---
type: "Bill"
title: "An Act To Enhance Support Of Local Nutrition Incentive Programs By Modifying The Eligibility Requirements Of The Fund To Address Food Insecurity And Provide Nutrition Incentives"
description: "An Act To Enhance Support Of Local Nutrition Incentive Programs By Modifying The Eligibility Requirements Of The Fund To Address Food Insecurity And Provide Nutrition Incentives"
jurisdiction: "us/states/me"
legislature: "Maine Legislature"
session: "132"
identifier: "LD 2004"
citation: "Maine LD 2004 (132)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["AGRICULTURE", "CONSERVATION AND FORE", "FOOD INSECURITY", "POWERS"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Henry INGWERSEN"]
version_count: 2
action_count: 20
vote_count: 1
first_action: "2025-12-03"
last_action: "2026-03-03"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/5d8a6fb3-3965-4e1d-b894-74392136dee2"
source_url: "https://legislature.maine.gov/LawMakerWeb/dockets.asp?ID=280100841"
source_hash: "a3d15c20b27b07b675636a8ea04a4c57b13216cfddf27ec95acb2604535e0161"
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 2004 (132) — An Act To Enhance Support Of Local Nutrition Incentive Programs By Modifying The Eligibility Requirements Of The Fund To Address Food Insecurity And Provide Nutrition Incentives

## Version chain

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

1. **Chapter 543** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.mainelegislature.org/legis/bills/getPDF.asp?paper=SP0820&item=3&snum=132)
2. **LD 2004 SP 820** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.mainelegislature.org/legis/bills/getPDF.asp?paper=SP0820&item=1&snum=132)

## Votes

- Enactment — **128–0** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- Henry INGWERSEN — primary (person)
- Anne GRAHAM — cosponsor (person)
- Margaret ROTUNDO — cosponsor (person)
- Matthea DAUGHTRY — cosponsor (person)
- Michael TIPPING — cosponsor (person)
- Rachel TALBOT ROSS — cosponsor (person)
- Richard BENNETT — cosponsor (person)
- Russell BLACK — cosponsor (person)
- Suzanne SALISBURY — cosponsor (person)
- William PLUECKER — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2025-12-03** Received by the Secretary of the Senate on December 3, 2025 and REFERRED to the Committee on AGRICULTURE, CONSERVATION AND FORESTRY pursuant to Joint Rule 308.2 `receipt, referral-committee`
- **2026-02-03** Report READ and ACCEPTED.
- **2026-02-03** Bill READ ONCE `reading-1`
- **2026-02-03** ASSIGNED FOR SECOND READING NEXT LEGISLATIVE DAY.
- **2026-02-10** COMMITTEE ON BILLS IN THE SECOND READING REPORTS NO FURTHER VERBAL AMENDMENTS NECESSARY. REPORT ACCEPTED.
- **2026-02-10** READ A SECOND TIME and PASSED TO BE ENGROSSED. `reading-2, reading-3`
- **2026-02-10** Ordered sent down forthwith for concurrence.
- **2026-02-12** CONSENT CALENDAR - FIRST DAY
- **2026-02-12** Under suspension of the rules CONSENT CALENDAR - SECOND DAY.
- **2026-02-12** The Bill was PASSED TO BE ENGROSSED. `reading-3`
- **2026-02-12** In concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.
- **2026-02-24** PASSED TO BE ENACTED. `passage`
- **2026-02-24** ROLL CALL NO. 620
- **2026-02-24** (Yeas 128 - Nays 0 - Absent 20 - Excused 1 - Vacant 2)
- **2026-02-24** Sent for concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.
- **2026-02-26** PASSED TO BE ENACTED, in concurrence. `passage`
- **2026-03-03** Signed by Governor `executive-signature`
- **2026-01-15T05:00:00+00:00** Work Session Held
- **2026-01-15T05:00:00+00:00** Voted - OTP
- **2026-01-29T05:00:00+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/5d8a6fb3-3965-4e1d-b894-74392136dee2`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Maine legislature records).