Maine legislation · 132nd Legislature
Maine LD1231: An Act to Require Legislative Approval of Proposed Permanent Changes to the Overnight Docking of State Ferries on Islands
Status: Signed into law, June 12, 2025
What the bill says
An Act to Require Legislative Approval of Proposed Permanent Changes to the Overnight Docking of State Ferries on Islands.
From the introduced text:
An Act to Require Legislative Approval of Proposed Permanent Changes to the Overnight Docking of State Ferries on Islands Sec. 1. 23 MRSA §4408 is enacted to legislative approval 1. Change to existing overnight docking practice. The Department of Transportation may not without legislative approval change the existing overnight docking practices of a state-owned ferry vessel that docks overnight on an island served by the Maine State Ferry Service. The department shall seek legislative approval to change the existing overnight docking practice of a ferry vessel that docks on an island served by the Maine State Ferry Service by submitting legislation to the joint standing committee of the Legislature having jurisdiction over transportation matters prior to the change. The joint standing committee may report out a bill based on the suggested legislation. 2. Exceptions. Notwithstanding subsection 1, the Department of Transportation may require a ferry vessel to temporarily dock at a mainland port or an alternative island port for an emergency situation or another significant operational need. The department does not need to seek legislative approval pursuant to subsection 1 for a temporary change to docking practices pursuant to this subsection. For the purposes of this subsection, "temporary change" means a change in the overnight docking of a state-owned ferry vessel that docks on an island served by the Maine …
Sponsors
- William Faulkingham (R, 12) · primary sponsor
- Daniel Ankeles (D, 100)
- Beebe-Center, Pinny H. (D, 12)
- Steven Bishop (R, 17)
- Nicole Grohoski (D, 7)
- Richard Mason (R, 97)
- Wayne Parry (R, 140)
- D. Ray (D, 40)
Latest actions
- : PASSED TO BE ENACTED, in concurrence.
- : PASSED TO BE ENACTED. Sent for concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.
- : Report READ and ACCEPTED, in concurrence.READ ONCE.Committee Amendment "A" (H-493) 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-493), in concurrence.Ordered sent down forthwith.
- : 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-493).Sent for concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.
- : The Bill was REFERRED to the Committee on TRANSPORTATION in concurrence
- : Committee on Transportation suggested and ordered printed. The Bill was REFERRED to the Committee on TRANSPORTATION.Sent for concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.
Subjects: FERRIES, ISLANDS, Legislature, Senate, Other, NAVIGATION
Common questions
- What is LD1231?
- LD1231 is a bill in the Maine Legislature (132nd Legislature): An Act to Require Legislative Approval of Proposed Permanent Changes to the Overnight Docking of State Ferries on Islands.
- What does LD1231 do?
- In its own words: An Act to Require Legislative Approval of Proposed Permanent Changes to the Overnight Docking of State Ferries on Islands.
- What is the status of LD1231?
- Signed into law as of June 12, 2025. Latest action: PASSED TO BE ENACTED, in concurrence. (June 9, 2025).
- Who sponsored LD1231?
- William Faulkingham (R, 12), with 7 co-sponsors.
- Where is the official record for LD1231?
- On the Maine Legislature website: https://legislature.maine.gov/legis/bills/display_ps.asp?LD=1231&snum=132
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