---
type: "Bill"
title: "An Act To Protect Persons Who Provide Assistance To Law Enforcement Dogs, Search And Rescue Dogs And Service Dogs"
description: "An Act To Protect Persons Who Provide Assistance To Law Enforcement Dogs, Search And Rescue Dogs And Service Dogs"
jurisdiction: "us/states/me"
legislature: "Maine Legislature"
session: "128"
identifier: "LD 1716"
citation: "Maine LD 1716 (128)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["EMERGENCY MEDICAL SERVICES", "AMBULANCE SERVICES", "TREATMENT OF WORKING AND SERVICE AN"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["FAY"]
version_count: 1
action_count: 24
vote_count: 0
first_action: "2017-12-22"
last_action: "2018-03-16"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/dad39d7b-6bec-4697-9e67-95ba834bdc3b"
source_url: "http://legislature.maine.gov/LawMakerWeb/dockets.asp?ID=280067222"
source_hash: "f9c69fd3410fd53eccb6fc4158b134c99f4b47a4e3d2b5ad543859512500e34d"
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 1716 (128) — An Act To Protect Persons Who Provide Assistance To Law Enforcement Dogs, Search And Rescue Dogs And Service Dogs

## 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/HP119601.asp)

## Sponsors

- FAY — primary (person)
- BAILEY — cosponsor (person)
- BATTLE — cosponsor (person)
- COREY — cosponsor (person)
- DIAMOND — cosponsor (person)
- ESPLING — cosponsor (person)
- HARRINGTON — cosponsor (person)
- MASTRACCIO — cosponsor (person)
- PERRY — cosponsor (person)
- TUELL — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2017-12-22** Received by the Clerk of the House on December 19, 2017.
- **2017-12-22** The Bill was REFERRED to the Committee on JUDICIARY pursuant to Joint Rule 308.2 and ordered printed pursuant to Joint Rule 401. `referral-committee`
- **2018-02-06** CONSENT CALENDAR - FIRST DAY
- **2018-02-06** On OBJECTION of Representative HERBIG of Belfast REMOVED.
- **2018-02-06** The Committee Report was READ.
- **2018-02-06** On motion of Representative HERBIG of Belfast, TABLED pending ACCEPTANCE of the Committee Report.
- **2018-02-06** Later today assigned.
- **2018-02-27** Speaker laid before the House
- **2018-02-27** Subsequently, the Committee Report was ACCEPTED.
- **2018-02-27** The Bill was READ ONCE. `reading-1`
- **2018-02-27** Committee Amendment "A" (H-579) was READ and ADOPTED. `passage`
- **2018-02-27** Under suspension of the rules, the Bill was given its SECOND READING without REFERENCE to the Committee on Bills in the Second Reading.
- **2018-02-27** On motion of Representative MOONEN of Portland, House Amendment "A" (H-612) was READ and ADOPTED. `passage`
- **2018-02-27** Subsequently, the Bill was PASSED TO BE ENGROSSED as Amended by Committee Amendment "A" (H-579) and House Amendment "A" (H-612).
- **2018-02-27** Sent for concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.
- **2018-03-01** Report READ and ACCEPTED in concurrence
- **2018-03-01** READ ONCE `reading-1`
- **2018-03-01** Committee Amendment "A" (H-579) READ and ADOPTED in concurrence
- **2018-03-01** House Amendment "A" (H-612) READ and ADOPTED in concurrence
- **2018-03-01** Under suspension of the Rules, READ A SECOND TIME and PASSED TO BE ENGROSSED AS AMENDED by Committee Amendment "A" (H-579) and House Amendment "A" (H-612) in concurrence `reading-2`
- **2018-03-06** PASSED TO BE ENACTED. `passage`
- **2018-03-06** Sent for concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.
- **2018-03-15** PASSED TO BE ENACTED, in concurrence. `passage`
- **2018-03-16** 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/dad39d7b-6bec-4697-9e67-95ba834bdc3b`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Maine legislature records).