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type: "Bill"
title: "An Act To Amend The Laws Governing Political Action Committees Relating To Union, Business And Nonprofit Organizations"
description: "An Act To Amend The Laws Governing Political Action Committees Relating To Union, Business And Nonprofit Organizations"
jurisdiction: "us/states/me"
legislature: "Maine Legislature"
session: "131"
identifier: "LD 726"
citation: "Maine LD 726 (131)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["CAMPAIGNS", "ELECTIONS", "PACS"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Jeffrey TIMBERLAKE"]
version_count: 4
action_count: 36
vote_count: 1
first_action: "2023-02-16"
last_action: "2023-06-22"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/5be4dad2-3eb9-49f2-bd42-eb324250dfa3"
source_url: "https://legislature.maine.gov/LawMakerWeb/dockets.asp?ID=280086382"
source_hash: "8609a2d4f47884562568686b0cd9d89e0ea91ede40bd96265aca26b26253f16c"
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 726 (131) — An Act To Amend The Laws Governing Political Action Committees Relating To Union, Business And Nonprofit Organizations
## 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=SP0284&item=2&snum=131)
2. **Chaptered Law** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.mainelegislature.org/legis/bills/getPDF.asp?paper=SP0284&item=6&snum=131)
3. **Documents and Disposition** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.mainelegislature.org/legis/bills/getPDF.asp?paper=SP0284&item=1&snum=131)
4. **Final Disposition** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.mainelegislature.org/legis/bills/getPDF.asp?paper=SP0284&item=5&snum=131)
## Votes
- ACCEPT OUGHT TO PASS AS AMENDED REPORT — **295** (pass) · upper
## Sponsors
- Jeffrey TIMBERLAKE — primary (person)
- Bradlee FARRIN — cosponsor (person)
- Joshua MORRIS — cosponsor (person)
## Timeline
The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
- **2023-02-16** Committee on VETERANS AND LEGAL AFFAIRS suggested and ordered printed REFERENCE to the Committee on VETERANS AND LEGAL AFFAIRS Ordered sent down forthwith for concurrence
- **2023-02-16** The Bill was REFERRED to the Committee on VETERANS AND LEGAL AFFAIRS. `referral-committee`
- **2023-02-16** In concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.
- **2023-03-30** CARRIED OVER, in the same posture, to a subsequent special or regular session of the 131st Legislature, pursuant to Joint Order SP 594.
- **2023-06-07** Report READ
- **2023-06-07** On motion by Senator HICKMAN of Kennebec Tabled until Later in Today's Session, pending ACCEPTANCE of the Report
- **2023-06-08** Taken from the table by the President
- **2023-06-08** Subsequently Report ACCEPTED
- **2023-06-08** Roll Call Ordered Roll Call Number 258 Yeas 29 - Nays 5 - Excused 1 - Absent 0 PREVAILED
- **2023-06-08** READ ONCE `reading-1`
- **2023-06-08** Committee Amendment "A" (S-186) READ
- **2023-06-08** On motion by Senator HICKMAN of Kennebec Senate Amendment "A" (S-227) to Committee Amendment "A" (S-186) READ and ADOPTED `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2023-06-08** Committee Amendment "A" (S-186) as Amended by Senate Amendment "A" (S-227) thereto ADOPTED `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2023-06-08** Under suspension of the Rules, READ A SECOND TIME and PASSED TO BE ENGROSSED AS AMENDED by Committee Amendment "A" (S-186) as Amended by Senate Amendment "A" (S-227) thereto `reading-2, reading-3`
- **2023-06-08** Sent down for concurrence
- **2023-06-12** Reports READ.
- **2023-06-12** On motion of Representative TERRY of Gorham, TABLED pending ACCEPTANCE of the Committee Report.
- **2023-06-12** Later today assigned.
- **2023-06-12** Speaker laid before the House
- **2023-06-12** Subsequently, Committee Report was ACCEPTED.
- **2023-06-12** The Bill was READ ONCE. `reading-1`
- **2023-06-12** Committee Amendment "A" (S-186) was READ.
- **2023-06-12** Senate Amendment "A" (S-227) to Committee Amendment "A" (S-186) was READ and ADOPTED. `committee-passage-favorable, passage`
- **2023-06-12** Committee Amendment "A" (S-186) as Amended by Senate Amendment "A" (S-227) thereto ADOPTED. `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2023-06-12** Under suspension of the rules, the Bill was given its SECOND READING without REFERENCE to the Committee on Bills in the Second Reading.
- **2023-06-12** The Bill was PASSED TO BE ENGROSSED as Amended by Committee Amendment "A" (S-186) as Amended by Senate Amendment "A" (S-227) thereto. `reading-3`
- **2023-06-12** In concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.
- **2023-06-13** This being an emergency measure, a two-thirds vote of all the members elected to the House was necessary.
- **2023-06-13** PASSED TO BE ENACTED. `passage`
- **2023-06-13** Sent for concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.
- **2023-06-13** PASSED TO BE ENACTED - Emergency - 2/3 Elected Required, in concurrence. `passage`
- **2023-06-22** Signed by Governor `executive-signature`
- **2023-03-27T04:00:00+00:00** Work Session Held - TABLED
- **2023-05-04T04:00:00+00:00** Work Session Held
- **2023-05-04T04:00:00+00:00** Voted - OTP-AM
- **2023-06-06T04:00:00+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/5be4dad2-3eb9-49f2-bd42-eb324250dfa3`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Maine legislature records).