---
type: "Bill"
title: "An Act To Allow A Home Distiller To Distill And Share Homemade Spirituous Liquor"
description: "An Act To Allow A Home Distiller To Distill And Share Homemade Spirituous Liquor"
jurisdiction: "us/states/me"
legislature: "Maine Legislature"
session: "132"
identifier: "LD 631"
citation: "Maine LD 631 (132)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGES", "HOME DISTILLATION", "REGULATION"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: []
version_count: 3
action_count: 22
vote_count: 0
first_action: "2025-02-20"
last_action: "2025-06-15"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/12a88213-e5c2-465a-926c-709b3bb2f67d"
source_url: "https://legislature.maine.gov/LawMakerWeb/dockets.asp?ID=280096701"
source_hash: "9d1be2eb50b125f934ee053b309aeae0f264cf84611808960b7b0e5a52d7a5e0"
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 631 (132) — An Act To Allow A Home Distiller To Distill And Share Homemade Spirituous Liquor

## Version chain

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

1. **Amendment C-A (H-298)** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.mainelegislature.org/legis/bills/getPDF.asp?paper=HP0399&item=2&snum=132)
2. **Chapter 313** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.mainelegislature.org/legis/bills/getPDF.asp?paper=HP0399&item=3&snum=132)
3. **LD 631 HP 399** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.mainelegislature.org/legis/bills/getPDF.asp?paper=HP0399&item=1&snum=132)

## Sponsors

- Barbara BAGSHAW — cosponsor (person)
- Chad PERKINS — cosponsor (person)
- Joseph MARTIN — cosponsor (person)
- Michael SOBOLESKI — cosponsor (person)
- Rachel HENDERSON — cosponsor (person)
- Randall HALL — cosponsor (person)
- Rolf OLSEN — cosponsor (person)
- Sheila LYMAN — cosponsor (person)
- Thomas LAVIGNE — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2025-02-20** Received by the Clerk of the House on February 20, 2025. `receipt`
- **2025-02-20** 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`
- **2025-03-21** Carried over, in the same posture, to the next special or regular session of the 132nd Legislature, pursuant to Joint Order SP 519.
- **2025-05-28** Reports READ.
- **2025-05-28** On motion of Representative SUPICA of Bangor, the Majority Ought to Pass as Amended Report was ACCEPTED.
- **2025-05-28** The Bill was READ ONCE. `reading-1`
- **2025-05-28** Committee Amendment "A" (H-298) was READ and ADOPTED. `committee-passage-favorable, passage`
- **2025-05-28** Under suspension of the rules, the Bill was given its SECOND READING without REFERENCE to the Committee on Bills in the Second Reading.
- **2025-05-28** The Bill was PASSED TO BE ENGROSSED as Amended by Committee Amendment "A" (H-298). `reading-3`
- **2025-05-28** Sent for concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.
- **2025-05-29** Reports Read
- **2025-05-29** On motion by Senator HICKMAN of Kennebec the Majority Ought to Pass as Amended Report ACCEPTED.
- **2025-05-29** Bill READ ONCE. `reading-1`
- **2025-05-29** Committee Amendment "A" (H-298) READ and ADOPTED. `committee-passage-favorable, passage`
- **2025-05-29** Under suspension of the Rules, READ A SECOND TIME and PASSED TO BE ENGROSSED AS AMENDED by Committee Amendment "A" (H-298) in concurrence. `reading-2, reading-3`
- **2025-06-02** PASSED TO BE ENACTED. `passage`
- **2025-06-02** Sent for concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.
- **2025-06-02** PASSED TO BE ENACTED, in concurrence. `passage`
- **2025-06-15** Became Law without Governor's Signature `became-law`
- **2025-03-12T04:00:00+00:00** Work Session Held
- **2025-03-12T04:00:00+00:00** Voted - Divided Report
- **2025-05-27T04:00:00+00:00** Reported Out - OTP-AM/ONTP

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/12a88213-e5c2-465a-926c-709b3bb2f67d`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Maine legislature records).