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ME LD 2155

enacted

An Act To Clarify Certain Laws Governing Licenses For The Sale Of Liquor By Manufacturers

Maine · 132 · upper

Quick answers

Did ME LD 2155 pass?

Yes. ME LD 2155 has been enacted into law as of 2026-04-25. Latest recorded action (2026-04-25): Became Law without Governor's Signature

What is ME LD 2155 about?

ME LD 2155 is a bill in the 132 titled “An Act To Clarify Certain Laws Governing Licenses For The Sale Of Liquor By Manufacturers”.

Who sponsors ME LD 2155?

Nicole GROHOSKI is the primary sponsor of ME LD 2155, joined by 9 cosponsors.

Introduced
Latest action
2026-04-25 — Became Law without Governor's Signature
Bill type
bill
Last updated

Subjects

Sponsors

  • Nicole GROHOSKIprimary
  • Holly STOVERcosponsor
  • Joseph MARTINcosponsor
  • Allison HEPLERcosponsor
  • Rachel HENDERSONcosponsor
  • Parnell TERRYcosponsor
  • Gary FRIEDMANNcosponsor
  • Sean FAIRCLOTHcosponsor
  • Richard BENNETTcosponsor
  • Anne GRAHAMcosponsor

Committees

Not provided by source.

Action timeline

  1. 2026-01-07

    Committee on VETERANS AND LEGAL AFFAIRS suggested and ordered printed REFERENCE to the Committee on VETERANS AND LEGAL AFFAIRS Ordered sent down forthwith for concurrence

  2. 2026-01-07

    The Bill was REFERRED to the Committee on VETERANS AND LEGAL AFFAIRS.

    referral-committee

  3. 2026-01-07

    In concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.

  4. 2026-03-17

    Report READ.

  5. 2026-03-17

    On motion by Senator HICKMAN of Kennebec Tabled until Later in Today's Session, pending ACCEPTANCE of the Report.

  6. 2026-03-24

    Taken from the table by the President

  7. 2026-03-24

    Subsequently, Report ACCEPTED.

  8. 2026-03-24

    READ ONCE.

    reading-1

  9. 2026-03-24

    Committee Amendment "A" (S-553) READ and ADOPTED.

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  10. 2026-03-24

    Under suspension of the Rules, READ A SECOND TIME and PASSED TO BE ENGROSSED AS AMENDED by Committee Amendment "A" (S-553)

    reading-2,reading-3

  11. 2026-03-24

    Sent down for concurrence.

  12. 2026-03-25

    CONSENT CALENDAR - FIRST DAY

  13. 2026-03-25

    On OBJECTION of Representative MOONEN of Portland REMOVED.

  14. 2026-03-25

    The Committee Report was READ.

  15. 2026-03-25

    On motion of Representative MOONEN of Portland, TABLED pending ACCEPTANCE of the Committee Report.

  16. 2026-03-25

    Later today assigned.

  17. 2026-04-02

    Speaker laid before the House

  18. 2026-04-02

    Subsequently, the Committee Report was ACCEPTED.

  19. 2026-04-02

    The Bill was READ ONCE.

    reading-1

  20. 2026-04-02

    Committee Amendment "A" (S-553) was READ.

  21. 2026-04-02

    On motion of Representative SUPICA of Bangor, House Amendment "A" (H-965) to Committee Amendment "A" (S-553) was READ and ADOPTED.

    committee-passage-favorable,passage

  22. 2026-04-02

    ROLL CALL NO. 724

  23. 2026-04-02

    (Yeas 122 - Nays 23 - Absent 5 - Excused 0 - Vacant 1)

  24. 2026-04-02

    Committee Amendment "A" (S-553) as Amended by House Amendment "A" (H-965) thereto was ADOPTED.

    committee-passage-favorable

  25. 2026-04-02

    Under suspension of the rules, the Bill was given its SECOND READING without REFERENCE to the Committee on Bills in the Second Reading.

  26. 2026-04-02

    The Bill was PASSED TO BE ENGROSSED as Amended by Committee Amendment "A" (S-553) as Amended by House Amendment "A" (H-965) thereto.

    reading-3

  27. 2026-04-02

    In NON-CONCURRENCE and sent for concurrence.

  28. 2026-04-02

    ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.

  29. 2026-04-06

    On motion by Senator PIERCE of Cumberland Tabled until Later in Today's Session, pending FURTHER CONSIDERATION.

