---
type: "Bill"
title: "An Act To Support Maine Theaters By Expanding Eligibility For Off-Premises Catering Licenses"
description: "An Act To Support Maine Theaters By Expanding Eligibility For Off-Premises Catering Licenses"
jurisdiction: "us/states/me"
legislature: "Maine Legislature"
session: "130"
identifier: "LD 1620"
citation: "Maine LD 1620 (130)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGES", "LICENSING", "OUTDOOR EVENTS"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Louis LUCHINI"]
version_count: 3
action_count: 20
vote_count: 0
first_action: "2021-04-28"
last_action: "2021-05-25"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/daa6ae22-708a-4b5e-b603-ca0a8dbe9416"
source_url: "https://legislature.maine.gov/LawMakerWeb/dockets.asp?ID=280080650"
source_hash: "2ef4566eceba74a48be65c6329cce51bd6c479161044e8db37e763cd7cdec59d"
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 1620 (130) — An Act To Support Maine Theaters By Expanding Eligibility For Off-Premises Catering Licenses

## 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=SP0513&item=2&snum=130)
2. **Documents and Disposition** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.mainelegislature.org/legis/bills/getPDF.asp?paper=SP0513&item=1&snum=130)
3. **Final Disposition** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.mainelegislature.org/legis/bills/getPDF.asp?paper=SP0513&item=3&snum=130)

## Sponsors

- Louis LUCHINI — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2021-04-28** 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
- **2021-04-28** The Bill was REFERRED to the Committee on VETERANS AND LEGAL AFFAIRS. `referral-committee`
- **2021-04-28** In concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.
- **2021-05-19** Report READ and ACCEPTED.
- **2021-05-19** READ ONCE. `reading-1`
- **2021-05-19** Committee Amendment "A" (S-87) READ and ADOPTED. `committee-passage-favorable, passage`
- **2021-05-19** Under suspension of the Rules, READ A SECOND TIME and PASSED TO BE ENGROSSED AS AMENDED BY Committee Amendment "A" (S-87). `reading-2, reading-3`
- **2021-05-19** Ordered sent down forthwith for concurrence.
- **2021-05-19** CONSENT CALENDAR - FIRST DAY
- **2021-05-19** Under suspension of the rules CONSENT CALENDAR - SECOND DAY.
- **2021-05-19** The Bill was PASSED TO BE ENGROSSED as Amended by Committee Amendment "A" (S-87). `reading-3`
- **2021-05-19** In concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.
- **2021-05-19** This being an emergency measure, a two-thirds vote of all the members elected to the House was necessary.
- **2021-05-19** PASSED TO BE ENACTED. `passage`
- **2021-05-19** Sent for concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.
- **2021-05-19** PASSED TO BE ENACTED - Emergency - 2/3 Elected Required, in concurrence. `passage`
- **2021-05-25** Signed by Governor `executive-signature`
- **2021-05-05T04:00:00+00:00** Work Session Held
- **2021-05-05T04:00:00+00:00** Voted - OTP-AM
- **2021-05-13T04:00:00+00:00** Reported Out - OTP-AM

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/daa6ae22-708a-4b5e-b603-ca0a8dbe9416`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Maine legislature records).