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IntroducedApr 15, 2025
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Passed HouseMay 20, 2025
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Passed SenateMay 21, 2025
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Signed into Law
HP 1096, An Act To Allow The Keeping Of Chickens On Private Residential Property
Last Action See all actions
Senate • May 27, 2025: PASSED TO BE ENACTED, in concurrence.
Latest Bill Text See all bill texts
Summary/Bill Text
Comments on LD 1655
Tweets
Whip Lists
Sponsors
- Joshua Morriscosponsor
- Nathan Wadsworthcosponsor
Votes
YES: 131
- ALBERT
- ANKELES
- ARATA
- ARCHER
- ARDELL
- ARFORD
- BABIN
- BAGSHAW
- BECK
- BELL
- BISHOP
- BLIER
- BOYER
- BRENNAN
- BRIDGEO
- BUNKER
- CAMPBELL
- CARLOW
- CARUSO
- CHAPMAN
- CIMINO
- CLUCHEY
- COLLAMORE
- COLLINS
- COOPER
- COPELAND
- CRAFTS
- CROCKETT
- DAIGLE
- DEBRITO
- DHALAC
- DILL
- DODGE
- DOUDERA
- DRINKWATER
- DUCHARME
- EDER
- FAIRCLOTH
- FARRIN
- FAULKINGHAM
- FECTEAU
- FLYNN
- FOLEY
- FREDETTE
- FRIEDMANN
- FROST
- GATTINE
- GEIGER
- GERE
- GIFFORD
- GOLEK
- GRAHAM
- GRAMLICH
- GREENWOOD
- GRIFFIN
- GUERRETTE
- HAGGAN
- HALL
- HASENFUS
- HENDERSON
- HEPLER
- HYMES
- JACKSON
- JAVNER
- JULIA
- KESSLER
- KUHN
- LAJOIE
- LANCE
- LAVIGNE
- LEE
- LEMELIN
- LOOKNER
- LYMAN
- MACIAS
- MALON
- MASON
- MATHIESON
- MATLACK
- MCCABE
- MCINTYRE
- MEYER
- MILLIKEN
- MINGO
- MONTELL
- MOONEN
- MORRIS
- MURPHY
- NUTTING
- OLSEN
- PARRY
- PAUL
- PERKINS
- PLUECKER
- POIRIER
- POMERLEAU
- QUINT
- RANA
- RAY
- RIELLY
- ROBERTS
- ROEDER
- ROLLINS
- RUDNICKI
- RUNTE
- SACHS
- SALISBURY
- SARGENT
- SATO
- SAYRE
- SCHMERSAL-BURGESS
- SHAGOURY
- SINCLAIR
- SKOLD
- SMITH
- SOBOLESKI
- STOVER
- STROUT
- THORNE
- TUELL
- WALKER
- WARREN
- WEBB
- James Lee White
- WHITE
- WOOD
- WOODSOME
- YUSUF
- ZAGER
Actions
- May 27, 2025 | Senate
- PASSED TO BE ENACTED, in concurrence.
- May 27, 2025 | House
- PASSED TO BE ENACTED.
- Sent for concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.
- May 21, 2025 | Senate
- Report READ and ACCEPTED, in concurrence.
- READ ONCE.
- Committee Amendment "A" (H-173) READ and ADOPTED, in concurrence.
- Under suspension of the Rules, READ A SECOND TIME and PASSED TO BE ENGROSSED AS AMENDED BY Committee Amendment "A" (H-173), in concurrence.
- Ordered sent down forthwith.
- May 20, 2025 | House
- CONSENT CALENDAR - FIRST DAY
- On OBJECTION of Representative MOONEN of Portland REMOVED.
- The Committee Report was READ and ACCEPTED.
- ROLL CALL NO. 159
- (Yeas 131 - Nays 8 - Absent 12 - Excused 0)
- The Bill was READ ONCE.
- Committee Amendment "A" (H-173) was READ and ADOPTED.
- Under suspension of the rules, the Bill was given its SECOND READING without REFERENCE to the Committee on Bills in the Second Reading.
- The Bill was PASSED TO BE ENGROSSED as Amended by Committee Amendment "A" (H-173)
- Sent for concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.
- May 15, 2025 | legislature
- Reported Out - OTP-AM
- Apr 29, 2025 | legislature
- Work Session (Cross Building, Room 214)
- Work Session Held
- Voted - OTP-AM
- Apr 24, 2025 | legislature
- Public Hearing (Cross Building, Room 214)
- Apr 15, 2025 | Senate
- The Bill was REFERRED to the Committee on AGRICULTURE, CONSERVATION AND FORESTRY in concurrence
- Apr 15, 2025 | House
- Committee on Agriculture, Conservation and Forestry suggested and ordered printed.
- The Bill was REFERRED to the Committee on AGRICULTURE, CONSERVATION AND FORESTRY.
- Sent for concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.
Documents
- Fiscal Note for Amendment C-A (H-173) (Adopted by House & Senate)HTML
- Fiscal Note for Amendment C-A (H-173) (Adopted by House & Senate)PDF
- Testimony on Apr 24, 2025 by Andy Cashman (Maine Association of REALTORS®)PDF
- Testimony on Apr 24, 2025 by Elizabeth Collard (Bridgton )PDF
- Testimony on Apr 24, 2025 by Rebecca Graham (Maine Municipal Association)PDF
- Testimony on Apr 24, 2025 by Roberta Manter (Fayette)PDF
- Testimony on Apr 24, 2025 by Roberta Manter (Fayette)PDF
- Testimony on Apr 24, 2025 by Megan Patterson (Dept. of Agriculture, Conservation & Forestry)PDF
- Testimony on Apr 24, 2025 by Jennifer Poirier (Maine State Legislature)PDF
- Testimony on Apr 24, 2025 by Donna Stevens (Lewiston)PDF
- Testimony on Apr 24, 2025 by Kat Taylor (Argyle Twp.)PDF
- Testimony on Apr 24, 2025 by Kat Taylor (Argyle Twp.)PDF
- Testimony on Apr 24, 2025 by Shelby Young (Sumner)PDF
Sources
- https://legislature.maine.gov/LawMakerWeb/summary.asp?ld=1655&SessionID=16
- https://legislature.maine.gov/LawMakerWeb/sponsors.asp?ID=280098508
- https://legislature.maine.gov/LawMakerWeb/subjects.asp?ID=280098508
- https://legislature.maine.gov/legis/bills/display_ps.asp?ld=1655&PID=1456&snum=132
- https://legislature.maine.gov/LawMakerWeb/dockets.asp?ID=280098508