---
type: "Bill"
title: "An Act To Clarify Conflict Of Interest Requirements For The Board Of Environmental Protection"
description: "An Act To Clarify Conflict Of Interest Requirements For The Board Of Environmental Protection"
jurisdiction: "us/states/me"
legislature: "Maine Legislature"
session: "129"
identifier: "LD 1644"
citation: "Maine LD 1644 (129)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION BOARD", "COMPOSITION", "FEDERAL STANDARDS"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Stanley ZEIGLER"]
version_count: 2
action_count: 16
vote_count: 0
first_action: "2019-04-25"
last_action: "2019-05-30"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/10a1385e-c5fc-4ad8-8203-c5fb35a6626a"
source_url: "http://legislature.maine.gov/LawMakerWeb/dockets.asp?ID=280073589"
source_hash: "b5bdb41dca482166292e149cdf23d628ebeaad0781f6183fd3a0bec53c989909"
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 1644 (129) — An Act To Clarify Conflict Of Interest Requirements For The Board Of Environmental Protection

## Version chain

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

1. **Documents and Disposition** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.mainelegislature.org/legis/bills/getPDF.asp?paper=HP1179&item=1&snum=129)
2. **Final Disposition** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.mainelegislature.org/legis/bills/getPDF.asp?paper=HP1179&item=3&snum=129)

## Sponsors

- Stanley ZEIGLER — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2019-04-25** Committee on Environment and Natural Resources suggested and ordered printed.
- **2019-04-25** The Bill was REFERRED to the Committee on ENVIRONMENT AND NATURAL RESOURCES. `referral-committee`
- **2019-04-25** Sent for concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.
- **2019-04-25** The Bill was REFERRED to the Committee on ENVIRONMENT AND NATURAL RESOURCES in concurrence `referral-committee`
- **2019-05-14** CONSENT CALENDAR - FIRST DAY
- **2019-05-14** Under suspension of the rules CONSENT CALENDAR - SECOND DAY.
- **2019-05-14** The Bill was PASSED TO BE ENGROSSED.
- **2019-05-14** Sent for concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.
- **2019-05-14** Report READ and ACCEPTED, in concurrence.
- **2019-05-14** READ ONCE `reading-1`
- **2019-05-14** Under suspension of the Rules, READ A SECOND TIME and PASSED TO BE ENGROSSED, in concurrence. `reading-2`
- **2019-05-14** Ordered sent down forthwith.
- **2019-05-16** PASSED TO BE ENACTED. `passage`
- **2019-05-16** Sent for concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.
- **2019-05-21** PASSED TO BE ENACTED, in concurrence. `passage`
- **2019-05-30** 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/10a1385e-c5fc-4ad8-8203-c5fb35a6626a`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Maine legislature records).