republic-os/legislation/us/states/me/130/ld-715.md

---
type: "Bill"
title: "An Act To Make Certain Appropriations And Allocations And Changing Certain Provisions Of The Law Necessary To The Proper Operations Of State Government"
description: "An Act To Make Certain Appropriations And Allocations And Changing Certain Provisions Of The Law Necessary To The Proper Operations Of State Government"
jurisdiction: "us/states/me"
legislature: "Maine Legislature"
session: "130"
identifier: "LD 715"
citation: "Maine LD 715 (130)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["FY 21-22", "GENERAL FUND", "PART I"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Teresa PIERCE"]
version_count: 4
action_count: 42
vote_count: 7
first_action: "2021-03-03"
last_action: "2021-03-31"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/e2971c3a-e0d9-4a72-8cbd-7acd2bc7aedf"
source_url: "https://legislature.maine.gov/LawMakerWeb/dockets.asp?ID=280079185"
source_hash: "52343bdb687326db5a925aba18ef4b7c713566232f761851d32b87d162fd773a"
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 715 (130) — An Act To Make Certain Appropriations And Allocations And Changing Certain Provisions Of The Law Necessary To The Proper Operations Of State Government

## 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=HP0525&item=2&snum=130)
2. **Chaptered Law** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.mainelegislature.org/legis/bills/getPDF.asp?paper=HP0525&item=8&snum=130)
3. **Documents and Disposition** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.mainelegislature.org/legis/bills/getPDF.asp?paper=HP0525&item=1&snum=130)
4. **Final Disposition** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.mainelegislature.org/legis/bills/getPDF.asp?paper=HP0525&item=3&snum=130)

## Votes

- Enactment — **77–67** (pass) · lower
- ADOPT HAH-55 TO CAH-52 — **78–66** (pass) · lower
- ACC MAJ OTP AS AMENDED REP — **78–66** (pass) · lower
- COMMIT — **13–21** (fail) · upper
- ENACTMENT — **20–14** (pass) · upper
- COMMIT TO AFA — **64–78** (fail) · lower
- ACCEPT MAJ OTP-A RPT — **21–13** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- Teresa PIERCE — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2021-03-03** Received by the Clerk of the House on March 3, 2021. `receipt`
- **2021-03-03** The Bill was REFERRED to the Committee on APPROPRIATIONS AND FINANCIAL AFFAIRS pursuant to Joint Rule 308.2 and ordered printed pursuant to Joint Rule 401. `referral-committee`
- **2021-03-30** Reports READ.
- **2021-03-30** Representative PIERCE of Falmouth moved to ACCEPT the Majority Ought to Pass as Amended Report.
- **2021-03-30** Motion of Representative MILLETT of Waterford to COMMIT the Bill and accompanying papers to the Committee on APPROPRIATIONS AND FINANCIAL AFFAIRS FAILED.
- **2021-03-30** ROLL CALL NO. 21
- **2021-03-30** (Yeas 64 - Nays 78 - Absent 9 - Excused 0)
- **2021-03-30** Subsequently, the Majority Ought to Pass as Amended Report was ACCEPTED.
- **2021-03-30** ROLL CALL NO. 22
- **2021-03-30** (Yeas 78 - Nays 66 - Absent 7 - Excused 0)
- **2021-03-30** The Bill was READ ONCE. `reading-1`
- **2021-03-30** Committee Amendment "A" (H-52) was READ.
- **2021-03-30** On motion of Representative PIERCE of Falmouth, House Amendment "A" (H-55) to Committee Amendment "A" (H-52) was READ and ADOPTED. `committee-passage-favorable, passage`
- **2021-03-30** ROLL CALL NO. 23
- **2021-03-30** (Yeas 78 - Nays 66 - Absent 7 - Excused 0)
- **2021-03-30** On motion of Representative WARREN of Scarborough, House Amendment "B" (H-58) to Committee Amendment "A" (H-52) was READ.
- **2021-03-30** On motion of Representative DUNPHY of Old Town, House Amendment "B" (H-58) to Committee Amendment "A" (H-52) was INDEFINITELY POSTPONED.
- **2021-03-30** Committee Amendment "A" (H-52) as Amended by House Amendment "A" (H-55) thereto ADOPTED. `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2021-03-30** Under suspension of the rules, the Bill was given its SECOND READING without REFERENCE to the Committee on Bills in the Second Reading.
- **2021-03-30** The Bill was PASSED TO BE ENGROSSED as Amended by Committee Amendment "A" (H-52) as Amended by House Amendment "A" (H-55) thereto. `reading-3`
- **2021-03-30** Sent for concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.
- **2021-03-30** Reports READ
- **2021-03-30** On motion by Senator BREEN of Cumberland The Majority Ought to Pass As Amended by Committee Amendment "A" (H-52) Report ACCEPTED Roll Call Ordered
- **2021-03-30** On motion by Senator DAVIS of Piscataquis Bill and accompanying papers COMMITTED to the Committee on Appropriations and Financial Affairs
- **2021-03-30** Roll Call Ordered Roll Call Number 72 Yeas 13 - Nays 21 - Excused 1 - Absent 0 FAILED
- **2021-03-30** On motion by Senator BREEN of Cumberland The Majority as Amended by Committee Amendment "A" (H-52) Report ACCEPTED
- **2021-03-30** Roll Call Ordered Roll Call Number 73 Yeas 21 - Nays 13 - Excused 1 - Absent 0
- **2021-03-30** READ ONCE `reading-1`
- **2021-03-30** Committee Amendment "A" (H-52) READ
- **2021-03-30** House Amendment "A" (H-55) to Committee Amendment "A" (H-52) READ and ADOPTED `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2021-03-30** Committee Amendment "A" (H-52) as Amended by House Amendment "A" (H-55) thereto ADOPTED `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2021-03-30** Under suspension of the Rules, READ A SECOND TIME and PASSED TO BE ENGROSSED AS AMENDED by Committee Amendment "A" (H-52) as Amended by House Amendment "A" (H-55) thereto in concurrence `reading-2, reading-3`
- **2021-03-30** PASSED TO BE ENACTED. `passage`
- **2021-03-30** ROLL CALL NO. 24
- **2021-03-30** (Yeas 77 - Nays 67 - Absent 7 - Excused 0)
- **2021-03-30** Sent for concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.
- **2021-03-30** PASSED TO BE ENACTED, in concurrence. `passage`
- **2021-03-30** Roll Call Ordered Roll Call Number 74 Yeas 20 - Nays 14 - Excused 1 - Absent 0
- **2021-03-31** Signed by Governor `executive-signature`
- **2021-03-25T04:00:00+00:00** Work Session Held
- **2021-03-25T04:00:00+00:00** Voted - Divided Report
- **2021-03-27T04:00:00+00:00** Reported Out - OTP-AM/ONTP

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/e2971c3a-e0d9-4a72-8cbd-7acd2bc7aedf`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Maine legislature records).