  30. 2026-04-08

    Taken from the table by the President

  31. 2026-04-08

    Senator GROHOSKI of Hancock moved the Senate RECEDE from PASSAGE TO BE ENGROSSED AS AMENDED BY Committee Amendment "A" (S-553) PREVAILED

    reading-3

  32. 2026-04-08

    Roll Call Ordered Roll Call Number 910 Yeas 25 - Nays 10 - Excused 0 - Absent 0

  33. 2026-04-08

    On motion by Same Senator the Senate RECEDED whereby Committee Amendment "A" (S-553) was ADOPTED.

    committee-passage-favorable

  34. 2026-04-08

    On further motion by Same Senator Senate Amendment "A" (S-633) to Committee Amendment "A" (S-553) READ and ADOPTED in NON-CONCURRENCE.

    committee-passage-favorable

  35. 2026-04-08

    Roll Call Ordered Roll Call Number 911 Yeas 19 - Nays 16 - Excused 0 - Absent 0

  36. 2026-04-08

    Committee Amendment "A" (S-553) as Amended by Senate Amendment "A" (S-633) thereto ADOPTED.

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  37. 2026-04-08

    The Bill was PASSED TO BE ENGROSSED AS AMENDED by Committee Amendment "A" (S-553) as Amended by Senate Amendment "A" (S-633) thereto in NON-CONCURRENCE.

    reading-3

  38. 2026-04-08

    Sent down for concurrence

  39. 2026-04-09

    The House RECEDED and CONCURRED to PASSAGE TO BE ENGROSSED as Amended by Committee Amendment "A" (S-553) as Amended by Senate Amendment "A" (S-633) thereto.

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  40. 2026-04-09

    ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.

  41. 2026-04-09

    PASSED TO BE ENACTED.

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  42. 2026-04-09

    Sent for concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.

  43. 2026-04-13

    On motion by Senator GROHOSKI of Hancock Tabled until Later in Today's Session, pending PASSAGE TO BE ENACTED, in concurrence.

  44. 2026-04-13

    Taken from the table by the President

  45. 2026-04-13

    Subsequently, PASSED TO BE ENACTED in concurrence.

