---
type: "Bill"
title: "Resolve, To Convene A Working Group To Develop Plans To Protect Maine'S Agricultural Lands When Siting Solar Arrays"
description: "Resolve, To Convene A Working Group To Develop Plans To Protect Maine'S Agricultural Lands When Siting Solar Arrays"
jurisdiction: "us/states/me"
legislature: "Maine Legislature"
session: "130"
identifier: "LD 820"
citation: "Maine LD 820 (130)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["AGRICULTURE", "CONSERVATION AND FORE", "POWERS", "WORKING GROUP", "SOLAR ARRAY SITING"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Ned CLAXTON"]
version_count: 2
action_count: 19
vote_count: 0
first_action: "2021-03-10"
last_action: "2021-06-08"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/d3e04170-def1-4559-a047-59215ddf20c0"
source_url: "https://legislature.maine.gov/LawMakerWeb/dockets.asp?ID=280078903"
source_hash: "ea574546702ea2d43f11e0b84f353527519da277f9ad7f2d383e13ac0e94f946"
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 820 (130) — Resolve, To Convene A Working Group To Develop Plans To Protect Maine'S Agricultural Lands When Siting Solar Arrays

## Version chain

The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.

1. **Documents and Disposition** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.mainelegislature.org/legis/bills/getPDF.asp?paper=SP0206&item=1&snum=130)
2. **Final Disposition** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.mainelegislature.org/legis/bills/getPDF.asp?paper=SP0206&item=3&snum=130)

## Sponsors

- Ned CLAXTON — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2021-03-10** Committee on AGRICULTURE, CONSERVATION AND FORESTRY suggested and ordered printed REFERENCE to the Committee on AGRICULTURE, CONSERVATION AND FORESTRY Ordered sent down forthwith for concurrence
- **2021-03-10** The Resolve was REFERRED to the Committee on AGRICULTURE, CONSERVATION AND FORESTRY. `referral-committee`
- **2021-03-10** In concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.
- **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** Report READ and ACCEPTED.
- **2021-05-19** READ ONCE `reading-1`
- **2021-05-19** Under suspension of the Rules, READ A SECOND TIME and PASSED TO BE ENGROSSED. `reading-2, reading-3`
- **2021-05-19** Ordered sent down forthwith for concurrence.
- **2021-05-19** CONSENT CALENDAR - FIRST DAY
- **2021-05-19** Under suspension of the rules CONSENT CALENDAR - SECOND DAY.
- **2021-05-19** The Resolve was PASSED TO BE ENGROSSED. `reading-3`
- **2021-05-19** In concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.
- **2021-06-02** FINALLY PASSED. `passage`
- **2021-06-02** Sent for concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.
- **2021-06-03** FINALLY PASSED, in concurrence. `passage`
- **2021-06-08** Signed by Governor `executive-signature`
- **2021-04-15T04:00:00+00:00** Work Session Held
- **2021-04-15T04:00:00+00:00** Voted - OTP
- **2021-05-05T04:00:00+00:00** Reported Out - OTP

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/d3e04170-def1-4559-a047-59215ddf20c0`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Maine legislature records).