---
type: "Bill"
title: "An Act To Clarify Term Limitations For Legislators, Constitutional Officers And The State Auditor"
description: "An Act To Clarify Term Limitations For Legislators, Constitutional Officers And The State Auditor"
jurisdiction: "us/states/me"
legislature: "Maine Legislature"
session: "131"
identifier: "LD 1136"
citation: "Maine LD 1136 (131)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["CLARIFIED", "LEGISLATURE", "TERM LIMITS"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Maureen TERRY"]
version_count: 4
action_count: 24
vote_count: 0
first_action: "2023-03-16"
last_action: "2023-06-23"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/d0320615-517d-478d-ad37-632c8308a02a"
source_url: "https://legislature.maine.gov/LawMakerWeb/dockets.asp?ID=280087328"
source_hash: "356068e7fdb2c6d212361a5f7b349d00297ece34b6fba5478f749ba75e759598"
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 1136 (131) — An Act To Clarify Term Limitations For Legislators, Constitutional Officers And The State Auditor

## Version chain

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

1. **Adopted Amendments** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.mainelegislature.org/legis/bills/getPDF.asp?paper=HP0722&item=2&snum=131)
2. **Documents and Disposition** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.mainelegislature.org/legis/bills/getPDF.asp?paper=HP0722&item=1&snum=131)
3. **Final Disposition** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.mainelegislature.org/legis/bills/getPDF.asp?paper=HP0722&item=4&snum=131)
4. **Status In Committee** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.mainelegislature.org/legis/bills/getPDF.asp?paper=HP0722&item=3&snum=131)

## Sponsors

- Maureen TERRY — primary (person)
- Eloise VITELLI — cosponsor (person)
- Matthea DAUGHTRY — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2023-03-16** Committee on State and Local Government suggested and ordered printed.
- **2023-03-16** The Bill was REFERRED to the Committee on STATE AND LOCAL GOVERNMENT. `referral-committee`
- **2023-03-16** Sent for concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.
- **2023-03-21** The Bill was REFERRED to the Committee on STATE AND LOCAL GOVERNMENT in concurrence `referral-committee`
- **2023-03-30** Carried over, in the same posture, to any special or regular session of the 131st Legislature, pursuant to Joint Order SP 594.
- **2023-06-14** Reports READ.
- **2023-06-14** On motion of Representative STOVER of Boothbay, the Majority Ought to Pass as Amended Report was ACCEPTED.
- **2023-06-14** The Bill was READ ONCE. `reading-1`
- **2023-06-14** Committee Amendment "A" (H-491) was READ and ADOPTED. `committee-passage-favorable, passage`
- **2023-06-14** Under suspension of the rules, the Bill was given its SECOND READING without REFERENCE to the Committee on Bills in the Second Reading.
- **2023-06-14** The Bill was PASSED TO BE ENGROSSED as Amended by Committee Amendment "A" (H-491). `reading-3`
- **2023-06-14** Sent for concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.
- **2023-06-14** Reports READ
- **2023-06-14** On motion by Senator NANGLE of Cumberland The Majority Ought to Pass As Amended by Committee Amendment "A" (H-491) Report ACCEPTED
- **2023-06-14** READ ONCE `reading-1`
- **2023-06-14** Committee Amendment "A" (H-491) READ and ADOPTED `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2023-06-14** Under suspension of the Rules, READ A SECOND TIME and PASSED TO BE ENGROSSED AS AMENDED by Committee Amendment "A" (H-491) in concurrence `reading-2, reading-3`
- **2023-06-16** PASSED TO BE ENACTED. `passage`
- **2023-06-16** Sent for concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.
- **2023-06-20** PASSED TO BE ENACTED, in concurrence. `passage`
- **2023-06-23** Signed by Governor `executive-signature`
- **2023-05-04T04:00:00+00:00** Work Session Held
- **2023-05-04T04:00:00+00:00** Voted - Divided Report
- **2023-06-13T04:00:00+00:00** Reported Out - OTP-AM/OTP-AM

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/d0320615-517d-478d-ad37-632c8308a02a`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Maine legislature records).