---
type: "Bill"
title: "An Act To Ensure Access To The Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program In Maine"
description: "An Act To Ensure Access To The Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program In Maine"
jurisdiction: "us/states/me"
legislature: "Maine Legislature"
session: "132"
identifier: "LD 2051"
citation: "Maine LD 2051 (132)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["ACCESS", "FOOD STAMPS", "SUPPLEMENT PROGRAM"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["William PLUECKER"]
version_count: 3
action_count: 24
vote_count: 2
first_action: "2025-12-09"
last_action: "2026-04-06"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/ec07156e-3521-445e-b891-e14ff10207d3"
source_url: "https://legislature.maine.gov/LawMakerWeb/dockets.asp?ID=280100939"
source_hash: "cc7edecaaf878b5c39cca3a05c62a9de9b58c5756d978168f70cf946ed82d651"
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 2051 (132) — An Act To Ensure Access To The Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program In Maine

## Version chain

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

1. **Amendment C-A (H-894)** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.mainelegislature.org/legis/bills/getPDF.asp?paper=HP1375&item=2&snum=132)
2. **Chapter 647** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.mainelegislature.org/legis/bills/getPDF.asp?paper=HP1375&item=3&snum=132)
3. **LD 2051 HP 1375** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.mainelegislature.org/legis/bills/getPDF.asp?paper=HP1375&item=1&snum=132)

## Votes

- ACC MAJ OTP AS AMENDED REP — **76–67** (pass) · lower
- ACCEPT MAJORITY OUGHT TO PASS AS AMENDED REPORT — **20–12** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- William PLUECKER — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2025-12-09** Received by the Clerk of the House on December 9, 2025. `receipt`
- **2025-12-09** The Bill was REFERRED to the Committee on HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES pursuant to Joint Rule 308.2 and ordered printed pursuant to Joint Rule 401. `referral-committee`
- **2026-03-26** Reports READ.
- **2026-03-26** On motion of Representative MEYER of Eliot, the Majority Ought to Pass as Amended Report was ACCEPTED.
- **2026-03-26** ROLL CALL NO. 693
- **2026-03-26** (Yeas 76 - Nays 67 - Absent 6 - Excused 1 - Vacant 1)
- **2026-03-26** The Bill was READ ONCE. `reading-1`
- **2026-03-26** Committee Amendment "A" (H-894) was READ and ADOPTED. `committee-passage-favorable, passage`
- **2026-03-26** Under suspension of the rules, the Bill was given its SECOND READING without REFERENCE to the Committee on Bills in the Second Reading.
- **2026-03-26** The Bill was PASSED TO BE ENGROSSED as Amended by Committee Amendment "A" (H-894). `reading-3`
- **2026-03-26** Sent for concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.
- **2026-03-30** Reports READ.
- **2026-03-30** On motion by Senator INGWERSEN of York the Majority Ought to Pass as Amended Report ACCEPTED.
- **2026-03-30** Roll Call Ordered Roll Call Number 822 Yeas 20 - Nays 12 - Excused 2 - Absent 1
- **2026-03-30** READ ONCE. `reading-1`
- **2026-03-30** Committee Amendment "A" (H-894) READ and ADOPTED. `committee-passage-favorable, passage`
- **2026-03-30** Under suspension of the Rules, READ A SECOND TIME and PASSED TO BE ENGROSSED AS AMENDED by Committee Amendment "A" (H-894) in concurrence. `reading-2, reading-3`
- **2026-03-31** PASSED TO BE ENACTED. `passage`
- **2026-03-31** Sent for concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.
- **2026-04-02** PASSED TO BE ENACTED, in concurrence. `passage`
- **2026-04-06** Signed by Governor `executive-signature`
- **2026-02-25T05:00:00+00:00** Work Session Held
- **2026-02-25T05:00:00+00:00** Voted - Divided Report
- **2026-03-25T04:00:00+00:00** Reported Out - OTP-AM/ONTP

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/ec07156e-3521-445e-b891-e14ff10207d3`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Maine legislature records).