---
type: "Bill"
title: "An Act To Include Harness Racing With Other Sports For Purposes Of Sports Wagering"
description: "An Act To Include Harness Racing With Other Sports For Purposes Of Sports Wagering"
jurisdiction: "us/states/me"
legislature: "Maine Legislature"
session: "132"
identifier: "LD 1188"
citation: "Maine LD 1188 (132)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["GAMBLING", "HARNESS RACING", "SPORTS WAGERING"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Mark COOPER"]
version_count: 3
action_count: 26
vote_count: 0
first_action: "2025-03-20"
last_action: "2025-06-12"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/262d39cb-7980-4899-bdd0-203e73044855"
source_url: "https://legislature.maine.gov/LawMakerWeb/dockets.asp?ID=280097696"
source_hash: "81e274ef7c5a36501b314131191ebb6cdfd071daa011aed77596eee2bac6e042"
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 1188 (132) — An Act To Include Harness Racing With Other Sports For Purposes Of Sports Wagering

## Version chain

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

1. **Amendment C-A (H-413)** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.mainelegislature.org/legis/bills/getPDF.asp?paper=HP0793&item=2&snum=132)
2. **Chapter 281** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.mainelegislature.org/legis/bills/getPDF.asp?paper=HP0793&item=3&snum=132)
3. **LD 1188 HP 793** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.mainelegislature.org/legis/bills/getPDF.asp?paper=HP0793&item=1&snum=132)

## Sponsors

- Mark COOPER — primary (person)
- Chad PERKINS — cosponsor (person)
- Dean CRAY — cosponsor (person)
- Randall HALL — cosponsor (person)
- Russell BLACK — cosponsor (person)
- Sharon FROST — cosponsor (person)
- Timothy GUERRETTE — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2025-03-20** Committee on Veterans and Legal Affairs suggested and ordered printed.
- **2025-03-20** The Bill was REFERRED to the Committee on VETERANS AND LEGAL AFFAIRS. `referral-committee`
- **2025-03-20** Sent for concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.
- **2025-03-20** The Bill was REFERRED to the Committee on VETERANS AND LEGAL AFFAIRS 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.
- **2025-06-04** Reports READ.
- **2025-06-04** On motion of Representative SUPICA of Bangor, the Majority Ought to Pass as Amended Report was ACCEPTED.
- **2025-06-04** The Bill was READ ONCE. `reading-1`
- **2025-06-04** Committee Amendment "A" (H-413) was READ and ADOPTED. `committee-passage-favorable, passage`
- **2025-06-04** Under suspension of the rules, the Bill was given its SECOND READING without REFERENCE to the Committee on Bills in the Second Reading.
- **2025-06-04** The Bill was PASSED TO BE ENGROSSED as Amended by Committee Amendment "A" (H-413). `reading-3`
- **2025-06-04** Sent for concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.
- **2025-06-05** Reports Read
- **2025-06-05** On motion by Senator HICKMAN of Kennebec the Majority Ought to Pass as Amended Report ACCEPTED.
- **2025-06-05** Bill READ ONCE. `reading-1`
- **2025-06-05** Committee Amendment "A" (H-413) READ and ADOPTED. `committee-passage-favorable, passage`
- **2025-06-05** Under suspension of the Rules, READ A SECOND TIME and PASSED TO BE ENGROSSED AS AMENDED by Committee Amendment "A" (H-413) in concurrence. `reading-2, reading-3`
- **2025-06-09** This being an emergency measure, a two-thirds vote of all the members elected to the House was necessary.
- **2025-06-09** PASSED TO BE ENACTED. `passage`
- **2025-06-09** Sent for concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.
- **2025-06-09** PASSED TO BE ENACTED - Emergency - 2/3 Elected Required, in concurrence. `passage`
- **2025-06-12** Signed by Governor `executive-signature`
- **2025-04-07T04:00:00+00:00** Work Session Held - TABLED
- **2025-04-16T04:00:00+00:00** Work Session Held
- **2025-04-16T04:00:00+00:00** Voted - Divided Report
- **2025-06-02T04:00:00+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/262d39cb-7980-4899-bdd0-203e73044855`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Maine legislature records).