---
type: "Bill"
title: "An Act To Temporarily Waive Certain Requirements For Relicensing For Restaurants That Serve Liquor"
description: "An Act To Temporarily Waive Certain Requirements For Relicensing For Restaurants That Serve Liquor"
jurisdiction: "us/states/me"
legislature: "Maine Legislature"
session: "130"
identifier: "LD 306"
citation: "Maine LD 306 (130)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGES", "FOOD SALES REQUIREMENT", "LICENSING"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Louis LUCHINI"]
version_count: 4
action_count: 23
vote_count: 0
first_action: "2021-02-04"
last_action: "2021-03-17"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/e787a620-87e3-49ad-a2be-0e4ee81c72db"
source_url: "https://legislature.maine.gov/LawMakerWeb/dockets.asp?ID=280078493"
source_hash: "8068f16023aecb09d4cd2d995f2b81c6e2ba8c76b02b0b7b610b9a6818c63b54"
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 306 (130) — An Act To Temporarily Waive Certain Requirements For Relicensing For Restaurants That Serve Liquor

## 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=SP0132&item=2&snum=130)
2. **Chaptered Law** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.mainelegislature.org/legis/bills/getPDF.asp?paper=SP0132&item=5&snum=130)
3. **Documents and Disposition** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.mainelegislature.org/legis/bills/getPDF.asp?paper=SP0132&item=1&snum=130)
4. **Final Disposition** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.mainelegislature.org/legis/bills/getPDF.asp?paper=SP0132&item=3&snum=130)

## Sponsors

- Louis LUCHINI — primary (person)
- Christopher CAIAZZO — cosponsor (person)
- Troy JACKSON — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2021-02-04** Received by the Secretary of the Senate on February 4, 2021 and REFERRED to the Committee on VETERANS AND LEGAL AFFAIRS pursuant to Joint Rule 308.2 `receipt, referral-committee`
- **2021-03-10** Report READ and ACCEPTED
- **2021-03-10** READ ONCE `reading-1`
- **2021-03-10** Committee Amendment "A" (S-2) READ and ADOPTED `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2021-03-10** Under suspension of the Rules, READ A SECOND TIME `reading-2`
- **2021-03-10** On motion by Senator LUCHINI of Hancock Senate Amendment "A" (S-9) READ and ADOPTED
- **2021-03-10** PASSED TO BE ENGROSSED AS AMENDED BY Committee Amendment "A" (S-2) And Senate Amendment "A" (S-9) `reading-3`
- **2021-03-10** Sent down for concurrence
- **2021-03-11** Report was READ and ACCEPTED.
- **2021-03-11** The Bill was READ ONCE. `reading-1`
- **2021-03-11** Committee Amendment "A" (S-2) was READ and ADOPTED. `committee-passage-favorable, passage`
- **2021-03-11** Senate Amendment "A" (S-9) was READ and ADOPTED. `passage`
- **2021-03-11** Under suspension of the rules, the Bill was given its SECOND READING without REFERENCE to the Committee on Bills in the Second Reading.
- **2021-03-11** The Bill was PASSED TO BE ENGROSSED as Amended by Committee Amendment "A" (S-2) and Senate Amendment "A" (S-9) `reading-3`
- **2021-03-11** In concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.
- **2021-03-11** This being an emergency measure, a two-thirds vote of all the members elected to the House was necessary.
- **2021-03-11** PASSED TO BE ENACTED. `passage`
- **2021-03-11** Sent for concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.
- **2021-03-11** PASSED TO BE ENACTED - Emergency - 2/3 Elected Required, in concurrence. `passage`
- **2021-03-17** Signed by Governor `executive-signature`
- **2021-02-24T05:00:00+00:00** Work Session Held
- **2021-02-24T05:00:00+00:00** Voted - OTP-AM
- **2021-03-04T05:00:00+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/e787a620-87e3-49ad-a2be-0e4ee81c72db`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Maine legislature records).