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type: "Bill"
title: "An Act Regarding The Penobscot Nation'S And Passamaquoddy Tribe'S Authority To Exercise Jurisdiction Under The Federal Tribal Law And Order Act Of 2010 And The Federal Violence Against Women Reauthorization Act Of 2013"
description: "An Act Regarding The Penobscot Nation'S And Passamaquoddy Tribe'S Authority To Exercise Jurisdiction Under The Federal Tribal Law And Order Act Of 2010 And The Federal Violence Against Women Reauthorization Act Of 2013"
jurisdiction: "us/states/me"
legislature: "Maine Legislature"
session: "129"
identifier: "LD 766"
citation: "Maine LD 766 (129)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["NATIVE AMERICANS", "PENOBSCOT NATION", "JURISDICTION TO ENFORCE LAWS"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Rachel TALBOT ROSS"]
version_count: 6
action_count: 55
vote_count: 1
first_action: "2019-02-12"
last_action: "2020-03-18"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/1ac3c4df-a9a8-447b-abae-1d9cd99569fb"
source_url: "http://legislature.maine.gov/LawMakerWeb/dockets.asp?ID=280071745"
source_hash: "28af372b5aaa7e5e2449c5fc721ee5b18275d58e47a3503f98ddc6798e6bd1d5"
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 766 (129) — An Act Regarding The Penobscot Nation'S And Passamaquoddy Tribe'S Authority To Exercise Jurisdiction Under The Federal Tribal Law And Order Act Of 2010 And The Federal Violence Against Women Reauthorization Act Of 2013
## 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=HP0571&item=7&snum=129)
2. **Chaptered Law** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.mainelegislature.org/legis/bills/getPDF.asp?paper=HP0571&item=2&snum=129)
3. **Divided Reports** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.mainelegislature.org/legis/bills/getPDF.asp?paper=HP0571&item=5&snum=129)
4. **Documents and Disposition** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.mainelegislature.org/legis/bills/getPDF.asp?paper=HP0571&item=1&snum=129)
5. **Final Disposition** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.mainelegislature.org/legis/bills/getPDF.asp?paper=HP0571&item=9&snum=129)
6. **Status In Committee** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.mainelegislature.org/legis/bills/getPDF.asp?paper=HP0571&item=3&snum=129)
## Votes
- TABLE UNTIL LATER — **5087** (fail) · lower
## Sponsors
- Rachel TALBOT ROSS — primary (person)
- Benjamin CHIPMAN — cosponsor (person)
- Benjamin COLLINGS — cosponsor (person)
- Donna BAILEY — cosponsor (person)
- Eloise VITELLI — cosponsor (person)
- Jeffrey EVANGELOS — cosponsor (person)
- Michael CARPENTER — cosponsor (person)
- Nathan LIBBY — cosponsor (person)
- Rena NEWELL — cosponsor (person)
- Thomas MARTIN — cosponsor (person)
## Timeline
The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
- **2019-02-12** Committee on Judiciary suggested and ordered printed.
- **2019-02-12** The Bill was REFERRED to the Committee on JUDICIARY. `referral-committee`
- **2019-02-12** Sent for concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.
- **2019-02-12** The Bill was REFERRED to the Committee on JUDICIARY in concurrence `referral-committee`
- **2019-06-19** Reports READ.
- **2019-06-19** On motion of Representative BAILEY of Saco, the Majority Ought to Pass as Amended Report was ACCEPTED.
- **2019-06-19** The Bill was READ ONCE. `reading-1`
- **2019-06-19** Committee Amendment "A" (H-648) was READ and ADOPTED. `passage`
- **2019-06-19** Under suspension of the rules, the Bill was given its SECOND READING without REFERENCE to the Committee on Bills in the Second Reading.
- **2019-06-19** The Bill was PASSED TO BE ENGROSSED as Amended by Committee Amendment "A" (H-648).
- **2019-06-19** Sent for concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.
- **2019-06-19** Reports Read
- **2019-06-19** On motion by Senator LIBBY of Androscoggin the Majority Ought Not to Pass Report ACCEPTED. Report ACCEPTED
- **2019-06-19** READ ONCE `reading-1`
- **2019-06-19** Committee Amendment "A" (H-648) READ and ADOPTED
- **2019-06-19** Under suspension of the Rules, READ A SECOND TIME and PASSED TO BE ENGROSSED AS AMENDED by Committee Amendment "A" (H-648) in concurrence `reading-2`
- **2019-06-19** On motion of Representative TALBOT ROSS of Portland, under SUSPENSION of the rules, the House RECONSIDERED its action whereby the Bill was PASSED TO BE ENGROSSED as Amended by Committee Amendment "A" (H-648).
