---
type: "Bill"
title: "Resolve, Directing The Department Of Economic And Community Development To Convene A Working Group To Improve The State'S 10-Year Economic Development Strategy"
description: "Resolve, Directing The Department Of Economic And Community Development To Convene A Working Group To Improve The State'S 10-Year Economic Development Strategy"
jurisdiction: "us/states/me"
legislature: "Maine Legislature"
session: "131"
identifier: "LD 1198"
citation: "Maine LD 1198 (131)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["10-YEAR STRATEGY", "ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT DEPT", "RESEARCH AND STUDIES"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: []
version_count: 3
action_count: 21
vote_count: 0
first_action: "2023-03-16"
last_action: "2023-06-22"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/83bd6a19-d0e5-4e00-adea-1ea1703f77e6"
source_url: "https://legislature.maine.gov/LawMakerWeb/dockets.asp?ID=280087511"
source_hash: "a6fc9c8acc87945e9e713c89037970ac772def3b4aaad46096bd6472e6914bc6"
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 1198 (131) — Resolve, Directing The Department Of Economic And Community Development To Convene A Working Group To Improve The State'S 10-Year Economic Development Strategy

## 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=HP0758&item=2&snum=131)
2. **Documents and Disposition** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.mainelegislature.org/legis/bills/getPDF.asp?paper=HP0758&item=1&snum=131)
3. **Final Disposition** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.mainelegislature.org/legis/bills/getPDF.asp?paper=HP0758&item=3&snum=131)

## Sponsors

- Amanda COLLAMORE — cosponsor (person)
- Caleb NESS — cosponsor (person)
- Joseph BALDACCI — cosponsor (person)
- Matthew MOONEN — cosponsor (person)
- Richard BRADSTREET — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2023-03-16** Committee on Innovation, Development, Economic Advancement and Business suggested and ordered printed.
- **2023-03-16** The Resolve was REFERRED to the Committee on INNOVATION, DEVELOPMENT, ECONOMIC ADVANCEMENT AND BUSINESS. `referral-committee`
- **2023-03-16** Sent for concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.
- **2023-03-21** The Bill was REFERRED to the Committee on INNOVATION, DEVELOPMENT, ECONOMIC ADVANCEMENT AND BUSINESS in concurrence `referral-committee`
- **2023-03-30** Carried over, in the same posture, to any special or regular session of the 131st Legislature, pursuant to Joint Order SP 594.
- **2023-06-12** CONSENT CALENDAR - FIRST DAY
- **2023-06-12** Under suspension of the rules CONSENT CALENDAR - SECOND DAY.
- **2023-06-12** The Resolve was PASSED TO BE ENGROSSED as Amended by Committee Amendment "A" (H-451). `reading-3`
- **2023-06-12** Sent for concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.
- **2023-06-13** Report READ and ACCEPTED, in concurrence.
- **2023-06-13** READ ONCE. `reading-1`
- **2023-06-13** Committee Amendment "A" (H-451) READ and ADOPTED, in concurrence. `committee-passage-favorable, passage`
- **2023-06-13** Under suspension of the Rules, READ A SECOND TIME and PASSED TO BE ENGROSSED AS AMENDED BY Committee Amendment "A" (H-451), in concurrence. `reading-2, reading-3`
- **2023-06-13** Ordered sent down forthwith.
- **2023-06-14** FINALLY PASSED. `passage`
- **2023-06-14** Sent for concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.
- **2023-06-14** FINALLY PASSED, in concurrence. `passage`
- **2023-06-22** Signed by Governor `executive-signature`
- **2023-04-14T04:00:00+00:00** Work Session Held
- **2023-04-14T04:00:00+00:00** Voted - OTP-AM
- **2023-06-12T04:00:00+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/83bd6a19-d0e5-4e00-adea-1ea1703f77e6`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Maine legislature records).