---
type: "Bill"
title: "An Act To Restore Access To Federal Laws Beneficial To The Wabanaki Nations"
description: "An Act To Restore Access To Federal Laws Beneficial To The Wabanaki Nations"
jurisdiction: "us/states/me"
legislature: "Maine Legislature"
session: "132"
identifier: "LD 395"
citation: "Maine LD 395 (132)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["ADVANCING EQUALITY", "NATIVE AMERICANS", "WABANAKI PEOPLE"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Rachel TALBOT ROSS"]
version_count: 4
action_count: 39
vote_count: 1
first_action: "2025-02-04"
last_action: "2026-04-15"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/55f5337b-6ba6-4648-843c-4dd4621a2188"
source_url: "https://legislature.maine.gov/LawMakerWeb/dockets.asp?ID=280096200"
source_hash: "6dfd1a0bc618d7a79d353d5c14bd67cabda07f9cc3ece58e299e3ea60eecc6e8"
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 395 (132) — An Act To Restore Access To Federal Laws Beneficial To The Wabanaki Nations

## Version chain

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

1. **Amendment C-A (S-693)** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.mainelegislature.org/legis/bills/getPDF.asp?paper=SP0181&item=2&snum=132)
2. **Amendment S-A to C-A (S-714)** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.mainelegislature.org/legis/bills/getPDF.asp?paper=SP0181&item=4&snum=132)
3. **Chapter 165** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.mainelegislature.org/legis/bills/getPDF.asp?paper=SP0181&item=5&snum=132)
4. **LD 395 SP 181** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.mainelegislature.org/legis/bills/getPDF.asp?paper=SP0181&item=1&snum=132)

## Votes

- Final Passage - Emer — **91–54** (fail) · lower

## Sponsors

- Rachel TALBOT ROSS — primary (person)
- Aaron DANA — cosponsor (person)
- Adam LEE — cosponsor (person)
- Amy KUHN — cosponsor (person)
- Anne CARNEY — cosponsor (person)
- Billy Bob FAULKINGHAM — cosponsor (person)
- Joseph MARTIN — cosponsor (person)
- Marianne MOORE — cosponsor (person)
- Matthew HARRINGTON — cosponsor (person)
- Richard BENNETT — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2025-02-04** Committee on JUDICIARY suggested and ordered printed REFERENCE to the Committee on JUDICIARY Ordered sent down forthwith for concurrence
- **2025-02-04** The Bill was REFERRED to the Committee on JUDICIARY. `referral-committee`
- **2025-02-04** In concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.
- **2025-03-21** CARRIED OVER, in the same posture, to the next special or regular session of the 132nd Legislature, pursuant to Joint Order SP 519.
- **2025-06-25** CARRIED OVER, in the same posture, to any special or regular session of the 132nd Legislature, pursuant to Joint Order SP 800.
- **2026-04-13** Report READ and ACCEPTED.
- **2026-04-13** READ ONCE. `reading-1`
- **2026-04-13** Committee Amendment "A" (S-693) READ and ADOPTED. `committee-passage-favorable, passage`
- **2026-04-13** Under suspension of the Rules, READ A SECOND TIME and PASSED TO BE ENGROSSED AS AMENDED BY Committee Amendment "A" (S-693). `reading-2, reading-3`
- **2026-04-13** Ordered sent down forthwith for concurrence.
- **2026-04-13** CONSENT CALENDAR - FIRST DAY
- **2026-04-13** Under suspension of the rules CONSENT CALENDAR - SECOND DAY.
- **2026-04-13** The Bill was PASSED TO BE ENGROSSED as Amended by Committee Amendment "A" (S-693). `reading-3`
- **2026-04-13** In concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.
- **2026-04-13** This being an emergency measure, a two-thirds vote of all the members elected to the House was necessary.
- **2026-04-13** FAILED FINAL PASSAGE.
- **2026-04-13** ROLL CALL NO. 814
- **2026-04-13** (Yeas 91 - Nays 54 - Absent 5 - Excused 0 - Vacant 1)
- **2026-04-13** Sent for concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.
- **2026-04-13** On motion by Senator DUSON of Cumberland placed on the SPECIAL STUDY TABLE pending FINAL PASSAGE - 2/3 Elected Required, in NON-CONCURRENCE.
- **2026-04-14** On motion by Senator DUSON of Cumberland taken from the Special Study Table
- **2026-04-14** On motion by Same Senator the Senate SUSPENDED THE RULES to RECONSIDER their actions whereby the Bill was PASSED TO BE ENGROSSED AS AMENDED by Committee Amendment "A" (S-693) in concurrence. `reading-3`
- **2026-04-14** On further motion by Same Senator the Senate SUSPENDED THE RULES to RECONSIDER their actions whereby Committee Amendment "A" (S-693) was ADOPTED. `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2026-04-14** On further motion by Same Senator Senate Amendment "A" (S-714) to Committee Amendment "A" (S-693) READ and ADOPTED `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2026-04-14** Committee Amendment "A" (S-693) as Amended by Senate Amendment "A" (S-714) thereto ADOPTED in NON-CONCURRENCE. `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2026-04-14** PASSED TO BE ENGROSSED AS AMENDED BY Committee Amendment "A" (S-693) as Amended by Senate Amendment "A" (S-714) thereto in NON-CONCURRENCE. `reading-3`
- **2026-04-14** Sent down for concurrence.
- **2026-04-14** The House RECEDED and CONCURRED to PASSAGE TO BE ENGROSSED as Amended by Committee Amendment "A" (S-693) as Amended by Senate Amendment "A" (S-714) thereto. `reading-3`
- **2026-04-14** ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.
- **2026-04-14** FINALLY PASSED. `passage`
- **2026-04-14** Sent for concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.
- **2026-04-14** FINALLY PASSED, in concurrence. `passage`
- **2026-04-15** Signed by Governor `executive-signature`
- **2025-05-19T04:00:00+00:00** Carry Over Requested
- **2025-05-19T04:00:00+00:00** Carry Over Approved
- **2026-03-12T04:00:00+00:00** Work Session Held - TABLED
- **2026-03-17T04:00:00+00:00** Work Session Held
- **2026-03-17T04:00:00+00:00** Voted - OTP-AM
- **2026-04-13T04:00:00+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/55f5337b-6ba6-4648-843c-4dd4621a2188`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Maine legislature records).