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---
type: "Bill"
title: "An Act To Implement The Recommendations Of The Secretary Of State Regarding Notarial Acts"
description: "An Act To Implement The Recommendations Of The Secretary Of State Regarding Notarial Acts"
jurisdiction: "us/states/me"
legislature: "Maine Legislature"
session: "130"
identifier: "LD 2023"
citation: "Maine LD 2023 (130)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["ACCESS", "LEGAL SERVICES", "NOTARIAL ACTS"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Thom HARNETT"]
version_count: 4
action_count: 43
vote_count: 2
first_action: "2022-03-09"
last_action: "2022-04-21"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/d6c9ad85-7855-42ab-8255-ff4c74af4fa4"
source_url: "https://legislature.maine.gov/LawMakerWeb/dockets.asp?ID=280083194"
source_hash: "07379a3f424781a93574d3061c25eb34a1c40f853a26e768dd25974c69bbf6bb"
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 2023 (130) — An Act To Implement The Recommendations Of The Secretary Of State Regarding Notarial Acts
## 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=HP1503&item=2&snum=130)
2. **Chaptered Law** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.mainelegislature.org/legis/bills/getPDF.asp?paper=HP1503&item=6&snum=130)
3. **Documents and Disposition** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.mainelegislature.org/legis/bills/getPDF.asp?paper=HP1503&item=1&snum=130)
4. **Final Disposition** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.mainelegislature.org/legis/bills/getPDF.asp?paper=HP1503&item=5&snum=130)
## Votes
- Enactment — **1310** (pass) · lower
- ACC MAJ OTP AS AMENDED REP — **10028** (pass) · lower
## Sponsors
- Thom HARNETT — primary (person)
## Timeline
The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
- **2022-03-09** Representative HARNETT for the Secretary of State pursuant to Public Law 2021, chapter 337, section 4, reports that the Bill be REFERRED to the Committee on JUDICIARY and ordered printed pursuant to Joint Rule 218. `referral-committee`
- **2022-03-09** Report was READ and ACCEPTED.
- **2022-03-09** The Bill was REFERRED to the Committee on JUDICIARY and ordered printed pursuant to Joint Rule 218. `referral-committee`
- **2022-03-09** Sent for concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.
- **2022-03-09** Report READ and ACCEPTED, in concurrence.
- **2022-03-09** On motion by Senator Carney of Cumberland REFERRED to the Committee on JUDICIARY and ordered printed pursuant to Joint Rule 218, in concurrence. `referral-committee`
- **2022-04-11** Reports READ.
- **2022-04-11** On motion of Representative HARNETT of Gardiner, the Majority Ought to Pass as Amended Report was ACCEPTED.
- **2022-04-11** ROLL CALL NO. 548
- **2022-04-11** (Yeas 100 - Nays 28 - Absent 19 - Excused 0 - Vacant 4)
- **2022-04-11** The Bill was READ ONCE. `reading-1`
- **2022-04-11** Committee Amendment "A" (H-983) was READ and ADOPTED. `committee-passage-favorable, passage`
- **2022-04-11** Under suspension of the rules, the Bill was given its SECOND READING without REFERENCE to the Committee on Bills in the Second Reading.
- **2022-04-11** The Bill was PASSED TO BE ENGROSSED as Amended by Committee Amendment "A" (H-983). `reading-3`
- **2022-04-11** Sent for concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.
- **2022-04-12** Reports READ
- **2022-04-12** Senator CARNEY of Cumberland moved to ACCEPT the Majority Ought to Pass as Amended Report.
- **2022-04-12** On further motion by same Senator TABLED until Later in Today's Session pending her motion to ACCEPT the Majority Ought to Pass as Amended Report,
- **2022-04-12** Taken from the table by the President
- **2022-04-12** Senator CARNEY of Cumberland moved The Majority Ought to Pass As Amended Report Roll Call Ordered
- **2022-04-12** On motion by Senator TIMBERLAKE of Androscoggin Tabled until Later in Today's Session, pending ACCEPTANCE of the The Majority Ought to Pass As Amended Report Roll Call Ordered
- **2022-04-12** Senator CARNEY of Cumberland asked and received leave of the Senate to Withdraw her motion for a Roll Call. `withdrawal`
- **2022-04-19** Taken from the table by the President
- **2022-04-19** Subsequently The Majority Ought to Pass As Amended Report ACCEPTED Roll Call Ordered
- **2022-04-19** Senator TIMBERLAKE of Androscoggin asked and received leave of the Senate to Withdraw his motion for a Roll Call. `withdrawal`
- **2022-04-19** READ ONCE `reading-1`
- **2022-04-19** Committee Amendment "A" (H-983) READ
- **2022-04-19** On motion by Senator KEIM of Oxford Senate Amendment "A" (S-576) to Committee Amendment "A" (H-983) READ and ADOPTED `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2022-04-19** Committee Amendment "A" (H-983) as Amended by Senate Amendment "A" (S-576) thereto ADOPTED `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2022-04-19** Under suspension of the Rules, READ A SECOND TIME and PASSED TO BE ENGROSSED AS AMENDED by Committee Amendment "A" (H-983) as Amended by Senate Amendment "A" (S-576) thereto In NON-CONCURRENCE `reading-2, reading-3`
- **2022-04-19** Ordered sent down forthwith for concurrence
- **2022-04-19** The House RECEDED and CONCURRED to PASSAGE TO BE ENGROSSED as Amended by Committee Amendment "A" (H-983) as Amended by Senate Amendment "A" (S-576) thereto. `reading-3`
- **2022-04-19** ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.
- **2022-04-19** PASSED TO BE ENACTED. `passage`
- **2022-04-19** ROLL CALL NO. 598
- **2022-04-19** (Yeas 131 - Nays 0 - Absent 16 - Excused 0 - Vacant 4)
- **2022-04-19** Sent for concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.
- **2022-04-19** PASSED TO BE ENACTED, in concurrence. `passage`
- **2022-04-21** Signed by Governor `executive-signature`
- **2022-03-16T04:00:00+00:00** Work Session Held - TABLED
- **2022-03-23T04:00:00+00:00** Work Session Held
- **2022-03-23T04:00:00+00:00** Voted - Divided Report
- **2022-04-11T04:00:00+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/d6c9ad85-7855-42ab-8255-ff4c74af4fa4`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Maine legislature records).