---
type: "Bill"
title: "An Act To Make Necessary Changes To State Law"
description: "An Act To Make Necessary Changes To State Law"
jurisdiction: "us/states/me"
legislature: "Maine Legislature"
session: "130"
identifier: "LD 895"
citation: "Maine LD 895 (130)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["LEGISLATURE", "REVISIONS", "STATUTES"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Michelle DUNPHY"]
version_count: 3
action_count: 26
vote_count: 0
first_action: "2021-03-10"
last_action: "2022-01-05"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/fc685eaa-1480-4065-93a9-1fc2589f8b64"
source_url: "https://legislature.maine.gov/LawMakerWeb/dockets.asp?ID=280079357"
source_hash: "8380e16098074c01cda158db3aa1bb208c4bab71a69624cde16a855412153c2b"
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 895 (130) — An Act To Make Necessary Changes To State Law

## 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=HP0651&item=2&snum=130)
2. **Documents and Disposition** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.mainelegislature.org/legis/bills/getPDF.asp?paper=HP0651&item=1&snum=130)
3. **Final Disposition** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.mainelegislature.org/legis/bills/getPDF.asp?paper=HP0651&item=3&snum=130)

## Sponsors

- Michelle DUNPHY — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2021-03-10** Committee on State and Local Government suggested and ordered printed.
- **2021-03-10** The Bill was REFERRED to the Committee on STATE AND LOCAL GOVERNMENT. `referral-committee`
- **2021-03-10** Sent for concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.
- **2021-03-10** The Bill was REFERRED to the Committee on STATE AND LOCAL GOVERNMENT in concurrence `referral-committee`
- **2021-03-30** Carried over, in the same posture, to a subsequent special or regular session of the 130th Legislature, pursuant to Joint Order SP 435.
- **2021-07-19** Carried over, in the same posture, to any special or regular session of the 130th Legislature, pursuant to Joint Order HP 1302.
- **2022-01-05** CONSENT CALENDAR - FIRST DAY
- **2022-01-05** Under suspension of the rules CONSENT CALENDAR - SECOND DAY.
- **2022-01-05** The Bill was PASSED TO BE ENGROSSED as Amended by Committee Amendment "A" (H-750). `reading-3`
- **2022-01-05** Sent for concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.
- **2022-01-05** Report READ and ACCEPTED, in concurrence.
- **2022-01-05** READ ONCE. `reading-1`
- **2022-01-05** Committee Amendment "A" (H-750) READ and ADOPTED, in concurrence. `committee-passage-favorable, passage`
- **2022-01-05** Under suspension of the Rules, READ A SECOND TIME and PASSED TO BE ENGROSSED AS AMENDED BY Committee Amendment "A" (H-750), in concurrence. `reading-2, reading-3`
- **2022-01-05** Ordered sent down forthwith.
- **2022-01-05** This being an emergency measure, a two-thirds vote of all the members elected to the House was necessary.
- **2022-01-05** PASSED TO BE ENACTED. `passage`
- **2022-01-05** Sent for concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.
- **2022-01-05** PASSED TO BE ENACTED - Emergency - 2/3 Elected Required, in concurrence. `passage`
- **2022-01-05** Signed by Governor `executive-signature`
- **2021-05-21T04:00:00+00:00** Work Session Held - TABLED
- **2021-05-21T04:00:00+00:00** Carry Over Requested
- **2021-06-03T04:00:00+00:00** Carry Over Approved
- **2021-12-15T05:00:00+00:00** Work Session Held
- **2021-12-15T05:00:00+00:00** Voted - OTP-AM
- **2022-01-03T05:00:00+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/fc685eaa-1480-4065-93a9-1fc2589f8b64`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Maine legislature records).