---
type: "Bill"
title: "An Act To Change The Composition Of The Board Of Pesticides Control"
description: "An Act To Change The Composition Of The Board Of Pesticides Control"
jurisdiction: "us/states/me"
legislature: "Maine Legislature"
session: "129"
identifier: "LD 36"
citation: "Maine LD 36 (129)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["PESTICIDES", "BOARD OF PESTICIDE CONTROL", "MEMBERSHIP"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["William PLUECKER"]
version_count: 3
action_count: 23
vote_count: 2
first_action: "2019-01-09"
last_action: "2019-06-05"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/4d671ed5-53de-460d-ae6f-89ce4b1e3e50"
source_url: "http://legislature.maine.gov/LawMakerWeb/dockets.asp?ID=280070655"
source_hash: "5b03eb3d705307ea13e323039527361bc1e5ab097334c9604b32ac3e246fa0a5"
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 36 (129) — An Act To Change The Composition Of The Board Of Pesticides Control

## Version chain

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

1. **Adopted Amendments** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.mainelegislature.org/legis/bills/getPDF.asp?paper=HP0037&item=2&snum=129)
2. **Documents and Disposition** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.mainelegislature.org/legis/bills/getPDF.asp?paper=HP0037&item=1&snum=129)
3. **Final Disposition** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.mainelegislature.org/legis/bills/getPDF.asp?paper=HP0037&item=3&snum=129)

## Votes

- ACCEPT MAJ OTP-A RPT — **19–14** (pass) · upper
- ACC MAJ OTP AS AMENDED REP — **85–54** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- William PLUECKER — primary (person)
- Chloe MAXMIN — cosponsor (person)
- Craig HICKMAN — cosponsor (person)
- Henry INGWERSEN — cosponsor (person)
- Michelle DUNPHY — cosponsor (person)
- Randall HALL — cosponsor (person)
- Russell BLACK — cosponsor (person)
- Seth BERRY — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2019-01-09** Committee on Agriculture, Conservation and Forestry suggested and ordered printed.
- **2019-01-09** The Bill was REFERRED to the Committee on AGRICULTURE, CONSERVATION AND FORESTRY. `referral-committee`
- **2019-01-09** Sent for concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.
- **2019-01-09** The Bill was REFERRED to the Committee on AGRICULTURE, CONSERVATION AND FORESTRY in concurrence `referral-committee`
- **2019-05-21** Reports READ.
- **2019-05-21** On motion of Representative HICKMAN of Winthrop, the Majority Ought to Pass as Amended Report was ACCEPTED.
- **2019-05-21** ROLL CALL NO. 107
- **2019-05-21** (Yeas 85 - Nays 54 - Absent 9 - Excused 2 Vacant 1)
- **2019-05-21** The Bill was READ ONCE. `reading-1`
- **2019-05-21** Committee Amendment "A" (H-304) was READ and ADOPTED. `passage`
- **2019-05-21** Under suspension of the rules, the Bill was given its SECOND READING without REFERENCE to the Committee on Bills in the Second Reading.
- **2019-05-21** The Bill was PASSED TO BE ENGROSSED as Amended by Committee Amendment "A" (H-304).
- **2019-05-21** Sent for concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.
- **2019-05-23** Reports Read
- **2019-05-23** On motion by Senator DILL of Penobscot the Majority Ought to Pass as Amended Report ACCEPTED.
- **2019-05-23** Roll Call Ordered Roll Call Number 114 Yeas 19 - Nays 14 - Excused 2 - Absent 0
- **2019-05-23** READ ONCE `reading-1`
- **2019-05-23** Committee Amendment "A" (H-304) READ and ADOPTED
- **2019-05-23** Under suspension of the Rules, READ A SECOND TIME and PASSED TO BE ENGROSSED AS AMENDED by Committee Amendment "A" (H-304) in concurrence `reading-2`
- **2019-05-28** PASSED TO BE ENACTED. `passage`
- **2019-05-28** Sent for concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.
- **2019-05-29** PASSED TO BE ENACTED, in concurrence. `passage`
- **2019-06-05** 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/4d671ed5-53de-460d-ae6f-89ce4b1e3e50`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Maine legislature records).