---
type: "Bill"
title: "An Act Regarding The Voluntary Municipal Farm Support Program"
description: "An Act Regarding The Voluntary Municipal Farm Support Program"
jurisdiction: "us/states/me"
legislature: "Maine Legislature"
session: "132"
identifier: "LD 1450"
citation: "Maine LD 1450 (132)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["AGRICULTURE", "CONSERVATION AND FORE", "MUNICIPAL SUPPORT", "RULES"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Michael TIPPING"]
version_count: 3
action_count: 23
vote_count: 0
first_action: "2025-04-08"
last_action: "2025-06-09"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/0d46fe5a-ae7c-45da-929d-aa8dcef0f874"
source_url: "https://legislature.maine.gov/LawMakerWeb/dockets.asp?ID=280098113"
source_hash: "d4393564a00a2e13ffaa4f57362f8671a18f7534f4204e551e5623f9cbe4d301"
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 1450 (132) — An Act Regarding The Voluntary Municipal Farm Support Program

## Version chain

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

1. **Amendment C-A (S-176)** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.mainelegislature.org/legis/bills/getPDF.asp?paper=SP0591&item=2&snum=132)
2. **Chapter 216** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.mainelegislature.org/legis/bills/getPDF.asp?paper=SP0591&item=3&snum=132)
3. **LD 1450 SP 591** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.mainelegislature.org/legis/bills/getPDF.asp?paper=SP0591&item=1&snum=132)

## Sponsors

- Michael TIPPING — primary (person)
- Bruce BICKFORD — cosponsor (person)
- Craig HICKMAN — cosponsor (person)
- Henry INGWERSEN — cosponsor (person)
- Marshall ARCHER — cosponsor (person)
- Matthew BECK — cosponsor (person)
- Rachel TALBOT ROSS — cosponsor (person)
- Sharon FROST — cosponsor (person)
- Stacy BRENNER — cosponsor (person)
- Timothy NANGLE — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2025-04-08** Committee on AGRICULTURE, CONSERVATION AND FORESTRY suggested and ordered printed
- **2025-04-08** On motion by Senator TALBOT ROSS of Cumberland Tabled until Later in Today's Session, pending REFERENCE
- **2025-04-17** Taken from the table by the President
- **2025-04-17** On motion by Senator TALBOT ROSS of Cumberland The Bill was REFERRED to the Committee on AGRICULTURE, CONSERVATION AND FORESTRY `referral-committee`
- **2025-04-17** Sent down for concurrence
- **2025-04-22** The Bill was REFERRED to the Committee on AGRICULTURE, CONSERVATION AND FORESTRY. `referral-committee`
- **2025-04-22** In concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.
- **2025-05-29** Report READ and ACCEPTED.
- **2025-05-29** READ ONCE. `reading-1`
- **2025-05-29** Committee Amendment "A" (S-176) READ and ADOPTED. `committee-passage-favorable, passage`
- **2025-05-29** Under suspension of the Rules, READ A SECOND TIME and PASSED TO BE ENGROSSED AS AMENDED BY Committee Amendment "A" (S-176). `reading-2, reading-3`
- **2025-05-29** Ordered sent down forthwith for concurrence.
- **2025-06-02** CONSENT CALENDAR - FIRST DAY
- **2025-06-02** Under suspension of the rules CONSENT CALENDAR - SECOND DAY.
- **2025-06-02** The Bill was PASSED TO BE ENGROSSED as Amended by Committee Amendment "A" (S-176). `reading-3`
- **2025-06-02** In concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.
- **2025-06-02** PASSED TO BE ENACTED. `passage`
- **2025-06-02** Sent for concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.
- **2025-06-02** PASSED TO BE ENACTED, in concurrence. `passage`
- **2025-06-09** Signed by Governor `executive-signature`
- **2025-05-13T04:00:00+00:00** Work Session Held
- **2025-05-13T04:00:00+00:00** Voted - OTP-AM
- **2025-05-28T04:00:00+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/0d46fe5a-ae7c-45da-929d-aa8dcef0f874`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Maine legislature records).