---
type: "Bill"
title: "An Act To Protect Water Quality By Standardizing The Law Concerning Septic Inspection In The Shoreland Zone"
description: "An Act To Protect Water Quality By Standardizing The Law Concerning Septic Inspection In The Shoreland Zone"
jurisdiction: "us/states/me"
legislature: "Maine Legislature"
session: "129"
identifier: "LD 216"
citation: "Maine LD 216 (129)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["REAL ESTATE", "CONVEYANCES", "SHORELAND AREAS", "WASTEWATER DISPOSA"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Jessica FAY"]
version_count: 2
action_count: 23
vote_count: 1
first_action: "2019-01-22"
last_action: "2019-04-22"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/1ff06c43-e68c-454c-ad8f-dea05202a5f8"
source_url: "http://legislature.maine.gov/LawMakerWeb/dockets.asp?ID=280071007"
source_hash: "f4a9694f65f4081df7bd06b698ad4f35d0737e7bc9ecb4e0e9bdfc184aa17a31"
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 216 (129) — An Act To Protect Water Quality By Standardizing The Law Concerning Septic Inspection In The Shoreland Zone

## 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=HP0179&item=1&snum=129)
2. **Final Disposition** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.mainelegislature.org/legis/bills/getPDF.asp?paper=HP0179&item=3&snum=129)

## Votes

- ACC MAJ OUGHT TO PASS REP — **97–45** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- Jessica FAY — primary (person)
- Dale DENNO — cosponsor (person)
- Donald MAREAN — cosponsor (person)
- Justin CHENETTE — cosponsor (person)
- Lester ORDWAY — cosponsor (person)
- Lydia BLUME — cosponsor (person)
- Russell BLACK — cosponsor (person)
- Walter RISEMAN — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2019-01-22** Committee on Environment and Natural Resources suggested and ordered printed.
- **2019-01-22** The Bill was REFERRED to the Committee on ENVIRONMENT AND NATURAL RESOURCES. `referral-committee`
- **2019-01-22** Sent for concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.
- **2019-01-24** The Bill was REFERRED to the Committee on ENVIRONMENT AND NATURAL RESOURCES in concurrence `referral-committee`
- **2019-03-26** Reports READ.
- **2019-03-26** On motion of Representative TUCKER of Brunswick, the Majority Ought to Pass Report was ACCEPTED.
- **2019-03-26** ROLL CALL NO. 20
- **2019-03-26** (Yeas 97 - Nays 45 - Absent 7 - Excused 1 Vacant 1)
- **2019-03-26** The Bill was READ ONCE. `reading-1`
- **2019-03-26** Under suspension of the rules, the Bill was given its SECOND READING without REFERENCE to the Committee on Bills in the Second Reading.
- **2019-03-26** The Bill was PASSED TO BE ENGROSSED.
- **2019-03-26** Sent for concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.
- **2019-03-28** Reports Read
- **2019-03-28** On motion by Senator CARSON of Cumberland the Majority Ought to Pass Report ACCEPTED. in concurrence
- **2019-03-28** READ ONCE `reading-1`
- **2019-03-28** ASSIGNED FOR SECOND READING NEXT LEGISLATIVE DAY.
- **2019-04-02** COMMITTEE ON BILLS IN THE SECOND READING REPORTS NO FURTHER VERBAL AMENDMENTS NECESSARY. REPORT ACCEPTED.
- **2019-04-02** READ A SECOND TIME and PASSED TO BE ENGROSSED, in concurrence. `reading-2`
- **2019-04-02** Ordered sent down forthwith
- **2019-04-04** PASSED TO BE ENACTED. `passage`
- **2019-04-04** Sent for concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.
- **2019-04-11** PASSED TO BE ENACTED, in concurrence. `passage`
- **2019-04-22** 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/1ff06c43-e68c-454c-ad8f-dea05202a5f8`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Maine legislature records).