---
type: "Bill"
title: "An Act To Amend Certain Laws Governing Pari-Mutuel Pools On Harness Racing"
description: "An Act To Amend Certain Laws Governing Pari-Mutuel Pools On Harness Racing"
jurisdiction: "us/states/me"
legislature: "Maine Legislature"
session: "131"
identifier: "LD 311"
citation: "Maine LD 311 (131)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["COMMERCIAL TRACKS", "HARNESS RACING", "OFF-TRACK BETTING"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Russell BLACK"]
version_count: 4
action_count: 34
vote_count: 0
first_action: "2023-01-31"
last_action: "2023-05-08"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/269c18bb-f2f9-4830-b6c8-d7b518edd0c1"
source_url: "https://legislature.maine.gov/LawMakerWeb/dockets.asp?ID=280085547"
source_hash: "41f0eff6e1da0a20ae6c116ba23be1b7bf0d07b4314063906e524b6f191ab81b"
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 311 (131) — An Act To Amend Certain Laws Governing Pari-Mutuel Pools On Harness Racing

## 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=SP0132&item=2&snum=131)
2. **Documents and Disposition** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.mainelegislature.org/legis/bills/getPDF.asp?paper=SP0132&item=1&snum=131)
3. **Final Disposition** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.mainelegislature.org/legis/bills/getPDF.asp?paper=SP0132&item=4&snum=131)
4. **Status In Committee** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.mainelegislature.org/legis/bills/getPDF.asp?paper=SP0132&item=3&snum=131)

## Sponsors

- Russell BLACK — primary (person)
- Caldwell JACKSON — cosponsor (person)
- Dean CRAY — cosponsor (person)
- Randall HALL — cosponsor (person)
- Stephen MORIARTY — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2023-01-31** Committee on AGRICULTURE, CONSERVATION AND FORESTRY suggested and ordered printed
- **2023-01-31** On motion by Senator INGWERSEN of York REFERENCE to the Committee on VETERANS AND LEGAL AFFAIRS Ordered sent down forthwith for concurrence
- **2023-01-31** The Bill was REFERRED to the Committee on AGRICULTURE, CONSERVATION AND FORESTRY. `referral-committee`
- **2023-01-31** In NON-CONCURRENCE and sent for concurrence.
- **2023-01-31** ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.
- **2023-02-02** On motion by Senator VITELLI of Sagadahoc The Senate INSISTED To REFERENCE to the Committee on VETERANS AND LEGAL AFFAIRS
- **2023-02-02** In NON-CONCURRENCE
- **2023-02-02** Sent down for concurrence
- **2023-02-02** The House RECEDED and CONCURRED to REFERENCE to the Committee on VETERANS AND LEGAL AFFAIRS.
- **2023-02-02** 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.
- **2023-04-25** Reports READ
- **2023-04-25** On motion by Senator HICKMAN of Kennebec The Majority Ought to Pass As Amended by Committee Amendment "A" (S-42) Report ACCEPTED
- **2023-04-25** READ ONCE `reading-1`
- **2023-04-25** Committee Amendment "A" (S-42) READ and ADOPTED `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2023-04-25** ASSIGNED FOR SECOND READING NEXT LEGISLATIVE DAY.
- **2023-04-27** COMMITTEE ON BILLS IN THE SECOND READING REPORTS NO FURTHER VERBAL AMENDMENTS NECESSARY. REPORT ACCEPTED.
- **2023-04-27** READ A SECOND TIME and PASSED TO BE ENGROSSED AS AMENDED BY Committee Amendment "A" (S-42) `reading-2, reading-3`
- **2023-04-27** Ordered sent down forthwith for concurrence.
- **2023-05-02** Reports READ.
- **2023-05-02** On motion of Representative SUPICA of Bangor, the Majority Ought to Pass as Amended Report was ACCEPTED.
- **2023-05-02** The Bill was READ ONCE. `reading-1`
- **2023-05-02** Committee Amendment "A" (S-42) was READ and ADOPTED. `committee-passage-favorable, passage`
- **2023-05-02** Under suspension of the rules, the Bill was given its SECOND READING without REFERENCE to the Committee on Bills in the Second Reading.
- **2023-05-02** The Bill was PASSED TO BE ENGROSSED as Amended by Committee Amendment "A" (S-42). `reading-3`
- **2023-05-02** In concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.
- **2023-05-03** This being an emergency measure, a two-thirds vote of all the members elected to the House was necessary.
- **2023-05-03** PASSED TO BE ENACTED. `passage`
- **2023-05-03** Sent for concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.
- **2023-05-04** PASSED TO BE ENACTED - Emergency - 2/3 Elected Required, in concurrence. `passage`
- **2023-05-08** Signed by Governor `executive-signature`
- **2023-03-08T05:00:00+00:00** Work Session Held
- **2023-03-08T05:00:00+00:00** Voted - Divided Report
- **2023-04-21T04:00:00+00:00** Reported Out - OTP-AM/OTP-AM

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/269c18bb-f2f9-4830-b6c8-d7b518edd0c1`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Maine legislature records).