---
type: "Bill"
title: "An Act To Implement The Recommendations Of The Gagetown Harmful Chemical Study Commission And To Reestablish The Gagetown Harmful Chemical Study Commission"
description: "An Act To Implement The Recommendations Of The Gagetown Harmful Chemical Study Commission And To Reestablish The Gagetown Harmful Chemical Study Commission"
jurisdiction: "us/states/me"
legislature: "Maine Legislature"
session: "132"
identifier: "LD 1640"
citation: "Maine LD 1640 (132)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["BENEFITS", "GAGETOWN", "NEW BRUNSWICK", "VETERANS"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Craig HICKMAN"]
version_count: 4
action_count: 33
vote_count: 0
first_action: "2025-04-11"
last_action: "2026-04-16"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/1864d15f-ed54-4697-9af5-3f693737008d"
source_url: "https://legislature.maine.gov/LawMakerWeb/dockets.asp?ID=280098456"
source_hash: "80f009378b3bd571eb408aae4fa54025ca710c0e3bf350c2dba4102597b7190f"
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 1640 (132) — An Act To Implement The Recommendations Of The Gagetown Harmful Chemical Study Commission And To Reestablish The Gagetown Harmful Chemical Study Commission

## Version chain

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

1. **Amendment C-A (S-347)** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.mainelegislature.org/legis/bills/getPDF.asp?paper=SP0648&item=2&snum=132)
2. **Amendment S-A to C-A (S-700)** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.mainelegislature.org/legis/bills/getPDF.asp?paper=SP0648&item=4&snum=132)
3. **Chapter 763** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.mainelegislature.org/legis/bills/getPDF.asp?paper=SP0648&item=5&snum=132)
4. **LD 1640 SP 648** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.mainelegislature.org/legis/bills/getPDF.asp?paper=SP0648&item=1&snum=132)

## Sponsors

- Craig HICKMAN — primary (person)
- Billy Bob FAULKINGHAM — cosponsor (person)
- Bradlee FARRIN — cosponsor (person)
- Harold STEWART — cosponsor (person)
- Kenneth FREDETTE — cosponsor (person)
- Laura SUPICA — cosponsor (person)
- Mark BABIN — cosponsor (person)
- Morgan RIELLY — cosponsor (person)
- Nicole GROHOSKI — cosponsor (person)
- Susan BERNARD — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2025-04-11** Received by the Secretary of the Senate on April 11, 2025 and REFERRED to the Committee on VETERANS AND LEGAL AFFAIRS pursuant to Joint Rule 308.2 `receipt, referral-committee`
- **2025-06-11** Report READ and ACCEPTED.
- **2025-06-11** READ ONCE. `reading-1`
- **2025-06-11** Committee Amendment "A" (S-347) READ and ADOPTED. `committee-passage-favorable, passage`
- **2025-06-11** Under suspension of the Rules, READ A SECOND TIME and PASSED TO BE ENGROSSED AS AMENDED BY Committee Amendment "A" (S-347). `reading-2, reading-3`
- **2025-06-11** Ordered sent down forthwith for concurrence.
- **2025-06-11** CONSENT CALENDAR - FIRST DAY
- **2025-06-11** Under suspension of the rules CONSENT CALENDAR - SECOND DAY.
- **2025-06-11** The Bill was PASSED TO BE ENGROSSED as Amended by Committee Amendment "A" (S-347). `reading-3`
- **2025-06-11** In concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.
- **2025-06-12** This being an emergency measure, a two-thirds vote of all the members elected to the House was necessary.
- **2025-06-12** PASSED TO BE ENACTED. `passage`
- **2025-06-12** Sent for concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.
- **2025-06-13** On motion by Senator RENY of Lincoln PLACED ON THE SPECIAL APPROPRIATIONS TABLE pending ENACTMENT in concurrence
- **2025-06-25** CARRIED OVER, in the same posture, to any special or regular session of the 132nd Legislature, pursuant to Joint Order SP 800.
- **2026-04-13** On motion by Senator ROTUNDO of Androscoggin taken from the Special Appropriations Table
- **2026-04-13** On motion by Same Senator the Senate SUSPENDED THE RULES to RECONSIDER their actions whereby the Bill was PASSED TO BE ENGROSSED AS AMENDED by Committee Amendment "A" (S-347) in concurrence. `reading-3`
- **2026-04-13** On further motion by Same Senator the Senate SUSPENDED THE RULES to RECONSIDER their actions whereby Committee Amendment "A" (S-347) was ADOPTED. `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2026-04-13** On further motion by Same Senator Senate Amendment "A" (S-700) to Committee Amendment "A" (S-347) READ and ADOPTED. `committee-passage-favorable, passage`
- **2026-04-13** Committee Amendment "A" (S-347) as Amended by Senate Amendment "A" (S-700) thereto ADOPTED. `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2026-04-13** PASSED TO BE ENGROSSED AS AMENDED BY Committee Amendment "A" (S-347) as Amended by Senate Amendment "A" (S-700) thereto in NON-CONCURRENCE. `reading-3`
- **2026-04-13** Sent down for concurrence.
- **2026-04-13** The House RECEDED and CONCURRED to PASSAGE TO BE ENGROSSED as Amended by Committee Amendment "A" (S-347) as Amended by Senate Amendment "A" (S-700) thereto. `reading-3`
- **2026-04-13** ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.
- **2026-04-13** PASSED TO BE ENACTED. `passage`
- **2026-04-13** Sent for concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.
- **2026-04-14** On motion by Senator DUSON of Cumberland placed on the SPECIAL STUDY TABLE pending PASSAGE TO BE ENACTED, in concurrence.
- **2026-04-14** On motion by Senator DUSON of Cumberland taken from the Special Study Table
- **2026-04-14** Subsequently, PASSED TO BE ENACTED, in concurrence. `passage`
- **2026-04-16** Signed by Governor `executive-signature`
- **2025-04-30T04:00:00+00:00** Work Session Held
- **2025-04-30T04:00:00+00:00** Voted - OTP-AM
- **2025-06-11T04:00:00+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/1864d15f-ed54-4697-9af5-3f693737008d`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Maine legislature records).