---
type: "Bill"
title: "An Act To Allow Nonalcoholic Sparkling Cider To Be Sold In Maine"
description: "An Act To Allow Nonalcoholic Sparkling Cider To Be Sold In Maine"
jurisdiction: "us/states/me"
legislature: "Maine Legislature"
session: "131"
identifier: "LD 415"
citation: "Maine LD 415 (131)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGES", "OTHER", "SPARKLING CIDER"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Matthew POULIOT"]
version_count: 2
action_count: 23
vote_count: 0
first_action: "2023-02-02"
last_action: "2023-06-15"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/8a8af43b-2950-48d4-91ad-99daafe76b00"
source_url: "https://legislature.maine.gov/LawMakerWeb/dockets.asp?ID=280085743"
source_hash: "789bbc4f78ee3ffc1e2fa70358fa4d055d75338bb48703baed733327ff93bb4d"
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 415 (131) — An Act To Allow Nonalcoholic Sparkling Cider To Be Sold In Maine

## 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=SP0196&item=1&snum=131)
2. **Final Disposition** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.mainelegislature.org/legis/bills/getPDF.asp?paper=SP0196&item=3&snum=131)

## Sponsors

- Matthew POULIOT — primary (person)
- Dean CRAY — cosponsor (person)
- Jeffrey TIMBERLAKE — cosponsor (person)
- Russell BLACK — cosponsor (person)
- William PLUECKER — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2023-02-02** Committee on VETERANS AND LEGAL AFFAIRS suggested and ordered printed
- **2023-02-02** On motion by Senator HICKMAN of Kennebec REFERENCE to the Committee on AGRICULTURE, CONSERVATION AND FORESTRY Ordered sent down forthwith for concurrence
- **2023-02-02** The Bill was REFERRED to the Committee on VETERANS AND LEGAL AFFAIRS. `referral-committee`
- **2023-02-02** In NON-CONCURRENCE and sent for concurrence.
- **2023-02-02** On motion of Representative TERRY of Gorham, the House RECONSIDERED its action whereby the Bill was REFERRED to the Committee on VETERANS AND LEGAL AFFAIRS. `referral-committee`
- **2023-02-02** On further motion of same Representative, the Bill was REFERRED to the Committee on AGRICULTURE, CONSERVATION AND FORESTRY. `referral-committee`
- **2023-02-02** In concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.
- **2023-03-30** CARRIED OVER, in the same posture, to a subsequent special or regular session of the 131st Legislature, pursuant to Joint Order SP 594.
- **2023-06-06** Report READ and ACCEPTED.
- **2023-06-06** READ ONCE `reading-1`
- **2023-06-06** Under suspension of the Rules, READ A SECOND TIME and PASSED TO BE ENGROSSED. `reading-2, reading-3`
- **2023-06-06** Ordered sent down forthwith for concurrence.
- **2023-06-07** CONSENT CALENDAR - FIRST DAY
- **2023-06-07** Under suspension of the rules CONSENT CALENDAR - SECOND DAY.
- **2023-06-07** The Bill was PASSED TO BE ENGROSSED. `reading-3`
- **2023-06-07** In concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.
- **2023-06-08** PASSED TO BE ENACTED. `passage`
- **2023-06-08** Sent for concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.
- **2023-06-12** PASSED TO BE ENACTED, in concurrence. `passage`
- **2023-06-15** Signed by Governor `executive-signature`
- **2023-03-27T04:00:00+00:00** Work Session Held
- **2023-03-27T04:00:00+00:00** Voted - OTP
- **2023-03-30T04:00:00+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/8a8af43b-2950-48d4-91ad-99daafe76b00`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Maine legislature records).