---
type: "Bill"
title: "An Act To Amend The Laws Regarding The Size And Weight Of All-Terrain Vehicles, The Operation Of Motor Vehicles On Designated All-Terrain Vehicle Trails And The Operation Of All-Terrain Vehicles On Trails Posted With Size Or Weight Limits And To Update And Improve Funding Mechanisms For All-Terrain Vehicle Trail Development And Maintenance"
description: "An Act To Amend The Laws Regarding The Size And Weight Of All-Terrain Vehicles, The Operation Of Motor Vehicles On Designated All-Terrain Vehicle Trails And The Operation Of All-Terrain Vehicles On Trails Posted With Size Or Weight Limits And To Update And Improve Funding Mechanisms For All-Terrain Vehicle Trail Development And Maintenance"
jurisdiction: "us/states/me"
legislature: "Maine Legislature"
session: "129"
identifier: "LD 1147"
citation: "Maine LD 1147 (129)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["RECREATIONAL VEHICLES", "ALL-TERRAIN VEHICLES", "TRAILS"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Paul STEARNS"]
version_count: 3
action_count: 17
vote_count: 0
first_action: "2019-03-07"
last_action: "2019-05-23"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/e7f9f5d8-2238-40cc-ae3e-7b7415ad9dfd"
source_url: "http://legislature.maine.gov/LawMakerWeb/dockets.asp?ID=280072291"
source_hash: "95ec9b55165f5c54bfa4250486560b7bf9fa373ef666ae4d8ca7624927b45641"
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 1147 (129) — An Act To Amend The Laws Regarding The Size And Weight Of All-Terrain Vehicles, The Operation Of Motor Vehicles On Designated All-Terrain Vehicle Trails And The Operation Of All-Terrain Vehicles On Trails Posted With Size Or Weight Limits And To Update And Improve Funding Mechanisms For All-Terrain Vehicle Trail Development And Maintenance

## Version chain

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

1. **Adopted Amendments** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.mainelegislature.org/legis/bills/getPDF.asp?paper=HP0836&item=2&snum=129)
2. **Documents and Disposition** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.mainelegislature.org/legis/bills/getPDF.asp?paper=HP0836&item=1&snum=129)
3. **Final Disposition** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.mainelegislature.org/legis/bills/getPDF.asp?paper=HP0836&item=3&snum=129)

## Sponsors

- Paul STEARNS — primary (person)
- Lisa KEIM — cosponsor (person)
- Paul DAVIS — cosponsor (person)
- Peter LYFORD — cosponsor (person)
- Sherman HUTCHINS — cosponsor (person)
- Stephen STANLEY — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2019-03-07** Committee on Inland Fisheries and Wildlife suggested and ordered printed.
- **2019-03-07** The Bill was REFERRED to the Committee on INLAND FISHERIES AND WILDLIFE. `referral-committee`
- **2019-03-07** Sent for concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.
- **2019-03-07** The Bill was REFERRED to the Committee on INLAND FISHERIES AND WILDLIFE in concurrence `referral-committee`
- **2019-05-02** CONSENT CALENDAR - FIRST DAY
- **2019-05-02** Under suspension of the rules CONSENT CALENDAR - SECOND DAY.
- **2019-05-02** The Bill was PASSED TO BE ENGROSSED as Amended by Committee Amendment "A" (H-184).
- **2019-05-02** Sent for concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.
- **2019-05-07** Report READ and ACCEPTED, in concurrence.
- **2019-05-07** READ ONCE. `reading-1`
- **2019-05-07** Committee Amendment "A" (H-184) READ and ADOPTED, in concurrence. `passage`
- **2019-05-07** Under suspension of the Rules, READ A SECOND TIME and PASSED TO BE ENGROSSED AS AMENDED BY Committee Amendment "A" (H-184), in concurrence. `reading-2`
- **2019-05-07** Ordered sent down forthwith.
- **2019-05-09** FINALLY PASSED. `passage`
- **2019-05-09** Sent for concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.
- **2019-05-14** FINALLY PASSED, in concurrence. `passage`
- **2019-05-23** 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/e7f9f5d8-2238-40cc-ae3e-7b7415ad9dfd`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Maine legislature records).