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LD1462 • 2025

An Act to Promote Artisans and the Creative Economy

An Act to Promote Artisans and the Creative Economy

Enacted

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

Sponsor
Representative Allison Hepler
Last action
2025-06-15
Official status
Became Law without Governor's Signature
Effective date
Not listed

Plain English Breakdown

Using official source text because the generated explanation was unavailable or could not be confirmed against the official bill text.

An Act to Promote Artisans and the Creative Economy

An Act to Promote Artisans and the Creative Economy Sponsor: Representative Allison Hepler Reference committee: State and Local Government Governor action: Became Law without Governor's Signature

What This Bill Does

  • An Act to Promote Artisans and the Creative Economy Sponsor: Representative Allison Hepler Reference committee: State and Local Government Governor action: Became Law without Governor's Signature

Limits and Unknowns

  • This entry is temporarily using official source text because the generated explanation could not be confirmed against the official bill text during the last sync.

Bill History

  1. 2025-06-15 Governor

    Became Law without Governor's Signature

  2. 2025-06-02 Senate

    PASSED TO BE ENACTED , in concurrence.

  3. 2025-05-29 House

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

  4. 2025-05-22 Committee

    Reported Out; OTP/ONTP

  5. 2025-04-30 Committee

    Work Session Held

  6. 2025-04-30 Committee

    Voted; Divided Report

  7. 2025-04-08 Committee

    Referred to Committee on State and Local Government.

Official Summary Text

An Act to Promote Artisans and the Creative Economy
Sponsor:
Representative Allison Hepler
Reference committee:
State and Local Government
Governor action:
Became Law without Governor's Signature

Current Bill Text

Read the full stored bill text 
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STATE OF MAINE
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IN THE YEAR OF OUR LORD
TWO THOUSAND TWENTY-FIVE
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H.P. 954 - L.D. 1462
An Act to Promote Artisans and the Creative Economy
Be it enacted by the People of the State of Maine as follows:
Sec. 1. 30-A MRSA §3015 is enacted to read:
§3015. Regulation of vending of expressive matter
1. Expressive matter defined. For the purposes of this section, "expressive matter"
means materials or objects created by a vendor with expressive content, including written
material, such as newspapers, books or writings, and including visual art, such as paintings,
prints, photography or sculpture. "Expressive matter" includes the activity of performance
artists whether or not the artist seeks a monetary donation. "Expressive matter" does not
include materials or objects that are essentially commercial in content, any expression that
is related solely to the economic interests of the speaker and its audience and expression
that does no more than propose a commercial transaction.
2. Municipal ordinances; permissible restrictions. A municipality may not adopt
or enforce any ordinance or regulation that prohibits the vending of expressive matter,
except that a municipality may adopt restrictions regulating the time, place and manner of
the vending of expressive matter if the restrictions are:
A. Directly related to health, safety or welfare concerns;
B. Necessary to ensure the public's use and enjoyment of natural resources and
recreational opportunities;
C. Necessary to prevent an undue concentration of commercial activity that
unreasonably interferes with the scenic and natural character of a park owned or
operated by the municipality;
D. Limitations on hours of operation that are not unduly restrictive;
E. Necessary to maintain sanitary conditions; or
F. Necessary to ensure compliance with the federal Americans with Disabilities Act of
1990 and other disability access standards.
3. Existing ordinance or regulation. This section may not be construed to require a
municipality to adopt a new ordinance or regulation pertaining to the vending of expressive
LAW WITHOUT
GOVERNOR'S
SIGNATURE

JUNE 15, 2025
CHAPTER
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PUBLIC LAW
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matter if the municipality has an existing ordinance or regulation that substantially
complies with the requirements in this section.