---
type: "Bill"
title: "An Act To Implement Recommendations Resulting From A State Government Evaluation Act Review Of The Department Of Environmental Protection By The Joint Standing Committee On Environment And Natural Resources"
description: "An Act To Implement Recommendations Resulting From A State Government Evaluation Act Review Of The Department Of Environmental Protection By The Joint Standing Committee On Environment And Natural Resources"
jurisdiction: "us/states/me"
legislature: "Maine Legislature"
session: "128"
identifier: "LD 1808"
citation: "Maine LD 1808 (128)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION DEPT", "ADMINISTRATION", "STATE GOVERNMENT EVALUATION ACT REV"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["TUCKER"]
version_count: 1
action_count: 21
vote_count: 0
first_action: "2018-01-30"
last_action: "2018-04-10"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/bb82e3b9-5cab-4a43-8f83-5079ee76c7b0"
source_url: "http://legislature.maine.gov/LawMakerWeb/dockets.asp?ID=280067650"
source_hash: "2a34385542b5fd6fd1dbc90efc922d16b5d62ddedc0814b440fee26488ba5a99"
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 1808 (128) — An Act To Implement Recommendations Resulting From A State Government Evaluation Act Review Of The Department Of Environmental Protection By The Joint Standing Committee On Environment And Natural Resources

## Version chain

The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.

1. **Initial Version** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.mainelegislature.org/legis/bills/bills_128th/billtexts/HP125401.asp)

## Sponsors

- TUCKER — primary (person)

## Timeline

The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.

- **2018-01-30** Representative TUCKER for the Joint Standing Committee on Environment and Natural Resources pursuant to the Maine Revised Statutes, Title 3, section 955, subsection 4 reports that the Bill be REFERRED to the Committee on ENVIRONMENT AND NATURAL RESOURCES and printed pursuant to Joint Rule 218. `referral-committee`
- **2018-01-30** Report was READ and ACCEPTED.
- **2018-01-30** The Bill was REFERRED to the Committee on ENVIRONMENT AND NATURAL RESOURCES `referral-committee`
- **2018-01-30** Sent for concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.
- **2018-02-01** Report READ and ACCEPTED, in concurrence.
- **2018-02-01** On motion by Senator Saviello of Franklin REFERRED to the Committee on Environment and Natural Resources and ordered printed pursuant to Joint Rule 218, in concurrence. `referral-committee`
- **2018-02-27** CONSENT CALENDAR - FIRST DAY
- **2018-02-27** Under suspension of the rules CONSENT CALENDAR - SECOND DAY.
- **2018-02-27** The Bill was PASSED TO BE ENGROSSED as Amended by Committee Amendment "A" (H-608).
- **2018-02-27** Sent for concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.
- **2018-03-01** Report READ and ACCEPTED, in concurrence.
- **2018-03-01** READ ONCE. `reading-1`
- **2018-03-01** Committee Amendment "A" (H-608) READ and ADOPTED, in concurrence. `passage`
- **2018-03-01** Under suspension of the Rules, READ A SECOND TIME and PASSED TO BE ENGROSSED AS AMENDED BY Committee Amendment "A" (H-608), in concurrence. `reading-2`
- **2018-03-01** Ordered sent down forthwith.
- **2018-03-06** PASSED TO BE ENACTED. `passage`
- **2018-03-06** Sent for concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.
- **2018-03-15** On motion by Senator HAMPER of Oxford PLACED ON THE SPECIAL APPROPRIATIONS TABLE pending PASSAGE TO BE ENACTED, in concurrence.
- **2018-04-09** On Motion by Senator HAMPER of Oxford taken from the SPECIAL APPROPRIATIONS TABLE.
- **2018-04-09** PASSED TO BE ENACTED in concurrence `passage`
- **2018-04-10** 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/bb82e3b9-5cab-4a43-8f83-5079ee76c7b0`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Maine legislature records).