# Maine LD 2228: An Act to Eliminate Inactive Boards and Commissions Maine LD 2228, An Act to Eliminate Inactive Boards and Commissions, is a 132nd Maine Legislature (2025-2026) House bill sponsored by no sponsor on record; status signed, last action 2026-04-15 (Signed by Governor, ACTPUB Chapter 704); PRIA reads it as touching household money (as of 2026-10-17). - Canonical: https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/ME-LD2228-132 - As of: 2026-10-17 - Plain-text twin of the page above; the HTML and this file carry the same facts. ## Facts - Bill: Maine LD 2228 - State: Maine - Session: 132nd Maine Legislature (2025-2026) - Title: An Act to Eliminate Inactive Boards and Commissions - Status: signed - Chamber: House - Introduced: 2026-03-05 - Last action: 2026-04-15, Signed by Governor, ACTPUB Chapter 704 - Sponsors: no sponsor on record - Cosponsors: 0 - Subjects: STATE GOVERNMENT, STATE GOVERNMENT - PLANNING - Touches household money: yes - Economic provisions PRIA read: 3 ## Summary No summary available. ## Bill overview: provisions PRIA read - Stronger privacy and new investigator rules: benefit, low. If you are a licensed professional investigator or investigative assistant, the state must keep your home address and phone private. The state can share them only with your written consent, by court order, for criminal justice, or for permitting by law enforcement or permitting authorities. The chi… - College outcomes data run by Labor: benefit, low. The Department of Labor now maintains the state’s educational outcome database, with input from the Department of Education. The database includes completion, graduation, credentials, and employment and earnings for graduates over time. By law, it is updated no later than January 1, 2022 and then e… - Inactive boards and commissions eliminated: mixed, low. The law deletes statutory entries for several inactive boards and commissions. It removes their duties and authority from state law. This is an administrative cleanup and does not change taxes, fees, or household benefits. ## Sponsors and cosponsors - (none) ## Actions (8) - 2026-04-15: Signed by Governor, ACTPUB Chapter 704 - 2026-04-13: On motion by Senator ROTUNDO of Androscoggin taken from the Special Appropriations Table. Subsequently, PASSED TO BE ENACTED in concurrence. (Senate) - 2026-04-06: On motion by Senator ROTUNDO of Androscoggin PLACED ON THE SPECIAL APPROPRIATIONS TABLE pending ENACTMENT in concurrence. (Senate) - 2026-04-02: PASSED TO BE ENACTED. Sent for concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH. (House) - 2026-04-02: Report READ and ACCEPTED, in concurrence.READ ONCE.Committee Amendment "A" (H-946) 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-946), in concurrence.Ordered sent down forthwith. (Senate) - 2026-04-02: CONSENT CALENDAR - FIRST DAYUnder suspension of the rules CONSENT CALENDAR - SECOND DAY.The Bill was PASSED TO BE ENGROSSED as Amended by Committee Amendment "A" (H-946).Sent for concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH. (House) - 2026-03-10: Report READ and ACCEPTED, in concurrence.On motion by Senator Baldacci of Penobscot REFERRED to the Committee on State and Local Government and ordered printed pursuant to Joint Rule 218, in concurrence. (Senate) - 2026-03-05: Representative SALISBURY for the Joint Standing Committee on State and Local Government pursuant to the Maine Revised Statutes, Title 5, section 12006, subsection 2 reports that the Bill be REFERRED to the Committee on STATE AND LOCAL GOVERNMENT and printed pursuant to Joint Rule 218.Report was READ and ACCEPTED.The Bill was REFERRED to the Committee on STATE AND LOCAL GOVERNMENTSent for concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH. (House) ## Bill text - Amendment C-A (H-946), adopted by House & Senate: [PDF](https://legislature.maine.gov/legis/bills/getPDF.asp?paper=HP1505&item=2&snum=132) - Enacted: [PDF](https://legislature.maine.gov/legis/bills/getPDF.asp?paper=HP1505&item=3&snum=132) - Introduced: [PDF](https://legislature.maine.gov/legis/bills/getPDF.asp?paper=HP1505&item=1&snum=132) ## Related bills - LD 1522: An Act to Establish the Maine Eviction Prevention Program (failed) - LD 1665: An Act to Provide Property Tax Relief to Maine Families (failed) - LD 1872: An Act to Reinvest in the Pension Funds of the Maine Public Employees Retirement System (failed) - LD 2067: An Act to Include Community Mental Health Workers Under the 1998 Special Plan for Retirement (failed) - LD 1611: An Act to Decrease the Retirement Contributions Required for Teachers and State Employees (failed) - LD 1294: An Act to Expand the Dependent Exemption Tax Credit (failed) ## Sources - [Amendment C-A (H-946), adopted by House & Senate (PDF)](https://legislature.maine.gov/legis/bills/getPDF.asp?paper=HP1505&item=2&snum=132) - [Enacted (PDF)](https://legislature.maine.gov/legis/bills/getPDF.asp?paper=HP1505&item=3&snum=132) - [Introduced (PDF)](https://legislature.maine.gov/legis/bills/getPDF.asp?paper=HP1505&item=1&snum=132) ## Related - [LD 1522: An Act to Establish the Maine Eviction Prevention Program](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/ME-LD1522-132) - [LD 1665: An Act to Provide Property Tax Relief to Maine Families](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/ME-LD1665-132) - [LD 1872: An Act to Reinvest in the Pension Funds of the Maine Public Employees Retiremen…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/ME-LD1872-132) - [LD 2067: An Act to Include Community Mental Health Workers Under the 1998 Special Plan f…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/ME-LD2067-132) - [LD 1611: An Act to Decrease the Retirement Contributions Required for Teachers and State…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/ME-LD1611-132) - [LD 1294: An Act to Expand the Dependent Exemption Tax Credit](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/ME-LD1294-132) - [Maine bills](https://policyrisk.com/states/maine/bills) - [Maine state hub](https://policyrisk.com/states/maine) - [All state legislation](https://policyrisk.com/state-bills) Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/ME-LD2228-132 (as of 2026-10-17).