---
type: "Bill"
title: "An Act To Simplify The Sale Of Food Requirement For Certain Licenses For The Sale Of Liquor To Be Consumed On The Licensed Premises"
description: "An Act To Simplify The Sale Of Food Requirement For Certain Licenses For The Sale Of Liquor To Be Consumed On The Licensed Premises"
jurisdiction: "us/states/me"
legislature: "Maine Legislature"
session: "131"
identifier: "LD 141"
citation: "Maine LD 141 (131)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGES", "LICENSING", "ON-PREMISES FOOD REQUIREMENTS"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Laura SUPICA"]
version_count: 3
action_count: 28
vote_count: 0
first_action: "2023-01-10"
last_action: "2023-05-01"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/44a16197-b12a-4cf1-ae28-a6e331c61f21"
source_url: "https://legislature.maine.gov/LawMakerWeb/dockets.asp?ID=280085310"
source_hash: "0203f334e263d2d289ff5106cfc6102726b9cf799d204b8905ad17f4f3e8b749"
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 141 (131) — An Act To Simplify The Sale Of Food Requirement For Certain Licenses For The Sale Of Liquor To Be Consumed On The Licensed Premises

## 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=HP0087&item=3&snum=131)
2. **Documents and Disposition** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.mainelegislature.org/legis/bills/getPDF.asp?paper=HP0087&item=1&snum=131)
3. **Final Disposition** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.mainelegislature.org/legis/bills/getPDF.asp?paper=HP0087&item=4&snum=131)

## Sponsors

- Laura SUPICA — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2023-01-10** Committee on Veterans and Legal Affairs suggested and ordered printed.
- **2023-01-10** The Bill was REFERRED to the Committee on VETERANS AND LEGAL AFFAIRS. `referral-committee`
- **2023-01-10** Sent for concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.
- **2023-01-10** The Bill was REFERRED to the Committee on VETERANS AND LEGAL AFFAIRS in concurrence `referral-committee`
- **2023-03-30** Carried over, in the same posture, to any special or regular session of the 131st Legislature, pursuant to Joint Order SP 594.
- **2023-04-12** Reports READ.
- **2023-04-12** On motion of Representative SUPICA of Bangor, the Majority Ought to Pass as Amended Report was ACCEPTED.
- **2023-04-12** The Bill was READ ONCE. `reading-1`
- **2023-04-12** Committee Amendment "A" (H-29) was READ and ADOPTED. `committee-passage-favorable, passage`
- **2023-04-12** Under suspension of the rules, the Bill was given its SECOND READING without REFERENCE to the Committee on Bills in the Second Reading.
- **2023-04-12** The Bill was PASSED TO BE ENGROSSED as Amended by Committee Amendment "A" (H-29). `reading-3`
- **2023-04-12** Sent for concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.
- **2023-04-13** Reports Read
- **2023-04-13** On motion by Senator HICKMAN of Kennebec the Majority Ought to Pass as Amended Report ACCEPTED.
- **2023-04-13** READ ONCE `reading-1`
- **2023-04-13** Committee Amendment "A" (H-29) READ and ADOPTED `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2023-04-13** ASSIGNED FOR SECOND READING NEXT LEGISLATIVE DAY.
- **2023-04-18** COMMITTEE ON BILLS IN THE SECOND READING REPORTS NO FURTHER VERBAL AMENDMENTS NECESSARY. REPORT ACCEPTED.
- **2023-04-18** READ A SECOND TIME and PASSED TO BE ENGROSSED AS AMENDED BY Committee Amendment "A" (H-29), in concurrence. `reading-2, reading-3`
- **2023-04-18** Ordered sent down forthwith.
- **2023-04-20** This being an emergency measure, a two-thirds vote of all the members elected to the House was necessary.
- **2023-04-20** PASSED TO BE ENACTED. `passage`
- **2023-04-20** Sent for concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.
- **2023-04-25** PASSED TO BE ENACTED - Emergency - 2/3 Elected Required, in concurrence. `passage`
- **2023-05-01** Signed by Governor `executive-signature`
- **2023-02-08T05:00:00+00:00** Work Session Held
- **2023-02-08T05:00:00+00:00** Voted - Divided Report
- **2023-04-10T04:00:00+00:00** Reported Out - OTP-AM/OTP

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/44a16197-b12a-4cf1-ae28-a6e331c61f21`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Maine legislature records).