# Maine LD 280: An Act to Establish Lifetime Ferry Passes for Retired Maine State Ferry Service Employees

Maine LD 280, An Act to Establish Lifetime Ferry Passes for Retired Maine State Ferry Service Employees, is a 132nd Maine Legislature (2025-2026) Senate bill sponsored by Anne Beebe-Center; status signed, last action 2025-06-10 (Signed by Governor, ACTPUB Chapter 228); PRIA reads it as touching household money (as of 2026-10-17).

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## Facts
- Bill: Maine LD 280
- State: Maine
- Session: 132nd Maine Legislature (2025-2026)
- Title: An Act to Establish Lifetime Ferry Passes for Retired Maine State Ferry Service Employees
- Status: signed
- Chamber: Senate
- Introduced: 2025-01-28
- Last action: 2025-06-10, Signed by Governor, ACTPUB Chapter 228
- Sponsor: Anne Beebe-Center
- Cosponsors: 1
- Subjects: NAVIGATION, NAVIGATION - FERRIES
- Touches household money: yes
- Economic provisions PRIA read: 1

## Summary

No summary available.

## Bill overview: provisions PRIA read

- Lifetime ferry pass for retired Maine ferry workers: benefit, low. If you are a former Maine State Ferry Service employee getting retirement benefits after at least 15 years, you qualify. You must live year-round on an island the Ferry Service serves. You get a lifetime, nontransferable pass for Maine State Ferry Service trips. Show the pass to skip reservation fe…

## Sponsors and cosponsors

- Sponsor: Anne Beebe-Center
- Cosponsor: Chip Curry (Democratic), Senate

## Actions (8)

- 2025-06-10: Signed by Governor, ACTPUB Chapter 228
- 2025-06-03: PASSED TO BE ENACTED, in concurrence. (Senate)
- 2025-06-02: PASSED TO BE ENACTED. Sent for concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH. (House)
- 2025-06-02: 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-193).In concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH. (House)
- 2025-06-02: Report READ and ACCEPTED.READ ONCE.Committee Amendment "A" (S-193) READ and ADOPTED.Under suspension of the Rules, READ A SECOND TIME and PASSED TO BE ENGROSSED AS AMENDED BY Committee Amendment "A" (S-193).Ordered sent down forthwith for concurrence. (Senate)
- 2025-03-21: CARRIED OVER, in the same posture, to the next special or regular session of the 132nd Legislature, pursuant to Joint Order SP 519. (Senate)
- 2025-01-28: The Bill was REFERRED to the Committee on TRANSPORTATION.In concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH. (House)
- 2025-01-28: Committee on TRANSPORTATION suggested and ordered printed REFERENCE to the Committee on TRANSPORTATION Ordered sent down forthwith for concurrence (Senate)

## Bill text

- Amendment C-A (S-193), adopted by House & Senate: [PDF](https://legislature.maine.gov/legis/bills/getPDF.asp?paper=SP0130&item=2&snum=132)
- Enacted: [PDF](https://legislature.maine.gov/legis/bills/getPDF.asp?paper=SP0130&item=3&snum=132)
- Introduced: [PDF](https://legislature.maine.gov/legis/bills/getPDF.asp?paper=SP0130&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-193), adopted by House & Senate (PDF)](https://legislature.maine.gov/legis/bills/getPDF.asp?paper=SP0130&item=2&snum=132)
- [Enacted (PDF)](https://legislature.maine.gov/legis/bills/getPDF.asp?paper=SP0130&item=3&snum=132)
- [Introduced (PDF)](https://legislature.maine.gov/legis/bills/getPDF.asp?paper=SP0130&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-LD280-132 (as of 2026-10-17).