---
type: "Bill"
title: "An Act To Implement The Recommendations Of The Committee To Study The Feasibility Of Creating Basic Income Security"
description: "An Act To Implement The Recommendations Of The Committee To Study The Feasibility Of Creating Basic Income Security"
jurisdiction: "us/states/me"
legislature: "Maine Legislature"
session: "130"
identifier: "LD 1603"
citation: "Maine LD 1603 (130)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["BASIC ECONOMIC SECURITY STUDY REES", "GENERAL ASSISTANCE", "INCOME"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Michele MEYER"]
version_count: 3
action_count: 22
vote_count: 0
first_action: "2021-04-28"
last_action: "2021-07-06"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/1dacb91f-3ed6-494d-8dc3-be8827ef6310"
source_url: "https://legislature.maine.gov/LawMakerWeb/dockets.asp?ID=280080609"
source_hash: "e1751a91329fe7927f2f811dd464a4a0449cdc371bacfd301730bf9071b1a089"
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 1603 (130) — An Act To Implement The Recommendations Of The Committee To Study The Feasibility Of Creating Basic Income Security

## 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=HP1192&item=2&snum=130)
2. **Documents and Disposition** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.mainelegislature.org/legis/bills/getPDF.asp?paper=HP1192&item=1&snum=130)
3. **Final Disposition** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.mainelegislature.org/legis/bills/getPDF.asp?paper=HP1192&item=3&snum=130)

## Sponsors

- Michele MEYER — primary (person)
- Anne PERRY — cosponsor (person)
- Eloise VITELLI — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2021-04-28** Committee on Health and Human Services suggested and ordered printed.
- **2021-04-28** The Bill was REFERRED to the Committee on HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES. `referral-committee`
- **2021-04-28** Sent for concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.
- **2021-04-28** The Bill was REFERRED to the Committee on HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES in concurrence `referral-committee`
- **2021-06-09** CONSENT CALENDAR - FIRST DAY
- **2021-06-09** Under suspension of the rules CONSENT CALENDAR - SECOND DAY.
- **2021-06-09** The Bill was PASSED TO BE ENGROSSED as Amended by Committee Amendment "A" (H-495). `reading-3`
- **2021-06-09** Sent for concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.
- **2021-06-10** Report READ and ACCEPTED, in concurrence.
- **2021-06-10** READ ONCE. `reading-1`
- **2021-06-10** Committee Amendment "A" (H-495) READ and ADOPTED, in concurrence. `committee-passage-favorable, passage`
- **2021-06-10** Under suspension of the Rules, READ A SECOND TIME and PASSED TO BE ENGROSSED AS AMENDED BY Committee Amendment "A" (H-495), in concurrence. `reading-2, reading-3`
- **2021-06-10** Ordered sent down forthwith.
- **2021-06-14** PASSED TO BE ENACTED. `passage`
- **2021-06-14** Sent for concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.
- **2021-06-14** On motion by Senator DAUGHTRY of Cumberland PLACED ON THE SPECIAL STUDY TABLE pending PASSAGE TO BE ENACTED, in concurrence.
- **2021-06-30** TAKEN FROM THE SPECIAL STUDY TABLE
- **2021-06-30** Subsequently PASSED TO BE ENACTED in concurrence `passage`
- **2021-07-06** Signed by Governor `executive-signature`
- **2021-05-13T04:00:00+00:00** Work Session Held
- **2021-05-13T04:00:00+00:00** Voted - OTP-AM
- **2021-06-08T04:00:00+00:00** Reported Out - OTP-AM

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/1dacb91f-3ed6-494d-8dc3-be8827ef6310`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Maine legislature records).