---
type: "Bill"
title: "An Act To Advance The State'S Public Transit Systems By Reinvigorating The Public Transit Advisory Council And Increasing Funding"
description: "An Act To Advance The State'S Public Transit Systems By Reinvigorating The Public Transit Advisory Council And Increasing Funding"
jurisdiction: "us/states/me"
legislature: "Maine Legislature"
session: "131"
identifier: "LD 1559"
citation: "Maine LD 1559 (131)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["ADVISORY COUNCIL", "INFRASTRUCTURE", "PUBLIC TRANSPORTATION"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: []
version_count: 3
action_count: 21
vote_count: 0
first_action: "2023-04-11"
last_action: "2023-06-26"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/bfbde4c3-56f1-41a2-afed-3d5bb700dd23"
source_url: "https://legislature.maine.gov/LawMakerWeb/dockets.asp?ID=280088468"
source_hash: "352c02cc23cf5e7493045cabfae0935823d0ecc2d46bd6feeae8a1e39cc390d7"
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 1559 (131) — An Act To Advance The State'S Public Transit Systems By Reinvigorating The Public Transit Advisory Council And Increasing Funding

## 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=HP1004&item=2&snum=131)
2. **Documents and Disposition** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.mainelegislature.org/legis/bills/getPDF.asp?paper=HP1004&item=1&snum=131)
3. **Final Disposition** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.mainelegislature.org/legis/bills/getPDF.asp?paper=HP1004&item=3&snum=131)

## Sponsors

- Benjamin CHIPMAN — cosponsor (person)
- Kristen CLOUTIER — cosponsor (person)
- Laura SUPICA — cosponsor (person)
- Lynne WILLIAMS — cosponsor (person)
- Marc MALON — cosponsor (person)
- Matthea DAUGHTRY — cosponsor (person)
- William BRIDGEO — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2023-04-11** Committee on Transportation suggested and ordered printed.
- **2023-04-11** The Bill was REFERRED to the Committee on TRANSPORTATION. `referral-committee`
- **2023-04-11** Sent for concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.
- **2023-04-12** The Bill was REFERRED to the Committee on TRANSPORTATION in concurrence `referral-committee`
- **2023-06-15** CONSENT CALENDAR - FIRST DAY
- **2023-06-15** Under suspension of the rules CONSENT CALENDAR - SECOND DAY.
- **2023-06-15** The Bill was PASSED TO BE ENGROSSED as Amended by Committee Amendment "A" (H-568). `reading-3`
- **2023-06-15** Sent for concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.
- **2023-06-16** Report READ and ACCEPTED, in concurrence.
- **2023-06-16** READ ONCE. `reading-1`
- **2023-06-16** Committee Amendment "A" (H-568) READ and ADOPTED, in concurrence. `committee-passage-favorable, passage`
- **2023-06-16** Under suspension of the Rules, READ A SECOND TIME and PASSED TO BE ENGROSSED AS AMENDED BY Committee Amendment "A" (H-568), in concurrence. `reading-2, reading-3`
- **2023-06-16** Ordered sent down forthwith.
- **2023-06-20** PASSED TO BE ENACTED. `passage`
- **2023-06-20** Sent for concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.
- **2023-06-20** PASSED TO BE ENACTED, in concurrence. `passage`
- **2023-06-26** Signed by Governor `executive-signature`
- **2023-05-11T04:00:00+00:00** Work Session Held - TABLED
- **2023-05-24T04:00:00+00:00** Work Session Held
- **2023-05-24T04:00:00+00:00** Voted - OTP-AM
- **2023-06-15T04:00:00+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/bfbde4c3-56f1-41a2-afed-3d5bb700dd23`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Maine legislature records).