---
type: "Bill"
title: "An Act To Update The Laws Governing The Administration Of The Animal Welfare Advisory Council"
description: "An Act To Update The Laws Governing The Administration Of The Animal Welfare Advisory Council"
jurisdiction: "us/states/me"
legislature: "Maine Legislature"
session: "132"
identifier: "LD 308"
citation: "Maine LD 308 (132)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["ADMINISTRATION", "ADVISORY COUNCIL", "ANIMAL WELFARE"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["William PLUECKER"]
version_count: 2
action_count: 17
vote_count: 0
first_action: "2025-01-30"
last_action: "2025-03-25"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/6744c40d-e4d3-4e4d-81f9-f383b4a20e28"
source_url: "https://legislature.maine.gov/LawMakerWeb/dockets.asp?ID=280096140"
source_hash: "2c82a202f84cd6924cc1163f189161cd7d6f9899f33fed04f3fb71f2cee73dd2"
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 308 (132) — An Act To Update The Laws Governing The Administration Of The Animal Welfare Advisory Council

## Version chain

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

1. **Chapter 15** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.mainelegislature.org/legis/bills/getPDF.asp?paper=HP0208&item=3&snum=132)
2. **LD 308 HP 208** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.mainelegislature.org/legis/bills/getPDF.asp?paper=HP0208&item=1&snum=132)

## Sponsors

- William PLUECKER — primary (person)
- Allison HEPLER — cosponsor (person)
- Dean CRAY — cosponsor (person)
- James DILL — cosponsor (person)
- Mark COOPER — cosponsor (person)
- Rachel TALBOT ROSS — cosponsor (person)
- Randall HALL — cosponsor (person)
- Sharon FROST — cosponsor (person)
- Timothy GUERRETTE — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2025-01-30** Received by the Clerk of the House on January 30, 2025. `receipt`
- **2025-01-30** The Bill was REFERRED to the Committee on AGRICULTURE, CONSERVATION AND FORESTRY pursuant to Joint Rule 308.2 and ordered printed pursuant to Joint Rule 401. `referral-committee`
- **2025-03-18** CONSENT CALENDAR - FIRST DAY
- **2025-03-18** Under suspension of the rules CONSENT CALENDAR - SECOND DAY.
- **2025-03-18** The Bill was PASSED TO BE ENGROSSED. `reading-3`
- **2025-03-18** Sent for concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.
- **2025-03-20** Report READ and ACCEPTED, in concurrence.
- **2025-03-20** READ ONCE `reading-1`
- **2025-03-20** Under suspension of the Rules, READ A SECOND TIME and PASSED TO BE ENGROSSED, in concurrence. `reading-2, reading-3`
- **2025-03-20** Ordered sent down forthwith.
- **2025-03-20** PASSED TO BE ENACTED. `passage`
- **2025-03-20** Sent for concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.
- **2025-03-20** PASSED TO BE ENACTED, in concurrence. `passage`
- **2025-03-25** Signed by Governor `executive-signature`
- **2025-03-04T05:00:00+00:00** Work Session Held
- **2025-03-04T05:00:00+00:00** Voted - OTP
- **2025-03-11T04:00:00+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/6744c40d-e4d3-4e4d-81f9-f383b4a20e28`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Maine legislature records).