---
type: "Bill"
title: "An Act To Protect Groundwater And Surface Waters From Perfluoroalkyl And Polyfluoroalkyl Substances From Landfill Leachate"
description: "An Act To Protect Groundwater And Surface Waters From Perfluoroalkyl And Polyfluoroalkyl Substances From Landfill Leachate"
jurisdiction: "us/states/me"
legislature: "Maine Legislature"
session: "132"
identifier: "LD 1604"
citation: "Maine LD 1604 (132)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["PFAS", "TOXIC CHEMICALS", "TOXIC SUBSTANCES"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Michael TIPPING"]
version_count: 3
action_count: 23
vote_count: 0
first_action: "2025-04-10"
last_action: "2025-05-30"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/a6c6e7ce-6d70-414e-a520-c847a38816a2"
source_url: "https://legislature.maine.gov/LawMakerWeb/dockets.asp?ID=280098435"
source_hash: "b553c6e18bd3f0a209031d0698ffcba554060b25c7541337ebdc512d912f6a39"
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 1604 (132) — An Act To Protect Groundwater And Surface Waters From Perfluoroalkyl And Polyfluoroalkyl Substances From Landfill Leachate

## Version chain

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

1. **Amendment C-A (S-128)** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.mainelegislature.org/legis/bills/getPDF.asp?paper=SP0641&item=2&snum=132)
2. **Chapter 172** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.mainelegislature.org/legis/bills/getPDF.asp?paper=SP0641&item=3&snum=132)
3. **LD 1604 SP 641** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.mainelegislature.org/legis/bills/getPDF.asp?paper=SP0641&item=1&snum=132)

## Sponsors

- Michael TIPPING — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2025-04-10** 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
- **2025-04-10** The Bill was REFERRED to the Committee on ENVIRONMENT AND NATURAL RESOURCES. `referral-committee`
- **2025-04-10** In concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.
- **2025-05-21** Reports Read
- **2025-05-21** On motion by Senator TEPLER of Sagadahoc the Majority Ought to Pass as Amended Report ACCEPTED.
- **2025-05-21** Bill READ ONCE `reading-1`
- **2025-05-21** Committee Amendment "A" (S-128) READ and ADOPTED. `committee-passage-favorable, passage`
- **2025-05-21** Under suspension of the Rules, READ A SECOND TIME and PASSED TO BE ENGROSSED AS AMENDED by Committee Amendment "A" (S-128) `reading-2, reading-3`
- **2025-05-21** Sent down forthwith for concurrence.
- **2025-05-22** Reports READ.
- **2025-05-22** On motion of Representative DOUDERA of Camden, the Majority Ought to Pass as Amended Report was ACCEPTED.
- **2025-05-22** The Bill was READ ONCE. `reading-1`
- **2025-05-22** Committee Amendment "A" (S-128) was READ and ADOPTED. `committee-passage-favorable, passage`
- **2025-05-22** Under suspension of the rules, the Bill was given its SECOND READING without REFERENCE to the Committee on Bills in the Second Reading.
- **2025-05-22** The Bill was PASSED TO BE ENGROSSED as Amended by Committee Amendment "A" (S-128). `reading-3`
- **2025-05-22** In concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.
- **2025-05-27** PASSED TO BE ENACTED. `passage`
- **2025-05-27** Sent for concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.
- **2025-05-27** PASSED TO BE ENACTED, in concurrence. `passage`
- **2025-05-30** Signed by Governor `executive-signature`
- **2025-05-07T04:00:00+00:00** Work Session Held
- **2025-05-07T04:00:00+00:00** Voted - Divided Report
- **2025-05-20T04:00:00+00:00** Reported Out - OTP-AM/ONTP

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/a6c6e7ce-6d70-414e-a520-c847a38816a2`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Maine legislature records).