---
type: "Bill"
title: "An Act To Improve Pesticides Sales And Use Data Collection And Accessibility By The State"
description: "An Act To Improve Pesticides Sales And Use Data Collection And Accessibility By The State"
jurisdiction: "us/states/me"
legislature: "Maine Legislature"
session: "131"
identifier: "LD 1770"
citation: "Maine LD 1770 (131)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["CENTRAL REGISTRY", "PESTICIDES", "SALES"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Laurie OSHER"]
version_count: 3
action_count: 20
vote_count: 0
first_action: "2023-04-25"
last_action: "2023-06-23"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/7b00aeb5-6f0a-452b-b774-ec263231cde9"
source_url: "https://legislature.maine.gov/LawMakerWeb/dockets.asp?ID=280088937"
source_hash: "50ed29e3a5df78db6b341a431a348ab689a0802b0564219988a6dd4c82fa01f8"
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 1770 (131) — An Act To Improve Pesticides Sales And Use Data Collection And Accessibility By The State

## 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=HP1134&item=2&snum=131)
2. **Documents and Disposition** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.mainelegislature.org/legis/bills/getPDF.asp?paper=HP1134&item=1&snum=131)
3. **Final Disposition** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.mainelegislature.org/legis/bills/getPDF.asp?paper=HP1134&item=3&snum=131)

## Sponsors

- Laurie OSHER — primary (person)
- Caldwell JACKSON — cosponsor (person)
- Daniel HOBBS — cosponsor (person)
- Henry INGWERSEN — cosponsor (person)
- Kathy SHAW — cosponsor (person)
- Rebecca JAUCH — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2023-04-25** Committee on Agriculture, Conservation and Forestry suggested and ordered printed.
- **2023-04-25** The Bill was REFERRED to the Committee on AGRICULTURE, CONSERVATION AND FORESTRY. `referral-committee`
- **2023-04-25** Sent for concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.
- **2023-04-25** The Bill was REFERRED to the Committee on AGRICULTURE, CONSERVATION AND FORESTRY in concurrence `referral-committee`
- **2023-06-13** CONSENT CALENDAR - FIRST DAY
- **2023-06-13** Under suspension of the rules CONSENT CALENDAR - SECOND DAY.
- **2023-06-13** The Bill was PASSED TO BE ENGROSSED as Amended by Committee Amendment "A" (H-485). `reading-3`
- **2023-06-13** Sent for concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.
- **2023-06-14** Report READ and ACCEPTED, in concurrence.
- **2023-06-14** READ ONCE. `reading-1`
- **2023-06-14** Committee Amendment "A" (H-485) READ and ADOPTED, in concurrence. `committee-passage-favorable, passage`
- **2023-06-14** Under suspension of the Rules, READ A SECOND TIME and PASSED TO BE ENGROSSED AS AMENDED BY Committee Amendment "A" (H-485), in concurrence. `reading-2, reading-3`
- **2023-06-14** Ordered sent down forthwith.
- **2023-06-15** FINALLY PASSED. `passage`
- **2023-06-15** Sent for concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.
- **2023-06-15** FINALLY PASSED, in concurrence. `passage`
- **2023-06-23** Signed by Governor `executive-signature`
- **2023-05-10T04:00:00+00:00** Work Session Held
- **2023-05-10T04:00:00+00:00** Voted - OTP-AM
- **2023-06-13T04:00:00+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/7b00aeb5-6f0a-452b-b774-ec263231cde9`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Maine legislature records).