---
type: "Bill"
title: "An Act To Appropriate Funds To The Department Of Environmental Protection, Lake Water Quality Restoration And Protection Fund"
description: "An Act To Appropriate Funds To The Department Of Environmental Protection, Lake Water Quality Restoration And Protection Fund"
jurisdiction: "us/states/me"
legislature: "Maine Legislature"
session: "132"
identifier: "LD 296"
citation: "Maine LD 296 (132)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["LAKES", "SURFACE WATER", "WATER QUALITY FUND"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["William BRIDGEO"]
version_count: 4
action_count: 31
vote_count: 0
first_action: "2025-01-30"
last_action: "2025-07-01"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/012ee7a2-683a-42ed-b17c-c79539b50636"
source_url: "https://legislature.maine.gov/LawMakerWeb/dockets.asp?ID=280096120"
source_hash: "d75f1100167f681e67231394af9aaac83efd3746e4723c7ff000886a5a088e53"
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 296 (132) — An Act To Appropriate Funds To The Department Of Environmental Protection, Lake Water Quality Restoration And Protection Fund

## Version chain

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

1. **Amendment C-A (H-69)** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.mainelegislature.org/legis/bills/getPDF.asp?paper=HP0196&item=2&snum=132)
2. **Amendment S-A to C-A (S-452)** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.mainelegislature.org/legis/bills/getPDF.asp?paper=HP0196&item=4&snum=132)
3. **Chapter 451** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.mainelegislature.org/legis/bills/getPDF.asp?paper=HP0196&item=6&snum=132)
4. **LD 296 HP 196** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.mainelegislature.org/legis/bills/getPDF.asp?paper=HP0196&item=1&snum=132)

## Sponsors

- William BRIDGEO — primary (person)
- Arthur BELL — cosponsor (person)
- David WOODSOME — cosponsor (person)
- Denise TEPLER — cosponsor (person)
- Holly STOVER — cosponsor (person)
- John DUCHARME — cosponsor (person)
- Michael SOBOLESKI — cosponsor (person)
- Morgan RIELLY — cosponsor (person)
- Richard CAMPBELL — cosponsor (person)
- Victoria DOUDERA — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2025-01-30** Received by the Clerk of the House on January 30, 2025. `receipt`
- **2025-01-30** The Bill was REFERRED to the Committee on ENVIRONMENT AND NATURAL RESOURCES 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.
- **2025-04-24** CONSENT CALENDAR - FIRST DAY
- **2025-04-24** Under suspension of the rules CONSENT CALENDAR - SECOND DAY.
- **2025-04-24** The Bill was PASSED TO BE ENGROSSED as Amended by Committee Amendment "A" (H-69). `reading-3`
- **2025-04-24** Sent for concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.
- **2025-04-29** Report READ and ACCEPTED, in concurrence.
- **2025-04-29** READ ONCE. `reading-1`
- **2025-04-29** Committee Amendment "A" (H-69) READ and ADOPTED, in concurrence. `committee-passage-favorable, passage`
- **2025-04-29** Under suspension of the Rules, READ A SECOND TIME and PASSED TO BE ENGROSSED AS AMENDED BY Committee Amendment "A" (H-69), in concurrence. `reading-2, reading-3`
- **2025-04-29** Ordered sent down forthwith.
- **2025-04-30** PASSED TO BE ENACTED. `passage`
- **2025-04-30** Sent for concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.
- **2025-05-06** On motion by Senator ROTUNDO of Androscoggin PLACED ON THE SPECIAL APPROPRIATIONS TABLE pending ENACTMENT in concurrence
- **2025-06-25** On motion by Senator ROTUNDO of Androscoggin taken from the Special Appropriations Table
- **2025-06-25** 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" (H-69) `reading-3`
- **2025-06-25** On further motion by Same Senator the Senate SUSPENDED THE RULES to RECONSIDER their actions whereby Committee Amendment "A" (H-69) was ADOPTED. `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2025-06-25** On further motion by Same Senator Senate Amendment "A" (S-452) to Committee Amendment "A" (H-69) READ and ADOPTED. `committee-passage-favorable, passage`
- **2025-06-25** Committee Amendment "A" (H-69) as Amended by Senate Amendment "A" (S-452) thereto ADOPTED. `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2025-06-25** PASSED TO BE ENGROSSED AS AMENDED BY Committee Amendment "A" (H-69) as Amended by Senate Amendment "A" (S-452) thereto in NON-CONCURRENCE. `reading-3`
- **2025-06-25** Sent down for concurrence.
- **2025-06-25** The House RECEDED and CONCURRED to PASSAGE TO BE ENGROSSED as Amended by Committee Amendment "A" (H-69) as Amended by Senate Amendment "A" (S-452) thereto. `reading-3`
- **2025-06-25** ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.
- **2025-06-25** PASSED TO BE ENACTED. `passage`
- **2025-06-25** Sent for concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.
- **2025-06-25** PASSED TO BE ENACTED, in concurrence. `passage`
- **2025-07-01** Signed by Governor `executive-signature`
- **2025-02-26T05:00:00+00:00** Work Session Held
- **2025-02-26T05:00:00+00:00** Voted - OTP-AM
- **2025-04-23T04:00:00+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/012ee7a2-683a-42ed-b17c-c79539b50636`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Maine legislature records).