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---
type: "Bill"
title: "An Act To Clarify The Maine Food Sovereignty Act"
description: "An Act To Clarify The Maine Food Sovereignty Act"
jurisdiction: "us/states/me"
legislature: "Maine Legislature"
session: "130"
identifier: "LD 574"
citation: "Maine LD 574 (130)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["FARMS", "MAINE FOOD SOVEREIGNTY ACT", "PROMOTION"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["William PLUECKER"]
version_count: 5
action_count: 43
vote_count: 2
first_action: "2021-02-22"
last_action: "2022-04-18"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/fd2a32e3-342b-457e-b07f-52e9dc6896e5"
source_url: "https://legislature.maine.gov/LawMakerWeb/dockets.asp?ID=280078963"
source_hash: "77d4615735bf8f528915cc929c9554c1c973887f733f393c1732544ba5203489"
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 574 (130) — An Act To Clarify The Maine Food Sovereignty Act
## Version chain
The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.
1. **Adopted Amendments** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.mainelegislature.org/legis/bills/getPDF.asp?paper=HP0419&item=2&snum=130)
2. **Chaptered Law** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.mainelegislature.org/legis/bills/getPDF.asp?paper=HP0419&item=10&snum=130)
3. **Divided Reports** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.mainelegislature.org/legis/bills/getPDF.asp?paper=HP0419&item=7&snum=130)
4. **Documents and Disposition** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.mainelegislature.org/legis/bills/getPDF.asp?paper=HP0419&item=1&snum=130)
5. **Final Disposition** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.mainelegislature.org/legis/bills/getPDF.asp?paper=HP0419&item=9&snum=130)
## Votes
- ACCEPT MAJ ONTP RPT — **1817** (pass) · upper
- ACC MIN OTP AS AMENDED REP — **9252** (pass) · lower
## Sponsors
- William PLUECKER — primary (person)
- Billy Bob FAULKINGHAM — cosponsor (person)
- Chloe MAXMIN — cosponsor (person)
- David McCREA — cosponsor (person)
- Laurie OSHER — cosponsor (person)
## Timeline
The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
- **2021-02-22** Received by the Clerk of the House on February 22, 2021. `receipt`
- **2021-02-22** The Bill was REFERRED to the Committee on AGRICULTURE, CONSERVATION AND FORESTRY pursuant to Joint Rule 308.2 and ordered printed pursuant to Joint Rule 401. `referral-committee`
- **2021-03-30** Carried over, in the same posture, to a subsequent special or regular session of the 130th Legislature, pursuant to Joint Order SP 435.
- **2021-06-07** Reports READ.
- **2021-06-07** On motion of Representative O'NEIL of Saco, the Minority Ought to Pass as Amended Report was ACCEPTED.
- **2021-06-07** ROLL CALL NO. 144
- **2021-06-07** (Yeas 92 - Nays 52 - Absent 7 - Excused 0)
- **2021-06-07** The Bill was READ ONCE. `reading-1`
- **2021-06-07** Committee Amendment "A" (H-402) was READ and ADOPTED. `committee-passage-favorable, passage`
- **2021-06-07** Under suspension of the rules, the Bill was given its SECOND READING without REFERENCE to the Committee on Bills in the Second Reading.
- **2021-06-07** The Bill was PASSED TO BE ENGROSSED as Amended by Committee Amendment "A" (H-402). `reading-3`
- **2021-06-07** Sent for concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.
- **2021-06-08** Reports Read
- **2021-06-08** On motion by Senator DILL of Penobscot the Majority Ought Not to Pass Report ACCEPTED. In NON-CONCURRENCE
- **2021-06-08** Roll Call Ordered Roll Call Number 236 Yeas 18 - Nays 17 - Excused 0 - Absent 0
- **2021-06-08** Sent down for concurrence
- **2021-06-08** HELD at the Request of Senator DAUGHTRY of Cumberland.
- **2021-06-09** RELEASED.
- **2021-06-10** The House INSISTED on ACCEPTANCE of the the Minority Ought to Pass as Amended Report and PASSAGE TO BE ENGROSSED as Amended by Committee Amendment "A" (H-402). `reading-3`
- **2021-06-10** ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.
- **2021-06-14** On motion by Senator VITELLI of Sagadahoc Tabled until Later in Today's Session, pending FURTHER CONSIDERATION
- **2021-07-19** CARRIED OVER, IN THE SAME POSTURE, TO ANY SPECIAL OR REGULAR SESSION OF THE 130th LEGISLATURE, PURSUANT TO JOINT ORDER HP 1302
- **2022-04-12** Taken from the table by the President
- **2022-04-12** On motion by Senator HICKMAN of Kennebec the Senate RECEDED from Acceptance of the Majority Ought Not To Pass Report
- **2022-04-12** On motion by Same Senator The Minority Ought to Pass As Amended Report ACCEPTED
- **2022-04-12** READ ONCE `reading-1`
- **2022-04-12** Committee Amendment "A" (H-402) READ
- **2022-04-12** On further motion by Same Senator Senate Amendment "C" (S-543) to Committee Amendment "A" (H-402) READ and ADOPTED `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2022-04-12** Committee Amendment "A" (H-402) as Amended by Senate Amendment "C" (S-543) thereto ADOPTED `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2022-04-12** Under suspension of the Rules, READ A SECOND TIME and PASSED TO BE ENGROSSED AS AMENDED by Committee Amendment "A" (H-402) as Amended by Senate Amendment "C" (S-543) thereto In NON-CONCURRENCE `reading-2, reading-3`
- **2022-04-12** Sent down for concurrence
- **2022-04-13** The House RECEDED and CONCURRED to PASSAGE TO BE ENGROSSED as Amended by Committee Amendment "A" (H-402) as Amended by Senate Amendment "C" (S-543) thereto. `reading-3`
- **2022-04-13** ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.
- **2022-04-13** PASSED TO BE ENACTED. `passage`
- **2022-04-13** Sent for concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.
- **2022-04-14** PASSED TO BE ENACTED, in concurrence. `passage`
- **2022-04-18** Signed by Governor `executive-signature`
- **2021-04-22T04:00:00+00:00** Work Session Held - TABLED
- **2021-05-04T04:00:00+00:00** Work Session Held - TABLED
- **2021-05-06T04:00:00+00:00** Work Session Held - TABLED
- **2021-05-13T04:00:00+00:00** Work Session Held
- **2021-05-13T04:00:00+00:00** Voted - Divided Report
- **2021-06-03T04:00:00+00:00** Reported Out - ONTP/OTP-AM
## Source
OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/fd2a32e3-342b-457e-b07f-52e9dc6896e5`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Maine legislature records).