---
type: "Bill"
title: "An Act To Require Joint Use Entities To Establish Permanent Liaisons With All County Emergency Management Agencies"
description: "An Act To Require Joint Use Entities To Establish Permanent Liaisons With All County Emergency Management Agencies"
jurisdiction: "us/states/me"
legislature: "Maine Legislature"
session: "130"
identifier: "LD 1008"
citation: "Maine LD 1008 (130)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["LIAISON WITH EMERGENCY MGMT", "PROVIDERS", "UTILITIES"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Denise TEPLER"]
version_count: 3
action_count: 26
vote_count: 0
first_action: "2021-03-10"
last_action: "2021-06-10"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/0338e64a-a68d-48ed-91b6-8e4d20d38280"
source_url: "https://legislature.maine.gov/LawMakerWeb/dockets.asp?ID=280079482"
source_hash: "e8f0b205a14d315ad885147a4b6673b9bd390006376e8b3b485fc3146aecdee8"
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 1008 (130) — An Act To Require Joint Use Entities To Establish Permanent Liaisons With All County Emergency Management Agencies

## 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=HP0746&item=2&snum=130)
2. **Documents and Disposition** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.mainelegislature.org/legis/bills/getPDF.asp?paper=HP0746&item=1&snum=130)
3. **Final Disposition** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.mainelegislature.org/legis/bills/getPDF.asp?paper=HP0746&item=4&snum=130)

## Sponsors

- Denise TEPLER — primary (person)
- Allison HEPLER — cosponsor (person)
- Eloise VITELLI — cosponsor (person)
- Joyce McCREIGHT — cosponsor (person)
- Sean PAULHUS — cosponsor (person)
- Seth BERRY — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2021-03-10** Committee on CRIMINAL JUSTICE AND PUBLIC SAFETY suggested and ordered printed.
- **2021-03-10** On motion of Representative WARREN of Hallowell, the Bill was REFERRED to the Committee on ENERGY, UTILITIES AND TECHNOLOGY. `referral-committee`
- **2021-03-10** Sent for concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.
- **2021-03-10** On motion by Senator DESCHAMBAULT of York Tabled until Later in Today's Session, pending REFERENCE
- **2021-03-11** Taken from the table by the President
- **2021-03-11** On motion by Senator DESCHAMBAULT of York The Bill was REFERRED to the Committees on ENERGY, UTILITIES AND TECHNOLOGY in concurrence
- **2021-03-30** Carried over, in the same posture, to a subsequent special or regular session of the 130th Legislature, pursuant to Joint Order SP 435.
- **2021-05-19** Reports READ.
- **2021-05-19** On motion of Representative BERRY of Bowdoinham, the Majority Ought to Pass as Amended Report was ACCEPTED.
- **2021-05-19** The Bill was READ ONCE. `reading-1`
- **2021-05-19** Committee Amendment "A" (H-133) was READ and ADOPTED. `committee-passage-favorable, passage`
- **2021-05-19** Under suspension of the rules, the Bill was given its SECOND READING without REFERENCE to the Committee on Bills in the Second Reading.
- **2021-05-19** The Bill was PASSED TO BE ENGROSSED as Amended by Committee Amendment "A" (H-133). `reading-3`
- **2021-05-19** Sent for concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.
- **2021-06-02** Reports Read
- **2021-06-02** On motion by Senator DAUGHTRY of Cumberland the Majority Ought to Pass as Amended Report ACCEPTED.
- **2021-06-02** READ ONCE `reading-1`
- **2021-06-02** Committee Amendment "A" (H-133) READ and ADOPTED `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2021-06-02** Under suspension of the Rules, READ A SECOND TIME and PASSED TO BE ENGROSSED AS AMENDED by Committee Amendment "A" (H-133) in concurrence `reading-2, reading-3`
- **2021-06-03** PASSED TO BE ENACTED. `passage`
- **2021-06-03** Sent for concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.
- **2021-06-07** PASSED TO BE ENACTED, in concurrence. `passage`
- **2021-06-10** Signed by Governor `executive-signature`
- **2021-04-15T04:00:00+00:00** Work Session Held
- **2021-04-15T04:00:00+00:00** Voted - Divided Report
- **2021-05-10T04:00:00+00:00** Reported Out - OTP-AM/OTP

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/0338e64a-a68d-48ed-91b6-8e4d20d38280`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Maine legislature records).