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type: "Bill"
title: "An Act Regarding Sun-Grown Cultivation In The Medical Use And Adult Use Cannabis Industries"
description: "An Act Regarding Sun-Grown Cultivation In The Medical Use And Adult Use Cannabis Industries"
jurisdiction: "us/states/me"
legislature: "Maine Legislature"
session: "132"
identifier: "LD 1897"
citation: "Maine LD 1897 (132)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["CANNABIS", "CULTIVATION AND DISTRIBUTION", "FARMING PRACTICES"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Laurie OSHER"]
version_count: 5
action_count: 39
vote_count: 5
first_action: "2025-05-01"
last_action: "2026-01-11"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/7b795775-d591-4f20-8210-d2836d3d8f5b"
source_url: "https://legislature.maine.gov/LawMakerWeb/dockets.asp?ID=280099035"
source_hash: "5d4702b38509b968b1bebc43a41a10581388b60a2c0a6877fad09e646115e5dd"
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 1897 (132) — An Act Regarding Sun-Grown Cultivation In The Medical Use And Adult Use Cannabis Industries
## Version chain
The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.
1. **Amendment C-A (H-713)** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.mainelegislature.org/legis/bills/getPDF.asp?paper=HP1268&item=2&snum=132)
2. **Amendment C-B (H-714)** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.mainelegislature.org/legis/bills/getPDF.asp?paper=HP1268&item=3&snum=132)
3. **Amendment H-A to C-A (H-745)** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.mainelegislature.org/legis/bills/getPDF.asp?paper=HP1268&item=5&snum=132)
4. **Chapter 514** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.mainelegislature.org/legis/bills/getPDF.asp?paper=HP1268&item=4&snum=132)
5. **LD 1897 HP 1268** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.mainelegislature.org/legis/bills/getPDF.asp?paper=HP1268&item=1&snum=132)
## Votes
- ACC MIN OTP AS AMENDED REP — **11035** (pass) · lower
- ACCEPT MAJORITY OUGHT TO PASS AS AMENDED REPORT — **2114** (pass) · upper
- ACCEPT MINORITY OUGHT TO PASS AS AMENDED REPORT — **1718** (fail) · upper
- ACCEPT MAJORITY OUGHT TO PASS AS AMENDED REPORT — **827** (fail) · upper
- ACC MAJ OTP AS AMENDED REP — **5492** (fail) · lower
## Sponsors
- Laurie OSHER — primary (person)
- Craig HICKMAN — cosponsor (person)
- David BOYER — cosponsor (person)
- James DILL — cosponsor (person)
- Jeffrey TIMBERLAKE — cosponsor (person)
- Laura SUPICA — cosponsor (person)
- Quentin CHAPMAN — cosponsor (person)
- Rachel TALBOT ROSS — cosponsor (person)
- Sophia WARREN — cosponsor (person)
- William PLUECKER — cosponsor (person)
## Timeline
The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
- **2025-05-01** Received by the Clerk of the House on May 1, 2025. `receipt`
- **2025-05-01** The Bill was REFERRED to the Committee on VETERANS AND LEGAL AFFAIRS pursuant to Joint Rule 308.2 and ordered printed pursuant to Joint Rule 401. `referral-committee`
- **2025-06-16** Reports READ.
- **2025-06-16** Motion of Representative SUPICA of Bangor to ACCEPT the Majority Ought to Pass as Amended Report FAILED.
- **2025-06-16** ROLL CALL NO. 520
- **2025-06-16** (Yeas 54 - Nays 92 - Absent 3 - Excused 2)
- **2025-06-16** On motion of Representative KUHN of Falmouth, the Minority Ought to Pass as Amended Report was ACCEPTED.
- **2025-06-16** ROLL CALL NO. 521
- **2025-06-16** (Yeas 110 - Nays 35 - Absent 4 - Excused 2)
- **2025-06-16** The Bill was READ ONCE. `reading-1`
- **2025-06-16** Committee Amendment "B" (H-714) was READ and ADOPTED. `committee-passage-favorable, passage`
- **2025-06-16** Under suspension of the rules, the Bill was given its SECOND READING without REFERENCE to the Committee on Bills in the Second Reading.
- **2025-06-16** The Bill was PASSED TO BE ENGROSSED as Amended by Committee Amendment "B" (H-714). `reading-3`
- **2025-06-16** Sent for concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.
- **2025-06-16** Report READ
- **2025-06-16** Senator HICKMAN of Kennebec moved to ACCEPT The Majority Ought to Pass As Amended by Committee Amendment "A" (H-713) Report
- **2025-06-16** On motion by Senator STEWART of Aroostook Tabled until Later in Today's Session, pending Motion by Senator HICKMAN of Kennebec to ACCEPT The Majority Ought to Pass As Amended by Committee Amendment "A" (H-713) Report
- **2025-06-16** Taken from the table by the President
- **2025-06-16** Subsequently ACCEPTANCE The Majority Ought to Pass As Amended by Committee Amendment "A" (H-713) Report FAILED `amendment-failure`
- **2025-06-16** Roll Call Ordered Roll Call Number 580 Yeas 8 - Nays 27 - Excused 0 - Absent 0
- **2025-06-16** Subsequently, ACCEPTANCE of The Minority Ought to Pass As Amended by Committee Amendment "B" (H-714) Report FAILED `amendment-failure`
- **2025-06-16** Roll Call Ordered Roll Call Number 581 Yeas 17 - Nays 18 - Excused 0 - Absent 0
- **2025-06-16** On motion by Senator HICKMAN of Kennebec The Majority Ought to Pass As Amended by Committee Amendment "A" (H-713) Report ACCEPTED In NON-CONCURRENCE PREVAILED
- **2025-06-16** Roll Call Ordered Roll Call Number 582 Yeas 21 - Nays 14 - Excused 0 - Absent 0
- **2025-06-16** READ ONCE `reading-1`
- **2025-06-16** Committee Amendment "A" (H-713) READ and ADOPTED `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2025-06-16** Under suspension of the Rules, READ A SECOND TIME and PASSED TO BE ENGROSSED AS AMENDED by Committee Amendment "A" (H-713) In NON-CONCURRENCE `reading-2, reading-3`
- **2025-06-16** Sent down for concurrence
- **2025-06-17** The House RECEDED and CONCURRED to ACCEPTANCE of the Majority Ought to Pass as Amended Report and PASSAGE TO BE ENGROSSED as Amended by Committee Amendment "A" (H-713) `reading-3`
- **2025-06-17** ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.
- **2025-06-17** PASSED TO BE ENACTED. `passage`
- **2025-06-17** Sent for concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.
- **2025-06-17** PASSED TO BE ENACTED, in concurrence. `passage`
- **2025-07-08** HELD BY THE GOVERNOR.
- **2026-01-11** Became Law without Governor's Signature `became-law`
- **2025-05-14T04:00:00+00:00** Work Session Held - TABLED
- **2025-05-22T04:00:00+00:00** Work Session Held
- **2025-05-22T04:00:00+00:00** Voted - Divided Report
- **2025-06-13T04:00:00+00:00** Reported Out - OTP-AM/OTP-AM
## Source
OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/7b795775-d591-4f20-8210-d2836d3d8f5b`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Maine legislature records).