---
type: "Bill"
title: "Resolve, To Study Barriers To Financial Assistance Programs For Farmers And Food Producers"
description: "Resolve, To Study Barriers To Financial Assistance Programs For Farmers And Food Producers"
jurisdiction: "us/states/me"
legislature: "Maine Legislature"
session: "132"
identifier: "LD 606"
citation: "Maine LD 606 (132)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["AGRICULTURE", "CONSERVATION AND FORE", "INVESTMENT PROGRAMS", "PROCEDURES"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["William PLUECKER"]
version_count: 3
action_count: 20
vote_count: 0
first_action: "2025-02-20"
last_action: "2025-05-13"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/5064922d-db3e-4e34-a9e0-f2ed60cf4163"
source_url: "https://legislature.maine.gov/LawMakerWeb/dockets.asp?ID=280096676"
source_hash: "dc0abf95ef8dd4bf8f37ac3fb9fd9db5586e48ea5506551a13a9b43777f9710c"
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 606 (132) — Resolve, To Study Barriers To Financial Assistance Programs For Farmers And Food Producers

## Version chain

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

1. **Amendment C-A (H-65)** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.mainelegislature.org/legis/bills/getPDF.asp?paper=HP0374&item=2&snum=132)
2. **Chapter 26** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.mainelegislature.org/legis/bills/getPDF.asp?paper=HP0374&item=3&snum=132)
3. **LD 606 HP 374** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.mainelegislature.org/legis/bills/getPDF.asp?paper=HP0374&item=1&snum=132)

## Sponsors

- William PLUECKER — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2025-02-20** Received by the Clerk of the House on February 20, 2025. `receipt`
- **2025-02-20** The Resolve 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`
- **2025-03-21** Carried over, in the same posture, to the next special or regular session of the 132nd Legislature, pursuant to Joint Order SP 519.
- **2025-04-23** CONSENT CALENDAR - FIRST DAY
- **2025-04-23** Under suspension of the rules CONSENT CALENDAR - SECOND DAY.
- **2025-04-23** The Resolve was PASSED TO BE ENGROSSED as Amended by Committee Amendment "A" (H-65). `reading-3`
- **2025-04-23** Sent for concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.
- **2025-04-24** Report READ and ACCEPTED, in concurrence.
- **2025-04-24** READ ONCE. `reading-1`
- **2025-04-24** Committee Amendment "A" (H-65) READ and ADOPTED, in concurrence. `committee-passage-favorable, passage`
- **2025-04-24** Under suspension of the Rules, READ A SECOND TIME and PASSED TO BE ENGROSSED AS AMENDED BY Committee Amendment "A" (H-65), in concurrence. `reading-2, reading-3`
- **2025-04-24** Ordered sent down forthwith.
- **2025-04-29** This being an emergency measure, a two-thirds vote of all the members elected to the House was necessary.
- **2025-04-29** FINALLY PASSED. `passage`
- **2025-04-29** Sent for concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.
- **2025-04-30** FINALLY PASSED - Emergency - 2/3 Elected Required, in concurrence. `passage`
- **2025-05-13** Became Law without Governor's Signature `became-law`
- **2025-03-27T04:00:00+00:00** Work Session Held
- **2025-03-27T04:00:00+00:00** Voted - OTP-AM
- **2025-04-22T04:00:00+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/5064922d-db3e-4e34-a9e0-f2ed60cf4163`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Maine legislature records).