republic-os/legislation/us/states/me/132/ld-876.md

---
type: "Bill"
title: "An Act To Support Rural Resilience And Emergency Response Through The Maine Service Fellows Program"
description: "An Act To Support Rural Resilience And Emergency Response Through The Maine Service Fellows Program"
jurisdiction: "us/states/me"
legislature: "Maine Legislature"
session: "132"
identifier: "LD 876"
citation: "Maine LD 876 (132)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["MAINE SERVICE FELLOWS", "SECRETARY OF STATE DEPT", "STATE AGENCIES"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Morgan RIELLY"]
version_count: 4
action_count: 43
vote_count: 0
first_action: "2025-03-04"
last_action: "2026-04-16"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/972c8943-5aa3-4e14-808a-582f4768a7fe"
source_url: "https://legislature.maine.gov/LawMakerWeb/dockets.asp?ID=280097127"
source_hash: "cd75a8ee8322194bfeb9c39c21e62366deb0b0b107a19ce5290994005404aabc"
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 876 (132) — An Act To Support Rural Resilience And Emergency Response Through The Maine Service Fellows Program

## Version chain

The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.

1. **Amendment C-A (H-338)** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.mainelegislature.org/legis/bills/getPDF.asp?paper=HP0562&item=2&snum=132)
2. **Amendment S-A to C-A (S-676)** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.mainelegislature.org/legis/bills/getPDF.asp?paper=HP0562&item=4&snum=132)
3. **Chapter 754** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.mainelegislature.org/legis/bills/getPDF.asp?paper=HP0562&item=5&snum=132)
4. **LD 876 HP 562** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.mainelegislature.org/legis/bills/getPDF.asp?paper=HP0562&item=1&snum=132)

## Sponsors

- Morgan RIELLY — primary (person)
- Aaron DANA — cosponsor (person)
- Holly EATON — cosponsor (person)
- Marc MALON — cosponsor (person)
- Richard BENNETT — cosponsor (person)
- William PLUECKER — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2025-03-04** Committee on Criminal Justice and Public Safety suggested and ordered printed.
- **2025-03-04** The Bill was REFERRED to the Committee on CRIMINAL JUSTICE AND PUBLIC SAFETY. `referral-committee`
- **2025-03-04** Sent for concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.
- **2025-03-04** The Bill was REFERRED to the Committee on CRIMINAL JUSTICE AND PUBLIC SAFETY in concurrence `referral-committee`
- **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.
- **2025-04-03** Report of the Chair-Pursuant to Joint Rule 308.2
- **2025-04-03** Representative HASENFUS from the Committee on CRIMINAL JUSTICE AND PUBLIC SAFETY Reports a recommendation for a CHANGE OF COMMITEE.
- **2025-04-03** Report was READ and ACCEPTED.
- **2025-04-03** On motion of Representative HASENFUS, the Bill was REFERRED to the Committee on HOUSING AND ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT. `referral-committee`
- **2025-04-03** Sent for concurrence.
- **2025-04-08** Report READ and ACCEPTED, in concurrence.
- **2025-04-08** On motion by Senator Beebe-Center of Knox for the Committee on Criminal Justice and Public Safety REFERRED to the Committee on Housing and Economic Development, in concurrence. `referral-committee`
- **2025-06-02** CONSENT CALENDAR - FIRST DAY
- **2025-06-02** Under suspension of the rules CONSENT CALENDAR - SECOND DAY.
- **2025-06-02** The Bill was PASSED TO BE ENGROSSED as Amended by Committee Amendment "A" (H-338). `reading-3`
- **2025-06-02** Sent for concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.
- **2025-06-02** Report READ and ACCEPTED, in concurrence.
- **2025-06-02** READ ONCE. `reading-1`
- **2025-06-02** Committee Amendment "A" (H-338) READ and ADOPTED, in concurrence. `committee-passage-favorable, passage`
- **2025-06-02** Under suspension of the Rules, READ A SECOND TIME and PASSED TO BE ENGROSSED AS AMENDED BY Committee Amendment "A" (H-338), in concurrence. `reading-2, reading-3`
- **2025-06-02** Ordered sent down forthwith.
- **2025-06-03** PASSED TO BE ENACTED. `passage`
- **2025-06-03** Sent for concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.
- **2025-06-03** On motion by Senator ROTUNDO of Androscoggin PLACED ON THE SPECIAL APPROPRIATIONS TABLE pending ENACTMENT in concurrence
- **2025-06-25** CARRIED OVER, in the same posture, to any special or regular session of the 132nd Legislature, pursuant to Joint Order SP 800.
- **2026-04-13** On motion by Senator ROTUNDO of Androscoggin taken from the Special Appropriations Table
- **2026-04-13** On motion by Same Senator the Senate SUSPENDED THE RULES to RECONSIDER their actions whereby the Bill was PASSED TO BE ENGROSSED AS AMENDED by Committee Amendment "A" (H-338) in concurrence. `reading-3`
- **2026-04-13** On further motion by Same Senator the Senate SUSPENDED THE RULES to RECONSIDER their actions whereby Committee Amendment "A" (H-338) was ADOPTED. `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2026-04-13** On further motion by Same Senator Senate Amendment "A" (S-676) to Committee Amendment "A" (H-338) READ and ADOPTED. `committee-passage-favorable, passage`
- **2026-04-13** Committee Amendment "A" (H-338) as Amended by Senate Amendment "A" (S-676) thereto ADOPTED. `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2026-04-13** PASSED TO BE ENGROSSED AS AMENDED BY Committee Amendment "A" (H-338) as Amended by Senate Amendment "A" (S-676) thereto in NON-CONCURRENCE. `reading-3`
- **2026-04-13** Sent down for concurrence.
- **2026-04-13** The House RECEDED and CONCURRED to PASSAGE TO BE ENGROSSED as Amended by Committee Amendment "A" (H-338) as Amended by Senate Amendment "A" (S-676) thereto. `reading-3`
- **2026-04-13** ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.
- **2026-04-13** PASSED TO BE ENACTED. `passage`
- **2026-04-13** Sent for concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.
- **2026-04-13** PASSED TO BE ENACTED, in concurrence. `passage`
- **2026-04-16** Signed by Governor `executive-signature`
- **2025-04-01T04:00:00+00:00** Refer Approved by Chairs/Leads - REFER TO OTHER
- **2025-04-01T04:00:00+00:00** Reported Out - REFER TO OTHER
- **2025-05-12T04:00:00+00:00** Work Session Held
- **2025-05-12T04:00:00+00:00** Voted - OTP-AM
- **2025-05-29T04:00:00+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/972c8943-5aa3-4e14-808a-582f4768a7fe`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Maine legislature records).