---
type: "Bill"
title: "An Act To Explore Alternative Uses Of Pulpwood And To Support The Logging And Forestry Industries"
description: "An Act To Explore Alternative Uses Of Pulpwood And To Support The Logging And Forestry Industries"
jurisdiction: "us/states/me"
legislature: "Maine Legislature"
session: "130"
identifier: "LD 768"
citation: "Maine LD 768 (130)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["ALTERNATIVES FOR PULPWOOD", "FORESTRY", "TIMBER HARVESTING"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["John DUCHARME"]
version_count: 3
action_count: 31
vote_count: 0
first_action: "2021-03-10"
last_action: "2021-06-11"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/1566b476-6159-40bf-bb22-f8c2e8fccbb9"
source_url: "https://legislature.maine.gov/LawMakerWeb/dockets.asp?ID=280079253"
source_hash: "acea60b1b381248bcb43c2eb2139013d534a8c4162a4559153588a2fb69bb924"
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 768 (130) — An Act To Explore Alternative Uses Of Pulpwood And To Support The Logging And Forestry Industries

## 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=HP0573&item=2&snum=130)
2. **Documents and Disposition** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.mainelegislature.org/legis/bills/getPDF.asp?paper=HP0573&item=1&snum=130)
3. **Final Disposition** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.mainelegislature.org/legis/bills/getPDF.asp?paper=HP0573&item=3&snum=130)

## Sponsors

- John DUCHARME — primary (person)
- Amanda COLLAMORE — cosponsor (person)
- Bradlee FARRIN — cosponsor (person)
- Chad GRIGNON — cosponsor (person)
- Jennifer POIRIER — cosponsor (person)
- Joel STETKIS — cosponsor (person)
- Josanne DOLLOFF — cosponsor (person)
- Russell BLACK — cosponsor (person)
- Thomas SKOLFIELD — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2021-03-10** Committee on Agriculture, Conservation and Forestry suggested and ordered printed.
- **2021-03-10** The Bill was REFERRED to the Committee on AGRICULTURE, CONSERVATION AND FORESTRY. `referral-committee`
- **2021-03-10** Sent for concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.
- **2021-03-10** The Bill was REFERRED to the Committee on AGRICULTURE, CONSERVATION AND FORESTRY in concurrence `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** Representative O'NEIL from the Committee on AGRICULTURE, CONSERVATION AND FORESTRY Reporting that the Bill be REFERRED to the Committee on INNOVATION, DEVELOPMENT, ECONOMIC ADVANCEMENT AND BUSINESS. `referral-committee`
- **2021-04-28** Report was READ and ACCEPTED.
- **2021-04-28** The Bill was REFERRED to the Committee on INNOVATION, DEVELOPMENT, ECONOMIC ADVANCEMENT AND BUSINESS `referral-committee`
- **2021-04-28** Sent for concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.
- **2021-04-28** Report READ and ACCEPTED in concurrence
- **2021-04-28** REFERENCED to the Committee on INNOVATION, DEVELOPMENT, ECONOMIC ADVANCEMENT AND BUSINESS in concurrence
- **2021-06-02** CONSENT CALENDAR - FIRST DAY
- **2021-06-02** Under suspension of the rules CONSENT CALENDAR - SECOND DAY.
- **2021-06-02** The Bill was PASSED TO BE ENGROSSED as Amended by Committee Amendment "A" (H-261). `reading-3`
- **2021-06-02** Sent for concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.
- **2021-06-03** Report READ and ACCEPTED, in concurrence.
- **2021-06-03** READ ONCE. `reading-1`
- **2021-06-03** Committee Amendment "A" (H-261) READ and ADOPTED, in concurrence. `committee-passage-favorable, passage`
- **2021-06-03** Under suspension of the Rules, READ A SECOND TIME and PASSED TO BE ENGROSSED AS AMENDED BY Committee Amendment "A" (H-261), in concurrence. `reading-2, reading-3`
- **2021-06-03** Ordered sent down forthwith.
- **2021-06-07** FINALLY PASSED. `passage`
- **2021-06-07** Sent for concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.
- **2021-06-08** FINALLY PASSED, in concurrence. `passage`
- **2021-06-11** Signed by Governor `executive-signature`
- **2021-04-08T04:00:00+00:00** Work Session Held
- **2021-04-08T04:00:00+00:00** Voted - REFERRED
- **2021-04-13T04:00:00+00:00** Referred To - IDEA
- **2021-04-13T04:00:00+00:00** Reported Out - REFERRED TO IDEA
- **2021-05-11T04:00:00+00:00** Work Session Held
- **2021-05-11T04:00:00+00:00** Voted - OTP-AM
- **2021-05-27T04:00:00+00:00** Reported Out - OTP-AM

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/1566b476-6159-40bf-bb22-f8c2e8fccbb9`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Maine legislature records).