# Maine LD 3: An Act to Adopt Eastern Daylight Time Year-round Contingent on Federal Approval

Maine LD 3, An Act to Adopt Eastern Daylight Time Year-round Contingent on Federal Approval, is a 132nd Maine Legislature (2025-2026) Senate bill sponsored by Richard A. Bennett (Independent); status signed, last action 2025-06-09 (Signed by Governor, ACTPUB Chapter 191) (as of 2026-10-17).

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## Facts
- Bill: Maine LD 3
- State: Maine
- Session: 132nd Maine Legislature (2025-2026)
- Title: An Act to Adopt Eastern Daylight Time Year-round Contingent on Federal Approval
- Status: signed
- Chamber: Senate
- Introduced: 2025-01-08
- Last action: 2025-06-09, Signed by Governor, ACTPUB Chapter 191
- Sponsor: Richard A. Bennett (Independent)
- Cosponsors: 2
- Subjects: STATE GOVERNMENT, STATE GOVERNMENT - PLANNING
- Touches household money: no
- Economic provisions PRIA read: 1

## Summary

No summary available.

## Bill overview: provisions PRIA read

- Year-round daylight time after federal approval: mixed, medium. The law makes Maine use Eastern Daylight Time all year once federal law allows it. The Secretary of State monitors for that approval and announces the effective date. If approval comes while Maine is on daylight time, the change starts right away. If it comes while Maine is on standard time, the ch…

## Sponsors and cosponsors

- Sponsor: Richard A. Bennett (Independent), Senate
- Cosponsor: Christopher Kessler (Democratic), House
- Cosponsor: Joseph M. Baldacci (Democratic), Senate

## Actions (7)

- 2025-06-09: Signed by Governor, ACTPUB Chapter 191
- 2025-06-02: PASSED TO BE ENACTED, in concurrence. (Senate)
- 2025-06-02: PASSED TO BE ENACTED. Sent for concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH. (House)
- 2025-06-02: Reports READ.On motion of Representative SALISBURY of Westbrook, the Majority Ought to Pass as Amended Report was ACCEPTED.The Bill was READ ONCE.Committee Amendment "A" (S-180) was READ and ADOPTED.Under suspension of the rules, the Bill was given its SECOND READING without REFERENCE to the Committee on Bills in the Second Reading.The Bill was PASSED TO BE ENGROSSED as Amended by Committee Amendment "A" (S-180). In concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH. (House)
- 2025-05-29: Reports READ On motion by Senator BALDACCI of Penobscot The Majority Ought to Pass As Amended Report ACCEPTED. Bill READ ONCE. Committee Amendment "A" (S-180) READ and ADOPTED. Under suspension of the Rules, READ A SECOND TIME and PASSED TO BE ENGROSSED AS AMENDED by Committee Amendment "A" (S-180) 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)
- 2025-01-08: Received by the Secretary of the Senate on January 6, 2025 and REFERRED to the Committee on STATE AND LOCAL GOVERNMENT pursuant to Joint Rule 308.2 (Senate)

## Bill text

- Amendment C-A (S-180), adopted by House & Senate: [PDF](https://legislature.maine.gov/legis/bills/getPDF.asp?paper=SP0012&item=2&snum=132)
- Enacted: [PDF](https://legislature.maine.gov/legis/bills/getPDF.asp?paper=SP0012&item=3&snum=132)
- Introduced: [PDF](https://legislature.maine.gov/legis/bills/getPDF.asp?paper=SP0012&item=1&snum=132)

## Related bills

- LD 1522: An Act to Establish the Maine Eviction Prevention Program (failed)
- LD 2067: An Act to Include Community Mental Health Workers Under the 1998 Special Plan for Retirement (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 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-180), adopted by House & Senate (PDF)](https://legislature.maine.gov/legis/bills/getPDF.asp?paper=SP0012&item=2&snum=132)
- [Enacted (PDF)](https://legislature.maine.gov/legis/bills/getPDF.asp?paper=SP0012&item=3&snum=132)
- [Introduced (PDF)](https://legislature.maine.gov/legis/bills/getPDF.asp?paper=SP0012&item=1&snum=132)

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- [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 1611: An Act to Decrease the Retirement Contributions Required for Teachers and State…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/ME-LD1611-132)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/ME-LD3-132 (as of 2026-10-17).