An Act to Allow the Keeping of Chickens on Private Residential Property
Introduced
Moved
Reached a final decision
Became law
Derived from the official record below.
Officially: “An Act to Allow the Keeping of Chickens on Private Residential Property” Read the full text
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132nd legislature (2025-2026)HP 1096
Where it is
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 · Apr 15, 2025
The Bill was REFERRED to the Committee on AGRICULTURE, CONSERVATION AND FORESTRY in concurrence · Apr 15, 2025
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 Bi · May 20, 2025
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 A · May 21, 2025
PASSED TO BE ENACTED. Sent for concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH. · May 27, 2025
PASSED TO BE ENACTED, in concurrence. · May 27, 2025
The numbers
5
sponsors on the bill
Sponsors
Jennifer PoirierNathan WadsworthJoshua MorrisBilly Bob FaulkinghamAmanda Collamore
Recorded votes
ACC OUGHT TO PASS AS AMEND REPHouse · 2025-05-20 · PREVAILS · Yeas 131, Nays 8, Excused 0, NotVoting 12, Total 139
Roll-call results shown verbatim from the Maine legislature’s records. A result reflects that roll call’s own motion, not the bill’s overall outcome.
Every fact on this page links to its source, starting with the official bill record. Last action: PASSED TO BE ENACTED, in concurrence. (May 27, 2025).