---
type: "Bill"
title: "An Act To Repeal And Replace The Charter Of The Yarmouth Water District"
description: "An Act To Repeal And Replace The Charter Of The Yarmouth Water District"
jurisdiction: "us/states/me"
legislature: "Maine Legislature"
session: "132"
identifier: "LD 1747"
citation: "Maine LD 1747 (132)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["CHARTER CHANGES", "WATER DISTRICTS", "YARMOUTH WATER DISTRICT"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Arthur BELL"]
version_count: 3
action_count: 20
vote_count: 0
first_action: "2025-04-22"
last_action: "2025-06-09"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/9b3daa27-f8fd-41a0-b6e1-2184e1970008"
source_url: "https://legislature.maine.gov/LawMakerWeb/dockets.asp?ID=280098720"
source_hash: "c2b247d03554a92b78ebda126d645f782f0ce4d06cd431b223457144dd947f7f"
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 1747 (132) — An Act To Repeal And Replace The Charter Of The Yarmouth Water District

## Version chain

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

1. **ACTPS Chapter 8** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.mainelegislature.org/legis/bills/getPDF.asp?paper=HP1165&item=3&snum=132)
2. **Amendment C-A (H-279)** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.mainelegislature.org/legis/bills/getPDF.asp?paper=HP1165&item=2&snum=132)
3. **LD 1747 HP 1165** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.mainelegislature.org/legis/bills/getPDF.asp?paper=HP1165&item=1&snum=132)

## Sponsors

- Arthur BELL — primary (person)
- Anne GRAHAM — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2025-04-22** Committee on Energy, Utilities and Technology suggested and ordered printed.
- **2025-04-22** The Bill was REFERRED to the Committee on ENERGY, UTILITIES AND TECHNOLOGY. `referral-committee`
- **2025-04-22** Sent for concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.
- **2025-04-22** The Bill was REFERRED to the Committee on ENERGY, UTILITIES AND TECHNOLOGY in concurrence `referral-committee`
- **2025-05-27** CONSENT CALENDAR - FIRST DAY
- **2025-05-27** Under suspension of the rules CONSENT CALENDAR - SECOND DAY.
- **2025-05-27** The Bill was PASSED TO BE ENGROSSED as Amended by Committee Amendment "A" (H-279). `reading-3`
- **2025-05-27** Sent for concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.
- **2025-05-28** Report READ and ACCEPTED, in concurrence.
- **2025-05-28** READ ONCE. `reading-1`
- **2025-05-28** Committee Amendment "A" (H-279) READ and ADOPTED, in concurrence. `committee-passage-favorable, passage`
- **2025-05-28** Under suspension of the Rules, READ A SECOND TIME and PASSED TO BE ENGROSSED AS AMENDED BY Committee Amendment "A" (H-279), in concurrence. `reading-2, reading-3`
- **2025-05-28** Ordered sent down forthwith.
- **2025-05-29** PASSED TO BE ENACTED. `passage`
- **2025-05-29** Sent for concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.
- **2025-06-02** PASSED TO BE ENACTED, in concurrence. `passage`
- **2025-06-09** Signed by Governor `executive-signature`
- **2025-05-08T04:00:00+00:00** Work Session Held
- **2025-05-08T04:00:00+00:00** Voted - OTP-AM
- **2025-05-23T04:00:00+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/9b3daa27-f8fd-41a0-b6e1-2184e1970008`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Maine legislature records).