---
type: "Bill"
title: "An Act To Maintain Mail Routes And Access To Residential Structures"
description: "An Act To Maintain Mail Routes And Access To Residential Structures"
jurisdiction: "us/states/me"
legislature: "Maine Legislature"
session: "128"
identifier: "LD 1588"
citation: "Maine LD 1588 (128)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["ROADS", "MAINTENANCE", "RECOMMENDATIONS ON ABANDONED AND DI"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["HILLIARD"]
version_count: 1
action_count: 19
vote_count: 0
first_action: "2017-05-09"
last_action: "2018-03-28"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/6fa616b2-0672-404b-8181-bf4925fbf54f"
source_url: "http://legislature.maine.gov/LawMakerWeb/dockets.asp?ID=280065255"
source_hash: "25497bf5a025f0f0a7852b8bc5bc956ef94e1c4058276683251f922e3eaf7173"
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 1588 (128) — An Act To Maintain Mail Routes And Access To Residential Structures

## 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/HP109201.asp)

## Sponsors

- HILLIARD — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2017-05-09** Committee on State and Local Government suggested and ordered printed.
- **2017-05-09** The Bill was REFERRED to the Committee on STATE AND LOCAL GOVERNMENT. `referral-committee`
- **2017-05-09** Sent for concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.
- **2017-05-09** 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.
- **2018-03-15** CONSENT CALENDAR - FIRST DAY
- **2018-03-15** Under suspension of the rules CONSENT CALENDAR - SECOND DAY.
- **2018-03-15** The Bill was PASSED TO BE ENGROSSED as Amended by Committee Amendment "A" (H-646).
- **2018-03-15** Sent for concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.
- **2018-03-20** Report READ and ACCEPTED, in concurrence.
- **2018-03-20** READ ONCE. `reading-1`
- **2018-03-20** Committee Amendment "A" (H-646) READ and ADOPTED, in concurrence. `passage`
- **2018-03-20** Under suspension of the Rules, READ A SECOND TIME and PASSED TO BE ENGROSSED AS AMENDED BY Committee Amendment "A" (H-646), in concurrence. `reading-2`
- **2018-03-20** Ordered sent down forthwith.
- **2018-03-22** PASSED TO BE ENACTED. `passage`
- **2018-03-22** Sent for concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.
- **2018-03-27** PASSED TO BE ENACTED, in concurrence. `passage`
- **2018-03-28** 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/6fa616b2-0672-404b-8181-bf4925fbf54f`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Maine legislature records).