---
type: "Bill"
title: "An Act To Require The State To Divest Itself Of Assets Invested In The Fossil Fuel Industry"
description: "An Act To Require The State To Divest Itself Of Assets Invested In The Fossil Fuel Industry"
jurisdiction: "us/states/me"
legislature: "Maine Legislature"
session: "130"
identifier: "LD 99"
citation: "Maine LD 99 (130)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["BUDGET PROCEDURES", "FOSSIL FUEL FUND DIVESTITURE", "STATE FINANCES"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: []
version_count: 4
action_count: 31
vote_count: 3
first_action: "2021-01-11"
last_action: "2021-06-16"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/9d725cb3-1910-447c-a899-9a65e601ad04"
source_url: "https://legislature.maine.gov/LawMakerWeb/dockets.asp?ID=280078063"
source_hash: "55ae0011892c56a8d10aff966f90326b94561da6040593fbdce37e4ea08d56d8"
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 99 (130) — An Act To Require The State To Divest Itself Of Assets Invested In The Fossil Fuel Industry

## 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=HP0065&item=2&snum=130)
2. **Documents and Disposition** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.mainelegislature.org/legis/bills/getPDF.asp?paper=HP0065&item=1&snum=130)
3. **Final Disposition** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.mainelegislature.org/legis/bills/getPDF.asp?paper=HP0065&item=4&snum=130)
4. **Status In Committee** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.mainelegislature.org/legis/bills/getPDF.asp?paper=HP0065&item=3&snum=130)

## Votes

- ACCEPT RPT 'A' OTP-A — **19–13** (pass) · upper
- ENACTMENT — **18–15** (pass) · upper
- ACC REPORT 'A' OTP AS AMEND — **80–57** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- Catherine BREEN — cosponsor (person)
- Chloe MAXMIN — cosponsor (person)
- Genevieve McDONALD — cosponsor (person)
- Laurie OSHER — cosponsor (person)
- Matthea DAUGHTRY — cosponsor (person)
- Michael BRENNAN — cosponsor (person)
- Rachel TALBOT ROSS — cosponsor (person)
- Sophia WARREN — cosponsor (person)
- Victoria MORALES — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2021-01-11** Received by the Clerk of the House on January 11, 2021. `receipt`
- **2021-01-11** The Bill was REFERRED to the Committee on LABOR AND HOUSING 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.
- **2021-06-03** Reports READ.
- **2021-06-03** On motion of Representative SYLVESTER of Portland, REPORT A Ought to Pass as Amended was ACCEPTED.
- **2021-06-03** ROLL CALL NO. 137
- **2021-06-03** (Yeas 80 - Nays 57 - Absent 14 - Excused 0)
- **2021-06-03** The Bill was READ ONCE. `reading-1`
- **2021-06-03** Committee Amendment "A" (H-337) was READ and ADOPTED. `committee-passage-favorable, passage`
- **2021-06-03** Under suspension of the rules, the Bill was given its SECOND READING without REFERENCE to the Committee on Bills in the Second Reading.
- **2021-06-03** The Bill was PASSED TO BE ENGROSSED as Amended by Committee Amendment "A" (H-337). `reading-3`
- **2021-06-03** Sent for concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.
- **2021-06-07** Reports READ
- **2021-06-07** Senator HICKMAN of Kennebec moved to ACCEPT the Report A Ought to Pass as Amended Report.
- **2021-06-07** On further motion by same Senator TABLED until Later in Today's Session pending his motion to ACCEPT the Report A Ought to Pass as Amended Report,
- **2021-06-08** Taken from the table by the President
- **2021-06-08** Subsequently Report A Ought to Pass As Amended ACCEPTED
- **2021-06-08** Roll Call Ordered Roll Call Number 257 Yeas 19 - Nays 13 - Excused 3 - Absent 0
- **2021-06-08** READ ONCE `reading-1`
- **2021-06-08** Committee Amendment "A" (H-337) READ and ADOPTED `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2021-06-08** Under suspension of the Rules, READ A SECOND TIME and PASSED TO BE ENGROSSED AS AMENDED by Committee Amendment "A" (H-337) in concurrence `reading-2, reading-3`
- **2021-06-09** PASSED TO BE ENACTED. `passage`
- **2021-06-09** Sent for concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.
- **2021-06-10** PASSED TO BE ENACTED, in concurrence. `passage`
- **2021-06-10** Roll Call Ordered Roll Call Number 313 Yeas 18 - Nays 15 - Excused 2 - Absent 0
- **2021-06-16** Signed by Governor `executive-signature`
- **2021-04-14T04:00:00+00:00** Work Session Held
- **2021-04-14T04:00:00+00:00** Voted - Divided Report
- **2021-05-12T04:00:00+00:00** Work Session Reconsidered
- **2021-05-12T04:00:00+00:00** Voted - Divided Report
- **2021-06-02T04:00:00+00:00** Reported Out - OTP-AM/ONTP/OTP-AM

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/9d725cb3-1910-447c-a899-9a65e601ad04`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Maine legislature records).