---
type: "Bill"
title: "Resolve, To Establish The Gagetown Harmful Chemical Study Commission"
description: "Resolve, To Establish The Gagetown Harmful Chemical Study Commission"
jurisdiction: "us/states/me"
legislature: "Maine Legislature"
session: "131"
identifier: "LD 1597"
citation: "Maine LD 1597 (131)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["BENEFITS", "GAGETOWN", "NEW BRUNSWICK", "VETERANS"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Troy JACKSON"]
version_count: 3
action_count: 26
vote_count: 1
first_action: "2023-04-11"
last_action: "2023-07-07"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/76c90412-0760-4a3a-b71a-19f3948a81ac"
source_url: "https://legislature.maine.gov/LawMakerWeb/dockets.asp?ID=280088550"
source_hash: "9e5a8e00570f86b74791222d5ff48d4b50465464a08fc1b9a074f3089f86fba7"
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 1597 (131) — Resolve, To Establish The Gagetown Harmful Chemical Study Commission

## 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=SP0628&item=2&snum=131)
2. **Documents and Disposition** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.mainelegislature.org/legis/bills/getPDF.asp?paper=SP0628&item=1&snum=131)
3. **Final Disposition** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.mainelegislature.org/legis/bills/getPDF.asp?paper=SP0628&item=3&snum=131)

## Votes

- ACCEPT MAJORITY OUGHT TO PASS AS AMENDED REPORT — **35–0** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- Troy JACKSON — primary (person)
- Bradlee FARRIN — cosponsor (person)
- Craig HICKMAN — cosponsor (person)
- Jeffrey TIMBERLAKE — cosponsor (person)
- Laura SUPICA — cosponsor (person)
- Mark BABIN — cosponsor (person)
- Roger ALBERT — cosponsor (person)
- Stacy BRENNER — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2023-04-11** Committee on VETERANS AND LEGAL AFFAIRS suggested and ordered printed REFERENCE to the Committee on VETERANS AND LEGAL AFFAIRS Ordered sent down forthwith for concurrence
- **2023-04-11** The Resolve was REFERRED to the Committee on VETERANS AND LEGAL AFFAIRS. `referral-committee`
- **2023-04-11** In concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.
- **2023-06-06** Reports Read
- **2023-06-06** On motion by Senator HICKMAN of Kennebec the Majority Ought to Pass as Amended Report ACCEPTED.
- **2023-06-06** Roll Call Ordered Roll Call Number 220 Yeas 35 - Nays 0 - Excused 0 - Absent 0 PREVAILED
- **2023-06-06** READ ONCE `reading-1`
- **2023-06-06** Committee Amendment "A" (S-170) READ and ADOPTED `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2023-06-06** Under suspension of the Rules, READ A SECOND TIME and PASSED TO BE ENGROSSED AS AMENDED by Committee Amendment "A" (S-170) `reading-2, reading-3`
- **2023-06-06** Ordered sent down forthwith for concurrence
- **2023-06-07** Reports READ.
- **2023-06-07** On motion of Representative RIELLY of Westbrook, the Majority Ought to Pass as Amended Report was ACCEPTED.
- **2023-06-07** The Resolve was READ ONCE. `reading-1`
- **2023-06-07** Committee Amendment "A" (S-170) was READ and ADOPTED. `committee-passage-favorable, passage`
- **2023-06-07** Under suspension of the rules, the Resolve was given its SECOND READING without REFERENCE to the Committee on Bills in the Second Reading.
- **2023-06-07** The Resolve was PASSED TO BE ENGROSSED as Amended by Committee Amendment "A" (S-170). `reading-3`
- **2023-06-07** In concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.
- **2023-06-08** FINALLY PASSED. `passage`
- **2023-06-08** Sent for concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.
- **2023-06-12** On motion by Senator DAUGHTRY of Cumberland PLACED ON THE SPECIAL STUDY TABLE pending FINAL PASSAGE, in concurrence.
- **2023-07-06** On motion by Senator DAUGHTRY of Cumberland TAKEN FROM THE SPECIAL STUDY TABLE
- **2023-07-06** FINALLY PASSED in concurrence `passage`
- **2023-07-07** Signed by Governor `executive-signature`
- **2023-05-15T04:00:00+00:00** Work Session Held
- **2023-05-15T04:00:00+00:00** Voted - Divided Report
- **2023-06-02T04:00:00+00:00** Reported Out - OTP-AM/ONTP

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/76c90412-0760-4a3a-b71a-19f3948a81ac`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Maine legislature records).