2025-2026 Regular Session • Maine Legislature
LD1655
Legislative Summary
An Act to Allow the Keeping of Chickens on Private Residential Property
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Bill History
4/15/2025
Committee on Agriculture, Conservation and Forestry suggested and ordered printed.
House of Representatives
4/15/2025
The Bill was REFERRED to the Committee on AGRICULTURE, CONSERVATION AND FORESTRY.
House of Representatives
4/15/2025
Sent for concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.
House of Representatives
4/15/2025
The Bill was REFERRED to the Committee on AGRICULTURE, CONSERVATION AND FORESTRY in concurrence
Senate
4/29/2025
Work Session Held
Joint Conference
4/29/2025
Voted: OTP-AM
Joint Conference
5/15/2025
Reported Out: OTP-AM
Joint Conference
5/20/2025
CONSENT CALENDAR - FIRST DAY
House of Representatives
5/20/2025
On OBJECTION of Representative MOONEN of Portland REMOVED.
House of Representatives
5/20/2025
The Committee Report was READ and ACCEPTED.
House of Representatives
5/20/2025
ROLL CALL NO. 159 (Yeas 131 - Nays 8 - Absent 12 - Excused 0)
House of Representatives
5/20/2025
The Bill was READ ONCE.
House of Representatives
5/20/2025
Committee Amendment "A" (H-173) was READ and ADOPTED.
House of Representatives
5/20/2025
Under suspension of the rules, the Bill was given its SECOND READING without REFERENCE to the Committee on Bills in the Second Reading.
House of Representatives
5/20/2025
The Bill was PASSED TO BE ENGROSSED as Amended by Committee Amendment "A" (H-173)
House of Representatives
5/20/2025
Sent for concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.
House of Representatives
5/21/2025
Report READ and ACCEPTED, in concurrence.
Senate
5/21/2025
READ ONCE.
Senate
5/21/2025
Committee Amendment "A" (H-173) READ and ADOPTED, in concurrence.
Senate
5/21/2025
Under suspension of the Rules, READ A SECOND TIME and PASSED TO BE ENGROSSED AS AMENDED BY Committee Amendment "A" (H-173), in concurrence.
Senate
5/21/2025
Ordered sent down forthwith.
Senate
5/27/2025
PASSED TO BE ENACTED.
House of Representatives
5/27/2025
Sent for concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.
House of Representatives
5/27/2025
PASSED TO BE ENACTED, in concurrence.
Senate
Amendments
House: C-A (H-173)
House: C-A (H-173)
Adopted
Roll Call Votes
Acc Ought To Pass As Amend Rep RC #159
5/20/2025
131
Yea
8
Nay
0
Not Voting
12
Absent
Result: PASSED
Status Information
Current Status
Passed(5/27/2025)
Chamber
Senate
Sponsors
Republican: 5
Primary Sponsor
Jennifer Poirier
Republican