---
type: "Bill"
title: "An Act To Remove The Requirement For Wild Blueberry Transportation Permits"
description: "An Act To Remove The Requirement For Wild Blueberry Transportation Permits"
jurisdiction: "us/states/me"
legislature: "Maine Legislature"
session: "131"
identifier: "LD 285"
citation: "Maine LD 285 (131)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["BLUEBERRIES", "PRODUCTS", "TRANSPORTATION PERMITS"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Anne PERRY"]
version_count: 2
action_count: 22
vote_count: 0
first_action: "2023-01-31"
last_action: "2023-04-03"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/06150e47-ef2b-421e-8df0-0927494d93c0"
source_url: "https://legislature.maine.gov/LawMakerWeb/dockets.asp?ID=280085572"
source_hash: "2238addeb1fafffa8390c062e25d352abcb3449bfe5324864e42e54955bda240"
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 285 (131) — An Act To Remove The Requirement For Wild Blueberry Transportation Permits

## 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=HP0183&item=1&snum=131)
2. **Final Disposition** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.mainelegislature.org/legis/bills/getPDF.asp?paper=HP0183&item=3&snum=131)

## Sponsors

- Anne PERRY — primary (person)
- Aaron DANA — cosponsor (person)
- Kenneth DAVIS — cosponsor (person)
- Marianne MOORE — cosponsor (person)
- Tiffany STROUT — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2023-01-31** Committee on Agriculture, Conservation and Forestry suggested and ordered printed.
- **2023-01-31** The Bill was REFERRED to the Committee on AGRICULTURE, CONSERVATION AND FORESTRY. `referral-committee`
- **2023-01-31** Sent for concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.
- **2023-01-31** The Bill was REFERRED to the Committee on AGRICULTURE, CONSERVATION AND FORESTRY in concurrence `referral-committee`
- **2023-03-09** CONSENT CALENDAR - FIRST DAY
- **2023-03-09** Under suspension of the rules CONSENT CALENDAR - SECOND DAY.
- **2023-03-09** The Bill was PASSED TO BE ENGROSSED. `reading-3`
- **2023-03-09** Sent for concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.
- **2023-03-16** Report READ and ACCEPTED in concurrence
- **2023-03-16** READ ONCE `reading-1`
- **2023-03-16** ASSIGNED FOR SECOND READING NEXT LEGISLATIVE DAY.
- **2023-03-21** COMMITTEE ON BILLS IN THE SECOND READING REPORTS NO FURTHER VERBAL AMENDMENTS NECESSARY. REPORT ACCEPTED.
- **2023-03-21** READ A SECOND TIME and PASSED TO BE ENGROSSED, in concurrence. `reading-2, reading-3`
- **2023-03-21** Ordered sent down forthwith
- **2023-03-23** This being an emergency measure, a two-thirds vote of all the members elected to the House was necessary.
- **2023-03-23** PASSED TO BE ENACTED. `passage`
- **2023-03-23** Sent for concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.
- **2023-03-28** PASSED TO BE ENACTED - Emergency - 2/3 Elected Required, in concurrence. `passage`
- **2023-04-03** Signed by Governor `executive-signature`
- **2023-03-01T05:00:00+00:00** Work Session Held
- **2023-03-01T05:00:00+00:00** Voted - OTP
- **2023-03-08T05:00:00+00:00** Reported Out - OTP

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/06150e47-ef2b-421e-8df0-0927494d93c0`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Maine legislature records).