---
type: "Bill"
title: "An Act To Establish And Promote A System Of Safe Disposal Of Expired Marine Flares"
description: "An Act To Establish And Promote A System Of Safe Disposal Of Expired Marine Flares"
jurisdiction: "us/states/me"
legislature: "Maine Legislature"
session: "130"
identifier: "LD 514"
citation: "Maine LD 514 (130)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["FIRE MARSHAL", "FIRE SAFETY", "MARINE FLARE DISPOSAL"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Joyce McCREIGHT"]
version_count: 4
action_count: 30
vote_count: 0
first_action: "2021-02-17"
last_action: "2021-07-08"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/89d62343-d763-4737-9458-4b9046618f42"
source_url: "https://legislature.maine.gov/LawMakerWeb/dockets.asp?ID=280078826"
source_hash: "f945b98bb445e7e898e4bcde8366568f2b85c6e10bff9ccc1df2b96ef1d4cebc"
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 514 (130) — An Act To Establish And Promote A System Of Safe Disposal Of Expired Marine Flares

## 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=HP0377&item=2&snum=130)
2. **Chaptered Law** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.mainelegislature.org/legis/bills/getPDF.asp?paper=HP0377&item=6&snum=130)
3. **Documents and Disposition** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.mainelegislature.org/legis/bills/getPDF.asp?paper=HP0377&item=1&snum=130)
4. **Final Disposition** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.mainelegislature.org/legis/bills/getPDF.asp?paper=HP0377&item=5&snum=130)

## Sponsors

- Joyce McCREIGHT — primary (person)
- Ann MATLACK — cosponsor (person)
- Charlotte WARREN — cosponsor (person)
- Eloise VITELLI — cosponsor (person)
- Genevieve McDONALD — cosponsor (person)
- Lois RECKITT — cosponsor (person)
- Richard PICKETT — cosponsor (person)
- William TUELL — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2021-02-17** Received by the Clerk of the House on February 17, 2021. `receipt`
- **2021-02-17** The Bill was REFERRED to the Committee on CRIMINAL JUSTICE AND PUBLIC SAFETY pursuant to Joint Rule 308.2 and ordered printed pursuant to Joint Rule 401. `referral-committee`
- **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.
- **2021-06-10** CONSENT CALENDAR - FIRST DAY
- **2021-06-10** Under suspension of the rules CONSENT CALENDAR - SECOND DAY.
- **2021-06-10** The Bill was PASSED TO BE ENGROSSED as Amended by Committee Amendment "A" (H-539). `reading-3`
- **2021-06-10** Sent for concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.
- **2021-06-14** Report READ and ACCEPTED, in concurrence.
- **2021-06-14** READ ONCE. `reading-1`
- **2021-06-14** Committee Amendment "A" (H-539) READ and ADOPTED, in concurrence. `committee-passage-favorable, passage`
- **2021-06-14** Under suspension of the Rules, READ A SECOND TIME and PASSED TO BE ENGROSSED AS AMENDED BY Committee Amendment "A" (H-539), in concurrence. `reading-2, reading-3`
- **2021-06-14** Ordered sent down forthwith.
- **2021-06-14** PASSED TO BE ENACTED. `passage`
- **2021-06-14** Sent for concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.
- **2021-06-15** On motion by Senator BREEN of Cumberland PLACED ON THE SPECIAL APPROPRIATIONS TABLE pending PASSAGE TO BE ENACTED, in concurrence.
- **2021-07-01** On Motion by Senator BREEN of Cumberland taken from the SPECIAL APPROPRIATIONS TABLE.
- **2021-07-01** Under suspension of the Rules On motion by Same Senator The Senate RECONSIDERED whereby the Bill was PASSED TO BE ENGROSSED as Amended by Committee Amendment "A" (H-539) in concurrence `reading-3`
- **2021-07-01** Under further suspension of the Rules On further motion by Same Senator The Senate RECONSIDERED whereby Committee Amendment "A" (H-539) was ADOPTED `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2021-07-01** On further motion by Same Senator Senate Amendment "A" (S-389) to Committee Amendment "A" (H-539) READ and ADOPTED `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2021-07-01** Committee Amendment "A" (H-539) as Amended by Senate Amendment "A" (S-389) thereto ADOPTED `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2021-07-01** PASSED TO BE ENGROSSED AS AMENDED BY Committee Amendment "A" (H-539) AS AMENDED BY Senate Amendment "A" (S-389) thereto In NON-CONCURRENCE `reading-3`
- **2021-07-01** Sent down for concurrence
- **2021-07-02** The House RECEDED and CONCURRED to PASSAGE TO BE ENGROSSED as Amended by Committee Amendment "A" (H-539) as Amended by Senate Amendment "A" (S-389) thereto. `reading-3`
- **2021-07-02** ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.
- **2021-07-02** PASSED TO BE ENACTED. `passage`
- **2021-07-02** Sent for concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.
- **2021-07-02** PASSED TO BE ENACTED, in concurrence. `passage`
- **2021-07-08** Signed by Governor `executive-signature`
- **2021-04-09T04:00:00+00:00** Voted - OTP-AM
- **2021-06-09T04:00:00+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/89d62343-d763-4737-9458-4b9046618f42`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Maine legislature records).