---
type: "Bill"
title: "An Act To Amend The Laws Governing The Maine Space Corporation"
description: "An Act To Amend The Laws Governing The Maine Space Corporation"
jurisdiction: "us/states/me"
legislature: "Maine Legislature"
session: "132"
identifier: "LD 1863"
citation: "Maine LD 1863 (132)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT", "PLANNING", "SPACE CORPORATION"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Matthea DAUGHTRY"]
version_count: 3
action_count: 23
vote_count: 0
first_action: "2025-05-06"
last_action: "2025-06-11"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/574def6c-10f1-4bc8-b70c-6194186d4ab5"
source_url: "https://legislature.maine.gov/LawMakerWeb/dockets.asp?ID=280098975"
source_hash: "65d9db56ddacb5e418dc5ce38f55a25a65cd02ffa8732ad77e27b55b5f0a037e"
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 1863 (132) — An Act To Amend The Laws Governing The Maine Space Corporation

## Version chain

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

1. **Amendment S-A (S-230)** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.mainelegislature.org/legis/bills/getPDF.asp?paper=SP0733&item=4&snum=132)
2. **Chapter 258** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.mainelegislature.org/legis/bills/getPDF.asp?paper=SP0733&item=5&snum=132)
3. **LD 1863 SP 733** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.mainelegislature.org/legis/bills/getPDF.asp?paper=SP0733&item=1&snum=132)

## Sponsors

- Matthea DAUGHTRY — primary (person)
- Craig HICKMAN — cosponsor (person)
- Daniel ANKELES — cosponsor (person)
- Glenn CURRY — cosponsor (person)
- Harold STEWART — cosponsor (person)
- Poppy ARFORD — cosponsor (person)
- Ryan FECTEAU — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2025-05-06** Received by the Secretary of the Senate on May 1, 2025 and REFERRED to the Committee on HOUSING AND ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT pursuant to Joint Rule 308.2 `receipt, referral-committee`
- **2025-06-02** Report READ
- **2025-06-02** On motion by Senator CURRY of Waldo Tabled until Later in Today's Session, pending ACCEPTANCE of the Ought to Pass Report.
- **2025-06-02** Taken from the table by the President
- **2025-06-02** Report ACCEPTED
- **2025-06-02** READ ONCE `reading-1`
- **2025-06-02** Under suspension of the Rules, READ A SECOND TIME. `reading-2`
- **2025-06-02** On motion by Senator CURRY of Waldo Senate Amendment "A" (S-230) READ and ADOPTED. `passage`
- **2025-06-02** Subsequently, PASSED TO BE ENGROSSED as Amended by Senate Amendment "A" (S-230) `reading-3`
- **2025-06-02** Sent down for concurrence
- **2025-06-03** Report was READ and ACCEPTED.
- **2025-06-03** The Bill was READ ONCE. `reading-1`
- **2025-06-03** Senate Amendment "A" (S-230) was READ and ADOPTED. `passage`
- **2025-06-03** Under suspension of the rules, the Bill was given its SECOND READING without REFERENCE to the Committee on Bills in the Second Reading.
- **2025-06-03** The Bill was PASSED TO BE ENGROSSED as Amended by Senate Amendment "A" (S-230). `reading-3`
- **2025-06-03** In concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.
- **2025-06-03** PASSED TO BE ENACTED. `passage`
- **2025-06-03** Sent for concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.
- **2025-06-03** PASSED TO BE ENACTED, in concurrence. `passage`
- **2025-06-11** Signed by Governor `executive-signature`
- **2025-05-15T04:00:00+00:00** Work Session Held
- **2025-05-15T04:00:00+00:00** Voted - OTP
- **2025-05-29T04:00:00+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/574def6c-10f1-4bc8-b70c-6194186d4ab5`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Maine legislature records).