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+type: "Bill"
+title: "An Act To Create Jobs And Slow Climate Change By Promoting The Production Of Natural Resources Bioproducts"
+description: "An Act To Create Jobs And Slow Climate Change By Promoting The Production Of Natural Resources Bioproducts"
+jurisdiction: "us/states/me"
+legislature: "Maine Legislature"
+session: "129"
+identifier: "LD 1698"
+citation: "Maine LD 1698 (129)"
+classification: ["bill"]
+subjects: ["INCOME TAX", "CREDITS", "RENEWABLE CHEMICALS TAX CREDIT"]
+status: "enacted"
+primary_sponsors: ["Ryan FECTEAU"]
+version_count: 5
+action_count: 48
+vote_count: 2
+first_action: "2019-05-08"
+last_action: "2020-03-18"
+source: "openstates"
+source_identifier: "ocd-bill/f69eccab-82dc-4dec-abc9-d7c01ccd4814"
+source_url: "http://legislature.maine.gov/LawMakerWeb/dockets.asp?ID=280073812"
+source_hash: "aca0cc3a74a73caffa035d80c848d34b7be40fa9dd847e7e2d774ef2e63c5d93"
+vintage: "2026-07-01"
+source_snapshot: "https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump"
+retrieved_at: "2026-07-06"
+confidence: "reported"
+tags: ["legislation", "bill", "us-me"]
+---
+
+# Maine LD 1698 (129) — An Act To Create Jobs And Slow Climate Change By Promoting The Production Of Natural Resources Bioproducts
+
+## Version chain
+
+The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.
+
+1. **Adopted Amendments** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.mainelegislature.org/legis/bills/getPDF.asp?paper=HP1213&item=2&snum=129)
+2. **Chaptered Law** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.mainelegislature.org/legis/bills/getPDF.asp?paper=HP1213&item=8&snum=129)
+3. **Divided Reports** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.mainelegislature.org/legis/bills/getPDF.asp?paper=HP1213&item=3&snum=129)
+4. **Documents and Disposition** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.mainelegislature.org/legis/bills/getPDF.asp?paper=HP1213&item=1&snum=129)
+5. **Final Disposition** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.mainelegislature.org/legis/bills/getPDF.asp?paper=HP1213&item=7&snum=129)
+
+## Votes
+
+- RECONSIDER — **14–16** (fail) · upper
+- RECEDE AND CONCUR — **19–10** (pass) · upper
+
+## Sponsors
+
+- Ryan FECTEAU — primary (person)
+- Bruce BICKFORD — cosponsor (person)
+- Colleen MADIGAN — cosponsor (person)
+- Harold STEWART — cosponsor (person)
+- James DILL — cosponsor (person)
+- Lisa KEIM — cosponsor (person)
+- Matthew POULIOT — cosponsor (person)
+- Maureen TERRY — cosponsor (person)
+- Stephen STANLEY — cosponsor (person)
+- Troy JACKSON — cosponsor (person)
+
+## Timeline
+
+The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
+
+- **2019-05-08** Committee on Taxation suggested and ordered printed.
+- **2019-05-08** The Bill was REFERRED to the Committee on TAXATION. `referral-committee`
+- **2019-05-08** Sent for concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.
+- **2019-05-08** The Bill was REFERRED to the Committee on TAXATION in concurrence `referral-committee`
+- **2019-06-12** Reports READ.
+- **2019-06-12** On motion of Representative TIPPING of Orono, the Majority Ought to Pass as Amended Report was ACCEPTED.
+- **2019-06-12** The Bill was READ ONCE. `reading-1`
+- **2019-06-12** Committee Amendment "A" (H-552) was READ and ADOPTED. `passage`
+- **2019-06-12** Under suspension of the rules, the Bill was given its SECOND READING without REFERENCE to the Committee on Bills in the Second Reading.
+- **2019-06-12** The Bill was PASSED TO BE ENGROSSED as Amended by Committee Amendment "A" (H-552).
+- **2019-06-12** Sent for concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.
+- **2019-06-12** Reports Read
+- **2019-06-12** On motion by Senator BELLOWS of Kennebec the Majority Ought to Pass as Amended By Committee Amendment "A" (-552) Report ACCEPTED.
