republic-os/legislation/us/states/me/131/ld-1670.md

---
type: "Bill"
title: "An Act To Strengthen Maine'S Agriculture, Food And Forest Economy By Funding The Maine Agriculture, Food And Forest Products Investment Fund And Amending Related Provisions Of Law"
description: "An Act To Strengthen Maine'S Agriculture, Food And Forest Economy By Funding The Maine Agriculture, Food And Forest Products Investment Fund And Amending Related Provisions Of Law"
jurisdiction: "us/states/me"
legislature: "Maine Legislature"
session: "131"
identifier: "LD 1670"
citation: "Maine LD 1670 (131)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["FARMS", "FOOD SYSTEM INVESTMENT PROGRAM", "PRESERVATION"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Rachel TALBOT ROSS"]
version_count: 4
action_count: 34
vote_count: 0
first_action: "2023-04-13"
last_action: "2023-07-27"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/72a696e7-7fcd-48e0-b174-e23a14f77460"
source_url: "https://legislature.maine.gov/LawMakerWeb/dockets.asp?ID=280088728"
source_hash: "309a0abf61d37046271fbe07fa457ce7f8a54a6fc75e2e488d904a01528bcc44"
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 1670 (131) — An Act To Strengthen Maine'S Agriculture, Food And Forest Economy By Funding The Maine Agriculture, Food And Forest Products Investment Fund And Amending Related Provisions Of Law

## 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=HP1068&item=2&snum=131)
2. **Chaptered Law** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.mainelegislature.org/legis/bills/getPDF.asp?paper=HP1068&item=5&snum=131)
3. **Documents and Disposition** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.mainelegislature.org/legis/bills/getPDF.asp?paper=HP1068&item=1&snum=131)
4. **Final Disposition** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.mainelegislature.org/legis/bills/getPDF.asp?paper=HP1068&item=4&snum=131)

## Sponsors

- Rachel TALBOT ROSS — primary (person)
- Craig HICKMAN — cosponsor (person)
- Henry INGWERSEN — cosponsor (person)
- Jessica FAY — cosponsor (person)
- Randall HALL — cosponsor (person)
- Russell BLACK — cosponsor (person)
- Timothy GUERRETTE — cosponsor (person)
- William PLUECKER — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2023-04-13** Committee on Agriculture, Conservation and Forestry suggested and ordered printed.
- **2023-04-13** The Bill was REFERRED to the Committee on AGRICULTURE, CONSERVATION AND FORESTRY. `referral-committee`
- **2023-04-13** Sent for concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.
- **2023-04-18** The Bill was REFERRED to the Committee on AGRICULTURE, CONSERVATION AND FORESTRY in concurrence `referral-committee`
- **2023-05-18** CONSENT CALENDAR - FIRST DAY
- **2023-05-18** Under suspension of the rules CONSENT CALENDAR - SECOND DAY.
- **2023-05-18** The Bill was PASSED TO BE ENGROSSED as Amended by Committee Amendment "A" (H-145). `reading-3`
- **2023-05-18** Sent for concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.
- **2023-05-23** Report READ and ACCEPTED in concurrence
- **2023-05-23** READ ONCE `reading-1`
- **2023-05-23** Committee Amendment "A" (H-145) READ and ADOPTED `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2023-05-23** ASSIGNED FOR SECOND READING NEXT LEGISLATIVE DAY.
- **2023-05-25** COMMITTEE ON BILLS IN THE SECOND READING REPORTS NO FURTHER VERBAL AMENDMENTS NECESSARY. REPORT ACCEPTED.
- **2023-05-25** READ A SECOND TIME and PASSED TO BE ENGROSSED AS AMENDED BY Committee Amendment "A" (H-145), in concurrence. `reading-2, reading-3`
- **2023-05-25** Ordered sent down forthwith.
- **2023-06-01** PASSED TO BE ENACTED. `passage`
- **2023-06-01** Sent for concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.
- **2023-06-06** On motion by Senator ROTUNDO of Androscoggin PLACED ON THE SPECIAL APPROPRIATIONS TABLE pending PASSAGE TO BE ENACTED, in concurrence.
- **2023-07-25** On Motion by Senator ROTUNDO of Androscoggin taken from the SPECIAL APPROPRIATIONS TABLE.
- **2023-07-25** Under suspension of the Rules On motion by Same Senator The Senate RECONSIDERED whereby the Bill was PASSED TO BE ENGROSSED AS AMENDED BY Committee Amendment "A" (H-145) `reading-3`
- **2023-07-25** Under further suspension of the Rules On further motion by Same Senator The Senate RECONSIDERED whereby Committee Amendment "A" (H-145) was ADOPTED `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2023-07-25** On further motion by Same Senator Senate Amendment "A" (S-487) to Committee Amendment "A" (H-145) READ and ADOPTED `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2023-07-25** Committee Amendment "A" (H-145) as Amended by Senate Amendment "A" (S-487) thereto ADOPTED `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2023-07-25** PASSED TO BE ENGROSSED AS AMENDED BY Committee Amendment "A" (H-145) AS AMENDED BY Senate Amendment "A" (S-487) thereto In NON-CONCURRENCE `reading-3`
- **2023-07-25** Ordered sent down forthwith for concurrence
- **2023-07-25** The House RECEDED and CONCURRED to PASSAGE TO BE ENGROSSED as Amended by Committee Amendment "A" (H-145) as Amended by Senate Amendment "A" (S-487) thereto. `reading-3`
- **2023-07-25** ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.
- **2023-07-25** PASSED TO BE ENACTED. `passage`
- **2023-07-25** Sent for concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.
- **2023-07-25** PASSED TO BE ENACTED, in concurrence. `passage`
- **2023-07-27** Signed by Governor `executive-signature`
- **2023-04-26T04:00:00+00:00** Work Session Held
- **2023-04-26T04:00:00+00:00** Voted - OTP-AM
- **2023-05-15T04:00:00+00:00** Reported Out - OTP-AM

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/72a696e7-7fcd-48e0-b174-e23a14f77460`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Maine legislature records).