---
type: "Bill"
title: "An Act To Eliminate Inactive Boards And Commissions"
description: "An Act To Eliminate Inactive Boards And Commissions"
jurisdiction: "us/states/me"
legislature: "Maine Legislature"
session: "132"
identifier: "LD 2228"
citation: "Maine LD 2228 (132)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["INACTIVE BOARDS AND COMMISSIONS", "PLANNING", "STATE GOVERNMENT"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Suzanne SALISBURY"]
version_count: 3
action_count: 24
vote_count: 0
first_action: "2026-03-05"
last_action: "2026-04-15"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/339d8aa3-a94f-415b-a110-b7a48c35849f"
source_url: "https://legislature.maine.gov/LawMakerWeb/dockets.asp?ID=280101832"
source_hash: "c2c2f4486692b1c849e482bbe65e8ceb608f714bf6200915b287b3ca9c8ce754"
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 2228 (132) — An Act To Eliminate Inactive Boards And Commissions

## Version chain

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

1. **Amendment C-A (H-946)** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.mainelegislature.org/legis/bills/getPDF.asp?paper=HP1505&item=2&snum=132)
2. **Chapter 704** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.mainelegislature.org/legis/bills/getPDF.asp?paper=HP1505&item=3&snum=132)
3. **LD 2228 HP 1505** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.mainelegislature.org/legis/bills/getPDF.asp?paper=HP1505&item=1&snum=132)

## Sponsors

- Suzanne SALISBURY — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2026-03-05** Representative SALISBURY for the Joint Standing Committee on State and Local Government pursuant to the Maine Revised Statutes, Title 5, section 12006, subsection 2 reports that the Bill be REFERRED to the Committee on STATE AND LOCAL GOVERNMENT and printed pursuant to Joint Rule 218. `referral-committee`
- **2026-03-05** Report was READ and ACCEPTED.
- **2026-03-05** The Bill was REFERRED to the Committee on STATE AND LOCAL GOVERNMENT `referral-committee`
- **2026-03-05** Sent for concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.
- **2026-03-10** Report READ and ACCEPTED, in concurrence.
- **2026-03-10** On motion by Senator Baldacci of Penobscot REFERRED to the Committee on State and Local Government and ordered printed pursuant to Joint Rule 218, in concurrence. `referral-committee`
- **2026-04-02** CONSENT CALENDAR - FIRST DAY
- **2026-04-02** Under suspension of the rules CONSENT CALENDAR - SECOND DAY.
- **2026-04-02** The Bill was PASSED TO BE ENGROSSED as Amended by Committee Amendment "A" (H-946). `reading-3`
- **2026-04-02** Sent for concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.
- **2026-04-02** Report READ and ACCEPTED, in concurrence.
- **2026-04-02** READ ONCE. `reading-1`
- **2026-04-02** Committee Amendment "A" (H-946) READ and ADOPTED, in concurrence. `committee-passage-favorable, passage`
- **2026-04-02** Under suspension of the Rules, READ A SECOND TIME and PASSED TO BE ENGROSSED AS AMENDED BY Committee Amendment "A" (H-946), in concurrence. `reading-2, reading-3`
- **2026-04-02** Ordered sent down forthwith.
- **2026-04-02** PASSED TO BE ENACTED. `passage`
- **2026-04-02** Sent for concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.
- **2026-04-06** On motion by Senator ROTUNDO of Androscoggin PLACED ON THE SPECIAL APPROPRIATIONS TABLE pending ENACTMENT in concurrence.
- **2026-04-13** On motion by Senator ROTUNDO of Androscoggin taken from the Special Appropriations Table.
- **2026-04-13** Subsequently, PASSED TO BE ENACTED in concurrence. `passage`
- **2026-04-15** Signed by Governor `executive-signature`
- **2026-03-18T04:00:00+00:00** Work Session Held
- **2026-03-18T04:00:00+00:00** Voted - OTP-AM
- **2026-03-31T04:00:00+00:00** Reported Out - OTP-AM

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/339d8aa3-a94f-415b-a110-b7a48c35849f`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Maine legislature records).