+- **2019-06-12** READ ONCE `reading-1`
+- **2019-06-12** Committee Amendment "A" (H-552) READ and ADOPTED
+- **2019-06-12** Under suspension of the Rules, READ A SECOND TIME and PASSED TO BE ENGROSSED AS AMENDED by Committee Amendment "A" (H-552) in concurrence `reading-2`
+- **2019-06-13** PASSED TO BE ENACTED. `passage`
+- **2019-06-13** Sent for concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.
+- **2019-06-14** On motion by Senator BREEN of Cumberland PLACED ON THE SPECIAL APPROPRIATIONS TABLE pending PASSAGE TO BE ENACTED, in concurrence.
+- **2019-06-19** On Motion by Senator BREEN of Cumberland taken from the SPECIAL APPROPRIATIONS TABLE.
+- **2019-06-19** Subsequently PASSED TO BE ENACTED in concurrence `passage`
+- **2019-06-19** HELD at the Request of Senator JACKSON of Aroostook.
+- **2019-06-19** RELEASED.
+- **2019-06-19** Subsequently PASSED TO BE ENACTED in concurrence `passage`
+- **2020-01-14** Bill RECALLED From Governor (Pursuant to Joint Order - House Paper 1422)
+- **2020-01-14** Representative FECTEAU of Biddeford MOVED that the RULES BE SUSPENDED for the purpose of reconsideration.
+- **2020-01-14** On further motion of same Representative TABLED pending the motion to SUSPEND THE RULES.
+- **2020-01-14** Later today assigned.
+- **2020-03-10** Speaker laid before the House
+- **2020-03-10** Subsequently, the RULES were SUSPENDED for the purpose of RECONSIDERATION.
+- **2020-03-10** On motion of Representative FECTEAU of Biddeford, the House RECONSIDERED its action whereby the Bill was PASSED to be ENACTED. `passage`
+- **2020-03-10** On further motion of the same Representative under further SUSPENSION of the RULES the House RECONSIDERED its action whereby the Bill was PASSED TO BE ENGROSSED.
+- **2020-03-10** On further motion of the same Representative under further SUSPENSION of the RULES the House RECONSIDERED its action whereby Committee Amendment "A" (H-552) was ADOPTED.
+- **2020-03-10** On further motion of same Representative House Amendment "A" (H-731) to Committee Amendment "A" (H-552) was READ and ADOPTED. `passage`
+- **2020-03-10** Committee Amendment "A" (H-552) as Amended by House Amendment "A" (H-731) thereto was ADOPTED.
+- **2020-03-10** Subsequently, the Bill was PASSED TO BE ENGROSSED as Amended by Committee Amendment "A" (H-552) as Amended by House Amendment "A" (H-731) thereto.
+- **2020-03-10** In NON-CONCURRENCE and sent for concurrence.
+- **2020-03-10** ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.
+- **2020-03-12** On motion by Senator LIBBY of Androscoggin The Senate RECEDED and CONCURRED With PASSED TO BE ENGROSSED AS AMENDED BY Committee Amendment "A" (H-552) AS AMENDED BY House Amendment "A" (H-731) in concurrence
+- **2020-03-12** Roll Call Ordered Roll Call Number 421 Yeas 19 - Nays 10 - Excused 6 - Absent 0
+- **2020-03-17** PASSED TO BE ENACTED. `passage`
+- **2020-03-17** Sent for concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.
+- **2020-03-17** On motion by Senator DILL of Penobscot Tabled until Later in Today's Session, pending PASSAGE TO BE ENACTED, in concurrence.
+- **2020-03-17** Taken from the table by the President
+- **2020-03-17** Subsequently On motion by Senator DILL of Penobscot Rules suspended for purpose of RECONSIDERATION
+- **2020-03-17** Roll Call Ordered Roll Call Number 428 Yeas 14 - Nays 16 - Excused 5 - Absent 0 FAILED
+- **2020-03-17** Subsequently PASSED TO BE ENACTED in concurrence `passage`
+- **2020-03-18** Signed by Governor `executive-signature`
+
+## Source
+
+OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/f69eccab-82dc-4dec-abc9-d7c01ccd4814`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Maine legislature records).
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