---
type: "Bill"
title: "An Act To Increase The Debt Limit Of The Vinalhaven Water District"
description: "An Act To Increase The Debt Limit Of The Vinalhaven Water District"
jurisdiction: "us/states/me"
legislature: "Maine Legislature"
session: "132"
identifier: "LD 2234"
citation: "Maine LD 2234 (132)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["BONDING", "VINALHAVEN DEBT LIMIT", "WATER DISTRICTS"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Holly EATON"]
version_count: 2
action_count: 20
vote_count: 0
first_action: "2026-03-12"
last_action: "2026-04-03"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/2c52654a-4d4b-429d-bd57-754c5ef4667f"
source_url: "https://legislature.maine.gov/LawMakerWeb/dockets.asp?ID=280101975"
source_hash: "e667403fd8b922bffaf0c1aa88f78ee5d1a6d79e319fdf12c5711ce5bb10818c"
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 2234 (132) — An Act To Increase The Debt Limit Of The Vinalhaven Water District

## Version chain

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

1. **ACTPS Chapter 17** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.mainelegislature.org/legis/bills/getPDF.asp?paper=HP1510&item=2&snum=132)
2. **LD 2234 HP 1510** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.mainelegislature.org/legis/bills/getPDF.asp?paper=HP1510&item=1&snum=132)

## Sponsors

- Holly EATON — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2026-03-12** Committee on Energy, Utilities and Technology suggested and ordered printed.
- **2026-03-12** The Bill was REFERRED to the Committee on ENERGY, UTILITIES AND TECHNOLOGY. `referral-committee`
- **2026-03-12** Sent for concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.
- **2026-03-17** The Bill was REFERRED to the Committee on ENERGY, UTILITIES AND TECHNOLOGY in concurrence `referral-committee`
- **2026-03-25** CONSENT CALENDAR - FIRST DAY
- **2026-03-25** Under suspension of the rules CONSENT CALENDAR - SECOND DAY.
- **2026-03-25** The Bill was PASSED TO BE ENGROSSED. `reading-3`
- **2026-03-25** Sent for concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.
- **2026-03-26** Report READ and ACCEPTED, in concurrence.
- **2026-03-26** READ ONCE `reading-1`
- **2026-03-26** Under suspension of the Rules, READ A SECOND TIME and PASSED TO BE ENGROSSED, in concurrence. `reading-2, reading-3`
- **2026-03-26** Ordered sent down forthwith.
- **2026-03-30** This being an emergency measure, a two-thirds vote of all the members elected to the House was necessary.
- **2026-03-30** PASSED TO BE ENACTED. `passage`
- **2026-03-30** Sent for concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.
- **2026-04-02** PASSED TO BE ENACTED - Emergency - 2/3 Elected Required, in concurrence. `passage`
- **2026-04-03** Signed by Governor `executive-signature`
- **2026-03-19T04:00:00+00:00** Work Session Held
- **2026-03-19T04:00:00+00:00** Voted - OTP
- **2026-03-24T04:00:00+00:00** Reported Out - OTP

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/2c52654a-4d4b-429d-bd57-754c5ef4667f`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Maine legislature records).