---
type: "Bill"
title: "An Act To Prohibit The Discharge Of A Firearm Within 300 Feet Of A State-Owned Boat Launching Ramp"
description: "An Act To Prohibit The Discharge Of A Firearm Within 300 Feet Of A State-Owned Boat Launching Ramp"
jurisdiction: "us/states/me"
legislature: "Maine Legislature"
session: "128"
identifier: "LD 343"
citation: "Maine LD 343 (128)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["RECREATION", "WATERCRAFT", "BOAT LAUNCH", "FIREARMS PROHIBITION"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["DAVIS"]
version_count: 1
action_count: 20
vote_count: 0
first_action: "2017-02-02"
last_action: "2017-05-19"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/5ba8b853-2db5-436d-86bc-a84f172be354"
source_url: "http://legislature.maine.gov/LawMakerWeb/dockets.asp?ID=280062957"
source_hash: "de23f225aad4af3612387de087b8295c79544c2e2632130af967ef61e671a24c"
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 343 (128) — An Act To Prohibit The Discharge Of A Firearm Within 300 Feet Of A State-Owned Boat Launching Ramp

## 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/SP010901.asp)

## Sponsors

- DAVIS — primary (person)
- BLACK — cosponsor (person)
- DOW — cosponsor (person)
- MARTIN — cosponsor (person)
- SAVIELLO — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2017-02-02** Committee on CRIMINAL JUSTICE AND PUBLIC SAFETY suggested and ordered printed
- **2017-02-02** REFERENCE to the Committee on CRIMINAL JUSTICE AND PUBLIC SAFETY
- **2017-02-02** Ordered sent down forthwith for concurrence
- **2017-02-02** The Bill was REFERRED to the Committee on CRIMINAL JUSTICE AND PUBLIC SAFETY. `referral-committee`
- **2017-02-02** In concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.
- **2017-05-02** Report READ and ACCEPTED
- **2017-05-02** READ ONCE `reading-1`
- **2017-05-02** Committee Amendment "A" (S-52) READ and ADOPTED
- **2017-05-02** ASSIGNED FOR SECOND READING NEXT LEGISLATIVE DAY.
- **2017-05-04** COMMITTEE ON BILLS IN THE SECOND READING REPORTS NO FURTHER VERBAL AMENDMENTS NECESSARY, Senator Saviello, Senate Chair. REPORT ACCEPTED.
- **2017-05-04** READ A SECOND TIME and PASSED TO BE ENGROSSED AS AMENDED BY Committee Amendment "A" (S-52) `reading-2`
- **2017-05-04** Ordered sent down forthwith for concurrence.
- **2017-05-09** CONSENT CALENDAR - FIRST DAY
- **2017-05-09** Under suspension of the rules CONSENT CALENDAR - SECOND DAY.
- **2017-05-09** The Bill was PASSED TO BE ENGROSSED as Amended by Committee Amendment "A" (S-52).
- **2017-05-09** In concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.
- **2017-05-11** PASSED TO BE ENACTED. `passage`
- **2017-05-11** Sent for concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.
- **2017-05-16** PASSED TO BE ENACTED, in concurrence. `passage`
- **2017-05-19** 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/5ba8b853-2db5-436d-86bc-a84f172be354`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Maine legislature records).