---
type: "Bill"
title: "An Act To Implement The Recommendations Of The Department Of Inland Fisheries And Wildlife'S Report On Boater Safety Education"
description: "An Act To Implement The Recommendations Of The Department Of Inland Fisheries And Wildlife'S Report On Boater Safety Education"
jurisdiction: "us/states/me"
legislature: "Maine Legislature"
session: "131"
identifier: "LD 1807"
citation: "Maine LD 1807 (131)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["BOATER SAFETY EDUCATION", "RECREATION", "WATERCRAFT"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: []
version_count: 2
action_count: 27
vote_count: 1
first_action: "2023-04-25"
last_action: "2023-06-16"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/a278e6e6-7d1a-45e2-a441-7e43cbdef008"
source_url: "https://legislature.maine.gov/LawMakerWeb/dockets.asp?ID=280088994"
source_hash: "a30615497c3466da44b07dcf6873eb8ced63e8b9ce352bb8b0574822314f80cb"
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 1807 (131) — An Act To Implement The Recommendations Of The Department Of Inland Fisheries And Wildlife'S Report On Boater Safety Education

## Version chain

The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.

1. **Documents and Disposition** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.mainelegislature.org/legis/bills/getPDF.asp?paper=HP1152&item=1&snum=131)
2. **Final Disposition** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.mainelegislature.org/legis/bills/getPDF.asp?paper=HP1152&item=3&snum=131)

## Votes

- ACC MAJ OUGHT TO PASS REP — **76–66** (pass) · lower

## Timeline

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

- **2023-04-25** Representative LANDRY for the Joint Standing Committee on Inland Fisheries and Wildlife pursuant to Public Law 2021, chapter 656, section 8 reports that the Bill be REFERRED to the Committee on INLAND FISHERIES AND WILDLIFE and printed pursuant to Joint Rule 218. `referral-committee`
- **2023-04-25** Report was READ and ACCEPTED.
- **2023-04-25** The Bill was REFERRED to the Committee on INLAND FISHERIES AND WILDLIFE `referral-committee`
- **2023-04-25** Sent for concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.
- **2023-04-27** Report READ and ACCEPTED in concurrence
- **2023-04-27** The Bill and accompanying papers REFERRED to the Committee on INLAND FISHERIES AND WILDLIFE in concurrence `referral-committee`
- **2023-06-01** Reports READ.
- **2023-06-01** On motion of Representative LANDRY of Farmington, the Majority Ought to Pass Report was ACCEPTED.
- **2023-06-01** ROLL CALL NO. 110
- **2023-06-01** (Yeas 76 - Nays 66 - Absent 8 - Excused 0 - Vacant 1)
- **2023-06-01** The Bill was READ ONCE. `reading-1`
- **2023-06-01** Under suspension of the rules, the Bill was given its SECOND READING without REFERENCE to the Committee on Bills in the Second Reading.
- **2023-06-01** The Bill was PASSED TO BE ENGROSSED. `reading-3`
- **2023-06-01** Sent for concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.
- **2023-06-06** Reports READ
- **2023-06-06** On motion by Senator LaFOUNTAIN of Kennebec Tabled until Later in Today's Session, pending ACCEPTANCE OF EITHER REPORT
- **2023-06-08** Taken from the table by the President
- **2023-06-08** On motion by Senator LaFOUNTAIN of Kennebec The Majority Ought to Pass Report ACCEPTED
- **2023-06-08** READ ONCE `reading-1`
- **2023-06-08** Under suspension of the Rules, READ A SECOND TIME AND PASSED TO BE ENGROSSED in concurrence `reading-2, reading-3`
- **2023-06-12** PASSED TO BE ENACTED. `passage`
- **2023-06-12** Sent for concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.
- **2023-06-12** PASSED TO BE ENACTED, in concurrence. `passage`
- **2023-06-16** Signed by Governor `executive-signature`
- **2023-05-17T04:00:00+00:00** Work Session Held
- **2023-05-17T04:00:00+00:00** Voted - Divided Report
- **2023-05-30T04:00:00+00:00** Reported Out - OTP/ONTP

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/a278e6e6-7d1a-45e2-a441-7e43cbdef008`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Maine legislature records).