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An Act to Require Legislative Approval of Proposed Permanent Changes to the Overnight Docking of State Ferries on Islands

An Act to Require Legislative Approval of Proposed Permanent Changes to the Overnight Docking of State Ferries on Islands

Enacted

This bill passed the Legislature and reached final enactment based on the latest official action.

Sponsor
Representative Billy Bob Faulkingham
Last action
2025-06-12
Official status
Signed by the Governor
Effective date
Not listed

Plain English Breakdown

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An Act to Require Legislative Approval of Proposed Permanent Changes to the Overnight Docking of State Ferries on Islands

An Act to Require Legislative Approval of Proposed Permanent Changes to the Overnight Docking of State Ferries on Islands Sponsor: Representative Billy Bob Faulkingham Reference committee: Transportation Governor action: Signed by the Governor

What This Bill Does

  • An Act to Require Legislative Approval of Proposed Permanent Changes to the Overnight Docking of State Ferries on Islands Sponsor: Representative Billy Bob Faulkingham Reference committee: Transportation Governor action: Signed by the Governor

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Amendments

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Adopted by House & Senate

Plain English: Page 1 - 132LR1119(02) COMMITTEE AMENDMENT 1 L.D.

  • Page 1 - 132LR1119(02) COMMITTEE AMENDMENT 1 L.D.
  • 1231 2 Date: (Filing No.
  • H- ) 3TRANSPORTATION 4 Reproduced and distributed under the direction of the Clerk of the House.
  • 5STATE OF MAINE 6HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 7132ND LEGISLATURE 8FIRST SPECIAL SESSION 9 COMMITTEE AMENDMENT “ ” to H.P.

Bill History

  1. 2025-06-12 Governor

    Signed by the Governor

  2. 2025-06-09 House

    PASSED TO BE ENACTED . Sent for concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.

  3. 2025-06-09 Senate

    PASSED TO BE ENACTED , in concurrence.

  4. 2025-06-04 Committee

    Reported Out; OTP-AM

  5. 2025-05-15 Committee

    Work Session Held

  6. 2025-05-15 Committee

    Voted; OTP-AM

  7. 2025-03-25 Committee

    Referred to Committee on Transportation.

Official Summary Text

An Act to Require Legislative Approval of Proposed Permanent Changes to the Overnight Docking of State Ferries on Islands
Sponsor:
Representative Billy Bob Faulkingham
Reference committee:
Transportation
Governor action:
Signed by the Governor

Current Bill Text

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Page 1 - 132LR1119(03)
STATE OF MAINE
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IN THE YEAR OF OUR LORD
TWO THOUSAND TWENTY-FIVE
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H.P. 806 - L.D. 1231
An Act to Require Legislative Approval of Proposed Permanent Changes to
the Overnight Docking of State Ferries on Islands
Be it enacted by the People of the State of Maine as follows:
Sec. 1. 23 MRSA §4408 is enacted to read:
§4408. Overnight docking of ferries; 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 State Ferry Service that does not change the
common docking practice of that ferry vessel.
APPROVED
JUNE 12, 2025
BY GOVERNOR
CHAPTER
282
PUBLIC LAW