---
type: "Bill"
title: "An Act To Prohibit The Use Of Personal Watercraft On Keyes Pond And Stearns Pond In The Town Of Sweden"
description: "An Act To Prohibit The Use Of Personal Watercraft On Keyes Pond And Stearns Pond In The Town Of Sweden"
jurisdiction: "us/states/me"
legislature: "Maine Legislature"
session: "131"
identifier: "LD 497"
citation: "Maine LD 497 (131)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["KEYES POND AND STEARNS POND", "RECREATION", "WATERCRAFT"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: []
version_count: 3
action_count: 23
vote_count: 0
first_action: "2023-02-07"
last_action: "2023-05-30"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/858f1858-0507-437a-b237-47b97d5b1518"
source_url: "https://legislature.maine.gov/LawMakerWeb/dockets.asp?ID=280085871"
source_hash: "5fc81b0f96e53c1e3852f97ca305f5635b1304d3af55a716ca06a6eff02e356a"
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 497 (131) — An Act To Prohibit The Use Of Personal Watercraft On Keyes Pond And Stearns Pond In The Town Of Sweden

## 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=HP0314&item=2&snum=131)
2. **Documents and Disposition** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.mainelegislature.org/legis/bills/getPDF.asp?paper=HP0314&item=1&snum=131)
3. **Final Disposition** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.mainelegislature.org/legis/bills/getPDF.asp?paper=HP0314&item=3&snum=131)

## Sponsors

- Richard BENNETT — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2023-02-07** Committee on Inland Fisheries and Wildlife suggested and ordered printed.
- **2023-02-07** The Bill was REFERRED to the Committee on INLAND FISHERIES AND WILDLIFE. `referral-committee`
- **2023-02-07** Sent for concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.
- **2023-02-07** The Bill was REFERRED to the Committee on INLAND FISHERIES AND WILDLIFE in concurrence `referral-committee`
- **2023-03-30** Carried over, in the same posture, to any special or regular session of the 131st Legislature, pursuant to Joint Order SP 594.
- **2023-05-09** CONSENT CALENDAR - FIRST DAY
- **2023-05-09** Under suspension of the rules CONSENT CALENDAR - SECOND DAY.
- **2023-05-09** The Bill was PASSED TO BE ENGROSSED as Amended by Committee Amendment "A" (H-99). `reading-3`
- **2023-05-09** Sent for concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.
- **2023-05-11** Report READ and ACCEPTED
- **2023-05-11** READ ONCE `reading-1`
- **2023-05-11** Committee Amendment "A" (H-99) READ and ADOPTED `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2023-05-11** ASSIGNED FOR SECOND READING NEXT LEGISLATIVE DAY.
- **2023-05-16** COMMITTEE ON BILLS IN THE SECOND READING REPORTS NO FURTHER VERBAL AMENDMENTS NECESSARY. REPORT ACCEPTED.
- **2023-05-16** READ A SECOND TIME and PASSED TO BE ENGROSSED AS AMENDED BY Committee Amendment "A" (H-99), in concurrence. `reading-2, reading-3`
- **2023-05-16** Ordered sent down forthwith.
- **2023-05-18** PASSED TO BE ENACTED. `passage`
- **2023-05-18** Sent for concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.
- **2023-05-23** PASSED TO BE ENACTED, in concurrence. `passage`
- **2023-05-30** Signed by Governor `executive-signature`
- **2023-04-12T04:00:00+00:00** Work Session Held
- **2023-04-12T04:00:00+00:00** Voted - OTP-AM
- **2023-05-04T04:00:00+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/858f1858-0507-437a-b237-47b97d5b1518`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Maine legislature records).