---
type: "Bill"
title: "An Act To Prohibit Receiving Compensation For Assisting A Person To Obtain Veterans' Benefits Except As Permitted Under Federal Law"
description: "An Act To Prohibit Receiving Compensation For Assisting A Person To Obtain Veterans' Benefits Except As Permitted Under Federal Law"
jurisdiction: "us/states/me"
legislature: "Maine Legislature"
session: "131"
identifier: "LD 2259"
citation: "Maine LD 2259 (131)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["BENEFITS", "COMPENSATION FOR AID", "VETERANS"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Bradlee FARRIN"]
version_count: 3
action_count: 19
vote_count: 0
first_action: "2024-03-07"
last_action: "2024-04-11"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/39141975-f384-4ad8-b32c-f1927f7567d4"
source_url: "https://legislature.maine.gov/LawMakerWeb/dockets.asp?ID=280092402"
source_hash: "1bf9400bdfb8e4671a3f4f34d203e2695ba41186e07178ac3403811ae153e5e4"
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 2259 (131) — An Act To Prohibit Receiving Compensation For Assisting A Person To Obtain Veterans' Benefits Except As Permitted Under Federal 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=SP0976&item=2&snum=131)
2. **Documents and Disposition** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.mainelegislature.org/legis/bills/getPDF.asp?paper=SP0976&item=1&snum=131)
3. **Final Disposition** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.mainelegislature.org/legis/bills/getPDF.asp?paper=SP0976&item=3&snum=131)

## Sponsors

- Bradlee FARRIN — primary (person)
- Amy ARATA — cosponsor (person)
- Billy Bob FAULKINGHAM — cosponsor (person)
- Craig HICKMAN — cosponsor (person)
- Harold STEWART — cosponsor (person)
- Jeffrey TIMBERLAKE — cosponsor (person)
- Lisa KEIM — cosponsor (person)
- Matthea DAUGHTRY — cosponsor (person)
- Rachel TALBOT ROSS — cosponsor (person)
- Troy JACKSON — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2024-03-07** 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
- **2024-03-07** The Bill was REFERRED to the Committee on VETERANS AND LEGAL AFFAIRS. `referral-committee`
- **2024-03-07** In concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.
- **2024-04-01** Report READ and ACCEPTED.
- **2024-04-01** READ ONCE. `reading-1`
- **2024-04-01** Committee Amendment "A" (S-619) READ and ADOPTED. `committee-passage-favorable, passage`
- **2024-04-01** Under suspension of the Rules, READ A SECOND TIME and PASSED TO BE ENGROSSED AS AMENDED BY Committee Amendment "A" (S-619). `reading-2, reading-3`
- **2024-04-01** Ordered sent down forthwith for concurrence.
- **2024-04-02** CONSENT CALENDAR - FIRST DAY
- **2024-04-02** Under suspension of the rules CONSENT CALENDAR - SECOND DAY.
- **2024-04-02** The Bill was PASSED TO BE ENGROSSED as Amended by Committee Amendment "A" (S-619). `reading-3`
- **2024-04-02** In concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.
- **2024-04-03** PASSED TO BE ENACTED. `passage`
- **2024-04-03** Sent for concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.
- **2024-04-09** PASSED TO BE ENACTED, in concurrence. `passage`
- **2024-04-11** Signed by Governor `executive-signature`
- **2024-03-14T04:00:00+00:00** Work Session Held
- **2024-03-14T04:00:00+00:00** Voted - OTP-AM
- **2024-03-28T04:00:00+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/39141975-f384-4ad8-b32c-f1927f7567d4`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Maine legislature records).