---
type: "Bill"
title: "Resolve, Directing The Department Of Transportation To Initiate A Service Development Plan For Commuter And Passenger Train Service Between Portland And The Lewiston And Auburn Area"
description: "Resolve, Directing The Department Of Transportation To Initiate A Service Development Plan For Commuter And Passenger Train Service Between Portland And The Lewiston And Auburn Area"
jurisdiction: "us/states/me"
legislature: "Maine Legislature"
session: "129"
identifier: "LD 571"
citation: "Maine LD 571 (129)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["RAILROADS", "PASSENGER", "LEWISTON-AUBURN SERVICE STUDY"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Bettyann SHEATS"]
version_count: 3
action_count: 19
vote_count: 0
first_action: "2019-02-05"
last_action: "2020-03-26"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/72ad2739-d4bf-4e61-b309-d73342f50330"
source_url: "http://legislature.maine.gov/LawMakerWeb/dockets.asp?ID=280071466"
source_hash: "569e92162d189137d352473fa0ca4a3672b9e1cf28ad8265538e5f25f3a8bf90"
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 571 (129) — Resolve, Directing The Department Of Transportation To Initiate A Service Development Plan For Commuter And Passenger Train Service Between Portland And The Lewiston And Auburn Area

## 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=HP0415&item=2&snum=129)
2. **Documents and Disposition** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.mainelegislature.org/legis/bills/getPDF.asp?paper=HP0415&item=1&snum=129)
3. **Final Disposition** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.mainelegislature.org/legis/bills/getPDF.asp?paper=HP0415&item=3&snum=129)

## Sponsors

- Bettyann SHEATS — primary (person)
- Benjamin CHIPMAN — cosponsor (person)
- Benjamin COLLINGS — cosponsor (person)
- Heidi BROOKS — cosponsor (person)
- James HANDY — cosponsor (person)
- Kristen CLOUTIER — cosponsor (person)
- Ned CLAXTON — cosponsor (person)
- Shenna BELLOWS — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2019-02-05** Committee on Transportation suggested and ordered printed.
- **2019-02-05** The Resolve was REFERRED to the Committee on TRANSPORTATION. `referral-committee`
- **2019-02-05** Sent for concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.
- **2019-02-05** The Bill was REFERRED to the Committee on TRANSPORTATION in concurrence `referral-committee`
- **2019-06-20** Carried over to any special or regular session, or both, of the 129th Legislature pursuant to Joint Order HP 1322.
- **2019-06-20** CARRIED OVER to any Special or Regular Sessions, or both, of the 129th Legislature pursuant to Joint Order HP 1322.
- **2020-03-12** CONSENT CALENDAR - FIRST DAY
- **2020-03-12** Under suspension of the rules CONSENT CALENDAR - SECOND DAY.
- **2020-03-12** The Resolve was PASSED TO BE ENGROSSED as Amended by Committee Amendment "A" (H-736).
- **2020-03-12** Sent for concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.
- **2020-03-17** Report READ and ACCEPTED, in concurrence.
- **2020-03-17** READ ONCE. `reading-1`
- **2020-03-17** Committee Amendment "A" (H-736) READ and ADOPTED, in concurrence. `passage`
- **2020-03-17** Under suspension of the Rules, READ A SECOND TIME and PASSED TO BE ENGROSSED AS AMENDED BY Committee Amendment "A" (H-736), in concurrence. `reading-2`
- **2020-03-17** Ordered sent down forthwith.
- **2020-03-17** FINALLY PASSED. `passage`
- **2020-03-17** Sent for concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.
- **2020-03-17** FINALLY PASSED, in concurrence. `passage`
- **2020-03-26** 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/72ad2739-d4bf-4e61-b309-d73342f50330`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Maine legislature records).