republic-os/legislation/us/states/me/128/ld-1865.md

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Bill	An Act To Increase Transparency In The Direct Initiative Process	An Act To Increase Transparency In The Direct Initiative Process	us/states/me	Maine Legislature	128	LD 1865	Maine LD 1865 (128)	bill	ELECTIONS CITIZEN INITIATIVES PROCESS	enacted	LUCHINI	1	28	1	2018-03-15	2018-06-22	openstates	ocd-bill/1d6439e3-6f66-4f9e-adb9-f0fa26af4160	http://legislature.maine.gov/LawMakerWeb/dockets.asp?ID=280068194	0948466eb7a191894178c597d34a15e620ba5cfb185691660abc9d2c1f3e6e30	2026-07-01	https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump	2026-07-06	reported	legislation bill us-me

Maine LD 1865 (128) — An Act To Increase Transparency In The Direct Initiative Process

Version chain

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

1. Initial Version (committee substitute) — source

Votes

• ACC MAJ OTP AS AMENDED REP — 140–6 (pass) · lower

Sponsors

• LUCHINI — primary (person)
• FARRIN — cosponsor (person)

Timeline

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

• 2018-03-15 Committee on Veterans and Legal Affairs suggested and ordered printed.
• 2018-03-15 The Bill was REFERRED to the Committee on VETERANS AND LEGAL AFFAIRS. referral-committee
• 2018-03-15 Sent for concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.
• 2018-03-15 The Bill was REFERRED to the Committee on VETERANS AND LEGAL AFFAIRS in concurrence referral-committee
• 2018-04-04 Reports READ.
• 2018-04-04 On motion of Representative LUCHINI of Ellsworth, TABLED pending ACCEPTANCE of Either Report.
• 2018-04-04 Later today assigned.
• 2018-04-17 Speaker laid before the House
• 2018-04-17 On motion of Representative LUCHINI of Ellsworth, the Majority Ought to Pass as Amended Report was ACCEPTED.
• 2018-04-17 ROLL CALL NO. 607
• 2018-04-17 (Yeas 140 - Nays 6 - Absent 5 - Excused 0)
• 2018-04-17 The Bill was READ ONCE. reading-1
• 2018-04-17 Committee Amendment "A" (H-714) was READ and ADOPTED. passage
• 2018-04-17 Under suspension of the rules, the Bill was given its SECOND READING without REFERENCE to the Committee on Bills in the Second Reading.
• 2018-04-17 The Bill was PASSED TO BE ENGROSSED as Amended by Committee Amendment "A" (H-714).
• 2018-04-17 Sent for concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.
• 2018-04-18 Reports Read
• 2018-04-18 On motion by Senator MASON of Androscoggin the Majority Ought to Pass as Amended Report ACCEPTED. in concurrence
• 2018-04-18 READ ONCE reading-1
• 2018-04-18 Committee Amendment "A" (H-714) READ and ADOPTED in concurrence
• 2018-04-18 Under suspension of the Rules, READ A SECOND TIME and PASSED TO BE ENGROSSED AS AMENDED by Committee Amendment "A" (H-714) in concurrence reading-2
• 2018-04-18 PASSED TO BE ENACTED. passage
• 2018-04-18 Sent for concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.
• 2018-04-18 PASSED TO BE ENACTED. passage
• 2018-04-18 Sent for concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.
• 2018-05-02 CARRIED OVER to any Special Session of the 128th Legislature pursuant to Joint Order SP 748.
• 2018-06-19 PASSED TO BE ENACTED in concurrence passage
• 2018-06-22 Signed by Governor executive-signature

Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot 2026-07-01; origin ocd-bill/1d6439e3-6f66-4f9e-adb9-f0fa26af4160. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Maine legislature records).