# Maine LD 73: An Act to Designate the Wood Turtle as the Official State Reptile

Maine LD 73, An Act to Designate the Wood Turtle as the Official State Reptile, is a 132nd Maine Legislature (2025-2026) House bill sponsored by Laurie Osher (Democratic); status became law, last action 2025-04-20 (ACTPUB Chapter 32) (as of 2026-10-17).

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## Facts
- Bill: Maine LD 73
- State: Maine
- Session: 132nd Maine Legislature (2025-2026)
- Title: An Act to Designate the Wood Turtle as the Official State Reptile
- Status: became law
- Chamber: House
- Introduced: 2025-01-06
- Last action: 2025-04-20, ACTPUB Chapter 32
- Sponsor: Laurie Osher (Democratic)
- Cosponsors: 2
- Subjects: STATE GOVERNMENT, STATE GOVERNMENT - STATE EMBLEMS
- Touches household money: no
- Roll calls: 2 (112 yes, 64 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: Laurie Osher (Democratic), House
- Cosponsor: Daniel Ankeles (Democratic), House
- Cosponsor: Stacy F. Brenner (Democratic), Senate

## Roll call votes

| Date | Chamber | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Other |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 2025-03-27 | Senate | ACCEPT MAJORITY OUGHT TO PASS REPORT | pass | 27 | 6 |   |
| 2025-03-25 | House | ACC MAJ OUGHT TO PASS REP | pass | 85 | 58 |   |

## Actions (7)

- 2025-04-20: ACTPUB Chapter 32
- 2025-04-08: PASSED TO BE ENACTED, in concurrence. (Senate)
- 2025-04-01: PASSED TO BE ENACTED. Sent for concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH. (House)
- 2025-03-27: Reports ReadOn motion by Senator BALDACCI of Penobscot the Majority Ought to Pass Report ACCEPTED. PREVAILED Roll Call Ordered Roll Call Number 79 Yeas 27 - Nays 6 - Excused 2 - Absent 0 READ ONCE Under suspension of the Rules, READ A SECOND TIME PASSED TO BE ENGROSSED in concurrence. (Senate)
- 2025-03-25: Reports READ.On motion of Representative SALISBURY of Westbrook, the Majority Ought to Pass Report was ACCEPTED.ROLL CALL NO. 58(Yeas 85 - Nays 58 - Absent 7 - Excused 0 - Restricted - 1)The Bill was READ ONCE.Under suspension of the rules, the Bill was given its SECOND READING without REFERENCE to the Committee on Bills in the Second Reading.The Bill was PASSED TO BE ENGROSSED.Sent for concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH. (House)
- 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. (House)
- 2025-01-06: Received by the Clerk of the House on January 6, 2025.The Bill was REFERRED to the Committee on STATE AND LOCAL GOVERNMENT pursuant to Joint Rule 308.2 and ordered printed pursuant to Joint Rule 401. (House)

## Bill text

- Enacted: [PDF](https://legislature.maine.gov/legis/bills/getPDF.asp?paper=HP0037&item=3&snum=132)
- Introduced: [PDF](https://legislature.maine.gov/legis/bills/getPDF.asp?paper=HP0037&item=1&snum=132)

## Related bills

- LD 1522: An Act to Establish the Maine Eviction Prevention Program (failed)
- LD 2067: An Act to Include Community Mental Health Workers Under the 1998 Special Plan for Retirement (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 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
- [Enacted (PDF)](https://legislature.maine.gov/legis/bills/getPDF.asp?paper=HP0037&item=3&snum=132)
- [Introduced (PDF)](https://legislature.maine.gov/legis/bills/getPDF.asp?paper=HP0037&item=1&snum=132)

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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/ME-LD73-132 (as of 2026-10-17).