17 - Excused 0 - Vacant 1)
- **2024-02-15** The Bill was READ ONCE. `reading-1`
- **2024-02-15** Under suspension of the rules, the Bill was given its SECOND READING without REFERENCE to the Committee on Bills in the Second Reading.
- **2024-02-15** The Bill was PASSED TO BE ENGROSSED. `reading-3`
- **2024-02-15** Sent for concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.
- **2024-02-20** Reports Read
- **2024-02-20** On motion by Senator NANGLE of Cumberland the Majority Ought to Pass Report ACCEPTED.
- **2024-02-20** READ ONCE `reading-1`
- **2024-02-20** ASSIGNED FOR SECOND READING NEXT LEGISLATIVE DAY.
- **2024-02-21** COMMITTEE ON BILLS IN THE SECOND READING REPORTS NO FURTHER VERBAL AMENDMENTS NECESSARY. REPORT ACCEPTED.
- **2024-02-21** READ A SECOND TIME and PASSED TO BE ENGROSSED, in concurrence. `reading-2, reading-3`
- **2024-02-21** Ordered sent down forthwith
- **2024-02-22** PASSED TO BE ENACTED. `passage`
- **2024-02-22** Sent for concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.
- **2024-02-27** PASSED TO BE ENACTED, in concurrence. `passage`
- **2024-02-29** Signed by Governor `executive-signature`
- **2024-01-23T05:00:00+00:00** Work Session Held
- **2024-01-23T05:00:00+00:00** Voted - Divided Report
- **2024-02-13T05:00:00+00:00** Reported Out - OTP/OTP-AM

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/a1da2e0a-cc55-4079-a382-97be9361828e`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Maine legislature records).