---
type: "Bill"
title: "An Act To Provide Appropriations And Allocations For The Operations Of State Government"
description: "An Act To Provide Appropriations And Allocations For The Operations Of State Government"
jurisdiction: "us/states/me"
legislature: "Maine Legislature"
session: "131"
identifier: "LD 646"
citation: "Maine LD 646 (131)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["BIENNIAL BUDGET", "FY22-23", "GENERAL FUND"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Melanie SACHS"]
version_count: 3
action_count: 30
vote_count: 1
first_action: "2023-02-14"
last_action: "2024-03-06"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/1f06bb60-be64-4578-b5aa-fb2e689ef872"
source_url: "https://legislature.maine.gov/LawMakerWeb/dockets.asp?ID=280086280"
source_hash: "a8b085d1ddac6110e21ac0e0c6940996258c2cc429726bc756941906cae115f5"
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 646 (131) — An Act To Provide Appropriations And Allocations For The Operations Of State Government

## 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=HP0423&item=2&snum=131)
2. **Documents and Disposition** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.mainelegislature.org/legis/bills/getPDF.asp?paper=HP0423&item=1&snum=131)
3. **Final Disposition** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.mainelegislature.org/legis/bills/getPDF.asp?paper=HP0423&item=3&snum=131)

## Votes

- Enactment - Emer — **139–0** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- Melanie SACHS — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2023-02-14** Committee on Appropriations and Financial Affairs suggested and ordered printed.
- **2023-02-14** The Bill was REFERRED to the Committee on APPROPRIATIONS AND FINANCIAL AFFAIRS. `referral-committee`
- **2023-02-14** Sent for concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.
- **2023-02-14** The Bill was REFERRED to the Committee on APPROPRIATIONS AND FINANCIAL AFFAIRS in concurrence `referral-committee`
- **2023-03-30** Carried over, in the same posture, to any 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.
- **2024-02-21** CONSENT CALENDAR - FIRST DAY
- **2024-02-21** Under suspension of the rules CONSENT CALENDAR - SECOND DAY.
- **2024-02-21** The Bill was PASSED TO BE ENGROSSED as Amended by Committee Amendment "A" (H-755). `reading-3`
- **2024-02-21** Sent for concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.
- **2024-02-22** Report READ and ACCEPTED
- **2024-02-22** READ ONCE `reading-1`
- **2024-02-22** Committee Amendment "A" (H-755) READ and ADOPTED `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2024-02-22** ASSIGNED FOR SECOND READING NEXT LEGISLATIVE DAY.
- **2024-02-27** COMMITTEE ON BILLS IN THE SECOND READING REPORTS NO FURTHER VERBAL AMENDMENTS NECESSARY. REPORT ACCEPTED.
- **2024-02-27** READ A SECOND TIME and PASSED TO BE ENGROSSED AS AMENDED BY Committee Amendment "A" (H-755), in concurrence. `reading-2, reading-3`
- **2024-02-27** Ordered sent down forthwith.
- **2024-02-28** PASSED TO BE ENACTED. `passage`
- **2024-02-28** This being an emergency measure, a two-thirds vote of all the members elected to the House being necessary, a total was taken.
- **2024-02-28** ROLL CALL NO. 384
- **2024-02-28** (Yeas 139 - Nays 0 - Absent 11 - Excused 0 - Vacant 1)
- **2024-02-28** Sent for concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.
- **2024-02-29** PASSED TO BE ENACTED - Emergency - 2/3 Elected Required, in concurrence. `passage`
- **2024-03-06** Signed by Governor `executive-signature`
- **2023-06-01T04:00:00+00:00** Work Session Held - TABLED
- **2023-06-01T04:00:00+00:00** Carry Over Requested
- **2023-07-25T04:00:00+00:00** Carry Over Approved
- **2024-02-13T05:00:00+00:00** Work Session Held
- **2024-02-13T05:00:00+00:00** Voted - OTP-AM
- **2024-02-20T05:00:00+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/1f06bb60-be64-4578-b5aa-fb2e689ef872`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Maine legislature records).