---
type: "Bill"
title: "An Act To Extend The Use Of Maine Bicentennial Registration Plates Through 2021"
description: "An Act To Extend The Use Of Maine Bicentennial Registration Plates Through 2021"
jurisdiction: "us/states/me"
legislature: "Maine Legislature"
session: "130"
identifier: "LD 312"
citation: "Maine LD 312 (130)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["BICENTENNIAL PLATE DISPLAY", "MOTOR VEHICLES", "NUMBER PLATES"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Ned CLAXTON"]
version_count: 3
action_count: 25
vote_count: 0
first_action: "2021-02-04"
last_action: "2021-06-08"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/be5fb47e-fea8-4a89-b259-6953d88802e1"
source_url: "https://legislature.maine.gov/LawMakerWeb/dockets.asp?ID=280078499"
source_hash: "a97c56a319cdddd6bd09ab0e8a5839388ac8e5c415c647352bb64d65949bccd2"
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 312 (130) — An Act To Extend The Use Of Maine Bicentennial Registration Plates Through 2021

## 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=SP0138&item=2&snum=130)
2. **Documents and Disposition** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.mainelegislature.org/legis/bills/getPDF.asp?paper=SP0138&item=1&snum=130)
3. **Final Disposition** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.mainelegislature.org/legis/bills/getPDF.asp?paper=SP0138&item=3&snum=130)

## Sponsors

- Ned CLAXTON — primary (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 TRANSPORTATION pursuant to Joint Rule 308.2 `receipt, referral-committee`
- **2021-03-30** Reports READ
- **2021-03-30** On motion by Senator DIAMOND of Cumberland The Majority Ought to Pass As Amended by Committee Amendment "A" (S-28) Report ACCEPTED
- **2021-03-30** READ ONCE `reading-1`
- **2021-03-30** Committee Amendment "A" (S-28) READ and ADOPTED `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2021-03-30** Under suspension of the Rules, READ A SECOND TIME and PASSED TO BE ENGROSSED AS AMENDED by Committee Amendment "A" (S-28) `reading-2, reading-3`
- **2021-03-30** Sent down for concurrence
- **2021-03-30** Carried over, in the same posture, to a subsequent special or regular session of the 130th Legislature, pursuant to Joint Order SP 435.
- **2021-04-28** Reports READ.
- **2021-04-28** On motion of Representative MARTIN of Sinclair, the Majority Ought to Pass as Amended Report was ACCEPTED.
- **2021-04-28** The Bill was READ ONCE. `reading-1`
- **2021-04-28** Committee Amendment "A" (S-28) was READ and ADOPTED. `committee-passage-favorable, passage`
- **2021-04-28** Under suspension of the rules, the Bill was given its SECOND READING without REFERENCE to the Committee on Bills in the Second Reading.
- **2021-04-28** The Bill was PASSED TO BE ENGROSSED as Amended by Committee Amendment "A" (S-28). `reading-3`
- **2021-04-28** In concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.
- **2021-04-28** This being an emergency measure, a two-thirds vote of all the members elected to the House was necessary.
- **2021-04-28** PASSED TO BE ENACTED. `passage`
- **2021-04-28** Sent for concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.
- **2021-04-28** On motion by Senator DAUGHTRY of Cumberland PLACED ON THE SPECIAL STUDY TABLE pending PASSAGE TO BE ENACTED - Emergency - 2/3 Elected Required, in concurrence.
- **2021-06-03** On motion by Senator DAUGHTRY of Cumberland TAKEN FROM THE SPECIAL STUDY TABLE
- **2021-06-03** PASSED TO BE ENACTED - Emergency -2/3 Elected Required `passage`
- **2021-06-08** Signed by Governor `executive-signature`
- **2021-02-23T05:00:00+00:00** Work Session Held
- **2021-02-23T05:00:00+00:00** Voted - Divided Report
- **2021-03-17T04:00:00+00:00** Reported Out - OTP-AM/ONTP

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/be5fb47e-fea8-4a89-b259-6953d88802e1`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Maine legislature records).