---
type: "Bill"
title: "An Act To Use A Portion Of The Sales Tax On Snowmobiles To Fund Maine'S Snowmobile Trail Programs"
description: "An Act To Use A Portion Of The Sales Tax On Snowmobiles To Fund Maine'S Snowmobile Trail Programs"
jurisdiction: "us/states/me"
legislature: "Maine Legislature"
session: "132"
identifier: "LD 1547"
citation: "Maine LD 1547 (132)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["EXCISE TAX", "MISCELLANEOUS TAXES", "SNOWMOBILES"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Russell BLACK"]
version_count: 3
action_count: 32
vote_count: 0
first_action: "2025-04-10"
last_action: "2026-04-13"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/3aa15bec-4293-41e7-b4b5-72fd43bd3f32"
source_url: "https://legislature.maine.gov/LawMakerWeb/dockets.asp?ID=280098359"
source_hash: "ce7495fd457a3947dfb72cfbe27d0e17107801d8f2483918ea23dd6d580383e2"
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 1547 (132) — An Act To Use A Portion Of The Sales Tax On Snowmobiles To Fund Maine'S Snowmobile Trail Programs

## Version chain

The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.

1. **Amendment C-A (S-612)** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.mainelegislature.org/legis/bills/getPDF.asp?paper=SP0631&item=2&snum=132)
2. **Chapter 676** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.mainelegislature.org/legis/bills/getPDF.asp?paper=SP0631&item=3&snum=132)
3. **LD 1547 SP 631** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.mainelegislature.org/legis/bills/getPDF.asp?paper=SP0631&item=1&snum=132)

## Sponsors

- Russell BLACK — primary (person)
- Dean CRAY — cosponsor (person)
- James THORNE — cosponsor (person)
- Richard MASON — cosponsor (person)
- Stacey GUERIN — cosponsor (person)
- Stephen WOOD — cosponsor (person)
- Timothy GUERRETTE — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2025-04-10** Committee on TAXATION suggested and ordered printed REFERENCE to the Committee on TAXATION Ordered sent down forthwith for concurrence
- **2025-04-10** The Bill was REFERRED to the Committee on TAXATION. `referral-committee`
- **2025-04-10** In concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.
- **2025-05-20** Report READ and ACCEPTED.
- **2025-05-20** On motion by Senator GROHOSKI of Hancock for the Committee on TAXATION the Bill was REFERRED to the Committee on AGRICULTURE, CONSERVATION AND FORESTRY. `referral-committee`
- **2025-05-20** Ordered sent down forthwith for concurrence.
- **2025-05-22** Report was READ and ACCEPTED.
- **2025-05-22** The Bill was REFERRED to the Committee on AGRICULTURE, CONSERVATION AND FORESTRY `referral-committee`
- **2025-05-22** In concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.
- **2025-06-25** CARRIED OVER, in the same posture, to any special or regular session of the 132nd Legislature, pursuant to Joint Order SP 800.
- **2026-04-02** Report READ and ACCEPTED.
- **2026-04-02** READ ONCE. `reading-1`
- **2026-04-02** Committee Amendment "A" (S-612) READ and ADOPTED. `committee-passage-favorable, passage`
- **2026-04-02** Under suspension of the Rules, READ A SECOND TIME and PASSED TO BE ENGROSSED AS AMENDED BY Committee Amendment "A" (S-612). `reading-2, reading-3`
- **2026-04-02** Ordered sent down forthwith for concurrence.
- **2026-04-02** CONSENT CALENDAR - FIRST DAY
- **2026-04-02** Under suspension of the rules CONSENT CALENDAR - SECOND DAY.
- **2026-04-02** The Bill was PASSED TO BE ENGROSSED as Amended by Committee Amendment "A" (S-612). `reading-3`
- **2026-04-02** In concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.
- **2026-04-02** PASSED TO BE ENACTED. `passage`
- **2026-04-02** Sent for concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.
- **2026-04-06** PASSED TO BE ENACTED, in concurrence. `passage`
- **2026-04-13** Signed by Governor `executive-signature`
- **2025-05-07T04:00:00+00:00** Work Session Held
- **2025-05-07T04:00:00+00:00** Voted - REFERRED
- **2025-05-15T04:00:00+00:00** Reported Out - REFERRED TO ACF
- **2025-05-23T04:00:00+00:00** Carry Over Requested
- **2025-06-25T04:00:00+00:00** Carry Over Approved
- **2026-01-08T05:00:00+00:00** Work Session Held - TABLED
- **2026-01-27T05:00:00+00:00** Work Session Held
- **2026-01-27T05:00:00+00:00** Voted - OTP-AM
- **2026-04-01T04:00:00+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/3aa15bec-4293-41e7-b4b5-72fd43bd3f32`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Maine legislature records).