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+type: "Bill"
+title: "An Act To Update The Regional Greenhouse Gas Initiative Allowances"
+description: "An Act To Update The Regional Greenhouse Gas Initiative Allowances"
+jurisdiction: "us/states/me"
+legislature: "Maine Legislature"
+session: "132"
+identifier: "LD 2037"
+citation: "Maine LD 2037 (132)"
+classification: ["bill"]
+subjects: ["AIR QUALITY", "ALLOWANCES", "EMISSIONS"]
+status: "enacted"
+primary_sponsors: ["Christopher KESSLER"]
+version_count: 2
+action_count: 27
+vote_count: 3
+first_action: "2025-12-03"
+last_action: "2026-03-09"
+source: "openstates"
+source_identifier: "ocd-bill/790cbbcc-1251-4297-b4b4-5784637e8d49"
+source_url: "https://legislature.maine.gov/LawMakerWeb/dockets.asp?ID=280100902"
+source_hash: "bf2e3f3dc02b6e06686e8cc4cce350c9a12c8a870d4afa6f46712080be1f7c14"
+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 2037 (132) — An Act To Update The Regional Greenhouse Gas Initiative Allowances
+
+## Version chain
+
+The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.
+
+1. **Chapter 550** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.mainelegislature.org/legis/bills/getPDF.asp?paper=HP1367&item=2&snum=132)
+2. **LD 2037 HP 1367** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.mainelegislature.org/legis/bills/getPDF.asp?paper=HP1367&item=1&snum=132)
+
+## Votes
+
+- Enactment — **71–66** (pass) · lower
+- ACC MAJ OUGHT TO PASS REP — **75–64** (pass) · lower
+- ACCEPT MAJORITY OUGHT TO PASS REPORT — **19–13** (pass) · upper
+
+## Sponsors
+
+- Christopher KESSLER — primary (person)
+
+## Timeline
+
+The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
+
+- **2025-12-03** Received by the Clerk of the House on December 3, 2025. `receipt`
+- **2025-12-03** The Bill was REFERRED to the Committee on ENVIRONMENT AND NATURAL RESOURCES pursuant to Joint Rule 308.2 and ordered printed pursuant to Joint Rule 401. `referral-committee`
+- **2026-02-10** Reports READ.
+- **2026-02-10** On motion of Representative DOUDERA of Camden, the Majority Ought to Pass Report was ACCEPTED.
+- **2026-02-10** ROLL CALL NO. 608
+- **2026-02-10** (Yeas 75 - Nays 64 - Absent 9 - Excused 1 - Vacant 2)
+- **2026-02-10** The Bill was READ ONCE. `reading-1`
+- **2026-02-10** Under suspension of the rules, the Bill was given its SECOND READING without REFERENCE to the Committee on Bills in the Second Reading.
+- **2026-02-10** The Bill was PASSED TO BE ENGROSSED. `reading-3`
+- **2026-02-10** Sent for concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.
+- **2026-02-12** Reports Read
+- **2026-02-12** On motion by Senator TEPLER of Sagadahoc to ACCEPT the Majority Ought to Pass Report PREVAILED
+- **2026-02-12** Roll Call Ordered Roll Call Number 714 Yeas 19 - Nays 13 - Excused 3 - Absent 0
+- **2026-02-12** Bill READ ONCE `reading-1`
+- **2026-02-12** ASSIGNED FOR SECOND READING NEXT LEGISLATIVE DAY.
+- **2026-02-24** COMMITTEE ON BILLS IN THE SECOND READING REPORTS NO FURTHER VERBAL AMENDMENTS NECESSARY. REPORT ACCEPTED.
+- **2026-02-24** READ A SECOND TIME and PASSED TO BE ENGROSSED, in concurrence. `reading-2, reading-3`
+- **2026-02-24** Ordered sent down forthwith
+- **2026-02-26** PASSED TO BE ENACTED. `passage`
+- **2026-02-26** ROLL CALL NO. 627
+- **2026-02-26** (Yeas 71 - Nays 66 - Absent 12 - Excused 1 - Vacant 1)
+- **2026-02-26** Sent for concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.
+- **2026-03-03** PASSED TO BE ENACTED, in concurrence. `passage`
+- **2026-03-09** Signed by Governor `executive-signature`
+- **2026-01-28T05:00:00+00:00** Work Session Held
+- **2026-01-28T05:00:00+00:00** Voted - Divided Report
+- **2026-02-03T05:00:00+00:00** Reported Out - OTP/ONTP
+
+## Source
+
+OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/790cbbcc-1251-4297-b4b4-5784637e8d49`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Maine legislature records).
+