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type: "Bill"
title: "An Act To Increase Transparency In Municipal Ballot Referenda Expenditures"
description: "An Act To Increase Transparency In Municipal Ballot Referenda Expenditures"
jurisdiction: "us/states/me"
legislature: "Maine Legislature"
session: "131"
identifier: "LD 1336"
citation: "Maine LD 1336 (131)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["BALLOT QUESTIONS", "ELECTIONS", "MUNICIPAL"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Ann MATLACK"]
version_count: 3
action_count: 25
vote_count: 1
first_action: "2023-03-28"
last_action: "2023-06-26"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/e9a7aabb-8be9-46ff-b3cb-93b44af8de01"
source_url: "https://legislature.maine.gov/LawMakerWeb/dockets.asp?ID=280088078"
source_hash: "189040dc71584efa8fb202dc86c6ed3b5977af4b9c57459c16109e248401ca34"
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 1336 (131) — An Act To Increase Transparency In Municipal Ballot Referenda Expenditures
## 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=HP0850&item=2&snum=131)
2. **Documents and Disposition** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.mainelegislature.org/legis/bills/getPDF.asp?paper=HP0850&item=1&snum=131)
3. **Final Disposition** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.mainelegislature.org/legis/bills/getPDF.asp?paper=HP0850&item=3&snum=131)
## Votes
- ACCEPT MAJORITY OUGHT TO PASS AS AMENDED REPORT — **294** (pass) · upper
## Sponsors
- Ann MATLACK — primary (person)
## Timeline
The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
- **2023-03-28** Committee on State and Local Government suggested and ordered printed.
- **2023-03-28** The Bill was REFERRED to the Committee on STATE AND LOCAL GOVERNMENT. `referral-committee`
- **2023-03-28** Sent for concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.
- **2023-03-28** The Bill was REFERRED to the Committee on STATE AND LOCAL GOVERNMENT in concurrence `referral-committee`
- **2023-03-30** Carried over, in the same posture, to any special or regular session of the 131st Legislature, pursuant to Joint Order SP 594.
- **2023-06-15** Reports READ.
- **2023-06-15** On motion of Representative PAULHUS of Bath, the Majority Ought to Pass as Amended Report was ACCEPTED.
- **2023-06-15** The Bill was READ ONCE. `reading-1`
- **2023-06-15** Committee Amendment "A" (H-544) was READ and ADOPTED. `committee-passage-favorable, passage`
- **2023-06-15** Under suspension of the rules, the Bill was given its SECOND READING without REFERENCE to the Committee on Bills in the Second Reading.
- **2023-06-15** The Bill was PASSED TO BE ENGROSSED as Amended by Committee Amendment "A" (H-544). `reading-3`
- **2023-06-15** Sent for concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.
- **2023-06-16** Reports READ
- **2023-06-16** On motion by Senator NANGLE of Cumberland The Majority Ought to Pass As Amended Report ACCEPTED
- **2023-06-16** Roll Call Ordered Roll Call Number 361 Yeas 29 - Nays 4 - Excused 2 - Absent 0 PREVAILED
- **2023-06-16** READ ONCE `reading-1`
- **2023-06-16** Committee Amendment "A" (H-544) READ and ADOPTED `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2023-06-16** Under suspension of the Rules, READ A SECOND TIME and PASSED TO BE ENGROSSED AS AMENDED by Committee Amendment "A" (H-544) in concurrence `reading-2, reading-3`
- **2023-06-20** PASSED TO BE ENACTED. `passage`
- **2023-06-20** Sent for concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.
- **2023-06-20** PASSED TO BE ENACTED, in concurrence. `passage`
- **2023-06-26** Signed by Governor `executive-signature`
- **2023-05-11T04:00:00+00:00** Work Session Held
- **2023-05-11T04:00:00+00:00** Voted - Divided Report
- **2023-06-14T04:00:00+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/e9a7aabb-8be9-46ff-b3cb-93b44af8de01`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Maine legislature records).