---
type: "Bill"
title: "An Act Requiring Ferries To Dock Overnight On Certain Islands For Emergency Purposes"
description: "An Act Requiring Ferries To Dock Overnight On Certain Islands For Emergency Purposes"
jurisdiction: "us/states/me"
legislature: "Maine Legislature"
session: "132"
identifier: "LD 1231"
citation: "Maine LD 1231 (132)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["FERRIES", "ISLANDS", "NAVIGATION"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Billy Bob FAULKINGHAM"]
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/8efd4d2b-cc50-45f4-99a6-836cbef71261"
source_url: "https://legislature.maine.gov/LawMakerWeb/dockets.asp?ID=280097787"
source_hash: "1b3406b7b7c5cd453556ab6b5f9922e7cc4746d1973285dceaf2925c6d15d608"
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 1231 (132) — An Act Requiring Ferries To Dock Overnight On Certain Islands For Emergency Purposes

## Version chain

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

1. **Amendment C-A (H-493)** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.mainelegislature.org/legis/bills/getPDF.asp?paper=HP0806&item=2&snum=132)
2. **Chapter 282** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.mainelegislature.org/legis/bills/getPDF.asp?paper=HP0806&item=3&snum=132)
3. **LD 1231 HP 806** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.mainelegislature.org/legis/bills/getPDF.asp?paper=HP0806&item=1&snum=132)

## Sponsors

- Billy Bob FAULKINGHAM — primary (person)
- Daniel ANKELES — cosponsor (person)
- Nicole GROHOSKI — cosponsor (person)
- Richard MASON — cosponsor (person)
- Steven BISHOP — cosponsor (person)
- Wayne PARRY — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2025-03-25** Committee on Transportation suggested and ordered printed.
- **2025-03-25** The Bill was REFERRED to the Committee on TRANSPORTATION. `referral-committee`
- **2025-03-25** Sent for concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.
- **2025-03-25** The Bill was REFERRED to the Committee on TRANSPORTATION in concurrence `referral-committee`
- **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" (H-493). `reading-3`
- **2025-06-04** Sent for concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.
- **2025-06-05** Report READ and ACCEPTED, in concurrence.
- **2025-06-05** READ ONCE. `reading-1`
- **2025-06-05** Committee Amendment "A" (H-493) READ and ADOPTED, in concurrence. `committee-passage-favorable, passage`
- **2025-06-05** Under suspension of the Rules, READ A SECOND TIME and PASSED TO BE ENGROSSED AS AMENDED BY Committee Amendment "A" (H-493), in concurrence. `reading-2, reading-3`
- **2025-06-05** Ordered sent down forthwith.
- **2025-06-09** PASSED TO BE ENACTED. `passage`
- **2025-06-09** Sent for concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.
- **2025-06-09** PASSED TO BE ENACTED, in concurrence. `passage`
- **2025-06-12** Signed by Governor `executive-signature`
- **2025-05-15T04:00:00+00:00** Work Session Held
- **2025-05-15T04:00:00+00:00** Voted - OTP-AM
- **2025-06-04T04:00:00+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/8efd4d2b-cc50-45f4-99a6-836cbef71261`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Maine legislature records).