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type: "Bill"
title: "An Act To Restrict Sales Of Catalytic Converters Removed From Motor Vehicles"
description: "An Act To Restrict Sales Of Catalytic Converters Removed From Motor Vehicles"
jurisdiction: "us/states/me"
legislature: "Maine Legislature"
session: "130"
identifier: "LD 796"
citation: "Maine LD 796 (130)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["BUSINESS PRACTICES", "CUT-OFF CATALYTIC CONVERTERS", "SALES"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Jeffrey TIMBERLAKE"]
version_count: 3
action_count: 29
vote_count: 0
first_action: "2021-03-10"
last_action: "2022-04-25"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/bd6e8ae2-19a8-471c-a5f0-6084cd413f22"
source_url: "https://legislature.maine.gov/LawMakerWeb/dockets.asp?ID=280078180"
source_hash: "68a06d200648a61f059d909026456e676b0bc9298b036f4d1b2fe4b98b384d12"
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 796 (130) — An Act To Restrict Sales Of Catalytic Converters Removed From Motor Vehicles
## Version chain
The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.
1. **Adopted Amendments** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.mainelegislature.org/legis/bills/getPDF.asp?paper=SP0061&item=2&snum=130)
2. **Documents and Disposition** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.mainelegislature.org/legis/bills/getPDF.asp?paper=SP0061&item=1&snum=130)
3. **Final Disposition** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.mainelegislature.org/legis/bills/getPDF.asp?paper=SP0061&item=3&snum=130)
## Sponsors
- Jeffrey TIMBERLAKE — primary (person)
- Bill DIAMOND — cosponsor (person)
- Kathleen DILLINGHAM — cosponsor (person)
- Scott CYRWAY — cosponsor (person)
## Timeline
The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
- **2021-03-10** Committee on TRANSPORTATION suggested and ordered printed REFERENCE to the Committee on TRANSPORTATION Ordered sent down forthwith for concurrence
- **2021-03-10** The Bill was REFERRED to the Committee on TRANSPORTATION. `referral-committee`
- **2021-03-10** In concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.
- **2021-03-30** CARRIED OVER, in the same posture, to a subsequent special or regular session of the 130th Legislature, pursuant to Joint Order SP 435.
- **2021-07-19** CARRIED OVER, in the same posture, to any special or regular session of the 130th Legislature, pursuant to Joint Order HP 1302
- **2022-04-12** Report READ and ACCEPTED.
- **2022-04-12** READ ONCE. `reading-1`
- **2022-04-12** Committee Amendment "A" (S-539) READ and ADOPTED. `committee-passage-favorable, passage`
- **2022-04-12** Under suspension of the Rules, READ A SECOND TIME and PASSED TO BE ENGROSSED AS AMENDED BY Committee Amendment "A" (S-539). `reading-2, reading-3`
- **2022-04-12** Ordered sent down forthwith for concurrence.
- **2022-04-12** CONSENT CALENDAR - FIRST DAY
- **2022-04-12** Under suspension of the rules CONSENT CALENDAR - SECOND DAY.
- **2022-04-12** The Bill was PASSED TO BE ENGROSSED as Amended by Committee Amendment "A" (S-539). `reading-3`
- **2022-04-12** In concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.
- **2022-04-12** PASSED TO BE ENACTED. `passage`
- **2022-04-12** Sent for concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.
- **2022-04-13** On motion by Senator BREEN of Cumberland PLACED ON THE SPECIAL APPROPRIATIONS TABLE pending PASSAGE TO BE ENACTED, in concurrence.
- **2022-04-13** On Motion by Senator BREEN of Cumberland taken from the SPECIAL APPROPRIATIONS TABLE.
- **2022-04-13** On motion by Senator DIAMOND of Cumberland PLACED ON THE SPECIAL HIGHWAY TABLE pending PASSAGE TO BE ENACTED in concurrence
- **2022-04-19** TAKEN FROM THE SPECIAL HIGHWAY TABLE
- **2022-04-19** PASSED TO BE ENACTED in concurrence `passage`
- **2022-04-25** Signed by Governor `executive-signature`
- **2021-04-13T04:00:00+00:00** Work Session Held - TABLED
- **2021-04-20T04:00:00+00:00** Work Session Held - TABLED
- **2021-05-28T04:00:00+00:00** Carry Over Requested
- **2021-06-03T04:00:00+00:00** Carry Over Approved
- **2022-01-27T05:00:00+00:00** Work Session Held
- **2022-01-27T05:00:00+00:00** Voted - OTP-AM
- **2022-04-11T04:00:00+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/bd6e8ae2-19a8-471c-a5f0-6084cd413f22`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Maine legislature records).