---
type: "Bill"
title: "An Act To Remove The Exemption For Certain Roadside Springs From Regulation As Public Water Systems In The Laws Regarding Water For Human Consumption"
description: "An Act To Remove The Exemption For Certain Roadside Springs From Regulation As Public Water Systems In The Laws Regarding Water For Human Consumption"
jurisdiction: "us/states/me"
legislature: "Maine Legislature"
session: "131"
identifier: "LD 2036"
citation: "Maine LD 2036 (131)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["PUBLIC SAFETY", "ROADSIDE SPRINGS", "SAFE DRINKING WATER"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Henry INGWERSEN"]
version_count: 3
action_count: 19
vote_count: 0
first_action: "2023-12-11"
last_action: "2024-03-06"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/22d76eca-05d9-4f5a-8151-8c451526b526"
source_url: "https://legislature.maine.gov/LawMakerWeb/dockets.asp?ID=280091347"
source_hash: "d2908b1d9764adee0de41a76c8a777fe14aeb0331d88d8a84ccbea8fa1a5d44e"
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 2036 (131) — An Act To Remove The Exemption For Certain Roadside Springs From Regulation As Public Water Systems In The Laws Regarding Water For Human Consumption

## 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=SP0864&item=2&snum=131)
2. **Documents and Disposition** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.mainelegislature.org/legis/bills/getPDF.asp?paper=SP0864&item=1&snum=131)
3. **Final Disposition** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.mainelegislature.org/legis/bills/getPDF.asp?paper=SP0864&item=3&snum=131)

## Sponsors

- Henry INGWERSEN — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2023-12-11** Received by the Secretary of the Senate on December 11, 2023 and REFERRED to the Committee on HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES pursuant to Joint Rule 308.2 `receipt, referral-committee`
- **2024-02-20** Report READ and ACCEPTED
- **2024-02-20** READ ONCE `reading-1`
- **2024-02-20** Committee Amendment "A" (S-524) READ and ADOPTED `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2024-02-20** ASSIGNED FOR SECOND READING NEXT LEGISLATIVE DAY.
- **2024-02-21** COMMITTEE ON BILLS IN THE SECOND READING REPORTS NO FURTHER VERBAL AMENDMENTS NECESSARY. REPORT ACCEPTED.
- **2024-02-21** READ A SECOND TIME and PASSED TO BE ENGROSSED AS AMENDED BY Committee Amendment "A" (S-524) `reading-2, reading-3`
- **2024-02-21** Ordered sent down forthwith for concurrence.
- **2024-02-22** CONSENT CALENDAR - FIRST DAY
- **2024-02-22** Under suspension of the rules CONSENT CALENDAR - SECOND DAY.
- **2024-02-22** The Bill was PASSED TO BE ENGROSSED as Amended by Committee Amendment "A" (S-524). `reading-3`
- **2024-02-22** In concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.
- **2024-02-27** PASSED TO BE ENACTED. `passage`
- **2024-02-27** Sent for concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.
- **2024-02-28** PASSED TO BE ENACTED, in concurrence. `passage`
- **2024-03-06** Signed by Governor `executive-signature`
- **2024-01-18T05:00:00+00:00** Work Session Held
- **2024-01-23T05:00:00+00:00** Voted - OTP-AM
- **2024-02-14T05:00:00+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/22d76eca-05d9-4f5a-8151-8c451526b526`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Maine legislature records).