# Maine LD 1296: An Act to Amend the Law Governing Watercraft Franchisor Warranty Reimbursements

Maine LD 1296, An Act to Amend the Law Governing Watercraft Franchisor Warranty Reimbursements, is a 132nd Maine Legislature (2025-2026) Senate bill sponsored by Cameron D. Reny (Democratic); status signed, last action 2025-06-12 (Signed by Governor, ACTPUB Chapter 284); PRIA reads it as touching household money (as of 2026-10-17).

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## Facts
- Bill: Maine LD 1296
- State: Maine
- Session: 132nd Maine Legislature (2025-2026)
- Title: An Act to Amend the Law Governing Watercraft Franchisor Warranty Reimbursements
- Status: signed
- Chamber: Senate
- Introduced: 2025-03-25
- Last action: 2025-06-12, Signed by Governor, ACTPUB Chapter 284
- Sponsor: Cameron D. Reny (Democratic)
- Cosponsors: 9
- Subjects: BUSINESS PRACTICES, BUSINESS PRACTICES - SALES
- Touches household money: yes
- Economic provisions PRIA read: 1

## Summary

No summary available.

## Bill overview: provisions PRIA read

- Stronger warranty pay for Maine boat dealers: benefit, medium. Beginning June 12, 2025, franchisors must pay franchisees for warranty parts and labor. For parts, they pay the full retail price the dealer charges. If the franchisor supplies the part, it must pay the difference between the dealer’s cost and full retail price, but not more than the labor reimburs…

## Sponsors and cosponsors

- Sponsor: Cameron D. Reny (Democratic), Senate
- Cosponsor: Allison Hepler (Democratic), House
- Cosponsor: Chip Curry (Democratic), Senate
- Cosponsor: Henry L. Ingwersen (Democratic), Senate
- Cosponsor: Jeffrey L. Timberlake (Republican), Senate
- Cosponsor: Marianne Moore (Republican), Senate
- Cosponsor: Mike Tipping (Democratic), Senate
- Cosponsor: Peter Wood (Republican), House
- Cosponsor: Tiffany Strout (Republican), House
- Cosponsor: Wayne Parry (Republican), House

## Actions (7)

- 2025-06-12: Signed by Governor, ACTPUB Chapter 284
- 2025-06-09: PASSED TO BE ENACTED - Emergency - 2/3 Elected Required, in concurrence. (Senate)
- 2025-06-09: This being an emergency measure, a two-thirds vote of all the members elected to the House was necessary.PASSED TO BE ENACTED.Sent for concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH. (House)
- 2025-06-04: CONSENT CALENDAR - FIRST DAYUnder suspension of the rules CONSENT CALENDAR - SECOND DAY.The Bill was PASSED TO BE ENGROSSED as Amended by Committee Amendment "A" (S-245).In concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH. (House)
- 2025-06-03: Report READ and ACCEPTED.READ ONCE.Committee Amendment "A" (S-245) READ and ADOPTED.Under suspension of the Rules, READ A SECOND TIME and PASSED TO BE ENGROSSED AS AMENDED BY Committee Amendment "A" (S-245).Ordered sent down forthwith for concurrence. (Senate)
- 2025-03-25: The Bill was REFERRED to the Committee on HOUSING AND ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT.In concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH. (House)
- 2025-03-25: Committee on HOUSING AND ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT suggested and ordered printed REFERENCE to the Committee on HOUSING AND ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT Ordered sent down forthwith for concurrence (Senate)

## Bill text

- Amendment C-A (S-245), adopted by House & Senate: [PDF](https://legislature.maine.gov/legis/bills/getPDF.asp?paper=SP0526&item=2&snum=132)
- Enacted: [PDF](https://legislature.maine.gov/legis/bills/getPDF.asp?paper=SP0526&item=3&snum=132)
- Introduced: [PDF](https://legislature.maine.gov/legis/bills/getPDF.asp?paper=SP0526&item=1&snum=132)

## Related bills

- LD 1522: An Act to Establish the Maine Eviction Prevention Program (failed)
- LD 1665: An Act to Provide Property Tax Relief to Maine Families (failed)
- LD 1872: An Act to Reinvest in the Pension Funds of the Maine Public Employees Retirement System (failed)
- LD 2067: An Act to Include Community Mental Health Workers Under the 1998 Special Plan for Retirement (failed)
- LD 1611: An Act to Decrease the Retirement Contributions Required for Teachers and State Employees (failed)
- LD 1294: An Act to Expand the Dependent Exemption Tax Credit (failed)

## Sources
- [Amendment C-A (S-245), adopted by House & Senate (PDF)](https://legislature.maine.gov/legis/bills/getPDF.asp?paper=SP0526&item=2&snum=132)
- [Enacted (PDF)](https://legislature.maine.gov/legis/bills/getPDF.asp?paper=SP0526&item=3&snum=132)
- [Introduced (PDF)](https://legislature.maine.gov/legis/bills/getPDF.asp?paper=SP0526&item=1&snum=132)

## Related
- [LD 1522: An Act to Establish the Maine Eviction Prevention Program](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/ME-LD1522-132)
- [LD 1665: An Act to Provide Property Tax Relief to Maine Families](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/ME-LD1665-132)
- [LD 1872: An Act to Reinvest in the Pension Funds of the Maine Public Employees Retiremen…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/ME-LD1872-132)
- [LD 2067: An Act to Include Community Mental Health Workers Under the 1998 Special Plan f…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/ME-LD2067-132)
- [LD 1611: An Act to Decrease the Retirement Contributions Required for Teachers and State…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/ME-LD1611-132)
- [LD 1294: An Act to Expand the Dependent Exemption Tax Credit](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/ME-LD1294-132)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/ME-LD1296-132 (as of 2026-10-17).