--- type: "Bill" title: "An Act To Support Rural Resilience And Emergency Response Through The Maine Service Fellows Program" description: "An Act To Support Rural Resilience And Emergency Response Through The Maine Service Fellows Program" jurisdiction: "us/states/me" legislature: "Maine Legislature" session: "132" identifier: "LD 876" citation: "Maine LD 876 (132)" classification: ["bill"] subjects: ["MAINE SERVICE FELLOWS", "SECRETARY OF STATE DEPT", "STATE AGENCIES"] status: "enacted" primary_sponsors: ["Morgan RIELLY"] version_count: 4 action_count: 43 vote_count: 0 first_action: "2025-03-04" last_action: "2026-04-16" source: "openstates" source_identifier: "ocd-bill/972c8943-5aa3-4e14-808a-582f4768a7fe" source_url: "https://legislature.maine.gov/LawMakerWeb/dockets.asp?ID=280097127" source_hash: "cd75a8ee8322194bfeb9c39c21e62366deb0b0b107a19ce5290994005404aabc" 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 876 (132) — An Act To Support Rural Resilience And Emergency Response Through The Maine Service Fellows Program ## Version chain The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment. 1. **Amendment C-A (H-338)** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.mainelegislature.org/legis/bills/getPDF.asp?paper=HP0562&item=2&snum=132) 2. **Amendment S-A to C-A (S-676)** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.mainelegislature.org/legis/bills/getPDF.asp?paper=HP0562&item=4&snum=132) 3. **Chapter 754** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.mainelegislature.org/legis/bills/getPDF.asp?paper=HP0562&item=5&snum=132) 4. **LD 876 HP 562** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.mainelegislature.org/legis/bills/getPDF.asp?paper=HP0562&item=1&snum=132) ## Sponsors - Morgan RIELLY — primary (person) - Aaron DANA — cosponsor (person) - Holly EATON — cosponsor (person) - Marc MALON — cosponsor (person) - Richard BENNETT — cosponsor (person) - William PLUECKER — cosponsor (person) ## Timeline The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote. - **2025-03-04** Committee on Criminal Justice and Public Safety suggested and ordered printed. - **2025-03-04** The Bill was REFERRED to the Committee on CRIMINAL JUSTICE AND PUBLIC SAFETY. `referral-committee` - **2025-03-04** Sent for concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH. - **2025-03-04** The Bill was REFERRED to the Committee on CRIMINAL JUSTICE AND PUBLIC SAFETY in concurrence `referral-committee` - **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. - **2025-04-03** Report of the Chair-Pursuant to Joint Rule 308.2 - **2025-04-03** Representative HASENFUS from the Committee on CRIMINAL JUSTICE AND PUBLIC SAFETY Reports a recommendation for a CHANGE OF COMMITEE. - **2025-04-03** Report was READ and ACCEPTED. - **2025-04-03** On motion of Representative HASENFUS, the Bill was REFERRED to the Committee on HOUSING AND ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT. `referral-committee` - **2025-04-03** Sent for concurrence. - **2025-04-08** Report READ and ACCEPTED, in concurrence. - **2025-04-08** On motion by Senator Beebe-Center of Knox for the Committee on Criminal Justice and Public Safety REFERRED to the Committee on Housing and Economic Development, in concurrence. `referral-committee` - **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" (H-338). `reading-3` - **2025-06-02** Sent for concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH. - **2025-06-02** Report READ and ACCEPTED, in concurrence. - **2025-06-02** READ ONCE. `reading-1` - **2025-06-02** Committee Amendment "A" (H-338) READ and ADOPTED, in concurrence. `committee-passage-favorable, passage` - **2025-06-02** Under suspension of the Rules, READ A SECOND TIME and PASSED TO BE ENGROSSED AS AMENDED BY Committee Amendment "A" (H-338), in concurrence. `reading-2, reading-3` - **2025-06-02** Ordered sent down forthwith. - **2025-06-03** PASSED TO BE ENACTED. `passage` - **2025-06-03** Sent for concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH. - **2025-06-03** On motion by Senator ROTUNDO of Androscoggin PLACED ON THE SPECIAL APPROPRIATIONS TABLE pending ENACTMENT in concurrence - **2025-06-25** CARRIED OVER, in the same posture, to any special or regular session of the 132nd Legislature, pursuant to Joint Order SP 800. - **2026-04-13** On motion by Senator ROTUNDO of Androscoggin taken from the Special Appropriations Table - **2026-04-13** On motion by Same Senator the Senate SUSPENDED THE RULES to RECONSIDER their actions whereby the Bill was PASSED TO BE ENGROSSED AS AMENDED by Committee Amendment "A" (H-338) in concurrence. `reading-3` - **2026-04-13** On further motion by Same Senator the Senate SUSPENDED THE RULES to RECONSIDER their actions whereby Committee Amendment "A" (H-338) was ADOPTED. `committee-passage-favorable` - **2026-04-13** On further motion by Same Senator Senate Amendment "A" (S-676) to Committee Amendment "A" (H-338) READ and ADOPTED. `committee-passage-favorable, passage` - **2026-04-13** Committee Amendment "A" (H-338) as Amended by Senate Amendment "A" (S-676) thereto ADOPTED. `committee-passage-favorable` - **2026-04-13** PASSED TO BE ENGROSSED AS AMENDED BY Committee Amendment "A" (H-338) as Amended by Senate Amendment "A" (S-676) thereto in NON-CONCURRENCE. `reading-3` - **2026-04-13** Sent down for concurrence. - **2026-04-13** The House RECEDED and CONCURRED to PASSAGE TO BE ENGROSSED as Amended by Committee Amendment "A" (H-338) as Amended by Senate Amendment "A" (S-676) thereto. `reading-3` - **2026-04-13** ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH. - **2026-04-13** PASSED TO BE ENACTED. `passage` - **2026-04-13** Sent for concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH. - **2026-04-13** PASSED TO BE ENACTED, in concurrence. `passage` - **2026-04-16** Signed by Governor `executive-signature` - **2025-04-01T04:00:00+00:00** Refer Approved by Chairs/Leads - REFER TO OTHER - **2025-04-01T04:00:00+00:00** Reported Out - REFER TO OTHER - **2025-05-12T04:00:00+00:00** Work Session Held - **2025-05-12T04:00:00+00:00** Voted - OTP-AM - **2025-05-29T04:00:00+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/972c8943-5aa3-4e14-808a-582f4768a7fe`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Maine legislature records).