---
type: "Bill"
title: "An Act To Clarify And Strengthen The Government Shutdown Loan Guarantee Program"
description: "An Act To Clarify And Strengthen The Government Shutdown Loan Guarantee Program"
jurisdiction: "us/states/me"
legislature: "Maine Legislature"
session: "132"
identifier: "LD 2102"
citation: "Maine LD 2102 (132)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["FINANCE AUTHORITY", "GOVT SHUTDOWN LOAN GUARANTEE PROG", "PROGRAMS"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Kristi MATHIESON"]
version_count: 3
action_count: 30
vote_count: 2
first_action: "2026-01-07"
last_action: "2026-03-23"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/e5c199c1-d1e0-48f7-ab58-3332b7ae4d51"
source_url: "https://legislature.maine.gov/LawMakerWeb/dockets.asp?ID=280101127"
source_hash: "7be880b299ca2afec54eb2dd493ad386cbff60071bf13e22174b1e0a371dfcfe"
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 2102 (132) — An Act To Clarify And Strengthen The Government Shutdown Loan Guarantee Program

## Version chain

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

1. **Amendment C-A (H-826)** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.mainelegislature.org/legis/bills/getPDF.asp?paper=HP1417&item=2&snum=132)
2. **Chapter 583** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.mainelegislature.org/legis/bills/getPDF.asp?paper=HP1417&item=3&snum=132)
3. **LD 2102 HP 1417** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.mainelegislature.org/legis/bills/getPDF.asp?paper=HP1417&item=1&snum=132)

## Votes

- ACCEPT MAJORITY OUGHT TO PASS AS AMENDED REPORT — **31–0** (pass) · upper
- ACC OTP-AM BY CA "A" — **106–36** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- Kristi MATHIESON — primary (person)
- Donna BAILEY — cosponsor (person)
- Drew GATTINE — cosponsor (person)
- Joseph BALDACCI — cosponsor (person)
- Matthea DAUGHTRY — cosponsor (person)
- Poppy ARFORD — cosponsor (person)
- Ryan FECTEAU — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2026-01-07** Committee on Health Coverage, Insurance and Financial Services suggested and ordered printed.
- **2026-01-07** The Bill was REFERRED to the Committee on HEALTH COVERAGE, INSURANCE AND FINANCIAL SERVICES. `referral-committee`
- **2026-01-07** Sent for concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.
- **2026-01-07** The Bill was REFERRED to the Committee on HEALTH COVERAGE, INSURANCE AND FINANCIAL SERVICES in concurrence `referral-committee`
- **2026-03-05** Reports READ.
- **2026-03-05** On motion of Representative MATHIESON of Kittery, the Majority Ought to Pass as Amended Report was ACCEPTED.
- **2026-03-05** ROLL CALL NO. 637
- **2026-03-05** (Yeas 106 - Nays 36 - Absent 7 - Excused 1 - Vacant 1)
- **2026-03-05** The Bill was READ ONCE. `reading-1`
- **2026-03-05** Committee Amendment "A" (H-826) was READ and ADOPTED. `committee-passage-favorable, passage`
- **2026-03-05** Under suspension of the rules, the Bill was given its SECOND READING without REFERENCE to the Committee on Bills in the Second Reading.
- **2026-03-05** The Bill was PASSED TO BE ENGROSSED as Amended by Committee Amendment "A" (H-826). `reading-3`
- **2026-03-05** Sent for concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.
- **2026-03-10** Reports READ.
- **2026-03-10** On motion by Senator BAILEY of York The Majority Ought to Pass As Amended Report ACCEPTED.
- **2026-03-10** Roll Call Ordered Roll Call Number 746 Yeas 31 - Nays 0 - Excused 4 - Absent 0
- **2026-03-10** Bill READ ONCE. `reading-1`
- **2026-03-10** Committee Amendment "A" (H-826) 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" (H-826), in concurrence. `reading-2, reading-3`
- **2026-03-12** Ordered sent down forthwith.
- **2026-03-17** This being an emergency measure, a two-thirds vote of all the members elected to the House was necessary.
- **2026-03-17** PASSED TO BE ENACTED. `passage`
- **2026-03-17** Sent for concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.
- **2026-03-18** PASSED TO BE ENACTED - Emergency - 2/3 Elected Required, in concurrence. `passage`
- **2026-03-23** Signed by Governor `executive-signature`
- **2026-02-04T05:00:00+00:00** Work Session Held
- **2026-02-04T05:00:00+00:00** Voted - Divided Report
- **2026-03-03T05:00:00+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/e5c199c1-d1e0-48f7-ab58-3332b7ae4d51`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Maine legislature records).