---
type: "Bill"
title: "An Act To Increase The Procurement Of Maine Foods By State-Funded Institutions"
description: "An Act To Increase The Procurement Of Maine Foods By State-Funded Institutions"
jurisdiction: "us/states/me"
legislature: "Maine Legislature"
session: "132"
identifier: "LD 1141"
citation: "Maine LD 1141 (132)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["FOOD PROCUREMENT", "PURCHASES BUREAU", "STATE AGENCIES"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Craig HICKMAN"]
version_count: 3
action_count: 24
vote_count: 0
first_action: "2025-03-18"
last_action: "2026-01-11"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/146028da-5c60-4962-8edc-0ffdc52209db"
source_url: "https://legislature.maine.gov/LawMakerWeb/dockets.asp?ID=280097542"
source_hash: "e9499dd56361605a336d143933221ee276af7df813f218ed786fbb1ebaf94784"
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 1141 (132) — An Act To Increase The Procurement Of Maine Foods By State-Funded Institutions

## Version chain

The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.

1. **Amendment C-A (S-352)** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.mainelegislature.org/legis/bills/getPDF.asp?paper=SP0472&item=2&snum=132)
2. **Chapter 521** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.mainelegislature.org/legis/bills/getPDF.asp?paper=SP0472&item=3&snum=132)
3. **LD 1141 SP 472** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.mainelegislature.org/legis/bills/getPDF.asp?paper=SP0472&item=1&snum=132)

## Sponsors

- Craig HICKMAN — primary (person)
- Henry INGWERSEN — cosponsor (person)
- Jeffrey TIMBERLAKE — cosponsor (person)
- Joseph BALDACCI — cosponsor (person)
- Rachel TALBOT ROSS — cosponsor (person)
- Russell BLACK — cosponsor (person)
- Stacey GUERIN — cosponsor (person)
- Suzanne SALISBURY — cosponsor (person)
- Tracy QUINT — cosponsor (person)
- William PLUECKER — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2025-03-18** 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
- **2025-03-18** The Bill was REFERRED to the Committee on AGRICULTURE, CONSERVATION AND FORESTRY. `referral-committee`
- **2025-03-18** In concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.
- **2025-03-21** CARRIED OVER, in the same posture, to the next special or regular session of the 132nd Legislature, pursuant to Joint Order SP 519.
- **2025-06-11** Report READ and ACCEPTED.
- **2025-06-11** READ ONCE. `reading-1`
- **2025-06-11** Committee Amendment "A" (S-352) READ and ADOPTED. `committee-passage-favorable, passage`
- **2025-06-11** Under suspension of the Rules, READ A SECOND TIME and PASSED TO BE ENGROSSED AS AMENDED BY Committee Amendment "A" (S-352). `reading-2, reading-3`
- **2025-06-11** Ordered sent down forthwith for concurrence.
- **2025-06-11** CONSENT CALENDAR - FIRST DAY
- **2025-06-11** Under suspension of the rules CONSENT CALENDAR - SECOND DAY.
- **2025-06-11** The Bill was PASSED TO BE ENGROSSED as Amended by Committee Amendment "A" (S-352). `reading-3`
- **2025-06-11** In concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.
- **2025-06-12** This being an emergency measure, a two-thirds vote of all the members elected to the House was necessary.
- **2025-06-12** PASSED TO BE ENACTED. `passage`
- **2025-06-12** Sent for concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.
- **2025-06-13** On motion by Senator RENY of Lincoln PLACED ON THE SPECIAL APPROPRIATIONS TABLE pending ENACTMENT in concurrence
- **2025-06-25** On motion by Senator ROTUNDO of Androscoggin taken from the Special Appropriations Table
- **2025-06-25** PASSED TO BE ENACTED - Emergency -2/3 Elected Required in concurrence. `passage`
- **2025-07-08** HELD BY THE GOVERNOR.
- **2026-01-11** Became Law without Governor's Signature `became-law`
- **2025-04-22T04:00:00+00:00** Work Session Held
- **2025-04-22T04:00:00+00:00** Voted - OTP-AM
- **2025-06-11T04:00:00+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/146028da-5c60-4962-8edc-0ffdc52209db`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Maine legislature records).