---
type: "Bill"
title: "An Act To Allow Golf Courses To Obtain A License To Conduct Off-Premises Catering"
description: "An Act To Allow Golf Courses To Obtain A License To Conduct Off-Premises Catering"
jurisdiction: "us/states/me"
legislature: "Maine Legislature"
session: "131"
identifier: "LD 1984"
citation: "Maine LD 1984 (131)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["CLASS A RESTAURANTS", "PUBLIC HEALTH", "RESTAURANTS"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Troy JACKSON"]
version_count: 3
action_count: 20
vote_count: 0
first_action: "2023-05-23"
last_action: "2023-06-23"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/11663424-7c21-46dc-9726-43d1b246bad7"
source_url: "https://legislature.maine.gov/LawMakerWeb/dockets.asp?ID=280089663"
source_hash: "01514788e55934dc8c84e99f2d19882e683a378816180aaa4e6e9c4deea795e8"
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 1984 (131) — An Act To Allow Golf Courses To Obtain A License To Conduct Off-Premises Catering

## 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=SP0813&item=2&snum=131)
2. **Documents and Disposition** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.mainelegislature.org/legis/bills/getPDF.asp?paper=SP0813&item=1&snum=131)
3. **Final Disposition** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.mainelegislature.org/legis/bills/getPDF.asp?paper=SP0813&item=3&snum=131)

## Sponsors

- Troy JACKSON — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2023-05-23** Committee on VETERANS AND LEGAL AFFAIRS suggested and ordered printed REFERENCE to the Committee on VETERANS AND LEGAL AFFAIRS Ordered sent down forthwith for concurrence
- **2023-05-23** The Bill was REFERRED to the Committee on VETERANS AND LEGAL AFFAIRS. `referral-committee`
- **2023-05-23** In concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.
- **2023-06-14** Report READ and ACCEPTED.
- **2023-06-14** READ ONCE. `reading-1`
- **2023-06-14** Committee Amendment "A" (S-323) READ and ADOPTED. `committee-passage-favorable, passage`
- **2023-06-14** Under suspension of the Rules, READ A SECOND TIME and PASSED TO BE ENGROSSED AS AMENDED BY Committee Amendment "A" (S-323). `reading-2, reading-3`
- **2023-06-14** Ordered sent down forthwith for concurrence.
- **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" (S-323). `reading-3`
- **2023-06-15** In concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.
- **2023-06-16** This being an emergency measure, a two-thirds vote of all the members elected to the House was necessary.
- **2023-06-16** PASSED TO BE ENACTED. `passage`
- **2023-06-16** Sent for concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.
- **2023-06-20** PASSED TO BE ENACTED - Emergency - 2/3 Elected Required, in concurrence. `passage`
- **2023-06-23** Signed by Governor `executive-signature`
- **2023-05-25T04:00:00+00:00** Work Session Held
- **2023-05-25T04:00:00+00:00** Voted - OTP-AM
- **2023-06-14T04:00:00+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/11663424-7c21-46dc-9726-43d1b246bad7`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Maine legislature records).