---
type: "Bill"
title: "An Act To Exempt Holders Of Gold Star Family Registration Plates From Vehicle Registration Fees"
description: "An Act To Exempt Holders Of Gold Star Family Registration Plates From Vehicle Registration Fees"
jurisdiction: "us/states/me"
legislature: "Maine Legislature"
session: "129"
identifier: "LD 1487"
citation: "Maine LD 1487 (129)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["MOTOR VEHICLES", "NUMBER PLATES", "GOLD STAR FAMILIES"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Justin FECTEAU"]
version_count: 3
action_count: 19
vote_count: 0
first_action: "2019-04-04"
last_action: "2019-06-19"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/65e4d4bf-696e-4279-8aca-78a15ef606b3"
source_url: "http://legislature.maine.gov/LawMakerWeb/dockets.asp?ID=280072990"
source_hash: "edd145f104cb890d50d30cad38112e18654c251d139ac3aaeb12ff0ac3e83f20"
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 1487 (129) — An Act To Exempt Holders Of Gold Star Family Registration Plates From Vehicle Registration Fees

## 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=HP1089&item=2&snum=129)
2. **Documents and Disposition** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.mainelegislature.org/legis/bills/getPDF.asp?paper=HP1089&item=1&snum=129)
3. **Final Disposition** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.mainelegislature.org/legis/bills/getPDF.asp?paper=HP1089&item=3&snum=129)

## Sponsors

- Justin FECTEAU — primary (person)
- Billy Bob FAULKINGHAM — cosponsor (person)
- Gary DRINKWATER — cosponsor (person)
- Jeffrey TIMBERLAKE — cosponsor (person)
- Kathleen DILLINGHAM — cosponsor (person)
- Scott STROM — cosponsor (person)
- Sheldon HANINGTON — cosponsor (person)
- Steven FOSTER — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2019-04-04** Committee on Transportation suggested and ordered printed.
- **2019-04-04** The Bill was REFERRED to the Committee on TRANSPORTATION. `referral-committee`
- **2019-04-04** Sent for concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.
- **2019-04-04** The Bill was REFERRED to the Committee on TRANSPORTATION in concurrence `referral-committee`
- **2019-06-04** CONSENT CALENDAR - FIRST DAY
- **2019-06-04** Under suspension of the rules CONSENT CALENDAR - SECOND DAY.
- **2019-06-04** The Bill was PASSED TO BE ENGROSSED as Amended by Committee Amendment "A" (H-444).
- **2019-06-04** Sent for concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.
- **2019-06-04** Report READ and ACCEPTED, in concurrence.
- **2019-06-04** READ ONCE. `reading-1`
- **2019-06-04** Committee Amendment "A" (H-444) READ and ADOPTED, in concurrence. `passage`
- **2019-06-04** Under suspension of the Rules, READ A SECOND TIME and PASSED TO BE ENGROSSED AS AMENDED BY Committee Amendment "A" (H-444), in concurrence. `reading-2`
- **2019-06-04** Ordered sent down forthwith.
- **2019-06-05** PASSED TO BE ENACTED. `passage`
- **2019-06-05** Sent for concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.
- **2019-06-06** On motion by Senator CHIPMAN of Cumberland PLACED ON THE SPECIAL HIGHWAY TABLE pending PASSAGE TO BE ENACTED in concurrence
- **2019-06-18** On motion by Senator DIAMOND of Cumberland TAKEN FROM THE SPECIAL HIGHWAY TABLE
- **2019-06-18** Subsequently PASSED TO BE ENACTED in concurrence `passage`
- **2019-06-19** 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/65e4d4bf-696e-4279-8aca-78a15ef606b3`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Maine legislature records).