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LD277 • 2025

An Act to Repeal the Law Prohibiting Places of Business from Being Open to the Public on Sunday

An Act to Repeal the Law Prohibiting Places of Business from Being Open to the Public on Sunday

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Sponsor
Representative Joshua Morris
Last action
2025-06-03
Official status
On motion by Senator PIERCE of Cumberland the Senate INSISTED on INDEFINITE POSTPONEMENT. Placed in Legislative Files (DEAD)
Effective date
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Plain English Breakdown

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An Act to Repeal the Law Prohibiting Places of Business from Being Open to the Public on Sunday

An Act to Repeal the Law Prohibiting Places of Business from Being Open to the Public on Sunday Sponsor: Representative Joshua Morris Reference committee: Housing and Economic Development Latest committee action: Reported Out; OTP-AM

What This Bill Does

  • An Act to Repeal the Law Prohibiting Places of Business from Being Open to the Public on Sunday Sponsor: Representative Joshua Morris Reference committee: Housing and Economic Development Latest committee action: Reported Out; OTP-AM

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Amendments

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Adopted by House

Plain English: Page 1 - 132LR0698(02) COMMITTEE AMENDMENT 1 L.D.

  • Page 1 - 132LR0698(02) COMMITTEE AMENDMENT 1 L.D.
  • 277 2 Date: (Filing No.
  • H- ) 3HOUSING AND ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT 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.
Sponsored By Speaker Fecteau of Biddeford , Adopted by House

Plain English: Page 1 - 132LR0698(04) HOUSE AMENDMENT 1 L.D.

  • Page 1 - 132LR0698(04) HOUSE AMENDMENT 1 L.D.
  • 277 2 Date: (Filing No.
  • H- ) 3 Reproduced and distributed under the direction of the Clerk of the House.
  • 4STATE OF MAINE 5HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 6132ND LEGISLATURE 7FIRST SPECIAL SESSION 8 HOUSE AMENDMENT “ ” to COMMITTEE AMENDMENT “A” to H.P.
Sponsored By Senator Curry of Waldo

Plain English: Page 1 - 132LR0698(05) SENATE AMENDMENT 1 L.D.

  • Page 1 - 132LR0698(05) SENATE AMENDMENT 1 L.D.
  • 277 2 Date: (Filing No.
  • S- ) 3 Reproduced and distributed under the direction of the Secretary of the Senate.
  • 4STATE OF MAINE 5SENATE 6132ND LEGISLATURE 7FIRST SPECIAL SESSION 8 SENATE AMENDMENT “ ” to COMMITTEE AMENDMENT “A” to H.P.

Bill History

  1. 2025-06-03 House

    The House INSISTED on ACCEPTANCE of the Unanimous Ought to Pass as Amended Report and PASSAGE TO BE ENGROSSED as Amended by Committee Amendment "A" (H-251) as Amended by House Amendment "A" (H-293) thereto. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.

  2. 2025-06-03 Senate

    On motion by Senator PIERCE of Cumberland the Senate INSISTED on INDEFINITE POSTPONEMENT. Placed in Legislative Files (DEAD)

  3. 2025-05-21 Committee

    Reported Out; OTP-AM

  4. 2025-03-27 Committee

    Work Session Held

  5. 2025-03-27 Committee

    Voted; OTP-AM

  6. 2025-03-13 Committee

    Work Session Held; TABLED

  7. 2025-01-28 Committee

    Referred to Committee on Housing and Economic Development.

Official Summary Text

An Act to Repeal the Law Prohibiting Places of Business from Being Open to the Public on Sunday
Sponsor:
Representative Joshua Morris
Reference committee:
Housing and Economic Development
Latest committee action:
Reported Out; OTP-AM

Current Bill Text

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132nd MAINE LEGISLATURE
FIRST REGULAR SESSION-2025
Legislative Document No. 277
H.P. 181 House of Representatives, January 28, 2025
An Act to Repeal the Law Prohibiting Places of Business from Being
Open to the Public on Sunday
Reference to the Committee on Housing and Economic Development suggested and
ordered printed.
ROBERT B. HUNT
Clerk
Presented by Representative MORRIS of Turner.
Cosponsored by Representatives: BAGSHAW of Windham, BOYER of Poland, CHAPMAN
of Auburn, FLYNN of Albion, LIBBY of Auburn, SMITH of Palermo.

Page 1 - 132LR0698(01)
1Be it enacted by the People of the State of Maine as follows:
2Sec. 1. 17 MRSA §3202, as amended by PL 1971, c. 334, §1, is repealed.
3Sec. 2. 17 MRSA §3204, as repealed and replaced by PL 2003, c. 452, Pt. I, §55
4 and affected by Pt. X, §2, is repealed.
5SUMMARY
6 This bill eliminates the prohibition on a place of business's opening on Sundays and on
7 certain holidays.
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