---
type: "Bill"
title: "An Act To Authorize The Deorganization Of Drew Plantation"
description: "An Act To Authorize The Deorganization Of Drew Plantation"
jurisdiction: "us/states/me"
legislature: "Maine Legislature"
session: "131"
identifier: "LD 49"
citation: "Maine LD 49 (131)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["DREW PLANTATION", "MUNICIPALITIES", "PLANTATIONS"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Harold STEWART"]
version_count: 3
action_count: 25
vote_count: 0
first_action: "2023-01-04"
last_action: "2023-04-10"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/57876b5b-56e3-4656-9135-3cd3d5c1b197"
source_url: "https://legislature.maine.gov/LawMakerWeb/dockets.asp?ID=280085142"
source_hash: "86ac1c8c9557f5e0688051c9287bd1d1c04bac2aefaf92d8147fb644b099e648"
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 49 (131) — An Act To Authorize The Deorganization Of Drew Plantation

## 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=SP0041&item=2&snum=131)
2. **Documents and Disposition** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.mainelegislature.org/legis/bills/getPDF.asp?paper=SP0041&item=1&snum=131)
3. **Final Disposition** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.mainelegislature.org/legis/bills/getPDF.asp?paper=SP0041&item=3&snum=131)

## Sponsors

- Harold STEWART — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2023-01-04** Committee on STATE AND LOCAL GOVERNMENT suggested and ordered printed REFERENCE to the Committee on STATE AND LOCAL GOVERNMENT Ordered sent down forthwith for concurrence
- **2023-01-04** The Bill was REFERRED to the Committee on STATE AND LOCAL GOVERNMENT. `referral-committee`
- **2023-01-04** In concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.
- **2023-03-09** Report READ and ACCEPTED
- **2023-03-09** READ ONCE `reading-1`
- **2023-03-09** Committee Amendment "A" (S-8) READ and ADOPTED `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2023-03-09** ASSIGNED FOR SECOND READING NEXT LEGISLATIVE DAY.
- **2023-03-16** COMMITTEE ON BILLS IN THE SECOND READING REPORTS NO FURTHER VERBAL AMENDMENTS NECESSARY. REPORT ACCEPTED.
- **2023-03-16** READ A SECOND TIME and PASSED TO BE ENGROSSED AS AMENDED BY Committee Amendment "A" (S-8) `reading-2, reading-3`
- **2023-03-16** Ordered sent down forthwith for concurrence.
- **2023-03-21** CONSENT CALENDAR - FIRST DAY
- **2023-03-21** Under suspension of the rules CONSENT CALENDAR - SECOND DAY.
- **2023-03-21** The Bill was PASSED TO BE ENGROSSED as Amended by Committee Amendment "A" (S-8). `reading-3`
- **2023-03-21** In concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.
- **2023-03-23** This being an emergency measure, a two-thirds vote of all the members elected to the House was necessary.
- **2023-03-23** PASSED TO BE ENACTED. `passage`
- **2023-03-23** Sent for concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.
- **2023-03-28** On motion by Senator ROTUNDO of Androscoggin PLACED ON THE SPECIAL APPROPRIATIONS TABLE pending PASSED TO BE ENACTED - Emergency - 2/3 Elected Required, in concurrence. `passage`
- **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.
- **2023-04-06** On Motion by Senator ROTUNDO of Androscoggin taken from the SPECIAL APPROPRIATIONS TABLE.
- **2023-04-06** PASSED TO BE ENACTED - Emergency -2/3 Elected Required in concurrence `passage`
- **2023-04-10** Signed by Governor `executive-signature`
- **2023-02-09T05:00:00+00:00** Work Session Held
- **2023-02-09T05:00:00+00:00** Voted - OTP-AM
- **2023-03-07T05:00:00+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/57876b5b-56e3-4656-9135-3cd3d5c1b197`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Maine legislature records).