---
type: "Bill"
title: "An Act To Fund The Operations Of The University Of Maine Cooperative Extension Tick Laboratory"
description: "An Act To Fund The Operations Of The University Of Maine Cooperative Extension Tick Laboratory"
jurisdiction: "us/states/me"
legislature: "Maine Legislature"
session: "132"
identifier: "LD 1012"
citation: "Maine LD 1012 (132)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["COOPERATIVE EXTENSION", "TICK LABORATORY", "UNIVERSITY OF MAINE SYSTEM"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Bradlee FARRIN"]
version_count: 4
action_count: 46
vote_count: 2
first_action: "2025-03-12"
last_action: "2026-01-11"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/4af24542-d4d6-4a92-b079-5100f3187921"
source_url: "https://legislature.maine.gov/LawMakerWeb/dockets.asp?ID=280097369"
source_hash: "9a873ed1c89e6887f154e7e9e5073ac5e50094f18f7587033ebfa5de1dc457de"
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 1012 (132) — An Act To Fund The Operations Of The University Of Maine Cooperative Extension Tick Laboratory

## Version chain

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

1. **Amendment C-A (S-206)** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.mainelegislature.org/legis/bills/getPDF.asp?paper=SP0429&item=2&snum=132)
2. **Amendment S-A to C-A (S-466)** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.mainelegislature.org/legis/bills/getPDF.asp?paper=SP0429&item=4&snum=132)
3. **Chapter 536** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.mainelegislature.org/legis/bills/getPDF.asp?paper=SP0429&item=6&snum=132)
4. **LD 1012 SP 429** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.mainelegislature.org/legis/bills/getPDF.asp?paper=SP0429&item=1&snum=132)

## Votes

- ACCEPT MAJORITY OUGHT TO PASS AS AMENDED REPORT — **16–17** (fail) · upper
- RECEDE AND CONCUR — **19–14** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- Bradlee FARRIN — primary (person)
- Cheryl GOLEK — cosponsor (person)
- Jeffrey TIMBERLAKE — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2025-03-12** Received by the Secretary of the Senate on March 12, 2025 and REFERRED to the Committee on EDUCATION AND CULTURAL AFFAIRS pursuant to Joint Rule 308.2 `receipt, 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.
- **2025-04-08** Report READ and ACCEPTED.
- **2025-04-08** On motion by Senator RAFFERTY of York for the Committee on EDUCATION AND CULTURAL AFFAIRS the Bill was REFERRED to the Committee on VETERANS AND LEGAL AFFAIRS. `referral-committee`
- **2025-04-08** Ordered sent down forthwith for concurrence.
- **2025-04-10** Report was READ and ACCEPTED.
- **2025-04-10** The Bill was REFERRED to the Committee on VETERANS AND LEGAL AFFAIRS `referral-committee`
- **2025-04-10** In concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.
- **2025-06-03** Reports Read
- **2025-06-03** Motion by Senator HICKMAN of Kennebec to ACCEPT the Majority Ought to Pass as Amended Report. FAILED
- **2025-06-03** Roll Call Ordered Roll Call Number 332 Yeas 16 - Nays 17 - Excused 2 - Absent 0
- **2025-06-03** Subsequently, The Minority Ought Not To Pass Report ACCEPTED
- **2025-06-03** Sent down for concurrence
- **2025-06-04** Reports READ.
- **2025-06-04** On motion of Representative SUPICA of Bangor, the Majority Ought to Pass as Amended Report was ACCEPTED.
- **2025-06-04** The Bill was READ ONCE. `reading-1`
- **2025-06-04** Committee Amendment "A" (S-206) was READ and ADOPTED. `committee-passage-favorable, passage`
- **2025-06-04** Under suspension of the rules, the Bill was given its SECOND READING without REFERENCE to the Committee on Bills in the Second Reading.
- **2025-06-04** The Bill was PASSED TO BE ENGROSSED as Amended by Committee Amendment "A" (S-206). `reading-3`
- **2025-06-04** In NON-CONCURRENCE and sent for concurrence.
- **2025-06-04** ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.
- **2025-06-04** Senator PIERCE of Cumberland moves The Senate INSIST on ACCEPTANCE of The Minority Ought Not To Pass Report.
- **2025-06-04** On motion by Senator STEWART of Aroostook the Senate RECEDED and CONCURRED to The Majority Ought to Pass As Amended by Committee Amendment "A" (S-206) and PASSAGE TO BE ENGROSSED AS AMENDED by Committee Amendment "A" (S-206) in concurrence. PREVAILED `reading-3`
- **2025-06-04** Roll Call Ordered Roll Call Number Roll Call Ordered Yeas 14 - Nays 19 - Excused 2 - Absent 0
- **2025-06-09** PASSED TO BE ENACTED. `passage`
- **2025-06-09** Sent for concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.
- **2025-06-09** On motion by Senator ROTUNDO of Androscoggin PLACED ON THE SPECIAL APPROPRIATIONS TABLE pending ENACTMENT in concurrence.
- **2025-06-25** On motion by Senator ROTUNDO of Androscoggin taken from the Special Appropriations Table
- **2025-06-25** On motion by Same Senator the Senate SUSPENDED THE RULES to RECONSIDER their actions whereby the Bill was PASSED TO BE ENGROSSED AS AMENDED by Committee Amendment "A" (S-206) `reading-3`
- **2025-06-25** On further motion by Same Senator the Senate SUSPENDED THE RULES to RECONSIDER their actions whereby Committee Amendment "A" (S-206) was ADOPTED. `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2025-06-25** On further motion by Same Senator Senate Amendment "A" (S-466) to Committee Amendment "A" (S-206) READ and ADOPTED. `committee-passage-favorable, passage`
- **2025-06-25** Committee Amendment "A" (S-206) as Amended by Senate Amendment "A" (S-466) thereto ADOPTED. `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2025-06-25** PASSED TO BE ENGROSSED AS AMENDED BY Committee Amendment "A" (S-206) as Amended by Senate Amendment "A" (S-466) thereto in NON-CONCURRENCE. `reading-3`
- **2025-06-25** Sent down for concurrence.
- **2025-06-25** The House RECEDED and CONCURRED to PASSAGE TO BE ENGROSSED as Amended by Committee Amendment "A" (S-206) as Amended by Senate Amendment "A" (S-466) thereto. `reading-3`
- **2025-06-25** ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.
- **2025-06-25** PASSED TO BE ENACTED. `passage`
- **2025-06-25** Sent for concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.
- **2025-06-25** PASSED TO BE ENACTED, in concurrence. `passage`
- **2025-07-08** HELD BY THE GOVERNOR.
- **2026-01-11** Became Law without Governor's Signature `became-law`
- **2025-04-04T04:00:00+00:00** Refer Approved by Chairs/Leads - REFER TO OTHER
- **2025-04-04T04:00:00+00:00** Reported Out - REFER TO OTHER
- **2025-04-30T04:00:00+00:00** Work Session Held
- **2025-04-30T04:00:00+00:00** Voted - Divided Report
- **2025-05-30T04:00:00+00:00** Reported Out - OTP-AM/ONTP

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/4af24542-d4d6-4a92-b079-5100f3187921`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Maine legislature records).