---
type: "Bill"
title: "Resolve, To Establish A Pilot Project To Support Farm Apprenticeships In Maine"
description: "Resolve, To Establish A Pilot Project To Support Farm Apprenticeships In Maine"
jurisdiction: "us/states/me"
legislature: "Maine Legislature"
session: "131"
identifier: "LD 901"
citation: "Maine LD 901 (131)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["APPRENTICES", "JOB TRAINING", "SEASONAL BUSINESSES"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Laurie OSHER"]
version_count: 4
action_count: 34
vote_count: 0
first_action: "2023-02-28"
last_action: "2023-07-26"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/041caa5f-a798-4d8d-945d-9c02adab7d4b"
source_url: "https://legislature.maine.gov/LawMakerWeb/dockets.asp?ID=280086818"
source_hash: "631c7b5c91cbc7b8ba5047ce544abacf27c6f8c27391c0b3ab19d0b1046c2ec9"
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 901 (131) — Resolve, To Establish A Pilot Project To Support Farm Apprenticeships In Maine

## 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=HP0557&item=2&snum=131)
2. **Chaptered Law** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.mainelegislature.org/legis/bills/getPDF.asp?paper=HP0557&item=5&snum=131)
3. **Documents and Disposition** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.mainelegislature.org/legis/bills/getPDF.asp?paper=HP0557&item=1&snum=131)
4. **Final Disposition** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.mainelegislature.org/legis/bills/getPDF.asp?paper=HP0557&item=4&snum=131)

## Sponsors

- Laurie OSHER — primary (person)
- Craig HICKMAN — cosponsor (person)
- Henry INGWERSEN — cosponsor (person)
- Kathy SHAW — cosponsor (person)
- Michele MEYER — cosponsor (person)
- Rebecca JAUCH — cosponsor (person)
- Stacy BRENNER — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2023-02-28** Committee on Agriculture, Conservation and Forestry suggested and ordered printed.
- **2023-02-28** The Resolve was REFERRED to the Committee on AGRICULTURE, CONSERVATION AND FORESTRY. `referral-committee`
- **2023-02-28** Sent for concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.
- **2023-02-28** The Bill was REFERRED to the Committee on AGRICULTURE, CONSERVATION AND FORESTRY 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.
- **2023-05-30** CONSENT CALENDAR - FIRST DAY
- **2023-05-30** Under suspension of the rules CONSENT CALENDAR - SECOND DAY.
- **2023-05-30** The Resolve was PASSED TO BE ENGROSSED as Amended by Committee Amendment "A" (H-225). `reading-3`
- **2023-05-30** Sent for concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.
- **2023-06-01** Report READ and ACCEPTED, in concurrence.
- **2023-06-01** READ ONCE. `reading-1`
- **2023-06-01** Committee Amendment "A" (H-225) READ and ADOPTED, in concurrence. `committee-passage-favorable, passage`
- **2023-06-01** Under suspension of the Rules, READ A SECOND TIME and PASSED TO BE ENGROSSED AS AMENDED BY Committee Amendment "A" (H-225), in concurrence. `reading-2, reading-3`
- **2023-06-01** Ordered sent down forthwith.
- **2023-06-06** FINALLY PASSED. `passage`
- **2023-06-06** Sent for concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.
- **2023-06-08** On motion by Senator ROTUNDO of Androscoggin PLACED ON THE SPECIAL APPROPRIATIONS TABLE pending FINAL PASSAGE, in concurrence.
- **2023-07-25** On Motion by Senator ROTUNDO of Androscoggin taken from the SPECIAL APPROPRIATIONS TABLE.
- **2023-07-25** Under suspension of the Rules On motion by Same Senator The Senate RECONSIDERED whereby the Bill was PASSED TO BE ENGROSSED AS AMENDED BY Committee Amendment "A" (H-225) `reading-3`
- **2023-07-25** Under further suspension of the Rules On further motion by Same Senator The Senate RECONSIDERED whereby Committee Amendment "A" (H-225) was ADOPTED `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2023-07-25** On further motion by Same Senator Senate Amendment "A" (S-464) to Committee Amendment "A" (H-225) READ and ADOPTED `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2023-07-25** Committee Amendment "A" (H-225) as Amended by Senate Amendment "A" (S-464) thereto ADOPTED `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2023-07-25** PASSED TO BE ENGROSSED AS AMENDED BY Committee Amendment "A" (H-225) AS AMENDED BY Senate Amendment "A" (S-464) thereto In NON-CONCURRENCE `reading-3`
- **2023-07-25** Ordered sent down forthwith for concurrence
- **2023-07-25** The House RECEDED and CONCURRED to PASSAGE TO BE ENGROSSED as Amended by Committee Amendment "A" (H-225) as Amended by Senate Amendment "A" (S-464) thereto. `reading-3`
- **2023-07-25** ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.
- **2023-07-25** FINALLY PASSED. `passage`
- **2023-07-25** Sent for concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.
- **2023-07-25** FINALLY PASSED, in concurrence. `passage`
- **2023-07-26** Signed by Governor `executive-signature`
- **2023-03-27T04:00:00+00:00** Work Session Held - TABLED
- **2023-04-26T04:00:00+00:00** Voted - OTP-AM
- **2023-04-26T04:00:00+00:00** Work Session Held - TABLED
- **2023-05-24T04:00:00+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/041caa5f-a798-4d8d-945d-9c02adab7d4b`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Maine legislature records).