---
type: "Bill"
title: "An Act Regarding The Number Of Voters Of A Municipality Required To Petition For Consideration Of Deorganization Of That Municipality"
description: "An Act Regarding The Number Of Voters Of A Municipality Required To Petition For Consideration Of Deorganization Of That Municipality"
jurisdiction: "us/states/me"
legislature: "Maine Legislature"
session: "132"
identifier: "LD 1302"
citation: "Maine LD 1302 (132)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["DEORGANIZATION", "MUNICIPALITIES", "PETITIONS"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Joseph BALDACCI"]
version_count: 2
action_count: 18
vote_count: 0
first_action: "2025-03-25"
last_action: "2025-06-09"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/d7ce34ad-a2f5-4cdb-8520-c7c5f9465d79"
source_url: "https://legislature.maine.gov/LawMakerWeb/dockets.asp?ID=280097756"
source_hash: "cd7b407b9f39079dd59e71911d4e47154f539b1edef12fc4f3d51eed4e2fd504"
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 1302 (132) — An Act Regarding The Number Of Voters Of A Municipality Required To Petition For Consideration Of Deorganization Of That Municipality

## Version chain

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

1. **Chapter 212** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.mainelegislature.org/legis/bills/getPDF.asp?paper=SP0532&item=2&snum=132)
2. **LD 1302 SP 532** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.mainelegislature.org/legis/bills/getPDF.asp?paper=SP0532&item=1&snum=132)

## Sponsors

- Joseph BALDACCI — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2025-03-25** 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
- **2025-03-25** The Bill was REFERRED to the Committee on STATE AND LOCAL GOVERNMENT. `referral-committee`
- **2025-03-25** In concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.
- **2025-05-27** Report READ and ACCEPTED.
- **2025-05-27** READ ONCE `reading-1`
- **2025-05-27** Under suspension of the Rules, READ A SECOND TIME and PASSED TO BE ENGROSSED. `reading-2, reading-3`
- **2025-05-27** Ordered sent down forthwith for concurrence.
- **2025-05-28** CONSENT CALENDAR - FIRST DAY
- **2025-05-28** Under suspension of the rules CONSENT CALENDAR - SECOND DAY.
- **2025-05-28** The Bill was PASSED TO BE ENGROSSED. `reading-3`
- **2025-05-28** In concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.
- **2025-05-29** PASSED TO BE ENACTED. `passage`
- **2025-05-29** Sent for concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.
- **2025-06-02** PASSED TO BE ENACTED, in concurrence. `passage`
- **2025-06-09** Signed by Governor `executive-signature`
- **2025-04-30T04:00:00+00:00** Work Session Held
- **2025-04-30T04:00:00+00:00** Voted - OTP
- **2025-05-22T04:00:00+00:00** Reported Out - OTP

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/d7ce34ad-a2f5-4cdb-8520-c7c5f9465d79`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Maine legislature records).