---
type: "Bill"
title: "An Act Regarding Confidential Information Gathered For Forest Fire Emergency Response And Planning"
description: "An Act Regarding Confidential Information Gathered For Forest Fire Emergency Response And Planning"
jurisdiction: "us/states/me"
legislature: "Maine Legislature"
session: "132"
identifier: "LD 379"
citation: "Maine LD 379 (132)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["EMERGENCY PLANNING", "FIRE CONTROL", "FORESTRY"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Russell BLACK"]
version_count: 2
action_count: 20
vote_count: 0
first_action: "2025-02-04"
last_action: "2025-05-16"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/505bd0d5-c1bf-4d4d-b1a4-0a8f24142a52"
source_url: "https://legislature.maine.gov/LawMakerWeb/dockets.asp?ID=280096042"
source_hash: "672c5ca429b9460ab7927d2c6e3fa86ea2fe96aea22a9970ba1f5981c60795a5"
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 379 (132) — An Act Regarding Confidential Information Gathered For Forest Fire Emergency Response And Planning

## Version chain

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

1. **Chapter 72** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.mainelegislature.org/legis/bills/getPDF.asp?paper=SP0138&item=3&snum=132)
2. **LD 379 SP 138** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.mainelegislature.org/legis/bills/getPDF.asp?paper=SP0138&item=1&snum=132)

## Sponsors

- Russell BLACK — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2025-02-04** Committee on JUDICIARY suggested and ordered printed
- **2025-02-04** On motion by Senator CARNEY of Cumberland REFERENCE to the Committee on AGRICULTURE, CONSERVATION AND FORESTRY Ordered sent down forthwith for concurrence
- **2025-02-04** The Bill was REFERRED to the Committee on AGRICULTURE, CONSERVATION AND FORESTRY. `referral-committee`
- **2025-02-04** In concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.
- **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.
- **2025-05-06** Report READ and ACCEPTED.
- **2025-05-06** READ ONCE `reading-1`
- **2025-05-06** Under suspension of the Rules, READ A SECOND TIME and PASSED TO BE ENGROSSED. `reading-2, reading-3`
- **2025-05-06** Ordered sent down forthwith for concurrence.
- **2025-05-07** CONSENT CALENDAR - FIRST DAY
- **2025-05-07** Under suspension of the rules CONSENT CALENDAR - SECOND DAY.
- **2025-05-07** The Bill was PASSED TO BE ENGROSSED. `reading-3`
- **2025-05-07** In concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.
- **2025-05-13** PASSED TO BE ENACTED. `passage`
- **2025-05-13** Sent for concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.
- **2025-05-14** PASSED TO BE ENACTED, in concurrence. `passage`
- **2025-05-16** Signed by Governor `executive-signature`
- **2025-03-06T05:00:00+00:00** Work Session Held
- **2025-03-06T05:00:00+00:00** Voted - OTP
- **2025-05-01T04:00:00+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/505bd0d5-c1bf-4d4d-b1a4-0a8f24142a52`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Maine legislature records).