---
type: "Bill"
title: "An Act To Allow The Use Of A Siren In A Vehicle Used By A Harbor Master Or Deputy Harbor Master"
description: "An Act To Allow The Use Of A Siren In A Vehicle Used By A Harbor Master Or Deputy Harbor Master"
jurisdiction: "us/states/me"
legislature: "Maine Legislature"
session: "132"
identifier: "LD 1568"
citation: "Maine LD 1568 (132)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["HARBORMASTERS", "HARBORS", "SIRENS"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Daniel ANKELES"]
version_count: 3
action_count: 21
vote_count: 0
first_action: "2025-04-10"
last_action: "2025-06-09"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/7e3a6064-21d8-41aa-960e-87e0627900d2"
source_url: "https://legislature.maine.gov/LawMakerWeb/dockets.asp?ID=280098388"
source_hash: "38cd4d1e60d93753f3138278009d23cafbbe0b367079e0a6e326f0b8f20ff40e"
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 1568 (132) — An Act To Allow The Use Of A Siren In A Vehicle Used By A Harbor Master Or Deputy Harbor Master

## Version chain

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

1. **Amendment C-A (H-303)** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.mainelegislature.org/legis/bills/getPDF.asp?paper=HP1026&item=2&snum=132)
2. **Chapter 190** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.mainelegislature.org/legis/bills/getPDF.asp?paper=HP1026&item=3&snum=132)
3. **LD 1568 HP 1026** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.mainelegislature.org/legis/bills/getPDF.asp?paper=HP1026&item=1&snum=132)

## Sponsors

- Daniel ANKELES — primary (person)
- Denise TEPLER — cosponsor (person)
- Morgan RIELLY — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2025-04-10** Committee on Transportation suggested and ordered printed.
- **2025-04-10** The Bill was REFERRED to the Committee on TRANSPORTATION. `referral-committee`
- **2025-04-10** Sent for concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.
- **2025-04-10** The Bill was REFERRED to the Committee on TRANSPORTATION in concurrence `referral-committee`
- **2025-05-28** CONSENT CALENDAR - FIRST DAY
- **2025-05-28** Under suspension of the rules CONSENT CALENDAR - SECOND DAY.
- **2025-05-28** The Bill was PASSED TO BE ENGROSSED as Amended by Committee Amendment "A" (H-303). `reading-3`
- **2025-05-28** Sent for concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.
- **2025-05-28** Report READ and ACCEPTED, in concurrence.
- **2025-05-28** READ ONCE. `reading-1`
- **2025-05-28** Committee Amendment "A" (H-303) READ and ADOPTED, in concurrence. `committee-passage-favorable, passage`
- **2025-05-28** Under suspension of the Rules, READ A SECOND TIME and PASSED TO BE ENGROSSED AS AMENDED BY Committee Amendment "A" (H-303), in concurrence. `reading-2, reading-3`
- **2025-05-28** Ordered sent down forthwith.
- **2025-05-29** This being an emergency measure, a two-thirds vote of all the members elected to the House was necessary.
- **2025-05-29** PASSED TO BE ENACTED. `passage`
- **2025-05-29** Sent for concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.
- **2025-06-02** PASSED TO BE ENACTED - Emergency - 2/3 Elected Required, in concurrence. `passage`
- **2025-06-09** Signed by Governor `executive-signature`
- **2025-05-07T04:00:00+00:00** Work Session Held
- **2025-05-07T04:00:00+00:00** Voted - OTP-AM
- **2025-05-27T04:00:00+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/7e3a6064-21d8-41aa-960e-87e0627900d2`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Maine legislature records).