---
type: "Bill"
title: "An Act To Improve Enforcement Of Snowmobile Noise Levels"
description: "An Act To Improve Enforcement Of Snowmobile Noise Levels"
jurisdiction: "us/states/me"
legislature: "Maine Legislature"
session: "128"
identifier: "LD 483"
citation: "Maine LD 483 (128)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["RECREATION", "SNOWMOBILES", "NOISE LEVELS"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["TIMBERLAKE"]
version_count: 1
action_count: 20
vote_count: 0
first_action: "2017-02-14"
last_action: "2017-05-19"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/f93594bd-e341-4c40-a492-1411a38018c6"
source_url: "http://legislature.maine.gov/LawMakerWeb/dockets.asp?ID=280063202"
source_hash: "cbde83fe8ffcb92151c4c54f51140d7dcbebf8ce93237eba1dfbdf74caf81aeb"
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 483 (128) — An Act To Improve Enforcement Of Snowmobile Noise Levels

## Version chain

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

1. **Initial Version** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.mainelegislature.org/legis/bills/bills_128th/billtexts/HP034601.asp)

## Sponsors

- TIMBERLAKE — primary (person)
- ALLEY — cosponsor (person)
- BLACK — cosponsor (person)
- DAVIS — cosponsor (person)
- DUCHESNE — cosponsor (person)
- HARLOW — cosponsor (person)
- MASON — cosponsor (person)
- PIERCE — cosponsor (person)
- SKOLFIELD — cosponsor (person)
- WOOD — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2017-02-14** Committee on Inland Fisheries and Wildlife suggested and ordered printed.
- **2017-02-14** The Bill was REFERRED to the Committee on INLAND FISHERIES AND WILDLIFE. `referral-committee`
- **2017-02-14** Sent for concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.
- **2017-02-14** The Bill was REFERRED to the Committee on INLAND FISHERIES AND WILDLIFE in concurrence `referral-committee`
- **2017-04-19** CONSENT CALENDAR - FIRST DAY
- **2017-04-19** Under suspension of the rules CONSENT CALENDAR - SECOND DAY.
- **2017-04-19** The Bill was PASSED TO BE ENGROSSED as Amended by Committee Amendment "A" (H-48).
- **2017-04-19** Sent for concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.
- **2017-04-20** Report READ and ACCEPTED
- **2017-04-20** READ ONCE `reading-1`
- **2017-04-20** Committee Amendment "A" (H-48) READ and ADOPTED, in concurrence. `passage`
- **2017-04-20** ASSIGNED FOR SECOND READING NEXT LEGISLATIVE DAY.
- **2017-04-25** COMMITTEE ON BILLS IN THE SECOND READING REPORTS NO FURTHER VERBAL AMENDMENTS NECESSARY, Senator Saviello, Senate Chair. REPORT ACCEPTED.
- **2017-04-25** On motion by Senator MASON of Androscoggin Tabled until Later in Today's Session, pending PASSAGE TO BE ENGROSSED AS AMENDED BY Committee Amendment "A" (H-48) in concurrence
- **2017-05-09** Taken from the table by the President
- **2017-05-09** Subsequently, PASSED TO BE ENGROSSED AS AMENDED BY Committee Amendment "A" (H-48), in concurrence.
- **2017-05-11** PASSED TO BE ENACTED. `passage`
- **2017-05-11** Sent for concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.
- **2017-05-16** PASSED TO BE ENACTED in concurrence `passage`
- **2017-05-19** Signed by Governor `executive-signature`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/f93594bd-e341-4c40-a492-1411a38018c6`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Maine legislature records).