---
type: "Bill"
title: "An Act To Authorize A General Fund Bond Issue For Research And Development And Commercialization"
description: "An Act To Authorize A General Fund Bond Issue For Research And Development And Commercialization"
jurisdiction: "us/states/me"
legislature: "Maine Legislature"
session: "131"
identifier: "LD 416"
citation: "Maine LD 416 (131)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["BOND ISSUES", "ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT", "RESEARCH AND COMMERCIALIZATION"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Teresa PIERCE"]
version_count: 3
action_count: 26
vote_count: 0
first_action: "2023-02-02"
last_action: "2024-04-22"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/942ab470-5271-428b-a3e2-9845446fd74c"
source_url: "https://legislature.maine.gov/LawMakerWeb/dockets.asp?ID=280085744"
source_hash: "a47c0d7bc5223f8e057ed786617363e47a85995dd50fd25c0a7420beee06cb5f"
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 416 (131) — An Act To Authorize A General Fund Bond Issue For Research And Development And Commercialization

## 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=SP0197&item=2&snum=131)
2. **Documents and Disposition** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.mainelegislature.org/legis/bills/getPDF.asp?paper=SP0197&item=1&snum=131)
3. **Final Disposition** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.mainelegislature.org/legis/bills/getPDF.asp?paper=SP0197&item=3&snum=131)

## Sponsors

- Teresa PIERCE — primary (person)
- Anne PERRY — cosponsor (person)
- Harold STEWART — cosponsor (person)
- Kristen CLOUTIER — cosponsor (person)
- Matthea DAUGHTRY — cosponsor (person)
- Maureen TERRY — cosponsor (person)
- Michael BRENNAN — cosponsor (person)
- Russell BLACK — cosponsor (person)
- Samuel ZAGER — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2023-02-02** Committee on APPROPRIATIONS AND FINANCIAL AFFAIRS suggested and ordered printed REFERENCE to the Committee on APPROPRIATIONS AND FINANCIAL AFFAIRS Ordered sent down forthwith for concurrence
- **2023-02-02** The Bill was REFERRED to the Committee on APPROPRIATIONS AND FINANCIAL AFFAIRS. `referral-committee`
- **2023-02-02** In concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.
- **2023-03-30** CARRIED OVER, in the same posture, to a subsequent special or regular session of the 131st Legislature, pursuant to Joint Order SP 594.
- **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.
- **2024-04-09** Report READ and ACCEPTED.
- **2024-04-09** READ ONCE. `reading-1`
- **2024-04-09** Committee Amendment "A" (S-669) READ and ADOPTED. `committee-passage-favorable, passage`
- **2024-04-09** Under suspension of the Rules, READ A SECOND TIME and PASSED TO BE ENGROSSED AS AMENDED BY Committee Amendment "A" (S-669). `reading-2, reading-3`
- **2024-04-09** Ordered sent down forthwith for concurrence.
- **2024-04-10** CONSENT CALENDAR - FIRST DAY
- **2024-04-10** Under suspension of the rules CONSENT CALENDAR - SECOND DAY.
- **2024-04-10** The Bill was PASSED TO BE ENGROSSED as Amended by Committee Amendment "A" (S-669). `reading-3`
- **2024-04-10** In concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.
- **2024-04-11** This being a Bond Authorization Act, in accordance with the provisions of Section 14 of Article IX of the Constitution, a two-thirds vote of the membership of the House present was necessary.
- **2024-04-11** PASSED TO BE ENACTED. `passage`
- **2024-04-11** Sent for concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.
- **2024-04-12** On motion by Senator STEWART of Aroostook Tabled until Later in Today's Session, pending PASSAGE TO BE ENACTED - 2/3 Present Required, in concurrence.
- **2024-04-16** Taken from the table by the President
- **2024-04-16** Subsequently PASSED TO BE ENACTED - 2/3 Elected Required in concurrence `passage`
- **2024-04-22** Signed by Governor `executive-signature`
- **2023-07-17T04:00:00+00:00** Carry Over Requested
- **2023-07-25T04:00:00+00:00** Carry Over Approved
- **2024-03-29T04:00:00+00:00** Work Session Held
- **2024-03-29T04:00:00+00:00** Voted - OTP-AM
- **2024-04-09T04:00:00+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/942ab470-5271-428b-a3e2-9845446fd74c`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Maine legislature records).