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LD472 • 2025

Resolve, Directing the Maine-Canadian Legislative Advisory Commission and the New England and Eastern Canada Legislative Commission to Examine Restoring Passenger Rail from Boston to Montreal

Resolve, Directing the Maine-Canadian Legislative Advisory Commission and the New England and Eastern Canada Legislative Commission to Examine Restoring Passenger Rail from Boston to Montreal

Enacted

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

Sponsor
Senator Margaret Rotundo
Last action
2025-05-20
Official status
Became Law without Governor's Signature
Effective date
Not listed

Plain English Breakdown

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Resolve, Directing the Maine-Canadian Legislative Advisory Commission and the New England and Eastern Canada Legislative Commission to Examine Restoring Passenger Rail from Boston to Montreal

Resolve, Directing the Maine-Canadian Legislative Advisory Commission and the New England and Eastern Canada Legislative Commission to Examine Restoring Passenger Rail from Boston to Montreal Sponsor: Senator Margaret Rotundo Reference committee: Transportation Governor action: Became Law without Governor's Signature

What This Bill Does

  • Resolve, Directing the Maine-Canadian Legislative Advisory Commission and the New England and Eastern Canada Legislative Commission to Examine Restoring Passenger Rail from Boston to Montreal Sponsor: Senator Margaret Rotundo Reference committee: Transportation Governor action: Became Law without Governor's Signature

Limits and Unknowns

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Amendments

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Adopted by House & Senate

Plain English: Page 1 - 132LR2243(02) COMMITTEE AMENDMENT 1 L.D.

  • Page 1 - 132LR2243(02) COMMITTEE AMENDMENT 1 L.D.
  • 472 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. 2025-05-20 Governor

    Became Law without Governor's Signature

  2. 2025-05-07 Senate

    FINALLY PASSED , in concurrence.

  3. 2025-05-06 House

    FINALLY PASSED . Sent for concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.

  4. 2025-04-24 Committee

    Reported Out; OTP-AM

  5. 2025-03-25 Committee

    Work Session Held

  6. 2025-03-25 Committee

    Voted; OTP-AM

  7. 2025-02-05 Committee

    Referred to Committee on Transportation.

Official Summary Text

Resolve, Directing the Maine-Canadian Legislative Advisory Commission and the New England and Eastern Canada Legislative Commission to Examine Restoring Passenger Rail from Boston to Montreal
Sponsor:
Senator Margaret Rotundo
Reference committee:
Transportation
Governor action:
Became Law without Governor's Signature

Current Bill Text

Read the full stored bill text 
Page 1 - 132LR2243(03)
STATE OF MAINE
_____
IN THE YEAR OF OUR LORD
TWO THOUSAND TWENTY-FIVE
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S.P. 212 - L.D. 472
Resolve, Directing the Maine-Canadian Legislative Advisory Commission
and the New England and Eastern Canada Legislative Commission to
Examine Restoring Passenger Rail from Boston to Montreal
Sec. 1. Passenger rail from Boston to Montreal. Resolved: That the Maine-
Canadian Legislative Advisory Commission and the New England and Eastern Canada
Legislative Commission shall examine restoring passenger rail from Boston,
Massachusetts to Montreal, Quebec, Canada. The commissions shall submit a report with
their findings to the Joint Standing Committee on Transportation by December 3, 2025.
LAW WITHOUT
GOVERNOR'S
SIGNATURE

MAY 20, 2025
CHAPTER
30
RESOLVES