---
type: "Bill"
title: "An Act Regarding The Authority Of Municipalities To Regulate Timber Harvesting"
description: "An Act Regarding The Authority Of Municipalities To Regulate Timber Harvesting"
jurisdiction: "us/states/me"
legislature: "Maine Legislature"
session: "132"
identifier: "LD 261"
citation: "Maine LD 261 (132)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["FORESTRY", "MUNICIPAL REGULATION", "TIMBER HARVESTING"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Stephan BUNKER"]
version_count: 4
action_count: 30
vote_count: 0
first_action: "2025-01-23"
last_action: "2025-06-12"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/cef142c0-d9d8-4812-b319-05ae3fdb218a"
source_url: "https://legislature.maine.gov/LawMakerWeb/dockets.asp?ID=280095960"
source_hash: "a26b6734ca0cc679de6220b78e678ec7803ea1fcad7f7b001225a2493c4b1ae0"
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 261 (132) — An Act Regarding The Authority Of Municipalities To Regulate Timber Harvesting

## Version chain

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

1. **Amendment C-A (H-295)** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.mainelegislature.org/legis/bills/getPDF.asp?paper=HP0164&item=2&snum=132)
2. **Amendment H-A to C-A (H-500)** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.mainelegislature.org/legis/bills/getPDF.asp?paper=HP0164&item=4&snum=132)
3. **Chapter 274** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.mainelegislature.org/legis/bills/getPDF.asp?paper=HP0164&item=5&snum=132)
4. **LD 261 HP 164** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.mainelegislature.org/legis/bills/getPDF.asp?paper=HP0164&item=1&snum=132)

## Sponsors

- Stephan BUNKER — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2025-01-23** Received by the Clerk of the House on January 23, 2025. `receipt`
- **2025-01-23** The Bill was REFERRED to the Committee on AGRICULTURE, CONSERVATION AND FORESTRY pursuant to Joint Rule 308.2 and ordered printed pursuant to Joint Rule 401. `referral-committee`
- **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.
- **2025-05-28** CONSENT CALENDAR - FIRST DAY
- **2025-05-28** On OBJECTION of Representative PLUECKER of Warren REMOVED.
- **2025-05-28** The Committee Report was READ.
- **2025-05-28** On motion of Representative PLUECKER of Warren, TABLED pending ACCEPTANCE of the Committee Report.
- **2025-05-28** Later today assigned.
- **2025-06-04** Speaker laid before the House
- **2025-06-04** Subsequently, the Committee Report was ACCEPTED.
- **2025-06-04** The Bill was READ ONCE. `reading-1`
- **2025-06-04** Committee Amendment "A" (H-295) was READ.
- **2025-06-04** On motion of Representative PLUECKER of Warren, House Amendment "A" (H-500) to Committee Amendment "A" (H-295) was READ and ADOPTED. `committee-passage-favorable, passage`
- **2025-06-04** Committee Amendment "A" (H-295) as Amended by House Amendment "A" (H-500) thereto was ADOPTED. `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2025-06-04** Under suspension of the rules, the Bill was given its SECOND READING without REFERENCE to the Committee on Bills in the Second Reading.
- **2025-06-04** The Bill was PASSED TO BE ENGROSSED as Amended by Committee Amendment "A" (H-295) as Amended by House Amendment "A" (H-500) thereto. `reading-3`
- **2025-06-04** Sent for concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.
- **2025-06-05** Reports READ and ACCEPTED
- **2025-06-05** Bill READ ONCE `reading-1`
- **2025-06-05** Committee Amendment "A" (H-295) READ.
- **2025-06-05** House Amendment "A" (H-500) to Committee Amendment "A" (H-295) READ and ADOPTED `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2025-06-05** Committee Amendment "A" (H-295) as Amended by House Amendment "A" (H-500) thereto ADOPTED `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2025-06-05** Under suspension of the Rules, READ A SECOND TIME and PASSED TO BE ENGROSSED AS AMENDED by Committee Amendment "A" (H-295) as Amended by House Amendment "A" (H-500) thereto in concurrence. `reading-2, reading-3`
- **2025-06-09** PASSED TO BE ENACTED. `passage`
- **2025-06-09** Sent for concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.
- **2025-06-09** PASSED TO BE ENACTED, in concurrence. `passage`
- **2025-06-12** Signed by Governor `executive-signature`
- **2025-04-10T04:00:00+00:00** Work Session Held
- **2025-04-10T04:00:00+00:00** Voted - OTP-AM
- **2025-05-27T04:00:00+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/cef142c0-d9d8-4812-b319-05ae3fdb218a`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Maine legislature records).