---
type: "Bill"
title: "An Act To Clarify The Laws Governing Taste Testing And Retail Sales Of Liquor At Farmers' Markets"
description: "An Act To Clarify The Laws Governing Taste Testing And Retail Sales Of Liquor At Farmers' Markets"
jurisdiction: "us/states/me"
legislature: "Maine Legislature"
session: "129"
identifier: "LD 805"
citation: "Maine LD 805 (129)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGES", "TASTINGS", "FARMERS MARKETS"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Susan DESCHAMBAULT"]
version_count: 3
action_count: 20
vote_count: 0
first_action: "2019-02-12"
last_action: "2019-06-18"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/50318709-f041-4830-97e7-986264d8a821"
source_url: "http://legislature.maine.gov/LawMakerWeb/dockets.asp?ID=280071813"
source_hash: "8fcd080af602c4d39b2327d75bb02898ce8b7828a493ce7c5c999cc5e92678ae"
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 805 (129) — An Act To Clarify The Laws Governing Taste Testing And Retail Sales Of Liquor At Farmers' Markets

## 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=SP0240&item=2&snum=129)
2. **Documents and Disposition** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.mainelegislature.org/legis/bills/getPDF.asp?paper=SP0240&item=1&snum=129)
3. **Final Disposition** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.mainelegislature.org/legis/bills/getPDF.asp?paper=SP0240&item=3&snum=129)

## Sponsors

- Susan DESCHAMBAULT — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2019-02-12** Committee on VETERANS AND LEGAL AFFAIRS suggested and ordered printed REFERENCE to the Committee on VETERANS AND LEGAL AFFAIRS Ordered sent down forthwith for concurrence
- **2019-02-12** The Bill was REFERRED to the Committee on VETERANS AND LEGAL AFFAIRS. `referral-committee`
- **2019-02-12** In concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.
- **2019-06-11** Reports Read
- **2019-06-11** On motion by Senator LUCHINI of Hancock the Majority Ought to Pass as Amended Report ACCEPTED.
- **2019-06-11** READ ONCE `reading-1`
- **2019-06-11** Committee Amendment "A" (S-248) READ and ADOPTED
- **2019-06-11** Under suspension of the Rules, READ A SECOND TIME and PASSED TO BE ENGROSSED AS AMENDED by Committee Amendment "A" (S-248) `reading-2`
- **2019-06-11** Sent down for concurrence
- **2019-06-12** Reports READ.
- **2019-06-12** On motion of Representative SCHNECK of Bangor, the Majority Ought to Pass as Amended Report was ACCEPTED.
- **2019-06-12** The Bill was READ ONCE. `reading-1`
- **2019-06-12** Committee Amendment "A" (S-248) was READ and ADOPTED. `passage`
- **2019-06-12** Under suspension of the rules, the Bill was given its SECOND READING without REFERENCE to the Committee on Bills in the Second Reading.
- **2019-06-12** The Bill was PASSED TO BE ENGROSSED as Amended by Committee Amendment "A" (S-248).
- **2019-06-12** In concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.
- **2019-06-13** PASSED TO BE ENACTED. `passage`
- **2019-06-13** Sent for concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.
- **2019-06-14** PASSED TO BE ENACTED, in concurrence. `passage`
- **2019-06-18** 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/50318709-f041-4830-97e7-986264d8a821`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Maine legislature records).