republic-os/legislation/us/states/me/129/ld-571.md

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Bill	Resolve, Directing The Department Of Transportation To Initiate A Service Development Plan For Commuter And Passenger Train Service Between Portland And The Lewiston And Auburn Area	Resolve, Directing The Department Of Transportation To Initiate A Service Development Plan For Commuter And Passenger Train Service Between Portland And The Lewiston And Auburn Area	us/states/me	Maine Legislature	129	LD 571	Maine LD 571 (129)	bill	RAILROADS PASSENGER LEWISTON-AUBURN SERVICE STUDY	enacted	Bettyann SHEATS	3	19	0	2019-02-05	2020-03-26	openstates	ocd-bill/72ad2739-d4bf-4e61-b309-d73342f50330	http://legislature.maine.gov/LawMakerWeb/dockets.asp?ID=280071466	569e92162d189137d352473fa0ca4a3672b9e1cf28ad8265538e5f25f3a8bf90	2026-07-01	https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump	2026-07-06	reported	legislation bill us-me

Maine LD 571 (129) — Resolve, Directing The Department Of Transportation To Initiate A Service Development Plan For Commuter And Passenger Train Service Between Portland And The Lewiston And Auburn Area

Version chain

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

1. Adopted Amendments (committee substitute) — source
2. Documents and Disposition (committee substitute) — source
3. Final Disposition (committee substitute) — source

Sponsors

• Bettyann SHEATS — primary (person)
• Benjamin CHIPMAN — cosponsor (person)
• Benjamin COLLINGS — cosponsor (person)
• Heidi BROOKS — cosponsor (person)
• James HANDY — cosponsor (person)
• Kristen CLOUTIER — cosponsor (person)
• Ned CLAXTON — cosponsor (person)
• Shenna BELLOWS — cosponsor (person)

Timeline

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

• 2019-02-05 Committee on Transportation suggested and ordered printed.
• 2019-02-05 The Resolve was REFERRED to the Committee on TRANSPORTATION. referral-committee
• 2019-02-05 Sent for concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.
• 2019-02-05 The Bill was REFERRED to the Committee on TRANSPORTATION in concurrence referral-committee
• 2019-06-20 Carried over to any special or regular session, or both, of the 129th Legislature pursuant to Joint Order HP 1322.
• 2019-06-20 CARRIED OVER to any Special or Regular Sessions, or both, of the 129th Legislature pursuant to Joint Order HP 1322.
• 2020-03-12 CONSENT CALENDAR - FIRST DAY
• 2020-03-12 Under suspension of the rules CONSENT CALENDAR - SECOND DAY.
• 2020-03-12 The Resolve was PASSED TO BE ENGROSSED as Amended by Committee Amendment "A" (H-736).
• 2020-03-12 Sent for concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.
• 2020-03-17 Report READ and ACCEPTED, in concurrence.
• 2020-03-17 READ ONCE. reading-1
• 2020-03-17 Committee Amendment "A" (H-736) READ and ADOPTED, in concurrence. passage
• 2020-03-17 Under suspension of the Rules, READ A SECOND TIME and PASSED TO BE ENGROSSED AS AMENDED BY Committee Amendment "A" (H-736), in concurrence. reading-2
• 2020-03-17 Ordered sent down forthwith.
• 2020-03-17 FINALLY PASSED. passage
• 2020-03-17 Sent for concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.
• 2020-03-17 FINALLY PASSED, in concurrence. passage
• 2020-03-26 Signed by Governor executive-signature

Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot 2026-07-01; origin ocd-bill/72ad2739-d4bf-4e61-b309-d73342f50330. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Maine legislature records).