---
type: "Bill"
title: "An Act To Amend The Laws Governing The Taste Testing Of Wine And Malt Liquor To Facilitate Marketing By Wholesalers"
description: "An Act To Amend The Laws Governing The Taste Testing Of Wine And Malt Liquor To Facilitate Marketing By Wholesalers"
jurisdiction: "us/states/me"
legislature: "Maine Legislature"
session: "132"
identifier: "LD 262"
citation: "Maine LD 262 (132)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGES", "TASTINGS", "WHOLESALE LICENSEES"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: []
version_count: 2
action_count: 18
vote_count: 0
first_action: "2025-01-23"
last_action: "2025-03-21"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/a49ec24b-21f9-4e93-8c6e-a4a577ff6463"
source_url: "https://legislature.maine.gov/LawMakerWeb/dockets.asp?ID=280095961"
source_hash: "496695a6d41ba581160dd3e8acad8a4485372dc47ef301750295195b0338158b"
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 262 (132) — An Act To Amend The Laws Governing The Taste Testing Of Wine And Malt Liquor To Facilitate Marketing By Wholesalers

## Version chain

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

1. **Chapter 8** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.mainelegislature.org/legis/bills/getPDF.asp?paper=HP0165&item=3&snum=132)
2. **LD 262 HP 165** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.mainelegislature.org/legis/bills/getPDF.asp?paper=HP0165&item=1&snum=132)

## Sponsors

- David BOYER — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2025-01-23** Received by the Clerk of the House on January 23, 2025. `receipt`
- **2025-01-23** The Bill was REFERRED to the Committee on VETERANS AND LEGAL AFFAIRS pursuant to Joint Rule 308.2 and ordered printed pursuant to Joint Rule 401. `referral-committee`
- **2025-03-18** CONSENT CALENDAR - FIRST DAY
- **2025-03-18** Under suspension of the rules CONSENT CALENDAR - SECOND DAY.
- **2025-03-18** The Bill was PASSED TO BE ENGROSSED. `reading-3`
- **2025-03-18** Sent for concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.
- **2025-03-20** Report READ and ACCEPTED, in concurrence.
- **2025-03-20** READ ONCE `reading-1`
- **2025-03-20** Under suspension of the Rules, READ A SECOND TIME and PASSED TO BE ENGROSSED, in concurrence. `reading-2, reading-3`
- **2025-03-20** Ordered sent down forthwith.
- **2025-03-20** This being an emergency measure, a two-thirds vote of all the members elected to the House was necessary.
- **2025-03-20** PASSED TO BE ENACTED. `passage`
- **2025-03-20** Sent for concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.
- **2025-03-20** PASSED TO BE ENACTED - Emergency - 2/3 Elected Required, in concurrence. `passage`
- **2025-03-21** Signed by Governor `executive-signature`
- **2025-03-05T05:00:00+00:00** Work Session Held
- **2025-03-05T05:00:00+00:00** Voted - OTP
- **2025-03-12T04:00:00+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/a49ec24b-21f9-4e93-8c6e-a4a577ff6463`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Maine legislature records).