---
type: "Bill"
title: "Resolve, Regarding Legislative Review Of Chapter 348: Exemption For On-Farm Raising, Slaughter, And Processing Of Less Than 1,000 Ready-To-Cook Whole Poultry, A Late-Filed Major Substantive Rule Of The Department Of Agriculture, Conservation And Forestry"
description: "Resolve, Regarding Legislative Review Of Chapter 348: Exemption For On-Farm Raising, Slaughter, And Processing Of Less Than 1,000 Ready-To-Cook Whole Poultry, A Late-Filed Major Substantive Rule Of The Department Of Agriculture, Conservation And Forestry"
jurisdiction: "us/states/me"
legislature: "Maine Legislature"
session: "132"
identifier: "LD 2238"
citation: "Maine LD 2238 (132)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["AGRICULTURE", "CONSERVATION AND FORE", "POULTRY FARMING AND SLAUGHTER", "RULES"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["William PLUECKER"]
version_count: 2
action_count: 22
vote_count: 0
first_action: "2026-03-17"
last_action: "2026-04-13"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/a99e678c-6c83-429c-ba4a-1b6564ea7083"
source_url: "https://legislature.maine.gov/LawMakerWeb/dockets.asp?ID=280102008"
source_hash: "3e6153524ec114bb3234e514d344cd7fe151c854bae209274d8bbb96a9166f50"
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 2238 (132) — Resolve, Regarding Legislative Review Of Chapter 348: Exemption For On-Farm Raising, Slaughter, And Processing Of Less Than 1,000 Ready-To-Cook Whole Poultry, A Late-Filed Major Substantive Rule Of The Department Of Agriculture, Conservation And Forestry

## Version chain

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

1. **Chapter 159** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.mainelegislature.org/legis/bills/getPDF.asp?paper=HP1513&item=3&snum=132)
2. **LD 2238 HP 1513** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.mainelegislature.org/legis/bills/getPDF.asp?paper=HP1513&item=1&snum=132)

## Sponsors

- William PLUECKER — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2026-03-17** Representative PLUECKER for the Department of Agriculture, Conservation and Forestry pursuant to the Maine Revised Statutes, Title 5, section 8072 and approved for introduction by a majority of the Legislative Council, reports that the Resolve be REFERRED to the Committee on AGRICULTURE, CONSERVATION AND FORESTRY and ordered printed pursuant to Joint Rule 218. `referral-committee`
- **2026-03-17** Report was READ and ACCEPTED.
- **2026-03-17** The Resolve was REFERRED to the Committee on AGRICULTURE, CONSERVATION AND FORESTRY and ordered printed pursuant to Joint Rule 218. `referral-committee`
- **2026-03-17** Sent for concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.
- **2026-03-17** Report READ and ACCEPTED, in concurrence.
- **2026-03-17** On motion by Senator Talbot Ross of Cumberland REFERRED to the Committee on AGRICULTURE, CONSERVATION AND FORESTRY and ordered printed pursuant to Joint Rule 218, in concurrence. `referral-committee`
- **2026-03-30** CONSENT CALENDAR - FIRST DAY
- **2026-03-30** Under suspension of the rules CONSENT CALENDAR - SECOND DAY.
- **2026-03-30** The Resolve was PASSED TO BE ENGROSSED. `reading-3`
- **2026-03-30** Sent for concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.
- **2026-04-02** Report READ and ACCEPTED, in concurrence.
- **2026-04-02** READ ONCE `reading-1`
- **2026-04-02** Under suspension of the Rules, READ A SECOND TIME and PASSED TO BE ENGROSSED, in concurrence. `reading-2, reading-3`
- **2026-04-02** Ordered sent down forthwith.
- **2026-04-02** This being an emergency measure, a two-thirds vote of all the members elected to the House was necessary.
- **2026-04-02** FINALLY PASSED. `passage`
- **2026-04-02** Sent for concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.
- **2026-04-06** FINALLY PASSED - Emergency - 2/3 Elected Required, in concurrence. `passage`
- **2026-04-13** Signed by Governor `executive-signature`
- **2026-03-19T04:00:00+00:00** Work Session Held
- **2026-03-19T04:00:00+00:00** Voted - OTP
- **2026-03-26T04:00:00+00:00** Reported Out - OTP

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/a99e678c-6c83-429c-ba4a-1b6564ea7083`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Maine legislature records).