republic-os/legislation/us/states/me/130/ld-2034.md

---
type: "Bill"
title: "An Act To Correct Inconsistencies, Conflicts And Errors In The Laws Of Maine"
description: "An Act To Correct Inconsistencies, Conflicts And Errors In The Laws Of Maine"
jurisdiction: "us/states/me"
legislature: "Maine Legislature"
session: "130"
identifier: "LD 2034"
citation: "Maine LD 2034 (130)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["CORRECTED", "ERRORS AND INCONSISTENCIES", "STATUTES"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Thom HARNETT"]
version_count: 4
action_count: 37
vote_count: 0
first_action: "2022-03-29"
last_action: "2022-05-02"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/8c78b1a7-3616-49f5-b74b-3d9b7602ec5e"
source_url: "https://legislature.maine.gov/LawMakerWeb/dockets.asp?ID=280083493"
source_hash: "c2547b7978a020f19912eee41bbbe30e2959f96a3bc3a12648b44a7a7531ff08"
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 2034 (130) — An Act To Correct Inconsistencies, Conflicts And Errors In The Laws Of Maine

## 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=HP1516&item=2&snum=130)
2. **Chaptered Law** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.mainelegislature.org/legis/bills/getPDF.asp?paper=HP1516&item=5&snum=130)
3. **Documents and Disposition** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.mainelegislature.org/legis/bills/getPDF.asp?paper=HP1516&item=1&snum=130)
4. **Final Disposition** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.mainelegislature.org/legis/bills/getPDF.asp?paper=HP1516&item=4&snum=130)

## Sponsors

- Thom HARNETT — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2022-03-29** Representative HARNETT for the Revisor of Statutes pursuant to the Maine Revised Statutes, Title 1, section 94, reports that the Bill be REFERRED to the Committee on JUDICIARY and ordered printed pursuant to Joint Rule 218. `referral-committee`
- **2022-03-29** Report was READ and ACCEPTED.
- **2022-03-29** The Bill was REFERRED to the Committee on JUDICIARY and ordered printed pursuant to Joint Rule 218. `referral-committee`
- **2022-03-29** Sent for concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.
- **2022-03-29** Report READ and ACCEPTED, in concurrence.
- **2022-03-29** 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`
- **2022-04-18** CONSENT CALENDAR - FIRST DAY
- **2022-04-18** Under suspension of the rules CONSENT CALENDAR - SECOND DAY.
- **2022-04-18** The Bill was PASSED TO BE ENGROSSED as Amended by Committee Amendment "A" (H-1028). `reading-3`
- **2022-04-18** Sent for concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.
- **2022-04-18** Report READ and ACCEPTED, in concurrence.
- **2022-04-18** READ ONCE. `reading-1`
- **2022-04-18** Committee Amendment "A" (H-1028) READ and ADOPTED, in concurrence. `committee-passage-favorable, passage`
- **2022-04-18** Under suspension of the Rules, READ A SECOND TIME and PASSED TO BE ENGROSSED AS AMENDED BY Committee Amendment "A" (H-1028), in concurrence. `reading-2, reading-3`
- **2022-04-18** Ordered sent down forthwith.
- **2022-04-18** On motion of Representative DUNPHY of Old Town, TABLED pending PASSAGE TO BE ENACTED.
- **2022-04-18** Later today assigned.
- **2022-04-19** Speaker laid before the House
- **2022-04-19** On motion of Representative HARNETT of Gardiner, the House RECONSIDERED its action whereby the Bill was PASSED TO BE ENGROSSED as Amended by Committee Amendment "A" (H-1028). `reading-3`
- **2022-04-19** On further motion of the same Representative, the House RECONSIDERED ADOPTION of Committee Amendment "A" (H-1028).
- **2022-04-19** On further motion of Representative HARNETT of Gardiner Joint Rule 311 was SUSPENDED for the purpose of offering an amendment.
- **2022-04-19** On further motion of same Representative House Amendment "A" (H-1032) to Committee Amendment "A" (H-1028) was READ and ADOPTED. `committee-passage-favorable, passage`
- **2022-04-19** Committee Amendment "A" (H-1028) as Amended by House Amendment "A" (H-1032) thereto was ADOPTED. `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2022-04-19** Subsequently, the Bill was PASSED TO BE ENGROSSED as Amended by Committee Amendment "A" (H-1028) as Amended by House Amendment "A" (H-1032) thereto. `reading-3`
- **2022-04-19** In NON-CONCURRENCE and sent for concurrence.
- **2022-04-19** ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.
- **2022-04-19** On motion by Senator VITELLI of Sagadahoc The Senate RECEDED and CONCURRED With PASSED TO BE ENGROSSED AS AMENDED BY Committee Amendment "A" (H-1028) AS AMENDED BY House Amendment "A" (H-1032) thereto in concurrence `reading-3`
- **2022-04-19** This being an emergency measure, a two-thirds vote of all the members elected to the House was necessary.
- **2022-04-19** PASSED TO BE ENACTED. `passage`
- **2022-04-19** Sent for concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.
- **2022-04-19** PASSED TO BE ENACTED - Emergency - 2/3 Elected Required, in concurrence. `passage`
- **2022-05-02** Signed by Governor `executive-signature`
- **2022-04-01T04:00:00+00:00** Work Session Held - TABLED
- **2022-04-06T04:00:00+00:00** Work Session Held - TABLED
- **2022-04-08T04:00:00+00:00** Work Session Held
- **2022-04-08T04:00:00+00:00** Voted - OTP-AM
- **2022-04-15T04:00:00+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/8c78b1a7-3616-49f5-b74b-3d9b7602ec5e`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Maine legislature records).