---
type: "Bill"
title: "An Act To Establish Processing Time Limits For Permit By Rule Applications Under The Site Location Of Development Laws"
description: "An Act To Establish Processing Time Limits For Permit By Rule Applications Under The Site Location Of Development Laws"
jurisdiction: "us/states/me"
legislature: "Maine Legislature"
session: "131"
identifier: "LD 9"
citation: "Maine LD 9 (131)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION DEPT", "PERMIT BY RULE APPLICATIONS", "PERMITS"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["James BOYLE"]
version_count: 3
action_count: 23
vote_count: 0
first_action: "2023-01-04"
last_action: "2023-05-01"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/a5098d7c-d1b8-486b-bd46-ab7432de00dc"
source_url: "https://legislature.maine.gov/LawMakerWeb/dockets.asp?ID=280085123"
source_hash: "f2bdb1112d179b68e2a36a220c199b6f30569e3af9bf9209d05c8b6efe06c6bb"
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 9 (131) — An Act To Establish Processing Time Limits For Permit By Rule Applications Under The Site Location Of Development Laws

## 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=HP0013&item=2&snum=131)
2. **Documents and Disposition** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.mainelegislature.org/legis/bills/getPDF.asp?paper=HP0013&item=1&snum=131)
3. **Final Disposition** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.mainelegislature.org/legis/bills/getPDF.asp?paper=HP0013&item=3&snum=131)

## Sponsors

- James BOYLE — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2023-01-04** Committee on Environment and Natural Resources suggested and ordered printed.
- **2023-01-04** The Bill was REFERRED to the Committee on ENVIRONMENT AND NATURAL RESOURCES. `referral-committee`
- **2023-01-04** Sent for concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.
- **2023-01-04** The Bill was REFERRED to the Committee on ENVIRONMENT AND NATURAL RESOURCES in concurrence `referral-committee`
- **2023-03-30** Carried over, in the same posture, to any special or regular session of the 131st Legislature, pursuant to Joint Order SP 594.
- **2023-04-12** CONSENT CALENDAR - FIRST DAY
- **2023-04-12** Under suspension of the rules CONSENT CALENDAR - SECOND DAY.
- **2023-04-12** The Bill was PASSED TO BE ENGROSSED as Amended by Committee Amendment "A" (H-30). `reading-3`
- **2023-04-12** Sent for concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.
- **2023-04-13** Report READ and ACCEPTED in concurrence
- **2023-04-13** READ ONCE `reading-1`
- **2023-04-13** Committee Amendment "A" (H-30) READ and ADOPTED `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2023-04-13** ASSIGNED FOR SECOND READING NEXT LEGISLATIVE DAY.
- **2023-04-18** COMMITTEE ON BILLS IN THE SECOND READING REPORTS NO FURTHER VERBAL AMENDMENTS NECESSARY. REPORT ACCEPTED.
- **2023-04-18** READ A SECOND TIME and PASSED TO BE ENGROSSED AS AMENDED BY Committee Amendment "A" (H-30), in concurrence. `reading-2, reading-3`
- **2023-04-18** Ordered sent down forthwith.
- **2023-04-20** PASSED TO BE ENACTED. `passage`
- **2023-04-20** Sent for concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.
- **2023-04-25** PASSED TO BE ENACTED, in concurrence. `passage`
- **2023-05-01** Signed by Governor `executive-signature`
- **2023-02-08T05:00:00+00:00** Work Session Held
- **2023-02-08T05:00:00+00:00** Voted - OTP-AM
- **2023-04-11T04:00:00+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/a5098d7c-d1b8-486b-bd46-ab7432de00dc`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Maine legislature records).