---
type: "Bill"
title: "An Act To Increase Funding For The Maine Lakes Society \"Lakesmart\" Program And The Lake Stewards Of Maine Volunteer Lake Monitoring Program"
description: "An Act To Increase Funding For The Maine Lakes Society \"Lakesmart\" Program And The Lake Stewards Of Maine Volunteer Lake Monitoring Program"
jurisdiction: "us/states/me"
legislature: "Maine Legislature"
session: "129"
identifier: "LD 959"
citation: "Maine LD 959 (129)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["SURFACE WATER", "LAKES", "LAKESMART PROGRAM FUNDING"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Dennis KESCHL"]
version_count: 4
action_count: 29
vote_count: 0
first_action: "2019-02-21"
last_action: "2019-07-02"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/3890f619-0271-47bb-b36d-cdec1794af69"
source_url: "http://legislature.maine.gov/LawMakerWeb/dockets.asp?ID=280072033"
source_hash: "d5cc0adbcf94c70bb1bf2d450f8a7b79dc234f20f90703552659d57e368283a5"
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 959 (129) — An Act To Increase Funding For The Maine Lakes Society "Lakesmart" Program And The Lake Stewards Of Maine Volunteer Lake Monitoring Program

## 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=HP0714&item=2&snum=129)
2. **Chaptered Law** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.mainelegislature.org/legis/bills/getPDF.asp?paper=HP0714&item=5&snum=129)
3. **Documents and Disposition** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.mainelegislature.org/legis/bills/getPDF.asp?paper=HP0714&item=1&snum=129)
4. **Final Disposition** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.mainelegislature.org/legis/bills/getPDF.asp?paper=HP0714&item=4&snum=129)

## Sponsors

- Dennis KESCHL — primary (person)
- Drew GATTINE — cosponsor (person)
- Erik JORGENSEN — cosponsor (person)
- John MARTIN — cosponsor (person)
- Nathan WADSWORTH — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2019-02-21** Committee on APPROPRIATIONS AND FINANCIAL AFFAIRS suggested and ordered printed.
- **2019-02-21** On motion of Representative GATTINE of Westbrook, the Bill was REFERRED to the Committee on ENVIRONMENT AND NATURAL RESOURCES. `referral-committee`
- **2019-02-21** Sent for concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.
- **2019-02-26** On motion by Senator Carson of Cumberland, REFERRED to the Committee on Environment and Natural Resources, in concurrence. `referral-committee`
- **2019-04-18** CONSENT CALENDAR - FIRST DAY
- **2019-04-18** Under suspension of the rules CONSENT CALENDAR - SECOND DAY.
- **2019-04-18** The Bill was PASSED TO BE ENGROSSED as Amended by Committee Amendment "A" (H-102).
- **2019-04-18** Sent for concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.
- **2019-04-23** Report READ and ACCEPTED, in concurrence.
- **2019-04-23** READ ONCE. `reading-1`
- **2019-04-23** Committee Amendment "A" (H-102) READ and ADOPTED, in concurrence. `passage`
- **2019-04-23** Under suspension of the Rules, READ A SECOND TIME and PASSED TO BE ENGROSSED AS AMENDED BY Committee Amendment "A" (H-102), in concurrence. `reading-2`
- **2019-04-23** Ordered sent down forthwith.
- **2019-04-25** PASSED TO BE ENACTED. `passage`
- **2019-04-25** Sent for concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.
- **2019-04-30** On motion by Senator BREEN of Cumberland PLACED ON THE SPECIAL APPROPRIATIONS TABLE pending PASSAGE TO BE ENACTED, in concurrence.
- **2019-06-19** On Motion by Senator BREEN of Cumberland taken from the SPECIAL APPROPRIATIONS TABLE.
- **2019-06-19** Under suspension of the Rules On motion by Same Senator The Senate RECONSIDERED whereby the Bill was PASSED TO BE ENGROSSED as Amended by Committee Amendment "A" (H-102)
- **2019-06-19** Under further suspension of the Rules On further motion by Same Senator The Senate RECONSIDERED whereby Committee Amendment "A" (H-102) was ADOPTED
- **2019-06-19** On further motion by Same Senator Senate Amendment "A" (S-333) to Committee Amendment "A" (H-102) READ and ADOPTED
- **2019-06-19** Committee Amendment "A" (H-102) as Amended by Senate Amendment "A" (S-333) thereto ADOPTED
- **2019-06-19** PASSED TO BE ENGROSSED AS AMENDED BY Committee Amendment "A" (H-102) AS AMENDED BY Senate Amendment "A" (S-333) thereto In NON-CONCURRENCE
- **2019-06-19** Sent down for concurrence
- **2019-06-19** The House RECEDED and CONCURRED to PASSAGE TO BE ENGROSSED as Amended by Committee Amendment "A" (H-102) as Amended by Senate Amendment "A" (S-333) thereto.
- **2019-06-19** ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.
- **2019-06-19** PASSED TO BE ENACTED. `passage`
- **2019-06-19** Sent for concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.
- **2019-06-20** PASSED TO BE ENACTED, in concurrence. `passage`
- **2019-07-02** 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/3890f619-0271-47bb-b36d-cdec1794af69`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Maine legislature records).