---
type: "Bill"
title: "An Act Regarding The Prohibition Of Online Sweepstakes Games"
description: "An Act Regarding The Prohibition Of Online Sweepstakes Games"
jurisdiction: "us/states/me"
legislature: "Maine Legislature"
session: "132"
identifier: "LD 2007"
citation: "Maine LD 2007 (132)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["GAMBLING", "INTERNET", "SWEEPSTAKES"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Craig HICKMAN"]
version_count: 3
action_count: 28
vote_count: 1
first_action: "2025-12-03"
last_action: "2026-04-06"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/9148bfe3-e9d2-410b-8eb5-46043acbc45d"
source_url: "https://legislature.maine.gov/LawMakerWeb/dockets.asp?ID=280100859"
source_hash: "97a76649e786b9d31dac1566baacf9ee807d5ed21cd53e6c1ddd53fc4e9bc2a1"
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 2007 (132) — An Act Regarding The Prohibition Of Online Sweepstakes Games

## Version chain

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

1. **Amendment C-A (S-529)** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.mainelegislature.org/legis/bills/getPDF.asp?paper=SP0825&item=2&snum=132)
2. **Chapter 645** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.mainelegislature.org/legis/bills/getPDF.asp?paper=SP0825&item=3&snum=132)
3. **LD 2007 SP 825** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.mainelegislature.org/legis/bills/getPDF.asp?paper=SP0825&item=1&snum=132)

## Votes

- ACC MAJ OTP AS AMENDED REP — **87–55** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- Craig HICKMAN — primary (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 VETERANS AND LEGAL AFFAIRS pursuant to Joint Rule 308.2 `receipt, referral-committee`
- **2026-03-10** Reports READ.
- **2026-03-10** On motion by Senator HICKMAN of Kennebec The Majority Ought to Pass As Amended Report ACCEPTED.
- **2026-03-10** Bill READ ONCE. `reading-1`
- **2026-03-10** Committee Amendment "A" (S-529) READ and ADOPTED. `committee-passage-favorable, passage`
- **2026-03-10** ASSIGNED FOR SECOND READING NEXT LEGISLATIVE DAY.
- **2026-03-12** COMMITTEE ON BILLS IN THE SECOND READING REPORTS NO FURTHER VERBAL AMENDMENTS NECESSARY. REPORT ACCEPTED.
- **2026-03-12** READ A SECOND TIME and PASSED TO BE ENGROSSED AS AMENDED BY Committee Amendment "A" (S-529) `reading-2, reading-3`
- **2026-03-12** Ordered sent down forthwith for concurrence.
- **2026-03-17** Reports READ.
- **2026-03-17** On motion of Representative SUPICA of Bangor, TABLED pending ACCEPTANCE of Either Report.
- **2026-03-17** Later today assigned.
- **2026-03-26** Speaker laid before the House
- **2026-03-26** Subsequently, on motion of Representative SUPICA of Bangor, the Majority Ought to Pass as Amended Report was ACCEPTED.
- **2026-03-26** ROLL CALL NO. 690
- **2026-03-26** (Yeas 87 - Nays 55 - Absent 7 - Excused 1 - Vacant 1)
- **2026-03-26** The Bill was READ ONCE. `reading-1`
- **2026-03-26** Committee Amendment "A" (S-529) was READ and ADOPTED. `committee-passage-favorable, passage`
- **2026-03-26** Under suspension of the rules, the Bill was given its SECOND READING without REFERENCE to the Committee on Bills in the Second Reading.
- **2026-03-26** The Bill was PASSED TO BE ENGROSSED as Amended by Committee Amendment "A" (S-529). `reading-3`
- **2026-03-26** In concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.
- **2026-03-30** PASSED TO BE ENACTED. `passage`
- **2026-03-30** Sent for concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.
- **2026-04-02** PASSED TO BE ENACTED, in concurrence. `passage`
- **2026-04-06** Signed by Governor `executive-signature`
- **2026-02-18T05:00:00+00:00** Work Session Held
- **2026-02-18T05:00:00+00:00** Voted - Divided Report
- **2026-03-05T05:00:00+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/9148bfe3-e9d2-410b-8eb5-46043acbc45d`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Maine legislature records).