---
type: "Bill"
title: "An Act To Increase The Beneficial Reuse Of Construction And Demolition Debris"
description: "An Act To Increase The Beneficial Reuse Of Construction And Demolition Debris"
jurisdiction: "us/states/me"
legislature: "Maine Legislature"
session: "131"
identifier: "LD 718"
citation: "Maine LD 718 (131)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["CONSTRUCTION AND DEMOLITION DEBRIS", "MANAGEMENT", "SOLID WASTES"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Russell BLACK"]
version_count: 4
action_count: 25
vote_count: 0
first_action: "2023-02-16"
last_action: "2023-06-23"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/a6672d32-a45c-4f51-b842-77536944207f"
source_url: "https://legislature.maine.gov/LawMakerWeb/dockets.asp?ID=280086366"
source_hash: "8220b210ee57a5f825d2f4f04ac550f670e108ef05a6cc22aef6a1025e522147"
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 718 (131) — An Act To Increase The Beneficial Reuse Of Construction And Demolition Debris

## 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=SP0276&item=2&snum=131)
2. **Documents and Disposition** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.mainelegislature.org/legis/bills/getPDF.asp?paper=SP0276&item=1&snum=131)
3. **Final Disposition** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.mainelegislature.org/legis/bills/getPDF.asp?paper=SP0276&item=4&snum=131)
4. **Status In Committee** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.mainelegislature.org/legis/bills/getPDF.asp?paper=SP0276&item=3&snum=131)

## Sponsors

- Russell BLACK — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2023-02-16** Committee on ENVIRONMENT AND NATURAL RESOURCES suggested and ordered printed REFERENCE to the Committee on ENVIRONMENT AND NATURAL RESOURCES Ordered sent down forthwith for concurrence
- **2023-02-16** The Bill was REFERRED to the Committee on ENVIRONMENT AND NATURAL RESOURCES. `referral-committee`
- **2023-02-16** In concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.
- **2023-03-30** CARRIED OVER, in the same posture, to a subsequent special or regular session of the 131st Legislature, pursuant to Joint Order SP 594.
- **2023-06-14** Reports READ
- **2023-06-14** On motion by Senator BRENNER of Cumberland The Majority Ought to Pass As Amended by Committee Amendment "A" (S-330) Report ACCEPTED
- **2023-06-14** READ ONCE `reading-1`
- **2023-06-14** Committee Amendment "A" (S-330) READ and ADOPTED `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2023-06-14** Under suspension of the Rules, READ A SECOND TIME and PASSED TO BE ENGROSSED AS AMENDED by Committee Amendment "A" (S-330) `reading-2, reading-3`
- **2023-06-14** Sent down for concurrence
- **2023-06-16** Reports READ.
- **2023-06-16** On motion of Representative GRAMLICH of Old Orchard Beach, the Majority Ought to Pass as Amended Report was ACCEPTED.
- **2023-06-16** The Bill was READ ONCE. `reading-1`
- **2023-06-16** Committee Amendment "A" (S-330) was READ and ADOPTED. `committee-passage-favorable, passage`
- **2023-06-16** Under suspension of the rules, the Bill was given its SECOND READING without REFERENCE to the Committee on Bills in the Second Reading.
- **2023-06-16** The Bill was PASSED TO BE ENGROSSED as Amended by Committee Amendment "A" (S-330). `reading-3`
- **2023-06-16** In concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.
- **2023-06-20** This being an emergency measure, a two-thirds vote of all the members elected to the House was necessary.
- **2023-06-20** PASSED TO BE ENACTED. `passage`
- **2023-06-20** Sent for concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.
- **2023-06-20** PASSED TO BE ENACTED - Emergency - 2/3 Elected Required, in concurrence. `passage`
- **2023-06-23** Signed by Governor `executive-signature`
- **2023-05-17T04:00:00+00:00** Work Session Held
- **2023-05-17T04:00:00+00:00** Voted - Divided Report
- **2023-06-14T04:00:00+00:00** Reported Out - OTP-AM/OTP-AM

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/a6672d32-a45c-4f51-b842-77536944207f`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Maine legislature records).