---
type: "Bill"
title: "An Act To Reform Payments To Legislators By Political Action Committees"
description: "An Act To Reform Payments To Legislators By Political Action Committees"
jurisdiction: "us/states/me"
legislature: "Maine Legislature"
session: "130"
identifier: "LD 1621"
citation: "Maine LD 1621 (130)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["CAMPAIGN FINANCE", "ELECTIONS", "POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEES"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Chloe MAXMIN"]
version_count: 4
action_count: 32
vote_count: 1
first_action: "2021-04-28"
last_action: "2021-06-17"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/755ffec0-baa1-43f5-8c9c-64c2335a1b29"
source_url: "https://legislature.maine.gov/LawMakerWeb/dockets.asp?ID=280080655"
source_hash: "6466dadb0c9ae426cf0105ca90f24e29d910af326606c25c85642174e78a331d"
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 1621 (130) — An Act To Reform Payments To Legislators By Political Action Committees

## 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=SP0514&item=2&snum=130)
2. **Documents and Disposition** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.mainelegislature.org/legis/bills/getPDF.asp?paper=SP0514&item=1&snum=130)
3. **Final Disposition** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.mainelegislature.org/legis/bills/getPDF.asp?paper=SP0514&item=3&snum=130)
4. **Status In Committee** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.mainelegislature.org/legis/bills/getPDF.asp?paper=SP0514&item=4&snum=130)

## Votes

- ADOPT HAH-502 to CAS-196 — **54–82** (fail) · lower

## Sponsors

- Chloe MAXMIN — primary (person)
- Craig HICKMAN — cosponsor (person)
- Troy JACKSON — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2021-04-28** Committee on VETERANS AND LEGAL AFFAIRS suggested and ordered printed REFERENCE to the Committee on VETERANS AND LEGAL AFFAIRS Ordered sent down forthwith for concurrence
- **2021-04-28** The Bill was REFERRED to the Committee on VETERANS AND LEGAL AFFAIRS. `referral-committee`
- **2021-04-28** In concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.
- **2021-06-08** Report READ and ACCEPTED.
- **2021-06-08** READ ONCE. `reading-1`
- **2021-06-08** Committee Amendment "A" (S-196) READ and ADOPTED. `committee-passage-favorable, passage`
- **2021-06-08** Under suspension of the Rules, READ A SECOND TIME and PASSED TO BE ENGROSSED AS AMENDED BY Committee Amendment "A" (S-196). `reading-2, reading-3`
- **2021-06-08** Ordered sent down forthwith for concurrence.
- **2021-06-08** CONSENT CALENDAR - FIRST DAY
- **2021-06-08** On OBJECTION of Representative DUNPHY of Old Town REMOVED.
- **2021-06-08** The Committee Report was READ.
- **2021-06-08** On motion of Representative DUNPHY of Old Town, TABLED pending ACCEPTANCE of the Committee Report.
- **2021-06-08** Later today assigned.
- **2021-06-10** Speaker laid before the House
- **2021-06-10** Subsequently, the Committee Report was ACCEPTED.
- **2021-06-10** The Bill was READ ONCE. `reading-1`
- **2021-06-10** Committee Amendment "A" (S-196) was READ.
- **2021-06-10** On motion of Representative PLUECKER of Warren, House Amendment "A" (H-502) to Committee Amendment "A" (S-196) FAILED ADOPTION. `amendment-failure`
- **2021-06-10** ROLL CALL NO. 232
- **2021-06-10** (Yeas 54 - Nays 82 - Absent 15 - Excused 0)
- **2021-06-10** Subsequently, Committee Amendment "A" (S-196) was ADOPTED. `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2021-06-10** Under suspension of the rules, the Bill was given its SECOND READING without REFERENCE to the Committee on Bills in the Second Reading.
- **2021-06-10** The Bill was PASSED TO BE ENGROSSED as Amended by Committee Amendment "A" (S-196). `reading-3`
- **2021-06-10** In concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.
- **2021-06-10** PASSED TO BE ENACTED. `passage`
- **2021-06-10** Sent for concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.
- **2021-06-14** PASSED TO BE ENACTED, in concurrence. `passage`
- **2021-06-17** Signed by Governor `executive-signature`
- **2021-05-14T04:00:00+00:00** Work Session Held - TABLED
- **2021-05-20T04:00:00+00:00** Work Session Held
- **2021-05-20T04:00:00+00:00** Voted - OTP-AM
- **2021-06-04T04:00:00+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/755ffec0-baa1-43f5-8c9c-64c2335a1b29`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Maine legislature records).