---
type: "Bill"
title: "An Act To Provide Appropriations And Allocations For The Operations Of State Government"
description: "An Act To Provide Appropriations And Allocations For The Operations Of State Government"
jurisdiction: "us/states/me"
legislature: "Maine Legislature"
session: "132"
identifier: "LD 705"
citation: "Maine LD 705 (132)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["BIENNIAL BUDGET", "FY24-25", "GENERAL FUND"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Drew GATTINE"]
version_count: 3
action_count: 24
vote_count: 0
first_action: "2025-02-20"
last_action: "2026-04-16"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/1697df96-1742-48fe-90a9-5327516ad19a"
source_url: "https://legislature.maine.gov/LawMakerWeb/dockets.asp?ID=280096760"
source_hash: "8097cccb3884cf86ff9db6d5037712551b3ce55e1a47de80af541ea014bb64fb"
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 705 (132) — An Act To Provide Appropriations And Allocations For The Operations Of State Government

## Version chain

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

1. **Amendment C-A (H-1068)** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.mainelegislature.org/legis/bills/getPDF.asp?paper=HP0444&item=2&snum=132)
2. **Chapter 752** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.mainelegislature.org/legis/bills/getPDF.asp?paper=HP0444&item=3&snum=132)
3. **LD 705 HP 444** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.mainelegislature.org/legis/bills/getPDF.asp?paper=HP0444&item=1&snum=132)

## Sponsors

- Drew GATTINE — 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 Bill was REFERRED to the Committee on APPROPRIATIONS AND FINANCIAL AFFAIRS 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.
- **2025-06-25** Carried over, in the same posture, to any special or regular session of the 132nd Legislature, pursuant to Joint Order SP 800.
- **2026-04-14** Reports READ.
- **2026-04-14** On motion of Representative GATTINE of Westbrook, the Majority Ought to Pass as Amended Report was ACCEPTED.
- **2026-04-14** The Bill was READ ONCE. `reading-1`
- **2026-04-14** Committee Amendment "A" (H-1068) was READ and ADOPTED. `committee-passage-favorable, passage`
- **2026-04-14** Under suspension of the rules, the Bill was given its SECOND READING without REFERENCE to the Committee on Bills in the Second Reading.
- **2026-04-14** The Bill was PASSED TO BE ENGROSSED as Amended by Committee Amendment "A" (H-1068). `reading-3`
- **2026-04-14** Sent for concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.
- **2026-04-14** Reports READ.
- **2026-04-14** On motion by Senator ROTUNDO of Androscoggin the Majority Ought to Pass as Amended Report ACCEPTED.
- **2026-04-14** READ ONCE. `reading-1`
- **2026-04-14** Committee Amendment "A" (H-1068) READ and ADOPTED. `committee-passage-favorable, passage`
- **2026-04-14** Under suspension of the Rules, READ A SECOND TIME and PASSED TO BE ENGROSSED AS AMENDED by Committee Amendment "A" (H-1068) in concurrence. `reading-2, reading-3`
- **2026-04-14** PASSED TO BE ENACTED. `passage`
- **2026-04-14** Sent for concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.
- **2026-04-14** PASSED TO BE ENACTED, in concurrence. `passage`
- **2026-04-16** Signed by Governor `executive-signature`
- **2025-06-25T04:00:00+00:00** Carry Over Approved
- **2026-04-11T04:00:00+00:00** Work Session Held
- **2026-04-11T04:00:00+00:00** Voted - Divided Report
- **2026-04-14T04:00:00+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/1697df96-1742-48fe-90a9-5327516ad19a`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Maine legislature records).