--- type: "Bill" title: "An Act To Amend The Law Governing Watercraft Franchisor Warranty Reimbursements" description: "An Act To Amend The Law Governing Watercraft Franchisor Warranty Reimbursements" jurisdiction: "us/states/me" legislature: "Maine Legislature" session: "132" identifier: "LD 1296" citation: "Maine LD 1296 (132)" classification: ["bill"] subjects: ["BUSINESS PRACTICES", "SALES", "WARRANTIES"] status: "enacted" primary_sponsors: ["Cameron RENY"] version_count: 3 action_count: 20 vote_count: 0 first_action: "2025-03-25" last_action: "2025-06-12" source: "openstates" source_identifier: "ocd-bill/c2b45b79-6ee1-412b-a815-27c10d0d3652" source_url: "https://legislature.maine.gov/LawMakerWeb/dockets.asp?ID=280097804" source_hash: "6eb4d2e7d0f9ca3936b4896ced41e57e163cdebb3e0710c495f2240afce79650" 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 1296 (132) — An Act To Amend The Law Governing Watercraft Franchisor Warranty Reimbursements ## Version chain The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment. 1. **Amendment C-A (S-245)** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.mainelegislature.org/legis/bills/getPDF.asp?paper=SP0526&item=2&snum=132) 2. **Chapter 284** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.mainelegislature.org/legis/bills/getPDF.asp?paper=SP0526&item=3&snum=132) 3. **LD 1296 SP 526** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.mainelegislature.org/legis/bills/getPDF.asp?paper=SP0526&item=1&snum=132) ## Sponsors - Cameron RENY — primary (person) - Allison HEPLER — cosponsor (person) - Glenn CURRY — cosponsor (person) - Henry INGWERSEN — cosponsor (person) - Jeffrey TIMBERLAKE — cosponsor (person) - Marianne MOORE — cosponsor (person) - Michael TIPPING — cosponsor (person) - Peter WOOD — cosponsor (person) - Tiffany STROUT — cosponsor (person) - Wayne PARRY — cosponsor (person) ## Timeline The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote. - **2025-03-25** Committee on HOUSING AND ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT suggested and ordered printed REFERENCE to the Committee on HOUSING AND ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT Ordered sent down forthwith for concurrence - **2025-03-25** The Bill was REFERRED to the Committee on HOUSING AND ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT. `referral-committee` - **2025-03-25** In concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH. - **2025-06-03** Report READ and ACCEPTED. - **2025-06-03** READ ONCE. `reading-1` - **2025-06-03** Committee Amendment "A" (S-245) READ and ADOPTED. `committee-passage-favorable, passage` - **2025-06-03** Under suspension of the Rules, READ A SECOND TIME and PASSED TO BE ENGROSSED AS AMENDED BY Committee Amendment "A" (S-245). `reading-2, reading-3` - **2025-06-03** Ordered sent down forthwith for concurrence. - **2025-06-04** CONSENT CALENDAR - FIRST DAY - **2025-06-04** Under suspension of the rules CONSENT CALENDAR - SECOND DAY. - **2025-06-04** The Bill was PASSED TO BE ENGROSSED as Amended by Committee Amendment "A" (S-245). `reading-3` - **2025-06-04** In concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH. - **2025-06-09** This being an emergency measure, a two-thirds vote of all the members elected to the House was necessary. - **2025-06-09** PASSED TO BE ENACTED. `passage` - **2025-06-09** Sent for concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH. - **2025-06-09** PASSED TO BE ENACTED - Emergency - 2/3 Elected Required, in concurrence. `passage` - **2025-06-12** Signed by Governor `executive-signature` - **2025-05-08T04:00:00+00:00** Work Session Held - **2025-05-08T04:00:00+00:00** Voted - OTP-AM - **2025-06-03T04:00:00+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/c2b45b79-6ee1-412b-a815-27c10d0d3652`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Maine legislature records).