---
type: "Bill"
title: "An Act Designating New Motor Vehicle Emissions Rules As Major Substantive Rules"
description: "An Act Designating New Motor Vehicle Emissions Rules As Major Substantive Rules"
jurisdiction: "us/states/me"
legislature: "Maine Legislature"
session: "131"
identifier: "LD 2261"
citation: "Maine LD 2261 (131)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["AIR QUALITY", "MOTOR VEHICLES EMISSIONS", "RULEMAKING"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Michael SOBOLESKI"]
version_count: 3
action_count: 20
vote_count: 0
first_action: "2024-03-12"
last_action: "2024-04-12"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/3264fc66-070e-4e3b-a041-02252ec45982"
source_url: "https://legislature.maine.gov/LawMakerWeb/dockets.asp?ID=280092410"
source_hash: "e6628066f07f809b9ea9da7c0089c542c0b2a51f9f4b9f3fa4f72e7df16adf49"
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 2261 (131) — An Act Designating New Motor Vehicle Emissions Rules As Major Substantive Rules

## 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=HP1451&item=2&snum=131)
2. **Documents and Disposition** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.mainelegislature.org/legis/bills/getPDF.asp?paper=HP1451&item=1&snum=131)
3. **Final Disposition** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.mainelegislature.org/legis/bills/getPDF.asp?paper=HP1451&item=3&snum=131)

## Sponsors

- Michael SOBOLESKI — primary (person)
- Billy Bob FAULKINGHAM — cosponsor (person)
- Harold STEWART — cosponsor (person)
- Katrina SMITH — cosponsor (person)
- Peter LYFORD — cosponsor (person)
- Rachel TALBOT ROSS — cosponsor (person)
- Reagan PAUL — cosponsor (person)
- Richard CAMPBELL — cosponsor (person)
- Russell BLACK — cosponsor (person)
- Troy JACKSON — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2024-03-12** Committee on Environment and Natural Resources suggested and ordered printed.
- **2024-03-12** The Bill was REFERRED to the Committee on ENVIRONMENT AND NATURAL RESOURCES. `referral-committee`
- **2024-03-12** Sent for concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.
- **2024-03-13** The Bill was REFERRED to the Committee on ENVIRONMENT AND NATURAL RESOURCES in concurrence `referral-committee`
- **2024-04-02** CONSENT CALENDAR - FIRST DAY
- **2024-04-02** Under suspension of the rules CONSENT CALENDAR - SECOND DAY.
- **2024-04-02** The Bill was PASSED TO BE ENGROSSED as Amended by Committee Amendment "A" (H-902). `reading-3`
- **2024-04-02** Sent for concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.
- **2024-04-03** Report READ and ACCEPTED, in concurrence.
- **2024-04-03** READ ONCE. `reading-1`
- **2024-04-03** Committee Amendment "A" (H-902) READ and ADOPTED, in concurrence. `committee-passage-favorable, passage`
- **2024-04-03** Under suspension of the Rules, READ A SECOND TIME and PASSED TO BE ENGROSSED AS AMENDED BY Committee Amendment "A" (H-902), in concurrence. `reading-2, reading-3`
- **2024-04-03** Ordered sent down forthwith.
- **2024-04-09** PASSED TO BE ENACTED. `passage`
- **2024-04-09** Sent for concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.
- **2024-04-10** PASSED TO BE ENACTED, in concurrence. `passage`
- **2024-04-12** Signed by Governor `executive-signature`
- **2024-03-21T04:00:00+00:00** Work Session Held
- **2024-03-21T04:00:00+00:00** Voted - OTP-AM
- **2024-04-01T04:00:00+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/3264fc66-070e-4e3b-a041-02252ec45982`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Maine legislature records).