STATE BILLME LD 473PASSED

Resolve, Directing the Department of Agriculture, Conservation and Forestry to Enter into Rulemaking Regarding Rule Chapter 30: Quarantine (Potato)

State of Maine

Status: Passed; Signed or otherwise enacted
Status date: Apr 7, 2026; 219 days ago
Current chamber: Senate
Session: 2025-2026 Regular Session

ME LD 473 · PassedApr 7

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Bill details

Last action: FINALLY PASSED - Emergency - 2/3 Elected Required, in concurrence. · Apr 7, 2026

Sponsor

RTRachel Talbot RossSenator · Democrat · SD-028Primary sponsor

Bill history

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Apr 7, 2026FINALLY PASSED - Emergency - 2/3 Elected Required, in concurrence.Senate

Apr 7, 2026Sent for concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.House

Apr 7, 2026FINALLY PASSED.House

Apr 7, 2026This being an emergency measure, a two-thirds vote of all the members elected to the House was necessary.House

Apr 7, 2026In concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.House

Apr 7, 2026The Bill was PASSED TO BE ENGROSSED as Amended by Committee Amendment "A" (S-626).House

Apr 7, 2026Under suspension of the rules CONSENT CALENDAR - SECOND DAY.House

Apr 7, 2026CONSENT CALENDAR - FIRST DAYHouse

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Apr 6, 2026Ordered sent down forthwith for concurrence.Senate

Apr 6, 2026Under suspension of the Rules, READ A SECOND TIME and PASSED TO BE ENGROSSED AS AMENDED BY Committee Amendment "A" (S-626).Senate

Apr 6, 2026Committee Amendment "A" (S-626) READ and ADOPTED.Senate

Apr 6, 2026Reported Out: OTP-AMJoint

Apr 6, 2026READ ONCE.Senate

Apr 6, 2026Report READ and ACCEPTED.Senate

Mar 26, 2026Voted: OTP-AMJoint

Mar 26, 2026Work Session HeldJoint

Jun 25, 2025CARRIED OVER, in the same posture, to any special or regular session of the 132nd Legislature, pursuant to Joint Order SP 800.Senate

May 19, 2025Carry Over ApprovedJoint

May 16, 2025Carry Over RequestedJoint

May 15, 2025Work Session Held: TABLEDJoint

Mar 21, 2025CARRIED OVER, in the same posture, to the next special or regular session of the 132nd Legislature, pursuant to Joint Order SP 519.Senate

Feb 5, 2025Received by the Secretary of the Senate on February 5, 2025 and REFERRED to the Committee on AGRICULTURE, CONSERVATION AND FORESTRY pursuant to Joint Rule 308.2Senate

Subjects

Agriculture, Conservation And Fore
Procedures

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