---
type: "Bill"
title: "An Act To Increase Storm Preparedness For Maine'S Communities, Homes And Infrastructure"
description: "An Act To Increase Storm Preparedness For Maine'S Communities, Homes And Infrastructure"
jurisdiction: "us/states/me"
legislature: "Maine Legislature"
session: "132"
identifier: "LD 1"
citation: "Maine LD 1 (132)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Matthea DAUGHTRY"]
version_count: 3
action_count: 34
vote_count: 0
first_action: "2025-01-08"
last_action: "2025-04-22"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/6f677e57-a374-44d9-bf82-ddbb3a1c64bd"
source_url: "https://legislature.maine.gov/LawMakerWeb/dockets.asp?ID=280095577"
source_hash: "e32bb69fd3eae8053a101355f8cd9827fbb54c215fea613686ef9228d634a5d3"
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 1 (132) — An Act To Increase Storm Preparedness For Maine'S Communities, Homes And Infrastructure

## Version chain

The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.

1. **Amendment C-A (S-9)** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.mainelegislature.org/legis/bills/getPDF.asp?paper=SP0029&item=2&snum=132)
2. **Chapter 33** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.mainelegislature.org/legis/bills/getPDF.asp?paper=SP0029&item=3&snum=132)
3. **LD 1 SP 29** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.mainelegislature.org/legis/bills/getPDF.asp?paper=SP0029&item=1&snum=132)

## Sponsors

- Matthea DAUGHTRY — primary (person)
- Billy Bob FAULKINGHAM — cosponsor (person)
- Harold STEWART — cosponsor (person)
- Ryan FECTEAU — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2025-01-08** Committee on APPROPRIATIONS AND FINANCIAL AFFAIRS suggested and ordered printed REFERENCE to the Committee on APPROPRIATIONS AND FINANCIAL AFFAIRS Ordered sent down forthwith for concurrence
- **2025-01-08** The Bill was REFERRED to the Committee on APPROPRIATIONS AND FINANCIAL AFFAIRS. `referral-committee`
- **2025-01-08** In concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.
- **2025-01-21** Report READ and ACCEPTED
- **2025-01-21** On motion by Senator ROTUNDO of Androscoggin for the Committee on Appropriations and Financial Affairs the Bill was REFERRED to the Committee on HOUSING AND ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT `referral-committee`
- **2025-01-21** Sent down for concurrence
- **2025-01-28** Report was READ and ACCEPTED.
- **2025-01-28** The Bill was REFERRED to the Committee on HOUSING AND ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT `referral-committee`
- **2025-01-28** In concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.
- **2025-03-21** CARRIED OVER, in the same posture, to the next special or regular session of the 132nd Legislature, pursuant to Joint Order SP 519.
- **2025-04-08** Report READ and ACCEPTED.
- **2025-04-08** READ ONCE. `reading-1`
- **2025-04-08** Committee Amendment "A" (S-9) READ and ADOPTED. `committee-passage-favorable, passage`
- **2025-04-08** Under suspension of the Rules, READ A SECOND TIME and PASSED TO BE ENGROSSED AS AMENDED BY Committee Amendment "A" (S-9). `reading-2, reading-3`
- **2025-04-08** Ordered sent down forthwith for concurrence.
- **2025-04-10** CONSENT CALENDAR - FIRST DAY
- **2025-04-10** Under suspension of the rules CONSENT CALENDAR - SECOND DAY.
- **2025-04-10** The Bill was PASSED TO BE ENGROSSED as Amended by Committee Amendment "A" (S-9). `reading-3`
- **2025-04-10** In concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.
- **2025-04-15** This being an emergency measure, a two-thirds vote of all the members elected to the House was necessary.
- **2025-04-15** PASSED TO BE ENACTED. `passage`
- **2025-04-15** Sent for concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.
- **2025-04-17** On motion by Senator PIERCE of Cumberland Tabled until Later in Today's Session, pending ENACTMENT
- **2025-04-22** Taken from the table by the President
- **2025-04-22** PASSED TO BE ENACTED - Emergency - 2/3 Elected Required, in concurrence. `passage`
- **2025-04-22** Signed by Governor `executive-signature`
- **2025-01-15T05:00:00+00:00** Work Session Held
- **2025-01-15T05:00:00+00:00** Voted - REFERRED
- **2025-01-21T05:00:00+00:00** Reported Out - REFERRED
- **2025-03-06T05:00:00+00:00** Work Session Held - TABLED
- **2025-03-11T04:00:00+00:00** Work Session Held - TABLED
- **2025-03-18T04:00:00+00:00** Work Session Held
- **2025-03-18T04:00:00+00:00** Voted - OTP-AM
- **2025-04-07T04:00:00+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/6f677e57-a374-44d9-bf82-ddbb3a1c64bd`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Maine legislature records).