---
type: "Bill"
title: "An Act To Designate January 6Th As A Day To Remember And To Preserve The Accounts Of Witnesses To The Events Of January 6, 2021"
description: "An Act To Designate January 6Th As A Day To Remember And To Preserve The Accounts Of Witnesses To The Events Of January 6, 2021"
jurisdiction: "us/states/me"
legislature: "Maine Legislature"
session: "132"
identifier: "LD 702"
citation: "Maine LD 702 (132)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["JANUARY 6TH", "STATE COMMEMORATIONS", "STATE GOVERNMENT"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Rafael MACIAS"]
version_count: 3
action_count: 32
vote_count: 3
first_action: "2025-02-20"
last_action: "2025-05-29"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/9b8d3709-30ab-4a88-aaa1-681ec08f45de"
source_url: "https://legislature.maine.gov/LawMakerWeb/dockets.asp?ID=280096757"
source_hash: "5fc553d1346efb8eaae37b05d97009373ae50e76a383f702d6dba6031124bef4"
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 702 (132) — An Act To Designate January 6Th As A Day To Remember And To Preserve The Accounts Of Witnesses To The Events Of January 6, 2021

## Version chain

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

1. **Amendment C-A (H-138)** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.mainelegislature.org/legis/bills/getPDF.asp?paper=HP0441&item=2&snum=132)
2. **Chapter 144** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.mainelegislature.org/legis/bills/getPDF.asp?paper=HP0441&item=3&snum=132)
3. **LD 702 HP 441** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.mainelegislature.org/legis/bills/getPDF.asp?paper=HP0441&item=1&snum=132)

## Votes

- ENACTMENT — **19–14** (pass) · upper
- ACC MAJ OTP AS AMENDED REP — **74–65** (pass) · lower
- ACCEPT MAJORITY OUGHT TO PASS AS AMENDED REPORT — **20–14** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- Rafael MACIAS — primary (person)
- Arthur BELL — cosponsor (person)
- David ROLLINS — cosponsor (person)
- Marshall ARCHER — cosponsor (person)
- Parnell TERRY — cosponsor (person)
- William BRIDGEO — cosponsor (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 Bill was REFERRED to the Committee on STATE AND LOCAL GOVERNMENT 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.
- **2025-05-13** Reports READ.
- **2025-05-13** Representative SALISBURY of Westbrook moved to ACCEPT the Majority Ought to Pass as Amended Report.
- **2025-05-13** Representative DRINKWATER of Milford moved the MAIN QUESTION BE PUT NOW.
- **2025-05-13** The Chair ordered a division.
- **2025-05-13** 100 having voted in the affirmative and 4 voted in the negative, with 13 being absent, and accordingly one third of the members present MOVED THE PREVIOUS QUESTION.
- **2025-05-13** Subsequently, the Majority Ought to Pass as Amended Report was ACCEPTED.
- **2025-05-13** ROLL CALL NO. 129
- **2025-05-13** (Yeas 74 - Nays 65 - Absent 11 - Excused 0 - Restricted - 1)
- **2025-05-13** The Bill was READ ONCE. `reading-1`
- **2025-05-13** Committee Amendment "A" (H-138) was READ and ADOPTED. `committee-passage-favorable, passage`
- **2025-05-13** Under suspension of the rules, the Bill was given its SECOND READING without REFERENCE to the Committee on Bills in the Second Reading.
- **2025-05-13** The Bill was PASSED TO BE ENGROSSED as Amended by Committee Amendment "A" (H-138). `reading-3`
- **2025-05-13** Sent for concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.
- **2025-05-14** Reports Read
- **2025-05-14** On motion by Senator BALDACCI of Penobscot the Majority Ought to Pass as Amended by Committee Amendment "A" (H-138) Report ACCEPTED PREVAILED
- **2025-05-14** Roll Call Ordered Roll Call Number 166 Yeas 20 - Nays 14 - Excused 1 - Absent 0
- **2025-05-14** READ ONCE `reading-1`
- **2025-05-14** Committee Amendment "A" (H-138) READ and ADOPTED `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2025-05-14** Under suspension of the Rules, READ A SECOND TIME and PASSED TO BE ENGROSSED AS AMENDED by Committee Amendment "A" (H-138) in concurrence `reading-2, reading-3`
- **2025-05-20** PASSED TO BE ENACTED. `passage`
- **2025-05-20** Sent for concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.
- **2025-05-21** On motion by Senator STEWART of Aroostook Tabled until Later in Today's Session, pending ENACTMENT in concurrence.
- **2025-05-22** Taken from the table by the President
- **2025-05-22** FINALLY PASSED in concurrence. PREVAILED `passage`
- **2025-05-22** Roll Call Ordered Roll Call Number 222 Yeas 19 - Nays 14 - Excused 2 - Absent 0
- **2025-05-29** Signed by Governor `executive-signature`
- **2025-04-09T04:00:00+00:00** Work Session Held
- **2025-04-09T04:00:00+00:00** Voted - Divided Report
- **2025-05-12T04:00:00+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/9b8d3709-30ab-4a88-aaa1-681ec08f45de`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Maine legislature records).