---
type: "Bill"
title: "An Act To Increase The Expenditure Limit For The Informal Bidding Process For The Selection Of Professional, Architect And Engineer Services"
description: "An Act To Increase The Expenditure Limit For The Informal Bidding Process For The Selection Of Professional, Architect And Engineer Services"
jurisdiction: "us/states/me"
legislature: "Maine Legislature"
session: "132"
identifier: "LD 100"
citation: "Maine LD 100 (132)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["ARCHITECT AND ENGINEER SERVICES", "CONTRACTED SERVICES", "STATE GOVERNMENT"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Suzanne SALISBURY"]
version_count: 2
action_count: 27
vote_count: 3
first_action: "2025-01-08"
last_action: "2025-04-11"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/2d181994-f837-4fa8-8392-21cedab3926c"
source_url: "https://legislature.maine.gov/LawMakerWeb/dockets.asp?ID=280095665"
source_hash: "657f95bf7efafcfd936fba8d26993f5716c5e32e0a94e7b8c30d9b678e3f0995"
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 100 (132) — An Act To Increase The Expenditure Limit For The Informal Bidding Process For The Selection Of Professional, Architect And Engineer Services

## Version chain

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

1. **Chapter 25** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.mainelegislature.org/legis/bills/getPDF.asp?paper=HP0065&item=3&snum=132)
2. **LD 100 HP 65** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.mainelegislature.org/legis/bills/getPDF.asp?paper=HP0065&item=1&snum=132)

## Votes

- Enactment — **72–68** (pass) · lower
- ACC MAJ OUGHT TO PASS REP — **78–66** (pass) · lower
- ACCEPT MAJORITY OUGHT TO PASS REPORT — **19–14** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- Suzanne SALISBURY — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2025-01-08** Committee on State and Local Government suggested and ordered printed.
- **2025-01-08** The Bill was REFERRED to the Committee on STATE AND LOCAL GOVERNMENT. `referral-committee`
- **2025-01-08** Sent for concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.
- **2025-01-08** The Bill was REFERRED to the Committee on STATE AND LOCAL GOVERNMENT in concurrence `referral-committee`
- **2025-03-21** Carried over, in the same posture, to the next special or regular session of the 132nd Legislature, pursuant to Joint Order SP 519.
- **2025-03-25** Reports READ.
- **2025-03-25** On motion of Representative SALISBURY of Westbrook, the Majority Ought to Pass Report was ACCEPTED.
- **2025-03-25** ROLL CALL NO. 59
- **2025-03-25** (Yeas 78 - Nays 66 - Absent 6 - Excused 0 - Restricted - 1)
- **2025-03-25** The Bill was READ ONCE. `reading-1`
- **2025-03-25** Under suspension of the rules, the Bill was given its SECOND READING without REFERENCE to the Committee on Bills in the Second Reading.
- **2025-03-25** The Bill was PASSED TO BE ENGROSSED. `reading-3`
- **2025-03-25** Sent for concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.
- **2025-03-27** Reports Read
- **2025-03-27** On motion by Senator BALDACCI of Penobscot the Majority Ought to Pass Report ACCEPTED. PREVAILED
- **2025-03-27** Roll Call Ordered Roll Call Number 80 Yeas 19 - Nays 14 - Excused 2 - Absent 0
- **2025-03-27** READ ONCE `reading-1`
- **2025-03-27** Under suspension of the Rules, READ A SECOND TIME PASSED TO BE ENGROSSED in concurrence. `reading-2, reading-3`
- **2025-04-01** PASSED TO BE ENACTED. `passage`
- **2025-04-01** ROLL CALL NO. 64
- **2025-04-01** (Yeas 72 - Nays 68 - Absent 10 - Excused 0 - Restricted - 1)
- **2025-04-01** Sent for concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.
- **2025-04-08** PASSED TO BE ENACTED, in concurrence. `passage`
- **2025-04-11** Signed by Governor `executive-signature`
- **2025-03-05T05:00:00+00:00** Work Session Held
- **2025-03-05T05:00:00+00:00** Voted - Divided Report
- **2025-03-21T04:00:00+00:00** Reported Out - ONTP/OTP

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/2d181994-f837-4fa8-8392-21cedab3926c`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Maine legislature records).