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Maine · 132nd Legislature (2025-2026) · Bill

LD 173: An Act To Exempt Certain Watercraft From Registration Requirements

Did not advance Official data

  1. Introduced
  2. In committee
  3. Passed one chamber
  4. Passed both chambers
  5. Enacted
  6. Did not advance

Last official action: ·Record last updated:

Plain-language summary

LD 173 is a bill introduced in the Maine House on January 14, 2025. According to its official title, it concerns: An Act To Exempt Certain Watercraft From Registration Requirements. Primary sponsor: Steve Wood (Republican). It lists 3 additional sponsors. Most recent recorded action (June 5, 2025): Placed in Legislative Files (DEAD).

Generated automatically from the official title, sponsor list, and status record only. It does not characterize the bill’s purpose or effects. How summaries are written

Sponsors

Sponsors by party (alphabetical): Republican 4

NameRolePartyChamberDistrict
Steve WoodPrimary sponsorRepublicanHouse92
Gary DrinkwaterCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse27
Rick MasonCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse97
Jim ThorneCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse35

“Support” is shown only as formal sponsorship recorded by the legislature. Roll-call votes are available on the official bill page.

Recent official actions

  1. Placed in Legislative Files (DEAD)
  2. On motion by Senator BALDACCI of Penobscot the Minority Ought Not to Pass Report ACCEPTED in concurrence.
  3. Reports Read
  4. Sent for concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.
  5. (Yeas 73 - Nays 70 - Absent 8 - Excused 0)
  6. ROLL CALL NO. 325
  7. On motion of Representative ROBERTS of South Berwick, the Minority Ought Not to Pass Report was ACCEPTED.
  8. Reports READ.
  9. Reported Out - OTP-AM/ONTP
  10. Carried over, in the same posture, to the next special or regular session of the 132nd Legislature, pursuant to Joint Order SP 519.
  11. Voted - Divided Report
  12. Work Session Held

Showing 12 most recent of 16 actions. Full history

Sources

  1. Open States / Plural (data from the official legislature website)
  2. Official legislature source