---
type: "Bill"
title: "Resolve, Directing The Board Of Pesticides Control To Prohibit The Use Of Certain Neonicotinoids For Outdoor Residential Use"
description: "Resolve, Directing The Board Of Pesticides Control To Prohibit The Use Of Certain Neonicotinoids For Outdoor Residential Use"
jurisdiction: "us/states/me"
legislature: "Maine Legislature"
session: "130"
identifier: "LD 155"
citation: "Maine LD 155 (130)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["NEONICOTINOIDS FOR OUTDOOR RESIDEN", "PEST MANAGEMENT", "PESTICIDES"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Nicole GROHOSKI"]
version_count: 4
action_count: 36
vote_count: 5
first_action: "2021-01-19"
last_action: "2021-06-10"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/d3fc7043-ddb8-4483-98da-714b49d51f6a"
source_url: "https://legislature.maine.gov/LawMakerWeb/dockets.asp?ID=280078133"
source_hash: "919a48efb6cb69214ae4c4773e2cdb225c25942044e5037e067dab8bdbc76a63"
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 155 (130) — Resolve, Directing The Board Of Pesticides Control To Prohibit The Use Of Certain Neonicotinoids For Outdoor Residential Use

## 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=HP0111&item=3&snum=130)
2. **Chaptered Law** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.mainelegislature.org/legis/bills/getPDF.asp?paper=HP0111&item=2&snum=130)
3. **Documents and Disposition** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.mainelegislature.org/legis/bills/getPDF.asp?paper=HP0111&item=1&snum=130)
4. **Final Disposition** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.mainelegislature.org/legis/bills/getPDF.asp?paper=HP0111&item=5&snum=130)

## Votes

- ACC REPORT 'B' OTP AS AMEND — **92–53** (pass) · lower
- TABLE UNTIL LATER — **17–17** (fail) · upper
- ACCEPT RPT 'B' OTP-A — **27–7** (pass) · upper
- ACCEPT RPT 'A' OTP-A — **17–17** (fail) · upper
- FINAL PASSAGE — **19–15** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- Nicole GROHOSKI — primary (person)
- Chloe MAXMIN — cosponsor (person)
- Janice DODGE — cosponsor (person)
- Rebecca MILLETT — cosponsor (person)
- Sarah PEBWORTH — cosponsor (person)
- Stanley ZEIGLER — cosponsor (person)
- William PLUECKER — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2021-01-19** Received by the Clerk of the House on January 19, 2021. `receipt`
- **2021-01-19** The Resolve was REFERRED to the Committee on AGRICULTURE, CONSERVATION AND FORESTRY pursuant to Joint Rule 308.2 and ordered printed pursuant to Joint Rule 401. `referral-committee`
- **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.
- **2021-04-28** Reports READ.
- **2021-04-28** On motion of Representative O'NEIL of Saco, REPORT B Ought to Pass as Amended Report was ACCEPTED.
- **2021-04-28** ROLL CALL NO. 38
- **2021-04-28** (Yeas 92 - Nays 53 - Absent 6 - Excused 0)
- **2021-04-28** The Resolve was READ ONCE. `reading-1`
- **2021-04-28** Committee Amendment "B" (H-67) was READ and ADOPTED. `committee-passage-favorable, passage`
- **2021-04-28** Under suspension of the rules, the Resolve was given its SECOND READING without REFERENCE to the Committee on Bills in the Second Reading.
- **2021-04-28** The Resolve was PASSED TO BE ENGROSSED as Amended by Committee Amendment "B" (H-67). `reading-3`
- **2021-04-28** Sent for concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.
- **2021-04-28** Reports Read
- **2021-04-28** On motion by Senator DILL of Penobscot the Report A Ought to Pass as Amended by Committee Amendment "A" (H-66) Report ACCEPTED. Report FAILED `amendment-failure`
- **2021-04-28** Roll Call Ordered Roll Call Number 144 Yeas 17 - Nays 17 - Excused 1 - Absent 0
- **2021-04-28** On motion by Same Senator The Report B Ought to Pass As Amended by Committee Amendment "B" (H-67)
- **2021-04-28** On motion by Senator TIMBERLAKE of Androscoggin Tabled until Later in Today's Session, pending ACCEPTANCE of the Report B FAILED
- **2021-04-28** Roll Call Ordered Roll Call Number 145 Yeas 17 - Nays 17 - Excused 1 - Absent 0
- **2021-04-28** The Report B Ought to Pass As Amended by Committee Amendment "B" (H-67) Report ACCEPTED
- **2021-04-28** Roll Call Ordered Roll Call Number 146 Yeas 27 - Nays 7 - Excused 1 - Absent 0
- **2021-04-28** READ ONCE `reading-1`
- **2021-04-28** Committee Amendment "B" (H-67) READ and ADOPTED `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2021-04-28** Under suspension of the Rules, READ A SECOND TIME and PASSED TO BE ENGROSSED AS AMENDED by Committee Amendment "B" (H-67) in concurrence `reading-2, reading-3`
- **2021-04-28** HELD at the Request of Senator STEWART of Aroostook.
- **2021-05-19** RELEASED.
- **2021-06-02** FINALLY PASSED. `passage`
- **2021-06-02** Sent for concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.
- **2021-06-03** On motion by Senator DAUGHTRY of Cumberland Tabled until Later in Today's Session, pending FINAL PASSAGE in concurrence Roll Call Ordered
- **2021-06-07** Taken from the table by the President
- **2021-06-07** Subsequently FINALLY PASSED `passage`
- **2021-06-07** Roll Call Ordered Roll Call Number 232 Yeas 19 - Nays 15 - Excused 1 - Absent 0
- **2021-06-10** Signed by Governor `executive-signature`
- **2021-03-02T05:00:00+00:00** Work Session Held - TABLED
- **2021-03-09T05:00:00+00:00** Work Session Held
- **2021-03-09T05:00:00+00:00** Voted - Divided Report
- **2021-04-05T04:00:00+00:00** Reported Out - OTP-AM/OTP-AM/ONTP

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/d3fc7043-ddb8-4483-98da-714b49d51f6a`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Maine legislature records).