republic-os/legislation/us/states/me/129/ld-1728.md

type, title, description, jurisdiction, legislature, session, identifier, citation, classification, subjects, status, primary_sponsors, version_count, action_count, vote_count, first_action, last_action, source, source_identifier, source_url, source_hash, vintage, source_snapshot, retrieved_at, confidence, tags

type	title	description	jurisdiction	legislature	session	identifier	citation	classification	subjects	status	primary_sponsors	version_count	action_count	vote_count	first_action	last_action	source	source_identifier	source_url	source_hash	vintage	source_snapshot	retrieved_at	confidence	tags
Bill	An Act To Align The Harness Racing Laws With Current Policies	An Act To Align The Harness Racing Laws With Current Policies	us/states/me	Maine Legislature	129	LD 1728	Maine LD 1728 (129)	bill	HARNESS RACING CRIMES PROHIBITED SUBSTANCES	enacted	Donald MAREAN	2	17	0	2019-05-14	2019-06-13	openstates	ocd-bill/cb83ce4c-2cb6-4b0f-9a6f-d729c69e7290	http://legislature.maine.gov/LawMakerWeb/dockets.asp?ID=280073921	2db892730305d271101e546ae6b30999d8382945536efcac37712445cb09cec3	2026-07-01	https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump	2026-07-06	reported	legislation bill us-me

Maine LD 1728 (129) — An Act To Align The Harness Racing Laws With Current Policies

Version chain

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

1. Documents and Disposition (committee substitute) — source
2. Final Disposition (committee substitute) — source

Sponsors

• Donald MAREAN — primary (person)
• Craig HICKMAN — cosponsor (person)
• James DILL — cosponsor (person)

Timeline

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

• 2019-05-14 Committee on Agriculture, Conservation and Forestry suggested and ordered printed.
• 2019-05-14 The Bill was REFERRED to the Committee on AGRICULTURE, CONSERVATION AND FORESTRY. referral-committee
• 2019-05-14 Sent for concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.
• 2019-05-14 The Bill was REFERRED to the Committee on AGRICULTURE, CONSERVATION AND FORESTRY in concurrence referral-committee
• 2019-06-03 CONSENT CALENDAR - FIRST DAY
• 2019-06-03 Under suspension of the rules CONSENT CALENDAR - SECOND DAY.
• 2019-06-03 The Bill was PASSED TO BE ENGROSSED.
• 2019-06-03 Sent for concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.
• 2019-06-04 Report READ and ACCEPTED, in concurrence.
• 2019-06-04 READ ONCE reading-1
• 2019-06-04 Under suspension of the Rules, READ A SECOND TIME and PASSED TO BE ENGROSSED, in concurrence. reading-2
• 2019-06-04 Ordered sent down forthwith.
• 2019-06-05 This being an emergency measure, a two-thirds vote of all the members elected to the House was necessary.
• 2019-06-05 PASSED TO BE ENACTED. passage
• 2019-06-05 Sent for concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.
• 2019-06-06 PASSED TO BE ENACTED - Emergency - 2/3 Elected Required, in concurrence. passage
• 2019-06-13 Signed by Governor executive-signature

Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot 2026-07-01; origin ocd-bill/cb83ce4c-2cb6-4b0f-9a6f-d729c69e7290. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Maine legislature records).