- **2019-06-19** On further motion of the same Representative, under further SUSPENSION of the rules, the House RECONSIDERED ADOPTION of Committee Amendment "A" (H-648).
- **2019-06-19** On further motion of same Representative House Amendment "A" (H-655) to Committee Amendment "A" (H-648) was READ and ADOPTED. `passage`
- **2019-06-19** Committee Amendment "A" (H-648) as Amended by House Amendment "A" (H-655) thereto was ADOPTED.
- **2019-06-19** Subsequently, the Bill was PASSED TO BE ENGROSSED as Amended by Committee Amendment "A" (H-648) as Amended by House Amendment "A" (H-655) thereto.
- **2019-06-19** In NON-CONCURRENCE and sent for concurrence.
- **2019-06-19** ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.
- **2019-06-20** On motion by Senator LIBBY of Androscoggin The Senate RECEDED and CONCURRED With the Bill PASSED TO BE ENGROSSED AS AMENDED BY Committee Amendment "A" (H-648) as Amended by House Amendment "A" (H-655) thereto in concurrence
- **2019-06-20** PASSED TO BE ENACTED. `passage`
- **2019-06-20** Sent for concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.
- **2019-06-20** PASSED TO BE ENACTED in concurrence `passage`
- **2020-01-14** Bill RECALLED From Governor (Pursuant to Joint Order - House Paper 1421)
- **2020-01-14** Representative TALBOT ROSS of Portland MOVED that the RULES BE SUSPENDED for the purpose of reconsideration.
- **2020-01-14** On further motion of same Representative TABLED pending the motion to SUSPEND THE RULES.
- **2020-01-14** Later today assigned.
- **2020-02-06** Speaker laid before the House
- **2020-02-06** Subsequently, On motion of Representative FECTEAU of Biddeford, the Bill and accompanying papers were COMMITTED to the Committee on JUDICIARY. `referral-committee`
- **2020-02-06** In NON-CONCURRENCE and sent for concurrence.
- **2020-02-06** ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.
- **2020-02-11** On motion by Senator LIBBY of Androscoggin The Senate RECEDED and CONCURRED With Bill and accompanying papers COMMITTED to the Committee on Judiciary in concurrence
- **2020-03-17** Reports READ.
- **2020-03-17** Representative BAILEY of Saco moved to ACCEPT REPORT A Ought to Pass as Amended
- **2020-03-17** Motion of Representative STEWART of Presque Isle to TABLE FAILED.
- **2020-03-17** ROLL CALL NO. 373
- **2020-03-17** (Yeas 50 - Nays 87 - Absent 0 - Excused 13) - Vacant 1
- **2020-03-17** Subsequently, REPORT A Ought to Pass as Amended was ACCEPTED.
- **2020-03-17** Committee Amendment "C" (H-763) was READ and ADOPTED. `passage`
- **2020-03-17** Under suspension of the rules, the Bill was given its SECOND READING without REFERENCE to the Committee on Bills in the Second Reading.
- **2020-03-17** The Bill was PASSED TO BE ENGROSSED as Amended by Committee Amendment "C" (H-763).
- **2020-03-17** Sent for concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.
- **2020-03-17** Reports READ
- **2020-03-17** On motion by Senator CARPENTER of Aroostook The Report A Ought to Pass As Amended by Committee Amendment "C" (H-763) Report ACCEPTED in concurrence
- **2020-03-17** READ ONCE `reading-1`
- **2020-03-17** Committee Amendment "C" (H-763) READ and ADOPTED in concurrence
- **2020-03-17** Under suspension of the Rules, READ A SECOND TIME and PASSED TO BE ENGROSSED AS AMENDED by Committee Amendment "C" (H-763) in concurrence `reading-2`
- **2020-03-17** PASSED TO BE ENACTED. `passage`
- **2020-03-17** Sent for concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.
- **2020-03-17** PASSED TO BE ENACTED, in concurrence. `passage`
- **2020-03-18** 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/1ac3c4df-a9a8-447b-abae-1d9cd99569fb`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Maine legislature records).