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type: "Bill"
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title: "An Act To Remove The Bet Limit For Winner-Take-All Hands In Games Of Chance Tournament Games"
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description: "An Act To Remove The Bet Limit For Winner-Take-All Hands In Games Of Chance Tournament Games"
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jurisdiction: "us/states/me"
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legislature: "Maine Legislature"
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session: "129"
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identifier: "LD 253"
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citation: "Maine LD 253 (129)"
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classification: ["bill"]
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subjects: ["GAMBLING", "GAMES OF CHANCE", "VETERANS ORGANIZATIONS"]
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status: "enacted"
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primary_sponsors: ["Shenna BELLOWS"]
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version_count: 3
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action_count: 16
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vote_count: 0
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first_action: "2019-01-22"
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last_action: "2019-05-16"
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source: "openstates"
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source_identifier: "ocd-bill/e43c1813-f00a-4df1-b8ae-840566a6393f"
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source_url: "http://legislature.maine.gov/LawMakerWeb/dockets.asp?ID=280070965"
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source_hash: "f3cc69e72796849856bbf2cb6a85b3e5c14da54ba57a8eba85e00d9f83e76197"
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vintage: "2026-07-01"
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source_snapshot: "https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump"
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retrieved_at: "2026-07-06"
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confidence: "reported"
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tags: ["legislation", "bill", "us-me"]
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---
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# Maine LD 253 (129) — An Act To Remove The Bet Limit For Winner-Take-All Hands In Games Of Chance Tournament Games
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## Version chain
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The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.
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1. **Adopted Amendments** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.mainelegislature.org/legis/bills/getPDF.asp?paper=SP0065&item=2&snum=129)
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2. **Documents and Disposition** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.mainelegislature.org/legis/bills/getPDF.asp?paper=SP0065&item=1&snum=129)
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3. **Final Disposition** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.mainelegislature.org/legis/bills/getPDF.asp?paper=SP0065&item=3&snum=129)
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## Sponsors
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- Shenna BELLOWS — primary (person)
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- Bettyann SHEATS — cosponsor (person)
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- Bradlee FARRIN — cosponsor (person)
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- Craig HICKMAN — cosponsor (person)
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- John SCHNECK — cosponsor (person)
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- Louis LUCHINI — cosponsor (person)
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- Scott CYRWAY — cosponsor (person)
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## Timeline
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The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
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- **2019-01-22** Committee on VETERANS AND LEGAL AFFAIRS suggested and ordered printed REFERENCE to the Committee on VETERANS AND LEGAL AFFAIRS Ordered sent down forthwith for concurrence
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- **2019-01-22** The Bill was REFERRED to the Committee on VETERANS AND LEGAL AFFAIRS. `referral-committee`
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- **2019-01-22** In concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.
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- **2019-04-30** Report READ and ACCEPTED.
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- **2019-04-30** READ ONCE. `reading-1`
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- **2019-04-30** Committee Amendment "A" (S-64) READ and ADOPTED. `passage`
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- **2019-04-30** Under suspension of the Rules, READ A SECOND TIME and PASSED TO BE ENGROSSED AS AMENDED BY Committee Amendment "A" (S-64). `reading-2`
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- **2019-04-30** Ordered sent down forthwith for concurrence.
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- **2019-05-02** CONSENT CALENDAR - FIRST DAY
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- **2019-05-02** Under suspension of the rules CONSENT CALENDAR - SECOND DAY.
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- **2019-05-02** The Bill was PASSED TO BE ENGROSSED as Amended by Committee Amendment "A" (S-64).
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- **2019-05-02** In concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.
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- **2019-05-07** PASSED TO BE ENACTED. `passage`
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- **2019-05-07** Sent for concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.
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- **2019-05-08** PASSED TO BE ENACTED, in concurrence. `passage`
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- **2019-05-16** Signed by Governor `executive-signature`
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## Source
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OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/e43c1813-f00a-4df1-b8ae-840566a6393f`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Maine legislature records).
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