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type: "Bill"
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title: "An Act To Designate The Wood Turtle As The Official State Reptile"
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description: "An Act To Designate The Wood Turtle As The Official State Reptile"
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jurisdiction: "us/states/me"
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legislature: "Maine Legislature"
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session: "132"
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identifier: "LD 73"
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citation: "Maine LD 73 (132)"
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classification: ["bill"]
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subjects: ["STATE EMBLEMS", "STATE GOVERNMENT", "STATE REPTILE"]
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status: "enacted"
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primary_sponsors: ["Laurie OSHER"]
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version_count: 2
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action_count: 23
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vote_count: 2
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first_action: "2025-01-06"
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last_action: "2025-04-20"
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source: "openstates"
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source_identifier: "ocd-bill/fe051635-9f35-4008-84d3-c1dc7930b86c"
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source_url: "https://legislature.maine.gov/LawMakerWeb/dockets.asp?ID=280095631"
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source_hash: "f1e5a28cdb91abd6cbd0d65b0572f6fd240677eab135b42717bc3a9d89106351"
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vintage: "2026-07-01"
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source_snapshot: "https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump"
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retrieved_at: "2026-07-06"
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confidence: "reported"
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tags: ["legislation", "bill", "us-me"]
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---
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# Maine LD 73 (132) — An Act To Designate The Wood Turtle As The Official State Reptile
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## Version chain
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The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.
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1. **Chapter 32** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.mainelegislature.org/legis/bills/getPDF.asp?paper=HP0037&item=3&snum=132)
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2. **LD 73 HP 37** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.mainelegislature.org/legis/bills/getPDF.asp?paper=HP0037&item=1&snum=132)
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## Votes
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- ACCEPT MAJORITY OUGHT TO PASS REPORT — **27–6** (pass) · upper
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- ACC MAJ OUGHT TO PASS REP — **85–58** (pass) · lower
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## Sponsors
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- Laurie OSHER — primary (person)
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- Daniel ANKELES — cosponsor (person)
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- Stacy BRENNER — cosponsor (person)
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## Timeline
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The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
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- **2025-01-06** Received by the Clerk of the House on January 6, 2025. `receipt`
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- **2025-01-06** The Bill was REFERRED to the Committee on STATE AND LOCAL GOVERNMENT pursuant to Joint Rule 308.2 and ordered printed pursuant to Joint Rule 401. `referral-committee`
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- **2025-03-21** Carried over, in the same posture, to the next special or regular session of the 132nd Legislature, pursuant to Joint Order SP 519.
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- **2025-03-25** Reports READ.
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- **2025-03-25** On motion of Representative SALISBURY of Westbrook, the Majority Ought to Pass Report was ACCEPTED.
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- **2025-03-25** ROLL CALL NO. 58
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- **2025-03-25** (Yeas 85 - Nays 58 - Absent 7 - Excused 0 - Restricted - 1)
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- **2025-03-25** The Bill was READ ONCE. `reading-1`
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- **2025-03-25** Under suspension of the rules, the Bill was given its SECOND READING without REFERENCE to the Committee on Bills in the Second Reading.
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- **2025-03-25** The Bill was PASSED TO BE ENGROSSED. `reading-3`
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- **2025-03-25** Sent for concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.
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- **2025-03-27** Reports Read
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- **2025-03-27** On motion by Senator BALDACCI of Penobscot the Majority Ought to Pass Report ACCEPTED. PREVAILED
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- **2025-03-27** Roll Call Ordered Roll Call Number 79 Yeas 27 - Nays 6 - Excused 2 - Absent 0
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- **2025-03-27** READ ONCE `reading-1`
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- **2025-03-27** Under suspension of the Rules, READ A SECOND TIME PASSED TO BE ENGROSSED in concurrence. `reading-2, reading-3`
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- **2025-04-01** PASSED TO BE ENACTED. `passage`
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- **2025-04-01** Sent for concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.
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- **2025-04-08** PASSED TO BE ENACTED, in concurrence. `passage`
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- **2025-04-20** Became Law without Governor's Signature `became-law`
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- **2025-03-03T05:00:00+00:00** Work Session Held
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- **2025-03-03T05:00:00+00:00** Voted - Divided Report
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- **2025-03-21T04:00:00+00:00** Reported Out - OTP/ONTP
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## Source
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OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/fe051635-9f35-4008-84d3-c1dc7930b86c`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Maine legislature records).
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