MaineMaine board must review ATV weights, sizes, and classes
Maine’s advisory board must consider ATV weights, sizes, and classifications, then report its findings and recommendations to lawmakers by February 1, 2027.
What it does
The advisory board must consider ATV weights, sizes, and classifications, consulting an owner whose oversized ATV registration the State rescinded, an ATV maker, and a dealer.
By February 1, 2027, the board must report its findings and recommendations to the Legislature’s inland fisheries and wildlife committee. The committee may send a related bill to the 133rd Legislature in 2027.
Argument forInput from an affected ATV owner, manufacturers, and dealers could help the board make recommendations that reflect different experiences.
Argument againstThe board’s study could take time, and its recommendations may not lead lawmakers to introduce a related bill.
More detail
The advisory board must consider ATV weights, sizes, and classifications in Maine. The duty applies to Maine’s Landowners and Land Users Relations Advisory Board. The board must consult an individual whose oversized ATV registration the State rescinded, an ATV manufacturer, an ATV dealer, and any other stakeholders the board chooses.
The advisory board must report findings and recommendations to the Legislature’s committee on inland fisheries and wildlife matters. The report goes to the legislative committee responsible for inland fisheries and wildlife matters. The report must summarize the board’s meetings about ATV weights, sizes, and classifications and list additional stakeholders who took part. The board must report by February 1, 2027. The committee may report a related bill to the 133rd Legislature in 2027.
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Where it stands
- Introduced
- Passed 1st Chamber
- Passed 2nd Chamber
- To Governor
- Became Law
Looking ahead
No hearings or votes scheduled.
History
- 2026
- Apr 21Became Law without Governor's SignatureBecame Law
- Apr 7FINALLY PASSED, in concurrence.Passed 2nd Chamber
- Apr 7Sent for concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.
- Apr 7FINALLY PASSED.Passed 1st Chamber
- Apr 7In concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.
- Apr 7The Bill was PASSED TO BE ENGROSSED as Amended by Committee Amendment "A" (S-579).Minor
- Apr 7Under suspension of the rules, the Bill was given its SECOND READING without REFERENCE to the Committee on Bills in the Second Reading.
- Apr 7Committee Amendment "A" (S-579) was READ and ADOPTED.Minor
- Apr 7The Bill was READ ONCE.Minor
- Apr 7On motion of Representative ROBERTS of South Berwick, the Majority Ought to Pass as Amended Report was ACCEPTED.
- Apr 7Reports READ.
- Apr 6Sent down for concurrence
- Apr 6Under suspension of the Rules, READ A SECOND TIME and PASSED TO BE ENGROSSED AS AMENDED by Committee Amendment "A" (S-579)Minor
- Apr 6Committee Amendment "A" (S-579) READ and ADOPTEDMinor
- Apr 6READ ONCEMinor
- Apr 6The Senate ACCEPTED of The Majority Ought to Pass As Amended by Committee Amendment "A" (S-579) Report.
- Apr 6Taken from the table by the President
- Mar 25On motion by Senator BALDACCI of Penobscot Tabled until Later in Today's Session, pending ACCEPTANCE OF EITHER REPORT.
- Mar 25Reports READ
- Mar 24Reported Out - OTP-AM/ONTP
- Mar 11Voted - Divided Report
- Mar 11Work Session Held
- 2025
- Jun 25CARRIED OVER, in the same posture, to any special or regular session of the 132nd Legislature, pursuant to Joint Order SP 800.
- May 19Carry Over Approved
- May 16Carry Over Requested
- May 14Work Session Held - TABLED
- Mar 21CARRIED OVER, in the same posture, to the next special or regular session of the 132nd Legislature, pursuant to Joint Order SP 519.
- Jan 30Received by the Secretary of the Senate on January 30, 2025 and REFERRED to the Committee on INLAND FISHERIES AND WILDLIFE pursuant to Joint Rule 308.2Introduced
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