    passage

  46. 2026-04-13

    Roll Call Ordered Roll Call Number 946 Yeas 20 - Nays 14 - Excused 1 - Absent 0

  47. 2026-04-25

    Became Law without Governor's Signature

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  48. 2026-02-20

    Work Session Held

  49. 2026-02-20

    Voted - Divided Report

  50. 2026-03-04

    Work Session Reconsidered

  51. 2026-03-04

    Voted - OTP-AM

  52. 2026-03-16

    Reported Out - OTP-AM

Versions

Documents

Votes

  • ADOPT HAH-965 to CAS-553

    2026-04-02 · pass · 122-23

    Member-level votes (150)
    • ABDI of Lewiston: yes
    • ADAMS of Lebanon: no
    • ALBERT of Madawaska: yes
    • ANKELES of Brunswick: yes
    • ARATA of New Gloucester: no
    • ARCHER of Saco: other
    • ARDELL of Monticello: yes
    • ARFORD of Brunswick: yes
    • BABIN of Fort Fairfield: yes
    • BAGSHAW of Windham: yes
    • BECK of South Portland: yes
    • BELL of Yarmouth: yes
    • BISHOP of Bucksport: yes
    • BLIER of Buxton: yes
    • BOYER of Poland: yes
    • BOYER of Cape Elizabeth: yes
    • BRENNAN of Portland: yes
    • BRIDGEO of Augusta: yes
    • BUNKER of Farmington: yes
    • CAMPBELL of Orrington: no
    • CARLOW of Buxton: yes
    • CARUSO of Caratunk: yes
    • CHAPMAN of Auburn: no
    • CIMINO of Bridgton: yes
    • CLUCHEY of Bowdoinham: yes
    • COLLAMORE of Pittsfield: yes
    • COLLINS of Sidney: no
    • COOPER of Windham: yes
    • COPELAND of Saco: yes
    • CRAFTS of Newcastle: yes
    • CRAY of Palmyra: yes
    • CROCKETT of Portland: yes
    • DAIGLE of Fort Kent: yes
    • DEBRITO of Waterville: yes
    • DHALAC of South Portland: yes
    • DILL of Old Town: no
    • DODGE of Belfast: yes
    • DOUDERA of Camden: yes
    • DRINKWATER of Milford: yes
    • DUCHARME of Madison: yes
    • EATON of Deer Isle: yes
    • EDER of Waterboro: yes
    • FAIRCLOTH of Bangor: yes
    • FARRIN of Jefferson: yes
    • FAULKINGHAM of Winter Harbor: yes
    • FECTEAU of Biddeford: yes
    • FLYNN of Albion: yes
    • FOLEY of Wells: yes
    • FOSTER of Dexter: no
    • FREDERICKS of Sanford: no
    • FREDETTE of Newport: yes
    • FRIEDMANN of Bar Harbor: yes
    • FROST of Belgrade: no
    • GATTINE of Westbrook: yes
    • GEIGER of Rockland: yes
    • GERE of Kennebunkport: yes
    • GIFFORD of Lincoln: yes
    • GOLEK of Harpswell: yes
    • GRAHAM of North Yarmouth: no
    • GRAMLICH of Old Orchard Beach: yes
    • GREENWOOD of Wales: no
    • GRIFFIN of Levant: yes
    • GUERRETTE of Caribou: yes
    • HAGGAN of Hampden: yes
    • HALL of Wilton: yes
    • HARRIMAN of Lewiston: yes
    • HASENFUS of Readfield: yes
    • HENDERSON of Rumford: yes
    • HEPLER of Woolwich: no
    • HYMES of Waldo: other
    • JACKSON of Oxford: yes
    • JULIA of Waterville: yes
    • KESSLER of South Portland: yes
    • KUHN of Falmouth: yes
    • LAJOIE of Lewiston: yes
    • LANCE of Paris: no
    • LANIGAN of Sanford: other
    • LAVIGNE of Berwick: yes
    • LEE of Auburn: yes
    • LEMELIN of Chelsea: other
    • LIBBY of Auburn: yes
    • LOOKNER of Portland: yes
    • LYMAN of Livermore Falls: yes
    • MACIAS of Topsham: yes
    • MALON of Biddeford: no
    • MASON of Lisbon: no
    • MASTRACCIO of Sanford: yes
    • MATHIESON of Kittery: yes
    • MATLACK of St. George: yes
    • MCCABE of Lewiston: yes
    • MCINTYRE of Lowell: yes
    • MEYER of Eliot: yes
    • MILLIKEN of Blue Hill: yes
    • MINGO of Calais: yes
    • MITCHELL of Cumberland: yes
    • MONTELL of Gardiner: yes
    • MOONEN of Portland: yes
    • MORRIS of Turner: yes
    • MURPHY of Scarborough: yes
    • NUTTING of Oakland: yes
    • O'HALLORAN of Brewer: no
    • OLSEN of Raymond: yes
    • OSHER of Orono: yes
    • PARRY of Arundel: yes
    • PAUL of Winterport: yes
    • PERKINS of Dover-Foxcroft: yes
    • PLUECKER of Warren: yes
    • POIRIER of Skowhegan: yes
    • POMERLEAU of Standish: yes
    • PUGH of Portland: yes
    • QUINT of Hodgdon: no
    • RANA of Bangor: yes
    • RAY of Lincolnville: yes
    • RIELLY of Westbrook: yes
    • ROBERTS of South Berwick: yes
    • ROEDER of Bangor: no
    • ROLLINS of Augusta: yes
    • RUDNICKI of Fairfield: yes
    • RUNTE of York: yes
    • SACHS of Freeport: yes
    • SALISBURY of Westbrook: yes
    • SARGENT of York: yes
    • SATO of Gorham: yes
    • SAYRE of Kennebunk: yes
    • SCHMERSAL-BURGESS of Mexico: no
    • SHAGOURY of Hallowell: yes
    • SIMMONS of Waldoboro: yes
    • SINCLAIR of Bath: no
    • SKOLD of Portland: yes
    • SMITH of Palermo: yes
    • SOBOLESKI of Phillips: no
    • STOVER of Boothbay: yes
    • STROUT of Harrington: yes
    • SUPICA of Bangor: yes
    • SWALLOW of Houlton: no
    • TERRY of Gorham: yes
    • THORNE of Carmel: yes
    • TUELL of East Machias: yes
    • UNDERWOOD of Presque Isle: other
    • WADSWORTH of Hiram: yes
    • WALKER of Naples: yes
    • WARREN of Scarborough: yes
    • WEBB of Durham: yes
    • WHITE of Guilford: no
    • WHITE of Ellsworth: yes
    • WOOD of Norway: yes
    • WOOD of Greene: yes
    • WOODSOME of Waterboro: yes
    • YUSUF of Portland: yes
    • ZAGER of Portland: yes
  • RECEDE

