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---
type: "Bill"
title: "An Act To Make Post-Conviction Possession Of Animals A Criminal Offense"
description: "An Act To Make Post-Conviction Possession Of Animals A Criminal Offense"
jurisdiction: "us/states/me"
legislature: "Maine Legislature"
session: "129"
identifier: "LD 64"
citation: "Maine LD 64 (129)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["ANIMAL WELFARE", "CRUELTY", "POST CONVICTION POSSESSION OF ANIMA"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Donna BAILEY"]
version_count: 3
action_count: 17
vote_count: 0
first_action: "2019-01-15"
last_action: "2019-05-14"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/47459225-8e15-465a-bc12-a348c75688ad"
source_url: "http://legislature.maine.gov/LawMakerWeb/dockets.asp?ID=280070748"
source_hash: "2870d79f6eb0e9f52f173264bd763e058d0ca2fcc364dbd7055d1a491ac99c07"
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 64 (129) — An Act To Make Post-Conviction Possession Of Animals A Criminal Offense
## 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=HP0061&item=2&snum=129)
2. **Documents and Disposition** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.mainelegislature.org/legis/bills/getPDF.asp?paper=HP0061&item=1&snum=129)
3. **Final Disposition** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.mainelegislature.org/legis/bills/getPDF.asp?paper=HP0061&item=3&snum=129)
## Sponsors
- Donna BAILEY — primary (person)
- Justin CHENETTE — cosponsor (person)
- Mark LAWRENCE — cosponsor (person)
- Seth BERRY — cosponsor (person)
## Timeline
The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
- **2019-01-15** Committee on Criminal Justice and Public Safety suggested and ordered printed.
- **2019-01-15** The Bill was REFERRED to the Committee on CRIMINAL JUSTICE AND PUBLIC SAFETY. `referral-committee`
- **2019-01-15** Sent for concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.
- **2019-01-15** The Bill was REFERRED to the Committee on CRIMINAL JUSTICE AND PUBLIC SAFETY in concurrence `referral-committee`
- **2019-04-23** CONSENT CALENDAR - FIRST DAY
- **2019-04-23** Under suspension of the rules CONSENT CALENDAR - SECOND DAY.
- **2019-04-23** The Bill was PASSED TO BE ENGROSSED as Amended by Committee Amendment "A" (H-105).
- **2019-04-23** Sent for concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.
- **2019-04-25** Report READ and ACCEPTED, in concurrence.
- **2019-04-25** READ ONCE. `reading-1`
- **2019-04-25** Committee Amendment "A" (H-105) READ and ADOPTED, in concurrence. `passage`
- **2019-04-25** Under suspension of the Rules, READ A SECOND TIME and PASSED TO BE ENGROSSED AS AMENDED BY Committee Amendment "A" (H-105), in concurrence. `reading-2`
- **2019-04-25** Ordered sent down forthwith.
- **2019-04-30** PASSED TO BE ENACTED. `passage`
- **2019-04-30** Sent for concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.
- **2019-05-02** PASSED TO BE ENACTED, in concurrence. `passage`
- **2019-05-14** 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/47459225-8e15-465a-bc12-a348c75688ad`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Maine legislature records).