---
type: "Bill"
title: "An Act To Authorize Issuance Of Securities To Modernize And Consolidate Certain Court Facilities"
description: "An Act To Authorize Issuance Of Securities To Modernize And Consolidate Certain Court Facilities"
jurisdiction: "us/states/me"
legislature: "Maine Legislature"
session: "132"
identifier: "LD 1997"
citation: "Maine LD 1997 (132)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["COURTS", "FACILITIES", "MODERNIZATION AND CONSOLIDATION"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["David HAGGAN"]
version_count: 3
action_count: 21
vote_count: 0
first_action: "2025-12-03"
last_action: "2026-04-15"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/66809373-b0e7-4825-886c-de63de6c66c1"
source_url: "https://legislature.maine.gov/LawMakerWeb/dockets.asp?ID=280100775"
source_hash: "7e4b0a7b8079a1d925901c0891ba4070f11c66c3f331cd2220597c061cb41914"
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 1997 (132) — An Act To Authorize Issuance Of Securities To Modernize And Consolidate Certain Court Facilities

## Version chain

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

1. **Amendment C-A (S-497)** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.mainelegislature.org/legis/bills/getPDF.asp?paper=SP0810&item=2&snum=132)
2. **Chapter 716** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.mainelegislature.org/legis/bills/getPDF.asp?paper=SP0810&item=3&snum=132)
3. **LD 1997 SP 810** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.mainelegislature.org/legis/bills/getPDF.asp?paper=SP0810&item=1&snum=132)

## Sponsors

- David HAGGAN — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2025-12-03** Received by the Secretary of the Senate on December 3, 2025 and REFERRED to the Committee on JUDICIARY pursuant to Joint Rule 308.2 `receipt, referral-committee`
- **2026-02-10** Report READ and ACCEPTED
- **2026-02-10** Bill READ ONCE `reading-1`
- **2026-02-10** Committee Amendment "A" (S-497) READ and ADOPTED `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2026-02-10** ASSIGNED FOR SECOND READING NEXT LEGISLATIVE DAY.
- **2026-02-12** COMMITTEE ON BILLS IN THE SECOND READING REPORTS NO FURTHER VERBAL AMENDMENTS NECESSARY. REPORT ACCEPTED.
- **2026-02-12** READ A SECOND TIME and PASSED TO BE ENGROSSED AS AMENDED BY Committee Amendment "A" (S-497) `reading-2, reading-3`
- **2026-02-12** Ordered sent down forthwith for concurrence.
- **2026-02-24** CONSENT CALENDAR - FIRST DAY
- **2026-02-24** Under suspension of the rules CONSENT CALENDAR - SECOND DAY.
- **2026-02-24** The Bill was PASSED TO BE ENGROSSED as Amended by Committee Amendment "A" (S-497). `reading-3`
- **2026-02-24** In concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.
- **2026-02-26** PASSED TO BE ENACTED. `passage`
- **2026-02-26** Sent for concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.
- **2026-03-03** On motion by Senator ROTUNDO of Androscoggin PLACED ON THE SPECIAL APPROPRIATIONS TABLE pending ENACTMENT in concurrence.
- **2026-04-13** On motion by Senator ROTUNDO of Androscoggin taken from the Special Appropriations Table.
- **2026-04-13** Subsequently, PASSED TO BE ENACTED in concurrence. `passage`
- **2026-04-15** Signed by Governor `executive-signature`
- **2026-01-21T05:00:00+00:00** Work Session Held
- **2026-01-21T05:00:00+00:00** Voted - OTP-AM
- **2026-02-05T05:00:00+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/66809373-b0e7-4825-886c-de63de6c66c1`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Maine legislature records).