---
type: "Bill"
title: "An Act To Remove The Confidentiality Of The Transportation Of Hazardous Materials By Railroad Companies"
description: "An Act To Remove The Confidentiality Of The Transportation Of Hazardous Materials By Railroad Companies"
jurisdiction: "us/states/me"
legislature: "Maine Legislature"
session: "131"
identifier: "LD 1937"
citation: "Maine LD 1937 (131)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["FREEDOM OF ACCESS", "HAZMAT TRANSPORTATION INFORMATION", "RECORD CONFIDENTIALITY"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Rachel TALBOT ROSS"]
version_count: 3
action_count: 29
vote_count: 0
first_action: "2023-05-16"
last_action: "2024-04-12"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/76927d3f-deed-46a5-b657-55b4163de1e8"
source_url: "https://legislature.maine.gov/LawMakerWeb/dockets.asp?ID=280089390"
source_hash: "da55204499ff82e7a11ae1937defb462258beeca052e7abb1e5f53b7ae640727"
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 1937 (131) — An Act To Remove The Confidentiality Of The Transportation Of Hazardous Materials By Railroad Companies

## 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=HP1245&item=2&snum=131)
2. **Documents and Disposition** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.mainelegislature.org/legis/bills/getPDF.asp?paper=HP1245&item=1&snum=131)
3. **Final Disposition** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.mainelegislature.org/legis/bills/getPDF.asp?paper=HP1245&item=3&snum=131)

## Sponsors

- Rachel TALBOT ROSS — primary (person)
- Matthew MOONEN — cosponsor (person)
- Richard BENNETT — cosponsor (person)
- Stacey GUERIN — cosponsor (person)
- Tavis HASENFUS — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2023-05-16** Committee on TRANSPORTATION suggested and ordered printed.
- **2023-05-16** On motion of Representative WILLIAMS of Bar Harbor, the Bill was REFERRED to the Committee on JUDICIARY. `referral-committee`
- **2023-05-16** Sent for concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.
- **2023-05-18** Senator CHIPMAN of Cumberland moved to REFER the Bill to the Committee on TRANSPORTATION In NON-CONCURRENCE
- **2023-05-18** On motion by Senator DAUGHTRY of Cumberland Tabled until Later in Today's Session, pending REFERENCE to the Committee on TRANSPORTATION In NON-CONCURRENCE
- **2023-05-23** Taken from the table by the President
- **2023-05-23** Subsequently On motion by Senator CHIPMAN of Cumberland The Bill was REFERRED to the Committee on JUDICIARY in concurrence `referral-committee`
- **2023-07-26** Carried over, in the same posture, to any special or regular session of the 131st Legislature, pursuant to Joint Order SP 847.
- **2024-04-03** CONSENT CALENDAR - FIRST DAY
- **2024-04-03** Under suspension of the rules CONSENT CALENDAR - SECOND DAY.
- **2024-04-03** The Bill was PASSED TO BE ENGROSSED as Amended by Committee Amendment "A" (H-912). `reading-3`
- **2024-04-03** Sent for concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.
- **2024-04-09** Report READ and ACCEPTED, in concurrence.
- **2024-04-09** READ ONCE. `reading-1`
- **2024-04-09** Committee Amendment "A" (H-912) READ and ADOPTED, in concurrence. `committee-passage-favorable, passage`
- **2024-04-09** Under suspension of the Rules, READ A SECOND TIME and PASSED TO BE ENGROSSED AS AMENDED BY Committee Amendment "A" (H-912), in concurrence. `reading-2, reading-3`
- **2024-04-09** Ordered sent down forthwith.
- **2024-04-09** This being an emergency measure, a two-thirds vote of all the members elected to the House was necessary.
- **2024-04-09** PASSED TO BE ENACTED. `passage`
- **2024-04-09** Sent for concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.
- **2024-04-10** PASSED TO BE ENACTED - Emergency - 2/3 Elected Required, in concurrence. `passage`
- **2024-04-12** Signed by Governor `executive-signature`
- **2023-06-06T04:00:00+00:00** Work Session Held - TABLED
- **2023-06-15T04:00:00+00:00** Carry Over Requested
- **2023-07-25T04:00:00+00:00** Carry Over Approved
- **2024-01-10T05:00:00+00:00** Work Session Held - TABLED
- **2024-02-07T05:00:00+00:00** Work Session Held
- **2024-02-07T05:00:00+00:00** Voted - OTP-AM
- **2024-04-02T04:00:00+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/76927d3f-deed-46a5-b657-55b4163de1e8`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Maine legislature records).