---
type: "Bill"
title: "An Act To Designate The Wood Turtle As The Official State Reptile"
description: "An Act To Designate The Wood Turtle As The Official State Reptile"
jurisdiction: "us/states/me"
legislature: "Maine Legislature"
session: "132"
identifier: "LD 73"
citation: "Maine LD 73 (132)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["STATE EMBLEMS", "STATE GOVERNMENT", "STATE REPTILE"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Laurie OSHER"]
version_count: 2
action_count: 23
vote_count: 2
first_action: "2025-01-06"
last_action: "2025-04-20"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/fe051635-9f35-4008-84d3-c1dc7930b86c"
source_url: "https://legislature.maine.gov/LawMakerWeb/dockets.asp?ID=280095631"
source_hash: "f1e5a28cdb91abd6cbd0d65b0572f6fd240677eab135b42717bc3a9d89106351"
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 73 (132) — An Act To Designate The Wood Turtle As The Official State Reptile

## Version chain

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

1. **Chapter 32** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.mainelegislature.org/legis/bills/getPDF.asp?paper=HP0037&item=3&snum=132)
2. **LD 73 HP 37** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.mainelegislature.org/legis/bills/getPDF.asp?paper=HP0037&item=1&snum=132)

## Votes

- ACCEPT MAJORITY OUGHT TO PASS REPORT — **27–6** (pass) · upper
- ACC MAJ OUGHT TO PASS REP — **85–58** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- Laurie OSHER — primary (person)
- Daniel ANKELES — cosponsor (person)
- Stacy BRENNER — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2025-01-06** Received by the Clerk of the House on January 6, 2025. `receipt`
- **2025-01-06** 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.
- **2025-03-25** Reports READ.
- **2025-03-25** On motion of Representative SALISBURY of Westbrook, the Majority Ought to Pass Report was ACCEPTED.
- **2025-03-25** ROLL CALL NO. 58
- **2025-03-25** (Yeas 85 - Nays 58 - Absent 7 - Excused 0 - Restricted - 1)
- **2025-03-25** The Bill was READ ONCE. `reading-1`
- **2025-03-25** Under suspension of the rules, the Bill was given its SECOND READING without REFERENCE to the Committee on Bills in the Second Reading.
- **2025-03-25** The Bill was PASSED TO BE ENGROSSED. `reading-3`
- **2025-03-25** Sent for concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.
- **2025-03-27** Reports Read
- **2025-03-27** On motion by Senator BALDACCI of Penobscot the Majority Ought to Pass Report ACCEPTED. PREVAILED
- **2025-03-27** Roll Call Ordered Roll Call Number 79 Yeas 27 - Nays 6 - Excused 2 - Absent 0
- **2025-03-27** READ ONCE `reading-1`
- **2025-03-27** Under suspension of the Rules, READ A SECOND TIME PASSED TO BE ENGROSSED in concurrence. `reading-2, reading-3`
- **2025-04-01** PASSED TO BE ENACTED. `passage`
- **2025-04-01** Sent for concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.
- **2025-04-08** PASSED TO BE ENACTED, in concurrence. `passage`
- **2025-04-20** Became Law without Governor's Signature `became-law`
- **2025-03-03T05:00:00+00:00** Work Session Held
- **2025-03-03T05:00:00+00:00** Voted - Divided Report
- **2025-03-21T04:00:00+00:00** Reported Out - OTP/ONTP

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/fe051635-9f35-4008-84d3-c1dc7930b86c`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Maine legislature records).