---
type: "Bill"
title: "An Act To Clarify Definitions In The Laws Regarding The Licensing Of Eating Establishments And Lodging Places"
description: "An Act To Clarify Definitions In The Laws Regarding The Licensing Of Eating Establishments And Lodging Places"
jurisdiction: "us/states/me"
legislature: "Maine Legislature"
session: "128"
identifier: "LD 1675"
citation: "Maine LD 1675 (128)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["PUBLIC HEALTH", "PROVISIONS", "EATING AND LODGING PROVISIONS SEPAR"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["HYMANSON"]
version_count: 1
action_count: 16
vote_count: 0
first_action: "2017-12-20"
last_action: "2018-02-22"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/0f59c0cd-f957-4626-ae26-d5492737bb91"
source_url: "http://legislature.maine.gov/LawMakerWeb/dockets.asp?ID=280067158"
source_hash: "4567d9d4e2f3745ff89dd1a316ea9c4def7da310c6bf6721f4ea162344e897f6"
vintage: "2026-07-01"
source_snapshot: "https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump"
retrieved_at: "2026-07-06"
confidence: "reported"
tags: ["legislation", "bill", "us-me"]
---

# Maine LD 1675 (128) — An Act To Clarify Definitions In The Laws Regarding The Licensing Of Eating Establishments And Lodging Places

## Version chain

The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.

1. **Initial Version** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.mainelegislature.org/legis/bills/bills_128th/billtexts/HP116301.asp)

## Sponsors

- HYMANSON — primary (person)

## Timeline

The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.

- **2017-12-20** Received by the Clerk of the House on December 18, 2017.
- **2017-12-20** The Bill was REFERRED to the Committee on HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES pursuant to Joint Rule 308.2 and ordered printed pursuant to Joint Rule 401. `referral-committee`
- **2018-02-08** CONSENT CALENDAR - FIRST DAY
- **2018-02-08** Under suspension of the rules CONSENT CALENDAR - SECOND DAY.
- **2018-02-08** The Bill was PASSED TO BE ENGROSSED.
- **2018-02-08** Sent for concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.
- **2018-02-13** Report READ and ACCEPTED in concurrence
- **2018-02-13** READ ONCE `reading-1`
- **2018-02-13** ASSIGNED FOR SECOND READING NEXT LEGISLATIVE DAY.
- **2018-02-15** COMMITTEE ON BILLS IN THE SECOND READING REPORTS NO FURTHER VERBAL AMENDMENTS NECESSARY, Senator Saviello, Senate Chair. REPORT ACCEPTED.
- **2018-02-15** READ A SECOND TIME and PASSED TO BE ENGROSSED, in concurrence. `reading-2`
- **2018-02-15** Ordered sent down forthwith
- **2018-02-20** PASSED TO BE ENACTED. `passage`
- **2018-02-20** Sent for concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.
- **2018-02-22** PASSED TO BE ENACTED, in concurrence. `passage`
- **2018-02-22** Signed by Governor `executive-signature`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/0f59c0cd-f957-4626-ae26-d5492737bb91`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Maine legislature records).