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An Act to Establish Lifetime Ferry Passes for Retired Maine State Ferry Service Employees

An Act to Establish Lifetime Ferry Passes for Retired Maine State Ferry Service Employees

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Enacted

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

Sponsor
Senator Anne Beebe-Center
Last action
2025-06-10
Official status
Signed by the Governor
Effective date
Not listed

Plain English Breakdown

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An Act to Establish Lifetime Ferry Passes for Retired Maine State Ferry Service Employees

An Act to Establish Lifetime Ferry Passes for Retired Maine State Ferry Service Employees Sponsor: Senator Anne Beebe-Center Reference committee: Transportation Governor action: Signed by the Governor

What This Bill Does

  • An Act to Establish Lifetime Ferry Passes for Retired Maine State Ferry Service Employees Sponsor: Senator Anne Beebe-Center Reference committee: Transportation Governor action: Signed by the Governor

Limits and Unknowns

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Amendments

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Adopted by House & Senate

Plain English: Page 1 - 132LR0404(02) COMMITTEE AMENDMENT 1 L.D.

  • Page 1 - 132LR0404(02) COMMITTEE AMENDMENT 1 L.D.
  • 280 2 Date: (Filing No.
  • S- ) 3TRANSPORTATION 4 Reproduced and distributed under the direction of the Secretary of the Senate.
  • 5STATE OF MAINE 6SENATE 7132ND LEGISLATURE 8FIRST SPECIAL SESSION 9 COMMITTEE AMENDMENT “ ” to S.P.

Bill History

  1. 2025-06-10 Governor

    Signed by the Governor

  2. 2025-06-03 Senate

    PASSED TO BE ENACTED , in concurrence.

  3. 2025-06-02 House

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

  4. 2025-05-29 Committee

    Reported Out; OTP-AM

  5. 2025-05-15 Committee

    Work Session Held

  6. 2025-05-15 Committee

    Voted; OTP-AM

  7. 2025-01-28 Committee

    Referred to Committee on Transportation.

Official Summary Text

An Act to Establish Lifetime Ferry Passes for Retired Maine State Ferry Service Employees
Sponsor:
Senator Anne Beebe-Center
Reference committee:
Transportation
Governor action:
Signed by the Governor

Current Bill Text

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Page 1 - 132LR0404(03)
STATE OF MAINE
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IN THE YEAR OF OUR LORD
TWO THOUSAND TWENTY-FIVE
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S.P. 130 - L.D. 280
An Act to Establish Lifetime Ferry Passes for Retired Maine State Ferry
Service Employees
Be it enacted by the People of the State of Maine as follows:
Sec. 1. 23 MRSA §4408 is enacted to read:
§4408. Lifetime ferry passes for retired ferry service employees
A former state employee who is receiving retirement benefits after at least 15 years of
employment with the Maine State Ferry Service and who is a year-round resident of one of
the served islands of the Maine State Ferry Service is eligible to receive a lifetime ferry
pass and a waiver from any reservation fees if the lifetime ferry pass is presented when
making the reservation. For the purposes of this section, "lifetime ferry pass" means a
nontransferable pass that provides on a ferry operated by the Maine State Ferry Service:
1. Walk-on passage. Unlimited walk-on passage for a passenger to and from the
island on which the retiree resides; and
2. Passenger and vehicle passage. One round-trip passage per month for a passenger
and that passenger's vehicle during peak season as determined by rules adopted by the
Department of Transportation and 2 round-trip passages per month during off-peak season
as determined by rules adopted by the department. A reservation for passage described in
this subsection must follow rules adopted by the department. For the purposes of this
subsection, "vehicle" means a noncommercial motor vehicle with 4 tires or fewer and an
overall length of 20 feet or less.
APPROVED
JUNE 10, 2025
BY GOVERNOR
CHAPTER
228
PUBLIC LAW