republic-os/legislation/us/states/me/128/ld-243.md

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Bill	An Act To Change The Oversight Agency For Recreational Marijuana From The Department Of Agriculture, Conservation And Forestry To The Department Of Administrative And Financial Services, Bureau Of Alcoholic Beverages And Lottery Operations And To Allocate Funds For Implementation	An Act To Change The Oversight Agency For Recreational Marijuana From The Department Of Agriculture, Conservation And Forestry To The Department Of Administrative And Financial Services, Bureau Of Alcoholic Beverages And Lottery Operations And To Allocate Funds For Implementation	us/states/me	Maine Legislature	128	LD 243	Maine LD 243 (128)	bill	MARIJUANA PERSONAL OVERSIGHT OF REGULATIONS	enacted	GIDEON	1	34	0	2017-01-26	2017-06-29	openstates	ocd-bill/dec8250a-a7e2-47fa-afb9-0114f7445708	http://legislature.maine.gov/LawMakerWeb/dockets.asp?ID=280062828	8f52e19757d76d6bb2dc36b1c3c4616a2a48d9d780640f9b5a2afabf61f3a376	2026-07-01	https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump	2026-07-06	reported	legislation bill us-me

Maine LD 243 (128) — An Act To Change The Oversight Agency For Recreational Marijuana From The Department Of Agriculture, Conservation And Forestry To The Department Of Administrative And Financial Services, Bureau Of Alcoholic Beverages And Lottery Operations And To Allocate Funds For Implementation

Version chain

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

1. Initial Version (committee substitute) — source

Sponsors

• GIDEON — primary (person)
• CUSHING — cosponsor (person)
• FREDETTE — cosponsor (person)
• GOLDEN — cosponsor (person)
• HERBIG — cosponsor (person)
• JACKSON — cosponsor (person)
• LIBBY — cosponsor (person)
• MASON — cosponsor (person)
• THIBODEAU — cosponsor (person)

Timeline

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

• 2017-01-26 Joint Select Committee on Marijuana Legalization Implementation suggested and ordered printed.
• 2017-01-26 The Bill was REFERRED to the Joint Select Committee on MARIJUANA LEGALIZATION IMPLEMENTATION.
• 2017-01-26 Sent for concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.
• 2017-01-26 The Bill was REFERRED to the Committee on MARIJUANA LEGALIZATION IMPLEMENTATION in concurrence referral-committee
• 2017-05-24 Reports READ.
• 2017-05-24 On motion of Representative PIERCE of Falmouth, the Majority Ought to Pass as Amended Report was ACCEPTED.
• 2017-05-24 The Bill was READ ONCE. reading-1
• 2017-05-24 Committee Amendment "A" (H-221) was READ and ADOPTED. passage
• 2017-05-24 Under suspension of the rules, the Bill was given its SECOND READING without REFERENCE to the Committee on Bills in the Second Reading.
• 2017-05-24 The Bill was PASSED TO BE ENGROSSED as Amended by Committee Amendment "A" (H-221).
• 2017-05-24 Sent for concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.
• 2017-05-25 Reports Read
• 2017-05-25 On motion by Senator KATZ of Kennebec the Majority Ought to Pass as Amended Report ACCEPTED. in concurrence
• 2017-05-25 READ ONCE reading-1
• 2017-05-25 Committee Amendment "A" (H-221) READ and ADOPTED
• 2017-05-25 Under suspension of the Rules, READ A SECOND TIME AND PASSED TO BE ENGROSSED AS AMENDED BY Committee Amendment "A" (H-221) in concurrence reading-2
• 2017-05-30 This being an emergency measure, a two-thirds vote of all the members elected to the House was necessary.
• 2017-05-30 PASSED TO BE ENACTED. passage
• 2017-05-30 Sent for concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.
• 2017-05-31 On motion by Senator KATZ of Kennebec PLACED ON THE SPECIAL APPROPRIATIONS TABLE pending ENACTMENT - Emergency -2/3 Elected Required
• 2017-06-28 On Motion by Senator HAMPER of Oxford taken from the SPECIAL APPROPRIATIONS TABLE.
• 2017-06-28 On motion by Same Senator Under suspension of the Rules The Senate RECONSIDERED PASSAGE TO BE ENGROSSED
• 2017-06-28 Under further suspension of the Rules On further motion by Same Senator The Senate RECONSIDERED whereby The Senate ADOPTED Committee Amendment "A" (H-221)
• 2017-06-28 On further motion by Same Senator Senate Amendment "A" (S-312) to Committee Amendment "A" (H-221) READ and ADOPTED
• 2017-06-28 Committee Amendment "A" (H-221) as Amended by Senate Amendment "A" (S-312) thereto ADOPTED
• 2017-06-28 PASSED TO BE ENGROSSED AS AMENDED BY Committee Amendment "A" (H-221) AS AMENDED BY Senate Amendment "A" (S-312) thereto In NON-CONCURRENCE
• 2017-06-28 Ordered sent down forthwith for concurrence
• 2017-06-28 The House RECEDED and CONCURRED to PASSAGE TO BE ENGROSSED as Amended by Committee Amendment "A" (H-221) as Amended by Senate Amendment "A" (S-312) thereto.
• 2017-06-28 ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.
• 2017-06-28 This being an emergency measure, a two-thirds vote of all the members elected to the House was necessary.
• 2017-06-28 PASSED TO BE ENACTED. passage
• 2017-06-28 Sent for concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.
• 2017-06-28 PASSED TO BE ENACTED - Emergency - 2/3 Elected Required, in concurrence. passage
• 2017-06-29 Signed by Governor executive-signature

Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot 2026-07-01; origin ocd-bill/dec8250a-a7e2-47fa-afb9-0114f7445708. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Maine legislature records).