---
type: "Bill"
title: "An Act To Amend The Laws Governing Waste Discharge Analysis By Laboratories Operated By Waste Discharge Facilities"
description: "An Act To Amend The Laws Governing Waste Discharge Analysis By Laboratories Operated By Waste Discharge Facilities"
jurisdiction: "us/states/me"
legislature: "Maine Legislature"
session: "129"
identifier: "LD 2006"
citation: "Maine LD 2006 (129)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["WATER QUALITY", "WASTEWATER DISCHARGES", "LABORATORY TESTING"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Everett CARSON"]
version_count: 2
action_count: 17
vote_count: 0
first_action: "2020-01-08"
last_action: "2020-03-09"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/7bac9504-4808-4103-93a5-0d5333528950"
source_url: "http://legislature.maine.gov/LawMakerWeb/dockets.asp?ID=280075918"
source_hash: "4d023f6c80652f64842ff5c4f5f0aa967796b3802880368d56765b967bde6f6f"
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 2006 (129) — An Act To Amend The Laws Governing Waste Discharge Analysis By Laboratories Operated By Waste Discharge Facilities

## 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=SP0708&item=1&snum=129)
2. **Final Disposition** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.mainelegislature.org/legis/bills/getPDF.asp?paper=SP0708&item=3&snum=129)

## Sponsors

- Everett CARSON — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2020-01-08** Committee on ENVIRONMENT AND NATURAL RESOURCES suggested and ordered printed REFERENCE to the Committee on ENVIRONMENT AND NATURAL RESOURCES Ordered sent down forthwith for concurrence
- **2020-01-08** The Bill was REFERRED to the Committee on ENVIRONMENT AND NATURAL RESOURCES. `referral-committee`
- **2020-01-08** In concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.
- **2020-02-13** Report READ and ACCEPTED
- **2020-02-13** READ ONCE `reading-1`
- **2020-02-13** ASSIGNED FOR SECOND READING NEXT LEGISLATIVE DAY.
- **2020-02-18** COMMITTEE ON BILLS IN THE SECOND READING REPORTS NO FURTHER VERBAL AMENDMENTS NECESSARY. REPORT ACCEPTED.
- **2020-02-18** READ A SECOND TIME and PASSED TO BE ENGROSSED. `reading-2`
- **2020-02-18** Ordered sent down forthwith for concurrence.
- **2020-02-20** CONSENT CALENDAR - FIRST DAY
- **2020-02-20** Under suspension of the rules CONSENT CALENDAR - SECOND DAY.
- **2020-02-20** The Bill was PASSED TO BE ENGROSSED.
- **2020-02-20** In concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.
- **2020-02-25** PASSED TO BE ENACTED. `passage`
- **2020-02-25** Sent for concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.
- **2020-02-27** PASSED TO BE ENACTED, in concurrence. `passage`
- **2020-03-09** 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/7bac9504-4808-4103-93a5-0d5333528950`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Maine legislature records).