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LD188 • 2025

An Act to Permit the Sale of Motor Vehicles on Sundays

An Act to Permit the Sale of Motor Vehicles on Sundays

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Sponsor
Representative Joshua Morris
Last action
2025-03-20
Official status
Pursuant to Joint Rule 310.3 Placed in Legislative Files (DEAD)
Effective date
Not listed

Plain English Breakdown

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An Act to Permit the Sale of Motor Vehicles on Sundays

An Act to Permit the Sale of Motor Vehicles on Sundays Sponsor: Representative Joshua Morris Reference committee: Housing and Economic Development Latest committee action: Reported Out; ONTP

What This Bill Does

  • An Act to Permit the Sale of Motor Vehicles on Sundays Sponsor: Representative Joshua Morris Reference committee: Housing and Economic Development Latest committee action: Reported Out; ONTP

Limits and Unknowns

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Bill History

  1. 2025-03-20 Senate

    Pursuant to Joint Rule 310.3 Placed in Legislative Files (DEAD)

  2. 2025-03-19 Committee

    Reported Out; ONTP

  3. 2025-02-27 Committee

    Work Session Held

  4. 2025-02-27 Committee

    Voted; ONTP

  5. 2025-01-28 Committee

    Referred to Committee on Housing and Economic Development.

  6. 2025-01-21 House

    The House INSISTED on REFERENCE to the Committee on HOUSING AND ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT . ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.

Official Summary Text

An Act to Permit the Sale of Motor Vehicles on Sundays
Sponsor:
Representative Joshua Morris
Reference committee:
Housing and Economic Development
Latest committee action:
Reported Out; ONTP

Current Bill Text

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132nd MAINE LEGISLATURE
FIRST REGULAR SESSION-2025
Legislative Document No. 188
H.P. 121 House of Representatives, January 14, 2025
An Act to Permit the Sale of Motor Vehicles on Sundays
Reference to the Committee on Transportation suggested and ordered printed.
ROBERT B. HUNT
Clerk
Presented by Representative MORRIS of Turner.
Cosponsored by Representatives: BOYER of Poland, CHAPMAN of Auburn, LANCE of
Paris, LIBBY of Auburn, POIRIER of Skowhegan.

Page 1 - 132LR0697(01)
1Be it enacted by the People of the State of Maine as follows:
2Sec. 1. 17 MRSA §3203, as repealed and replaced by PL 2003, c. 452, Pt. I, §54
3 and affected by Pt. X, §2, is repealed.
4Sec. 2. 17 MRSA §3203-A, as enacted by PL 1995, c. 87, §2, is repealed.
5Sec. 3. 29-A MRSA §903, sub-§1, ¶H, as enacted by PL 1993, c. 683, Pt. A, §2
6 and affected by Pt. B, §5, is amended to read:
7 H. Violation of the Maine Unfair Trade Practices Act, or Title 17, section 3203;
8Sec. 4. 29-A MRSA §1108, sub-§1, ¶G, as enacted by PL 1993, c. 683, Pt. A, §2
9 and affected by Pt. B, §5, is amended to read:
10 G. Violation of Title 5, sections 206 to 212; Title 17, section 3203; or Title 30‑A,
11 sections 3751 to 3760;
12SUMMARY
13 This bill repeals the current prohibition on sales of motor vehicles on Sunday. 13