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LD793 • 2025

Resolve, to Establish the Working Group to Review and Update the Laws Governing Harness Racing

Resolve, to Establish the Working Group to Review and Update the Laws Governing Harness Racing

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Sponsor
Senator Craig Hickman
Last action
2026-04-29
Official status
Died in Possession of the Senate when the Legislature adjourned Sine Die and was PLACED IN THE LEGISLATIVE FILES . (DEAD)
Effective date
Not listed

Plain English Breakdown

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Resolve, to Establish the Working Group to Review and Update the Laws Governing Harness Racing

Resolve, to Establish the Working Group to Review and Update the Laws Governing Harness Racing Sponsor: Senator Craig Hickman Reference committee: Veterans and Legal Affairs Latest committee action: Reported Out; OTP-AM

What This Bill Does

  • Resolve, to Establish the Working Group to Review and Update the Laws Governing Harness Racing Sponsor: Senator Craig Hickman Reference committee: Veterans and Legal Affairs Latest committee action: Reported Out; OTP-AM

Limits and Unknowns

  • This entry is temporarily using official source text because the generated explanation could not be confirmed against the official bill text during the last sync.

Amendments

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Adopted by House & Senate

Plain English: Page 1 - 132LR1395(02) COMMITTEE AMENDMENT 1 L.D.

  • Page 1 - 132LR1395(02) COMMITTEE AMENDMENT 1 L.D.
  • 793 2 Date: (Filing No.
  • S- ) 3VETERANS AND LEGAL AFFAIRS 4 Reproduced and distributed under the direction of the Secretary of the Senate.
  • 5STATE OF MAINE 6SENATE 7132ND LEGISLATURE 8FIRST SPECIAL SESSION 9 COMMITTEE AMENDMENT “ ” to S.P.

Bill History

  1. 2026-04-29 Senate

    Died in Possession of the Senate when the Legislature adjourned Sine Die and was PLACED IN THE LEGISLATIVE FILES . (DEAD)

  2. 2025-06-13 House

    This being an emergency measure, a two-thirds vote of all the members elected to the House was necessary. FINALLY PASSED . Sent for concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.

  3. 2025-06-12 Committee

    Reported Out; OTP-AM

  4. 2025-05-12 Committee

    Work Session Held

  5. 2025-05-12 Committee

    Voted; OTP-AM

  6. 2025-02-27 Committee

    Referred to Committee on Veterans and Legal Affairs.

Official Summary Text

Resolve, to Establish the Working Group to Review and Update the Laws Governing Harness Racing
Sponsor:
Senator Craig Hickman
Reference committee:
Veterans and Legal Affairs
Latest committee action:
Reported Out; OTP-AM

Current Bill Text

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132nd MAINE LEGISLATURE
FIRST REGULAR SESSION-2025
Legislative Document No. 793
S.P. 358 In Senate, March 4, 2025
An Act to Modernize Gaming Revenue Allocations and Increase
Efforts to Prevent Gambling Addiction
Received by the Secretary of the Senate on February 27, 2025. Referred to the Committee
on Veterans and Legal Affairs pursuant to Joint Rule 308.2 and ordered printed.
DAREK M. GRANT
Secretary of the Senate
Presented by Senator HICKMAN of Kennebec.
Cosponsored by Representative SUPICA of Bangor and
Senator: TIMBERLAKE of Androscoggin, Representative: BOYER of Poland.

Page 1 - 132LR1395(01)
1Be it enacted by the People of the State of Maine as follows:
2CONCEPT DRAFT
3SUMMARY
4 This bill is a concept draft pursuant to Joint Rule 208.
5 This bill proposes to amend the law governing gaming revenue allocations by
6 modernizing cascade allocations and increasing the allocations to the Gambling Addiction
7 Prevention and Treatment Fund.
4