    2026-04-08 · pass · 25-10

    Member-level votes (35)
    • BAILEY of York: yes
    • BALDACCI of Penobscot: yes
    • BEEBE-CENTER of Knox: yes
    • BENNETT of Oxford: yes
    • BERNARD of Aroostook: yes
    • BICKFORD of Androscoggin: no
    • BLACK of Franklin: no
    • BRADSTREET of Kennebec: yes
    • BRENNER of Cumberland: yes
    • CARNEY of Cumberland: yes
    • CURRY of Waldo: yes
    • CYRWAY of Kennebec: yes
    • DAUGHTRY of Cumberland: yes
    • DUSON of Cumberland: no
    • FARRIN of Somerset: no
    • GROHOSKI of Hancock: yes
    • GUERIN of Penobscot: no
    • HAGGAN of Penobscot: no
    • HARRINGTON of York: yes
    • HICKMAN of Kennebec: no
    • INGWERSEN of York: yes
    • LAWRENCE of York: yes
    • LIBBY of Cumberland: no
    • MARTIN of Oxford: yes
    • MOORE of Washington: yes
    • NANGLE of Cumberland: yes
    • PIERCE of Cumberland: yes
    • RAFFERTY of York: yes
    • RENY of Lincoln: yes
    • ROTUNDO of Androscoggin: yes
    • STEWART of Aroostook: yes
    • TALBOT ROSS of Cumberland: yes
    • TEPLER of Sagadahoc: yes
    • TIMBERLAKE of Androscoggin: no
    • TIPPING of Penobscot: no
  • ADOPT SENATE AMENDMENT (S-633) to COMMITTEE AMENDMENT

    2026-04-08 · pass · 19-16

    Member-level votes (35)
    • BAILEY of York: yes
    • BALDACCI of Penobscot: yes
    • BEEBE-CENTER of Knox: yes
    • BENNETT of Oxford: yes
    • BERNARD of Aroostook: no
    • BICKFORD of Androscoggin: no
    • BLACK of Franklin: no
    • BRADSTREET of Kennebec: yes
    • BRENNER of Cumberland: yes
    • CARNEY of Cumberland: yes
    • CURRY of Waldo: yes
    • CYRWAY of Kennebec: no
    • DAUGHTRY of Cumberland: no
    • DUSON of Cumberland: no
    • FARRIN of Somerset: no
    • GROHOSKI of Hancock: yes
    • GUERIN of Penobscot: no
    • HAGGAN of Penobscot: no
    • HARRINGTON of York: yes
    • HICKMAN of Kennebec: no
    • INGWERSEN of York: yes
    • LAWRENCE of York: yes
    • LIBBY of Cumberland: no
    • MARTIN of Oxford: yes
    • MOORE of Washington: yes
    • NANGLE of Cumberland: yes
    • PIERCE of Cumberland: no
    • RAFFERTY of York: yes
    • RENY of Lincoln: yes
    • ROTUNDO of Androscoggin: no
    • STEWART of Aroostook: yes
    • TALBOT ROSS of Cumberland: no
    • TEPLER of Sagadahoc: yes
    • TIMBERLAKE of Androscoggin: no
    • TIPPING of Penobscot: no
  • ENACTMENT

    2026-04-13 · pass · 20-14

    Member-level votes (35)
    • MOORE of Washington: yes
    • NANGLE of Cumberland: yes
    • PIERCE of Cumberland: no
    • RAFFERTY of York: yes
    • RENY of Lincoln: yes
    • ROTUNDO of Androscoggin: no
    • STEWART of Aroostook: no
    • TALBOT ROSS of Cumberland: no
    • TEPLER of Sagadahoc: yes
    • TIMBERLAKE of Androscoggin: no
    • TIPPING of Penobscot: no
    • BAILEY of York: yes
    • BALDACCI of Penobscot: other
    • BEEBE-CENTER of Knox: yes
    • BENNETT of Oxford: yes
    • BERNARD of Aroostook: no
    • BICKFORD of Androscoggin: yes
    • BLACK of Franklin: no
    • BRADSTREET of Kennebec: yes
    • BRENNER of Cumberland: yes
    • CARNEY of Cumberland: yes
    • CURRY of Waldo: yes
    • CYRWAY of Kennebec: no
    • DAUGHTRY of Cumberland: no
    • DUSON of Cumberland: no
    • FARRIN of Somerset: no
    • GROHOSKI of Hancock: yes
    • GUERIN of Penobscot: yes
    • HAGGAN of Penobscot: no
    • HARRINGTON of York: yes
    • HICKMAN of Kennebec: no
    • INGWERSEN of York: yes
    • LAWRENCE of York: yes
    • LIBBY of Cumberland: yes
    • MARTIN of Oxford: yes

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