---
type: "Bill"
title: "An Act To Amend Maine Fireworks Laws To Include Flame Effects"
description: "An Act To Amend Maine Fireworks Laws To Include Flame Effects"
jurisdiction: "us/states/me"
legislature: "Maine Legislature"
session: "129"
identifier: "LD 1534"
citation: "Maine LD 1534 (129)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["FIRE SAFETY", "FIREWORKS", "RESTRICTIONS"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Charlotte WARREN"]
version_count: 3
action_count: 28
vote_count: 0
first_action: "2019-04-11"
last_action: "2019-06-07"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/4e673577-5722-4e3e-9da2-733e46403f80"
source_url: "http://legislature.maine.gov/LawMakerWeb/dockets.asp?ID=280073163"
source_hash: "72775875b647d9298d55dbf9116b0bf0372859ca6993e486afa41a07852741c4"
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 1534 (129) — An Act To Amend Maine Fireworks Laws To Include Flame Effects

## Version chain

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

1. **Chaptered Law** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.mainelegislature.org/legis/bills/getPDF.asp?paper=HP1117&item=2&snum=129)
2. **Documents and Disposition** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.mainelegislature.org/legis/bills/getPDF.asp?paper=HP1117&item=1&snum=129)
3. **Final Disposition** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.mainelegislature.org/legis/bills/getPDF.asp?paper=HP1117&item=4&snum=129)

## Sponsors

- Charlotte WARREN — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2019-04-11** Committee on Criminal Justice and Public Safety suggested and ordered printed.
- **2019-04-11** The Bill was REFERRED to the Committee on CRIMINAL JUSTICE AND PUBLIC SAFETY. `referral-committee`
- **2019-04-11** Sent for concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.
- **2019-04-11** The Bill was REFERRED to the Committee on CRIMINAL JUSTICE AND PUBLIC SAFETY in concurrence `referral-committee`
- **2019-05-21** CONSENT CALENDAR - FIRST DAY
- **2019-05-21** Under suspension of the rules CONSENT CALENDAR - SECOND DAY.
- **2019-05-21** The Bill was PASSED TO BE ENGROSSED as Amended by Committee Amendment "A" (H-286).
- **2019-05-21** Sent for concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.
- **2019-05-23** Report READ and ACCEPTED, in concurrence.
- **2019-05-23** READ ONCE. `reading-1`
- **2019-05-23** Committee Amendment "A" (H-286) READ and ADOPTED, in concurrence. `passage`
- **2019-05-23** Under suspension of the Rules, READ A SECOND TIME and PASSED TO BE ENGROSSED AS AMENDED BY Committee Amendment "A" (H-286), in concurrence. `reading-2`
- **2019-05-23** Ordered sent down forthwith.
- **2019-05-28** This being an emergency measure, a two-thirds vote of all the members elected to the House was necessary.
- **2019-05-28** PASSED TO BE ENACTED. `passage`
- **2019-05-28** Sent for concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.
- **2019-05-29** FAILED ENACTMENT In NON-CONCURRENCE
- **2019-05-29** Sent down for concurrence
- **2019-05-30** On motion of Representative WARREN of Hallowell, the House RECEDED.
- **2019-05-30** On further motion of same Representative Committee Amendment "A" (H-286) was INDEFINITELY POSTPONED.
- **2019-05-30** Subsequently, the Bill was PASSED TO BE ENGROSSED.
- **2019-05-30** In NON-CONCURRENCE and sent for concurrence.
- **2019-05-30** ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.
- **2019-06-03** On motion by Senator LIBBY of Androscoggin The Senate RECEDED and CONCURRED With PASSAGE TO BE ENGROSSED in concurrence
- **2019-06-04** PASSED TO BE ENACTED. `passage`
- **2019-06-04** Sent for concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.
- **2019-06-04** PASSED TO BE ENACTED, in concurrence. `passage`
- **2019-06-07** 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/4e673577-5722-4e3e-9da2-733e46403f80`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Maine legislature records).