---
type: "Bill"
title: "An Act To Exempt Internet Raffles Conducted By Certain Organizations With Prizes Of $2,500 Or Less From Registration And Licensing Requirements"
description: "An Act To Exempt Internet Raffles Conducted By Certain Organizations With Prizes Of $2,500 Or Less From Registration And Licensing Requirements"
jurisdiction: "us/states/me"
legislature: "Maine Legislature"
session: "132"
identifier: "LD 863"
citation: "Maine LD 863 (132)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["GAMBLING", "INTERNET RAFFLES", "RAFFLES"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["James WHITE"]
version_count: 3
action_count: 24
vote_count: 0
first_action: "2025-03-04"
last_action: "2025-06-10"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/6d9e4032-4b42-4400-98fd-400c9da813ea"
source_url: "https://legislature.maine.gov/LawMakerWeb/dockets.asp?ID=280097145"
source_hash: "2f0c3e4eeb008a58966a74153f80a98c6d3ac0f2706a090c26148ceafe3ec53d"
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 863 (132) — An Act To Exempt Internet Raffles Conducted By Certain Organizations With Prizes Of $2,500 Or Less From Registration And Licensing Requirements

## Version chain

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

1. **Amendment C-A (H-226)** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.mainelegislature.org/legis/bills/getPDF.asp?paper=HP0549&item=2&snum=132)
2. **Chapter 222** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.mainelegislature.org/legis/bills/getPDF.asp?paper=HP0549&item=3&snum=132)
3. **LD 863 HP 549** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.mainelegislature.org/legis/bills/getPDF.asp?paper=HP0549&item=1&snum=132)

## Sponsors

- James WHITE — primary (person)
- Bradlee FARRIN — cosponsor (person)
- Daniel ANKELES — cosponsor (person)
- Karen MONTELL — cosponsor (person)
- Richard MASON — cosponsor (person)
- Russell WHITE — cosponsor (person)
- Shelley RUDNICKI — cosponsor (person)
- Steven BISHOP — cosponsor (person)
- Wayne PARRY — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2025-03-04** Committee on Veterans and Legal Affairs suggested and ordered printed.
- **2025-03-04** The Bill was REFERRED to the Committee on VETERANS AND LEGAL AFFAIRS. `referral-committee`
- **2025-03-04** Sent for concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.
- **2025-03-04** The Bill was REFERRED to the Committee on VETERANS AND LEGAL AFFAIRS in concurrence `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.
- **2025-05-22** Reports READ.
- **2025-05-22** On motion of Representative SUPICA of Bangor, the Majority Ought to Pass as Amended Report was ACCEPTED.
- **2025-05-22** The Bill was READ ONCE. `reading-1`
- **2025-05-22** Committee Amendment "A" (H-226) was READ and ADOPTED. `committee-passage-favorable, passage`
- **2025-05-22** Under suspension of the rules, the Bill was given its SECOND READING without REFERENCE to the Committee on Bills in the Second Reading.
- **2025-05-22** The Bill was PASSED TO BE ENGROSSED as Amended by Committee Amendment "A" (H-226). `reading-3`
- **2025-05-22** Sent for concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.
- **2025-05-27** Reports Read
- **2025-05-27** On motion by Senator HICKMAN of Kennebec the Majority Ought to Pass as Amended Report ACCEPTED.
- **2025-05-27** Bill READ ONCE. `reading-1`
- **2025-05-27** Committee Amendment "A" (H-226) READ and ADOPTED. `committee-passage-favorable, passage`
- **2025-05-27** Under suspension of the Rules, READ A SECOND TIME and PASSED TO BE ENGROSSED AS AMENDED by Committee Amendment "A" (H-226) in concurrence. `reading-2, reading-3`
- **2025-05-28** PASSED TO BE ENACTED. `passage`
- **2025-05-28** Sent for concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.
- **2025-05-28** PASSED TO BE ENACTED, in concurrence. `passage`
- **2025-06-10** Became Law without Governor's Signature `became-law`
- **2025-03-24T04:00:00+00:00** Work Session Held
- **2025-03-24T04:00:00+00:00** Voted - Divided Report
- **2025-05-20T04:00:00+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/6d9e4032-4b42-4400-98fd-400c9da813ea`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Maine legislature records).