---
type: "Bill"
title: "Resolve, Regarding Legislative Review Of Chapter 180: Appliance Efficiency Standards, A Late-Filed Major Substantive Rule Of The Department Of Environmental Protection'S Bureau Of Air Quality"
description: "Resolve, Regarding Legislative Review Of Chapter 180: Appliance Efficiency Standards, A Late-Filed Major Substantive Rule Of The Department Of Environmental Protection'S Bureau Of Air Quality"
jurisdiction: "us/states/me"
legislature: "Maine Legislature"
session: "130"
identifier: "LD 2026"
citation: "Maine LD 2026 (130)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["APPLIANCE EFFICIENCY STANDARDS", "ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION DEPT", "RULES"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Ralph TUCKER"]
version_count: 4
action_count: 26
vote_count: 2
first_action: "2022-03-17"
last_action: "2022-04-07"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/f0e13023-be2a-4693-a9ea-17cc49c37ea4"
source_url: "https://legislature.maine.gov/LawMakerWeb/dockets.asp?ID=280083316"
source_hash: "3f1ae4104cefdb3107b835f4f57a30d78faabf530e222bc6400a55224e6f4283"
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 2026 (130) — Resolve, Regarding Legislative Review Of Chapter 180: Appliance Efficiency Standards, A Late-Filed Major Substantive Rule Of The Department Of Environmental Protection'S Bureau Of Air Quality

## 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=HP1507&item=5&snum=130)
2. **Chaptered Law** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.mainelegislature.org/legis/bills/getPDF.asp?paper=HP1507&item=4&snum=130)
3. **Documents and Disposition** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.mainelegislature.org/legis/bills/getPDF.asp?paper=HP1507&item=1&snum=130)
4. **Final Disposition** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.mainelegislature.org/legis/bills/getPDF.asp?paper=HP1507&item=6&snum=130)

## Votes

- ACC MAJ OUGHT TO PASS REP — **77–52** (pass) · lower
- PASS TO BE ENGROSSED AS AMEND — **24–9** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- Ralph TUCKER — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2022-03-17** Reported by Representative TUCKER for the Department of Environmental Protection pursuant to the Maine Revised Statutes, Title 5, section 8072 and approved for introduction by a majority of the Legislative Council.
- **2022-03-17** Received by the Clerk of the House on March 17, 2022. `receipt`
- **2022-03-17** The Resolve was REFERRED to the Committee on ENVIRONMENT AND NATURAL RESOURCES pursuant to Joint Rule 308.2 and ordered printed. `referral-committee`
- **2022-03-24** Reports READ.
- **2022-03-24** On motion of Representative TUCKER of Brunswick, the Majority Ought to Pass Report was ACCEPTED.
- **2022-03-24** ROLL CALL NO. 484
- **2022-03-24** (Yeas 77 - Nays 52 - Absent 19 - Excused 0 - Vacant 3)
- **2022-03-24** The Resolve was READ ONCE. `reading-1`
- **2022-03-24** Under suspension of the rules, the Resolve was given its SECOND READING without REFERENCE to the Committee on Bills in the Second Reading.
- **2022-03-24** The Resolve was PASSED TO BE ENGROSSED. `reading-3`
- **2022-03-24** Sent for concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.
- **2022-03-29** Reports Read
- **2022-03-29** On motion by Senator BRENNER of Cumberland the Majority Ought to Pass Report ACCEPTED.
- **2022-03-29** READ ONCE `reading-1`
- **2022-03-29** On motion by Senator BREEN of Cumberland Senate Amendment "A" (S-472) READ and ADOPTED
- **2022-03-29** Under suspension of the Rules, READ A SECOND TIME AND PASSED TO BE ENGROSSED as Amended by Senate Amendment "A" (S-472) In NON-CONCURRENCE `reading-2, reading-3`
- **2022-03-29** Sent down for concurrence
- **2022-03-29** The House RECEDED and CONCURRED to PASSAGE TO BE ENGROSSED as Amended by Senate Amendment "A" (S-472) `reading-3`
- **2022-03-29** ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.
- **2022-03-31** FINALLY PASSED. `passage`
- **2022-03-31** Sent for concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.
- **2022-04-05** FINALLY PASSED, in concurrence. `passage`
- **2022-04-07** Signed by Governor `executive-signature`
- **2022-03-18T04:00:00+00:00** Work Session Held
- **2022-03-18T04:00:00+00:00** Voted - Divided Report
- **2022-03-24T04:00:00+00:00** Reported Out - OTP/ONTP

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/f0e13023-be2a-4693-a9ea-17cc49c37ea4`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Maine legislature records).