---
type: "Bill"
title: "An Act To Restore The Former State Of Maine Flag"
description: "An Act To Restore The Former State Of Maine Flag"
jurisdiction: "us/states/me"
legislature: "Maine Legislature"
session: "129"
identifier: "LD 687"
citation: "Maine LD 687 (129)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["STATE GOVERNMENT", "STATE EMBLEMS", "STATE FLAG"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Janice COOPER"]
version_count: 3
action_count: 26
vote_count: 2
first_action: "2019-02-07"
last_action: "2019-04-30"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/52144e35-e953-446b-860c-b7ddaa5c7ba5"
source_url: "http://legislature.maine.gov/LawMakerWeb/dockets.asp?ID=280071647"
source_hash: "02eca6e951b75e007c93748bfd666d31e646d1decf235625beb0fbcc3f31dc37"
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 687 (129) — An Act To Restore The Former State Of Maine Flag

## Version chain

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

1. **Adopted Amendments** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.mainelegislature.org/legis/bills/getPDF.asp?paper=HP0508&item=2&snum=129)
2. **Documents and Disposition** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.mainelegislature.org/legis/bills/getPDF.asp?paper=HP0508&item=1&snum=129)
3. **Final Disposition** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.mainelegislature.org/legis/bills/getPDF.asp?paper=HP0508&item=3&snum=129)

## Votes

- TABLE UNTIL LATER — **30–111** (fail) · lower
- ACC MAJ OTP AS AMENDED REP — **85–56** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- Janice COOPER — primary (person)
- Betty AUSTIN — cosponsor (person)
- Bradlee FARRIN — cosponsor (person)
- Deane RYKERSON — cosponsor (person)
- Donna DOORE — cosponsor (person)
- Kent ACKLEY — cosponsor (person)
- Thomas SKOLFIELD — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2019-02-07** Committee on State and Local Government suggested and ordered printed.
- **2019-02-07** The Bill was REFERRED to the Committee on STATE AND LOCAL GOVERNMENT. `referral-committee`
- **2019-02-07** Sent for concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.
- **2019-02-07** The Bill was REFERRED to the Committee on STATE AND LOCAL GOVERNMENT in concurrence `referral-committee`
- **2019-04-11** Reports READ.
- **2019-04-11** Representative BRYANT of Windham moved to ACCEPT the Majority Ought to Pass as Amended Report.
- **2019-04-11** Motion of Representative RISEMAN of Harrison, to TABLE pending the motion of Representative BRYANT of Windham to ACCEPT the Majority Ought to Pass as Amended Report FAILED.
- **2019-04-11** ROLL CALL NO. 44
- **2019-04-11** (Yeas 30 - Nays 111 - Absent 8 - Excused 1 Vacant 1)
- **2019-04-11** Subsequently, the Majority Ought to Pass as Amended Report was ACCEPTED.
- **2019-04-11** ROLL CALL NO. 45
- **2019-04-11** (Yeas 85 - Nays 56 - Absent 8 - Excused 1 Vacant 1)
- **2019-04-11** The Bill was READ ONCE. `reading-1`
- **2019-04-11** Committee Amendment "A" (H-72) was READ and ADOPTED. `passage`
- **2019-04-11** Under suspension of the rules, the Bill was given its SECOND READING without REFERENCE to the Committee on Bills in the Second Reading.
- **2019-04-11** The Bill was PASSED TO BE ENGROSSED as Amended by Committee Amendment "A" (H-72).
- **2019-04-11** Sent for concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.
- **2019-04-16** Reports Read
- **2019-04-16** On motion by Senator CLAXTON of Androscoggin the Majority Ought to Pass as Amended Report ACCEPTED. in concurrence
- **2019-04-16** READ ONCE `reading-1`
- **2019-04-16** READ and ADOPTED Committee Amendment "A" (H-72) in concurrence
- **2019-04-16** Under suspension of the Rules, READ A SECOND TIME AND PASSED TO BE ENGROSSED AS AMENDED BY Committee Amendment "A" (H-72) in concurrence `reading-2`
- **2019-04-18** FINALLY PASSED. `passage`
- **2019-04-18** Sent for concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.
- **2019-04-23** FINALLY PASSED, in concurrence. `passage`
- **2019-04-30** 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/52144e35-e953-446b-860c-b7ddaa5c7ba5`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Maine legislature records).