---
type: "Bill"
title: "An Act To Increase Land Access For Historically Disadvantaged Populations"
description: "An Act To Increase Land Access For Historically Disadvantaged Populations"
jurisdiction: "us/states/me"
legislature: "Maine Legislature"
session: "131"
identifier: "LD 1274"
citation: "Maine LD 1274 (131)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["FARMERS", "FARMS", "HISTORICALLY DISINVESTED POPULATIO"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Craig HICKMAN"]
version_count: 3
action_count: 25
vote_count: 0
first_action: "2023-03-21"
last_action: "2024-03-25"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/c6969b39-4407-4951-a5c1-72159888daff"
source_url: "https://legislature.maine.gov/LawMakerWeb/dockets.asp?ID=280087878"
source_hash: "e8911e08162b063fb865d80cd1afc8c2c41847cd60b0e2f2a80e49fe4aaf05a2"
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 1274 (131) — An Act To Increase Land Access For Historically Disadvantaged Populations

## 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=SP0511&item=2&snum=131)
2. **Documents and Disposition** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.mainelegislature.org/legis/bills/getPDF.asp?paper=SP0511&item=1&snum=131)
3. **Final Disposition** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.mainelegislature.org/legis/bills/getPDF.asp?paper=SP0511&item=3&snum=131)

## Sponsors

- Craig HICKMAN — primary (person)
- Aaron DANA — cosponsor (person)
- Ambureen RANA — cosponsor (person)
- Deqa DHALAC — cosponsor (person)
- Jill DUSON — cosponsor (person)
- Mana ABDI — cosponsor (person)
- Rachel TALBOT ROSS — cosponsor (person)
- Stacy BRENNER — cosponsor (person)
- Troy JACKSON — cosponsor (person)
- William PLUECKER — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2023-03-21** Committee on AGRICULTURE, CONSERVATION AND FORESTRY suggested and ordered printed REFERENCE to the Committee on AGRICULTURE, CONSERVATION AND FORESTRY Ordered sent down forthwith for concurrence
- **2023-03-21** The Bill was REFERRED to the Committee on AGRICULTURE, CONSERVATION AND FORESTRY. `referral-committee`
- **2023-03-21** In concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.
- **2023-03-30** CARRIED OVER, in the same posture, to a subsequent special or regular session of the 131st Legislature, pursuant to Joint Order SP 594.
- **2023-07-26** CARRIED OVER, in the same posture, to any special or regular session of the 131st Legislature, pursuant to Joint Order SP 847.
- **2024-03-19** Report READ and ACCEPTED.
- **2024-03-19** READ ONCE. `reading-1`
- **2024-03-19** Committee Amendment "A" (S-577) READ and ADOPTED. `committee-passage-favorable, passage`
- **2024-03-19** Under suspension of the Rules, READ A SECOND TIME and PASSED TO BE ENGROSSED AS AMENDED BY Committee Amendment "A" (S-577). `reading-2, reading-3`
- **2024-03-19** Ordered sent down forthwith for concurrence.
- **2024-03-20** CONSENT CALENDAR - FIRST DAY
- **2024-03-20** Under suspension of the rules CONSENT CALENDAR - SECOND DAY.
- **2024-03-20** The Bill was PASSED TO BE ENGROSSED as Amended by Committee Amendment "A" (S-577). `reading-3`
- **2024-03-20** In concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.
- **2024-03-21** This being an emergency measure, a two-thirds vote of all the members elected to the House was necessary.
- **2024-03-21** FINALLY PASSED. `passage`
- **2024-03-21** Sent for concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.
- **2024-03-25** FINALLY PASSED - Emergency - 2/3 Elected Required, in concurrence. `passage`
- **2024-03-25** Signed by Governor `executive-signature`
- **2023-05-22T04:00:00+00:00** Work Session Held - TABLED
- **2023-06-01T04:00:00+00:00** Carry Over Requested
- **2023-07-25T04:00:00+00:00** Carry Over Approved
- **2024-02-28T05:00:00+00:00** Work Session Held
- **2024-02-28T05:00:00+00:00** Voted - OTP-AM
- **2024-03-13T04:00:00+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/c6969b39-4407-4951-a5c1-72159888daff`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Maine legislature records).