---
type: "Bill"
title: "An Act Authorizing The Deorganization Of The Town Of Atkinson"
description: "An Act Authorizing The Deorganization Of The Town Of Atkinson"
jurisdiction: "us/states/me"
legislature: "Maine Legislature"
session: "128"
identifier: "LD 1484"
citation: "Maine LD 1484 (128)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["MUNICIPALITIES", "DEORGANIZATION", "ATKINSON"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["HIGGINS"]
version_count: 1
action_count: 32
vote_count: 0
first_action: "2017-04-18"
last_action: "2018-04-12"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/b304898e-b20b-4d27-a53a-8bcb30e8aedd"
source_url: "http://legislature.maine.gov/LawMakerWeb/dockets.asp?ID=280064904"
source_hash: "dd5e7b4cc0b232d9dc5dd49724e5b1c24a641e186465867fa620a6e9c92a2fa1"
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 1484 (128) — An Act Authorizing The Deorganization Of The Town Of Atkinson

## Version chain

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

1. **Initial Version** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.mainelegislature.org/legis/bills/bills_128th/billtexts/HP102301.asp)

## Sponsors

- HIGGINS — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2017-04-18** Committee on State and Local Government suggested and ordered printed.
- **2017-04-18** The Bill was REFERRED to the Committee on STATE AND LOCAL GOVERNMENT. `referral-committee`
- **2017-04-18** Sent for concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.
- **2017-04-18** The Bill was REFERRED to the Committee on STATE AND LOCAL GOVERNMENT in concurrence `referral-committee`
- **2017-08-02** CARRIED OVER to any Special or Regular Session of the 128th Legislature pursuant to Joint Order HP 1138.
- **2017-08-02** Carried over to any special or regular session, or both, of the 128th Legislature pursuant to Joint Order HP 1138.
- **2018-04-02** Reports READ.
- **2018-04-02** On motion of Representative MARTIN of Sinclair, the Majority Ought to Pass as Amended Report was ACCEPTED.
- **2018-04-02** The Bill was READ ONCE. `reading-1`
- **2018-04-02** Committee Amendment "A" (H-698) was READ and ADOPTED. `passage`
- **2018-04-02** Under suspension of the rules, the Bill was given its SECOND READING without REFERENCE to the Committee on Bills in the Second Reading.
- **2018-04-02** The Bill was PASSED TO BE ENGROSSED as Amended by Committee Amendment "A" (H-698).
- **2018-04-02** Sent for concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.
- **2018-04-03** Reports Read
- **2018-04-03** On motion by Senator DAVIS of Piscataquis the Majority Ought to Pass as Amended Report ACCEPTED. in concurrence
- **2018-04-03** READ ONCE `reading-1`
- **2018-04-03** Committee Amendment "A" (H-698) READ and ADOPTED
- **2018-04-03** Under suspension of the Rules, READ A SECOND TIME `reading-2`
- **2018-04-03** On motion by Senator LANGLEY of Hancock Senate Amendment "A" (S-432) READ
- **2018-04-03** On motion by Senator DAVIS of Piscataquis Tabled until Later in Today's Session, pending ADOPTION of Senate Amendment "A" (S-432)
- **2018-04-03** Taken from the table by the President
- **2018-04-03** Subsequently Senate Amendment "A" (S-432) ADOPTED
- **2018-04-03** PASSED TO BE ENGROSSED AS AMENDED BY Committee Amendment "A" (H-698) AND Senate Amendment "A" (S-432) In NON-CONCURRENCE
- **2018-04-03** Sent down for concurrence
- **2018-04-04** The House RECEDED and CONCURRED to PASSAGE TO BE ENGROSSED as Amended by Committee Amendment "A" (H-698) and Senate Amendment "A" (S-432).
- **2018-04-04** ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.
- **2018-04-05** PASSED TO BE ENACTED. `passage`
- **2018-04-05** Sent for concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.
- **2018-04-09** On motion by Senator HAMPER of Oxford PLACED ON THE SPECIAL APPROPRIATIONS TABLE pending PASSAGE TO BE ENACTED, in concurrence.
- **2018-04-11** On Motion by Senator HAMPER of Oxford taken from the SPECIAL APPROPRIATIONS TABLE.
- **2018-04-11** Subsequently PASSED TO BE ENACTED in concurrence `passage`
- **2018-04-12** Signed by Governor `executive-signature`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/b304898e-b20b-4d27-a53a-8bcb30e8aedd`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Maine legislature records).