---
type: "Bill"
title: "An Act To Protect The Health And Safety Of Maine State Park Visitors And Staff"
description: "An Act To Protect The Health And Safety Of Maine State Park Visitors And Staff"
jurisdiction: "us/states/me"
legislature: "Maine Legislature"
session: "129"
identifier: "LD 1246"
citation: "Maine LD 1246 (129)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["PUBLIC LANDS", "STATE PARKS", "STAFFING"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Christopher CAIAZZO"]
version_count: 2
action_count: 16
vote_count: 0
first_action: "2019-03-14"
last_action: "2019-05-14"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/b5d42e94-8d7f-4aec-ad9d-41c909f7a6a9"
source_url: "http://legislature.maine.gov/LawMakerWeb/dockets.asp?ID=280072478"
source_hash: "857c8eb3e2c3d641977f31461c4ef4212a5c5bc52cec280fa4e6fb18eef18155"
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 1246 (129) — An Act To Protect The Health And Safety Of Maine State Park Visitors And Staff

## Version chain

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

1. **Documents and Disposition** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.mainelegislature.org/legis/bills/getPDF.asp?paper=HP0907&item=1&snum=129)
2. **Final Disposition** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.mainelegislature.org/legis/bills/getPDF.asp?paper=HP0907&item=3&snum=129)

## Sponsors

- Christopher CAIAZZO — primary (person)
- Bradlee FARRIN — cosponsor (person)
- Michael CARPENTER — cosponsor (person)
- Norman HIGGINS — cosponsor (person)
- Russell BLACK — cosponsor (person)
- Seth BERRY — cosponsor (person)
- Thomas SKOLFIELD — cosponsor (person)
- Victoria DOUDERA — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2019-03-14** Committee on Agriculture, Conservation and Forestry suggested and ordered printed.
- **2019-03-14** The Bill was REFERRED to the Committee on AGRICULTURE, CONSERVATION AND FORESTRY. `referral-committee`
- **2019-03-14** Sent for concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.
- **2019-03-19** The Bill was REFERRED to the Committee on AGRICULTURE, CONSERVATION AND FORESTRY in concurrence `referral-committee`
- **2019-04-23** CONSENT CALENDAR - FIRST DAY
- **2019-04-23** Under suspension of the rules CONSENT CALENDAR - SECOND DAY.
- **2019-04-23** The Bill was PASSED TO BE ENGROSSED.
- **2019-04-23** Sent for concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.
- **2019-04-25** Report READ and ACCEPTED, in concurrence.
- **2019-04-25** READ ONCE `reading-1`
- **2019-04-25** Under suspension of the Rules, READ A SECOND TIME and PASSED TO BE ENGROSSED, in concurrence. `reading-2`
- **2019-04-25** Ordered sent down forthwith.
- **2019-04-30** PASSED TO BE ENACTED. `passage`
- **2019-04-30** Sent for concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.
- **2019-05-02** PASSED TO BE ENACTED, in concurrence. `passage`
- **2019-05-14** 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/b5d42e94-8d7f-4aec-ad9d-41c909f7a6a9`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Maine legislature records).