republic-os/legislation/us/states/me/131/ld-206.md

---
type: "Bill"
title: "An Act To Make Supplemental Appropriations And Allocations From The General Fund And Other Funds For The Expenditures Of State Government And To Change Certain Provisions Of The Law Necessary To The Proper Operations Of State Government For The Fiscal Year Ending June 30, 2023"
description: "An Act To Make Supplemental Appropriations And Allocations From The General Fund And Other Funds For The Expenditures Of State Government And To Change Certain Provisions Of The Law Necessary To The Proper Operations Of State Government For The Fiscal Year Ending June 30, 2023"
jurisdiction: "us/states/me"
legislature: "Maine Legislature"
session: "131"
identifier: "LD 206"
citation: "Maine LD 206 (131)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Melanie SACHS"]
version_count: 4
action_count: 34
vote_count: 1
first_action: "2023-01-17"
last_action: "2023-02-21"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/94d55e88-c79b-41f7-9761-596294c6b946"
source_url: "https://legislature.maine.gov/LawMakerWeb/dockets.asp?ID=280085418"
source_hash: "391775914962bfe86f3861e1f0e17eadd4f163ea555c81defe8bf1d9553194b7"
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 206 (131) — An Act To Make Supplemental Appropriations And Allocations From The General Fund And Other Funds For The Expenditures Of State Government And To Change Certain Provisions Of The Law Necessary To The Proper Operations Of State Government For The Fiscal Year Ending June 30, 2023

## 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=HP0127&item=2&snum=131)
2. **Chaptered Law** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.mainelegislature.org/legis/bills/getPDF.asp?paper=HP0127&item=6&snum=131)
3. **Documents and Disposition** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.mainelegislature.org/legis/bills/getPDF.asp?paper=HP0127&item=1&snum=131)
4. **Final Disposition** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.mainelegislature.org/legis/bills/getPDF.asp?paper=HP0127&item=3&snum=131)

## Votes

- ENACTMENT - EMER — **113–21** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- Melanie SACHS — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2023-01-17** Committee on Appropriations and Financial Affairs suggested and ordered printed.
- **2023-01-17** The Bill was REFERRED to the Committee on APPROPRIATIONS AND FINANCIAL AFFAIRS. `referral-committee`
- **2023-01-17** Sent for concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.
- **2023-01-17** The Bill was REFERRED to the Committee on APPROPRIATIONS AND FINANCIAL AFFAIRS in concurrence `referral-committee`
- **2023-02-16** CONSENT CALENDAR - FIRST DAY
- **2023-02-16** On OBJECTION of Representative SACHS of Freeport REMOVED.
- **2023-02-16** The Committee Report was READ and ACCEPTED.
- **2023-02-16** The Bill was READ ONCE. `reading-1`
- **2023-02-16** Committee Amendment "A" (H-3) was READ.
- **2023-02-16** On motion of Representative SACHS of Freeport, House Amendment "A" (H-4) to Committee Amendment "A" (H-3) was READ and ADOPTED. `committee-passage-favorable, passage`
- **2023-02-16** Committee Amendment "A" (H-3) as Amended by House Amendment "A" (H-4) thereto was ADOPTED. `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2023-02-16** Under suspension of the rules, the Bill was given its SECOND READING without REFERENCE to the Committee on Bills in the Second Reading.
- **2023-02-16** The Bill was PASSED TO BE ENGROSSED as Amended by Committee Amendment "A" (H-3) as Amended by House Amendment "A" (H-4) thereto. `reading-3`
- **2023-02-16** Sent for concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.
- **2023-02-16** Report READ and ACCEPTED, in concurrence.
- **2023-02-16** READ ONCE `reading-1`
- **2023-02-16** Committee Amendment "A" (H-3) READ
- **2023-02-16** House Amendment "A" (H-4) to Committee Amendment "A" (H-3) was READ. and ADOPTED `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2023-02-16** Committee Amendment "A" (H-3) as amended by House Amendment "A" (H-4) thereto was ADOPTED `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2023-02-16** under suspension of the rules, the Bill was given its SECOND READING without REFERENCE to the Committee on Bills in the Second Reading.
- **2023-02-16** PASSED TO BE ENGROSSED as Amended by Committee Amendment "A" (H-3) as amended by House Amendment " A" H-4 thereto in concurrence. `reading-3`
- **2023-02-16** This being an emergency measure, a two-thirds vote of all the members elected to the House was necessary.
- **2023-02-16** PASSED TO BE ENACTED. `passage`
- **2023-02-16** ROLL CALL NO. 5
- **2023-02-16** (Yeas 113 - Nays 21 - Absent 17 - Excused 0)
- **2023-02-16** Sent for concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.
- **2023-02-16** FAILED ENACTMENT
- **2023-02-16** Senator HARRINGTON of York moved to RECONSIDER whereby the Senate FAILED TO ENACT , in NON-CONCURRENCE.
- **2023-02-16** RECONSIDERED
- **2023-02-16** PASSED TO BE ENACTED - Emergency -2/3 Elected Required `passage`
- **2023-02-21** Signed by Governor `executive-signature`
- **2023-02-09T05:00:00+00:00** Work Session Held
- **2023-02-09T05:00:00+00:00** Voted - OTP-AM
- **2023-02-14T05:00:00+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/94d55e88-c79b-41f7-9761-596294c6b946`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Maine legislature records).