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---
type: "Bill"
title: "An Act To Amend The State'S Hemp Laws"
description: "An Act To Amend The State'S Hemp Laws"
jurisdiction: "us/states/me"
legislature: "Maine Legislature"
session: "129"
identifier: "LD 1749"
citation: "Maine LD 1749 (129)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["PRODUCTS", "HEMP", "CULTIVATION PILOT PROJECT"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["David MIRAMANT"]
version_count: 4
action_count: 30
vote_count: 1
first_action: "2019-05-16"
last_action: "2019-07-02"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/a57784c0-481f-402c-9f0f-1a700883b11b"
source_url: "http://legislature.maine.gov/LawMakerWeb/dockets.asp?ID=280074011"
source_hash: "e67c1fb5d9b5d3535f54d7ac45f5ed0df0fe44f144ffe2e5fd0f967ebf2bce76"
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 1749 (129) — An Act To Amend The State'S Hemp Laws
## 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=SP0585&item=2&snum=129)
2. **Chaptered Law** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.mainelegislature.org/legis/bills/getPDF.asp?paper=SP0585&item=5&snum=129)
3. **Documents and Disposition** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.mainelegislature.org/legis/bills/getPDF.asp?paper=SP0585&item=1&snum=129)
4. **Final Disposition** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.mainelegislature.org/legis/bills/getPDF.asp?paper=SP0585&item=4&snum=129)
## Votes
- Enactment — **1340** (pass) · lower
## Sponsors
- David MIRAMANT — primary (person)
- Craig HICKMAN — cosponsor (person)
- Jeffrey EVANGELOS — cosponsor (person)
- Jeffrey TIMBERLAKE — cosponsor (person)
- Nathan LIBBY — cosponsor (person)
- Paul DAVIS — cosponsor (person)
- Russell BLACK — cosponsor (person)
- William PLUECKER — cosponsor (person)
## Timeline
The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
- **2019-05-16** Committee on AGRICULTURE, CONSERVATION AND FORESTRY suggested and ordered printed REFERENCE to the Committee on AGRICULTURE, CONSERVATION AND FORESTRY Ordered sent down forthwith for concurrence
- **2019-05-16** The Bill was REFERRED to the Committee on AGRICULTURE, CONSERVATION AND FORESTRY. `referral-committee`
- **2019-05-16** In concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.
- **2019-06-17** Report READ and ACCEPTED.
- **2019-06-17** READ ONCE. `reading-1`
- **2019-06-17** Committee Amendment "A" (S-299) READ and ADOPTED. `passage`
- **2019-06-17** Under suspension of the Rules, READ A SECOND TIME and PASSED TO BE ENGROSSED AS AMENDED BY Committee Amendment "A" (S-299). `reading-2`
- **2019-06-17** Ordered sent down forthwith for concurrence.
- **2019-06-17** CONSENT CALENDAR - FIRST DAY
- **2019-06-17** Under suspension of the rules CONSENT CALENDAR - SECOND DAY.
- **2019-06-17** The Bill was PASSED TO BE ENGROSSED as Amended by Committee Amendment "A" (S-299).
- **2019-06-17** In concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.
- **2019-06-18** On motion of Representative MOONEN of Portland, TABLED pending PASSAGE TO BE ENACTED.
- **2019-06-18** Later today assigned.
- **2019-06-19** PASSED TO BE ENACTED, in concurrence. `passage`
- **2019-06-20** Speaker laid before the House
- **2019-06-20** On motion of Representative HICKMAN of Winthrop, under SUSPENSION of the rules, the House RECONSIDERED its action whereby the Bill was PASSED TO BE ENGROSSED as Amended by Committee Amendment "A" (S-299).
- **2019-06-20** On further motion of the same Representative, under further SUSPENSION of the rules, the House RECONSIDERED ADOPTION of Committee Amendment "A" (S-299).
- **2019-06-20** On further motion of same Representative House Amendment "A" (H-630) to Committee Amendment "A" (S-299) was READ and ADOPTED. `passage`
- **2019-06-20** Committee Amendment "A" (S-299) as Amended by House Amendment "A" (H-630) thereto was ADOPTED.
- **2019-06-20** Subsequently, the Bill was PASSED TO BE ENGROSSED as Amended by Committee Amendment "A" (S-299) as Amended by House Amendment "A" (H-630) thereto.
- **2019-06-20** In NON-CONCURRENCE and sent for concurrence.
- **2019-06-20** ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.
- **2019-06-20** On motion by Senator LIBBY of Androscoggin The Senate RECEDED and CONCURRED With PASSED TO BE ENGROSSED AS AMENDED BY Committee Amendment "A" (S-299) AS AMENDED BY House Amendment "A" (H-630) thereto in concurrence
- **2019-06-20** PASSED TO BE ENACTED. `passage`
- **2019-06-20** ROLL CALL NO. 321
- **2019-06-20** (Yeas 134 - Nays 0 - Absent 16 - Excused 1)
- **2019-06-20** Sent for concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.
- **2019-06-20** PASSED TO BE ENACTED in concurrence `passage`
- **2019-07-02** Signed by Governor `executive-signature`
## Source
OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/a57784c0-481f-402c-9f0f-1a700883b11b`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Maine legislature records).