# Maine LD 468: An Act to Address Food Insecurity by Helping Maine Residents Access Locally Produced Food

Maine LD 468, An Act to Address Food Insecurity by Helping Maine Residents Access Locally Produced Food, is a 132nd Maine Legislature (2025-2026) Senate bill sponsored by Henry L. Ingwersen (Democratic); status signed, last action 2026-04-16 (Signed by Governor, ACTPUB Chapter 745); PRIA reads it as touching household money (as of 2026-10-18).

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## Facts
- Bill: Maine LD 468
- State: Maine
- Session: 132nd Maine Legislature (2025-2026)
- Title: An Act to Address Food Insecurity by Helping Maine Residents Access Locally Produced Food
- Status: signed
- Chamber: Senate
- Introduced: 2025-02-05
- Last action: 2026-04-16, Signed by Governor, ACTPUB Chapter 745
- Sponsor: Henry L. Ingwersen (Democratic)
- Cosponsors: 9
- Subjects: AGRICULTURE, CONSERVATION AND FORE, AGRICULTURE, CONSERVATION AND FORE - POWERS
- Touches household money: yes
- Roll calls: 1 (139 yes, 1 no in all)
- Economic provisions PRIA read: 0

## Summary

No summary available.

## Bill overview

No economic impacts identified for this bill.

## Sponsors and cosponsors

- Sponsor: Henry L. Ingwersen (Democratic), Senate
- Cosponsor: Daniel Sayre (Democratic), House
- Cosponsor: John Ducharme (Republican), House
- Cosponsor: Kristen Cloutier (Democratic), House
- Cosponsor: Peggy R. Rotundo (Democratic), Senate
- Cosponsor: Matthea E. L. Daughtry (Democratic), Senate
- Cosponsor: Randall Hall (Republican), House
- Cosponsor: Russell J. Black (Republican), Senate
- Cosponsor: Suzanne Salisbury (Democratic), House
- Cosponsor: William Pluecker (Independent), House

## Roll call votes

| Date | Chamber | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Other |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 2025-04-15 | House | Enactment | pass | 139 | 1 |   |

## Actions (12)

- 2026-04-16: Signed by Governor, ACTPUB Chapter 745
- 2026-04-13: PASSED TO BE ENACTED, in concurrence. (Senate)
- 2026-04-13: PASSED TO BE ENACTED. Sent for concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH. (House)
- 2026-04-13: The House RECEDED and CONCURRED to PASSAGE TO BE ENGROSSED as Amended by Committee Amendment "A" (S-10) and Senate Amendment "A" (S-668).ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH. (House)
- 2026-04-13: On motion by Senator ROTUNDO of Androscoggin taken from the Special Appropriations Table On motion by Same Senator the Senate SUSPENDED THE RULES to RECONSIDER their actions whereby the Bill was PASSED TO BE ENGROSSED AS AMENDED by Committee Amendment "A" (S-10) in concurrence. On further motion by Same Senator Senate Amendment "A" (S-668) READ and ADOPTED. PASSED TO BE ENGROSSED AS AMENDED BY Committee Amendment "A" (S-10) AND Senate Amendment "A" (S-668) in NON-CONCURRENCE. Sent down for concurrence. (Senate)
- 2025-06-25: CARRIED OVER, in the same posture, to any special or regular session of the 132nd Legislature, pursuant to Joint Order SP 800. (Senate)
- 2025-04-17: On motion by Senator ROTUNDO of Androscoggin PLACED ON THE SPECIAL APPROPRIATIONS TABLE pending ENACTMENT in concurrence (Senate)
- 2025-04-15: PASSED TO BE ENACTED. ROLL CALL NO. 88(Yeas 139 - Nays 1 - Absent 10 - Excused 0 - Restricted - 1)Sent for concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH. (House)
- 2025-04-10: 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" (S-10).In concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH. (House)
- 2025-04-08: Report READ and ACCEPTED.READ ONCE.Committee Amendment "A" (S-10) READ and ADOPTED.Under suspension of the Rules, READ A SECOND TIME and PASSED TO BE ENGROSSED AS AMENDED BY Committee Amendment "A" (S-10).Ordered sent down forthwith for concurrence. (Senate)
- 2025-03-21: CARRIED OVER, in the same posture, to the next special or regular session of the 132nd Legislature, pursuant to Joint Order SP 519. (Senate)
- 2025-02-05: Received by the Secretary of the Senate on February 5, 2025 and REFERRED to the Committee on AGRICULTURE, CONSERVATION AND FORESTRY pursuant to Joint Rule 308.2 (Senate)

## Bill text

- Amendment C-A (S-10), adopted by House & Senate: [PDF](https://legislature.maine.gov/legis/bills/getPDF.asp?paper=SP0206&item=2&snum=132)
- Amendment S-A (S-668), adopted by House & Senate: [PDF](https://legislature.maine.gov/legis/bills/getPDF.asp?paper=SP0206&item=4&snum=132)
- Enacted: [PDF](https://legislature.maine.gov/legis/bills/getPDF.asp?paper=SP0206&item=5&snum=132)
- Introduced: [PDF](https://legislature.maine.gov/legis/bills/getPDF.asp?paper=SP0206&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 (S-10), adopted by House & Senate (PDF)](https://legislature.maine.gov/legis/bills/getPDF.asp?paper=SP0206&item=2&snum=132)
- [Amendment S-A (S-668), adopted by House & Senate (PDF)](https://legislature.maine.gov/legis/bills/getPDF.asp?paper=SP0206&item=4&snum=132)
- [Enacted (PDF)](https://legislature.maine.gov/legis/bills/getPDF.asp?paper=SP0206&item=5&snum=132)
- [Introduced (PDF)](https://legislature.maine.gov/legis/bills/getPDF.asp?paper=SP0206&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)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/ME-LD468-132 (as of 2026-10-18).