---
type: "Bill"
title: "An Act To Prohibit Offshore Oil And Natural Gas Drilling And Exploration"
description: "An Act To Prohibit Offshore Oil And Natural Gas Drilling And Exploration"
jurisdiction: "us/states/me"
legislature: "Maine Legislature"
session: "129"
identifier: "LD 955"
citation: "Maine LD 955 (129)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["COASTAL AREAS", "BAYS", "DRILLING IN COASTAL WATERS"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Michael DEVIN"]
version_count: 3
action_count: 23
vote_count: 2
first_action: "2019-02-21"
last_action: "2019-06-13"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/675ea7cb-b345-4a7c-8952-7cec9b564fee"
source_url: "http://legislature.maine.gov/LawMakerWeb/dockets.asp?ID=280072025"
source_hash: "53080585f56da02e28d7a7d48fd27b6bef3bf9853c95253540bd3ba585d70380"
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 955 (129) — An Act To Prohibit Offshore Oil And Natural Gas Drilling And Exploration

## 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=HP0710&item=2&snum=129)
2. **Documents and Disposition** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.mainelegislature.org/legis/bills/getPDF.asp?paper=HP0710&item=1&snum=129)
3. **Final Disposition** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.mainelegislature.org/legis/bills/getPDF.asp?paper=HP0710&item=4&snum=129)

## Votes

- ACC MAJ OTP AS AMENDED REP — **96–45** (pass) · lower
- ACCEPT MAJ OTP-A RPT — **31–4** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- Michael DEVIN — primary (person)
- Allison HEPLER — cosponsor (person)
- Anne CARNEY — cosponsor (person)
- Anne PERRY — cosponsor (person)
- Arthur VEROW — cosponsor (person)
- Barbara CARDONE — cosponsor (person)
- Benjamin CHIPMAN — cosponsor (person)
- Benjamin COLLINGS — cosponsor (person)
- Betty AUSTIN — cosponsor (person)
- Bettyann SHEATS — cosponsor (person)
- Billy Bob FAULKINGHAM — cosponsor (person)
- Braden SHARPE — cosponsor (person)
- Brian HUBBELL — cosponsor (person)
- Christopher BABBIDGE — cosponsor (person)
- Colleen MADIGAN — cosponsor (person)
- Dana DOW — cosponsor (person)
- Daniel HOBBS — cosponsor (person)
- David MIRAMANT — cosponsor (person)
- David McCREA — cosponsor (person)
- Deane RYKERSON — cosponsor (person)
- Denise TEPLER — cosponsor (person)
- Diane DENK — cosponsor (person)
- Donald MAREAN — cosponsor (person)
- Donna BAILEY — cosponsor (person)
- Donna DOORE — cosponsor (person)
- Erik JORGENSEN — cosponsor (person)
- Everett CARSON — cosponsor (person)
- Genevieve McDONALD — cosponsor (person)
- Geoffrey GRATWICK — cosponsor (person)
- Heidi BROOKS — cosponsor (person)
- Holly STOVER — cosponsor (person)
- James HANDY — cosponsor (person)
- Janice COOPER — cosponsor (person)
- Janice DODGE — cosponsor (person)
- Jeffrey EVANGELOS — cosponsor (person)
- Jessica FAY — cosponsor (person)
- Joyce McCREIGHT — cosponsor (person)
- Justin CHENETTE — cosponsor (person)
- Kent ACKLEY — cosponsor (person)
- Lydia BLUME — cosponsor (person)
- Mark BRYANT — cosponsor (person)
- Mark LAWRENCE — cosponsor (person)
- Matthea DAUGHTRY — cosponsor (person)
- Matthew MOONEN — cosponsor (person)
- Michael BRENNAN — cosponsor (person)
- Michael SYLVESTER — cosponsor (person)
- Michele MEYER — cosponsor (person)
- Michelle DUNPHY — cosponsor (person)
- Nathan LIBBY — cosponsor (person)
- Nicole GROHOSKI — cosponsor (person)
- Patricia HYMANSON — cosponsor (person)
- Ralph TUCKER — cosponsor (person)
- Rebecca MILLETT — cosponsor (person)
- Rena NEWELL — cosponsor (person)
- Robert ALLEY — cosponsor (person)
- Robert FOLEY — cosponsor (person)
- Ryan FECTEAU — cosponsor (person)
- Sara GIDEON — cosponsor (person)
- Sarah PEBWORTH — cosponsor (person)
- Seth BERRY — cosponsor (person)
- Shawn BABINE — cosponsor (person)
- Shenna BELLOWS — cosponsor (person)
- Stanley ZEIGLER — cosponsor (person)
- Stephen STANLEY — cosponsor (person)
- Teresa PIERCE — cosponsor (person)
- Thom HARNETT — cosponsor (person)
- Tiffany ROBERTS — cosponsor (person)
- Victoria FOLEY — cosponsor (person)
- Victoria KORNFIELD — cosponsor (person)
- Walter RISEMAN — cosponsor (person)
- William PLUECKER — cosponsor (person)
- William TUELL — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2019-02-21** Committee on Environment and Natural Resources suggested and ordered printed.
- **2019-02-21** The Bill was REFERRED to the Committee on ENVIRONMENT AND NATURAL RESOURCES. `referral-committee`
- **2019-02-21** Sent for concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.
- **2019-02-21** The Bill was REFERRED to the Committee on ENVIRONMENT AND NATURAL RESOURCES in concurrence `referral-committee`
- **2019-06-03** Reports READ.
- **2019-06-03** On motion of Representative TUCKER of Brunswick, the Majority Ought to Pass as Amended Report was ACCEPTED.
- **2019-06-03** ROLL CALL NO. 166
- **2019-06-03** (Yeas 96 - Nays 45 - Absent 7 - Excused 2 Vacant 1)
- **2019-06-03** The Bill was READ ONCE. `reading-1`
- **2019-06-03** Committee Amendment "A" (H-425) was READ and ADOPTED. `passage`
- **2019-06-03** Under suspension of the rules, the Bill was given its SECOND READING without REFERENCE to the Committee on Bills in the Second Reading.
- **2019-06-03** The Bill was PASSED TO BE ENGROSSED as Amended by Committee Amendment "A" (H-425).
- **2019-06-03** Sent for concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.
- **2019-06-04** Reports Read
- **2019-06-04** On motion by Senator CARSON of Cumberland the Majority Ought to Pass as Amended Report ACCEPTED.
- **2019-06-04** Roll Call Ordered Roll Call Number 183 Yeas 31 - Nays 4 - Excused 0 - Absent 0
- **2019-06-04** READ ONCE `reading-1`
- **2019-06-04** Committee Amendment "A" (H-425) READ and ADOPTED
- **2019-06-04** Under suspension of the Rules, READ A SECOND TIME and PASSED TO BE ENGROSSED AS AMENDED by Committee Amendment "A" (H-425) in concurrence `reading-2`
- **2019-06-05** PASSED TO BE ENACTED. `passage`
- **2019-06-05** Sent for concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.
- **2019-06-06** PASSED TO BE ENACTED, in concurrence. `passage`
- **2019-06-13** 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/675ea7cb-b345-4a7c-8952-7cec9b564fee`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Maine legislature records).