---
type: "Bill"
title: "An Act To Improve Maine'S Environment And Protect Natural Resources"
description: "An Act To Improve Maine'S Environment And Protect Natural Resources"
jurisdiction: "us/states/me"
legislature: "Maine Legislature"
session: "132"
identifier: "LD 474"
citation: "Maine LD 474 (132)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["ENVIRONMENTAL AWARENESS", "PLANNING", "PROVISIONS REVISED"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Denise TEPLER"]
version_count: 3
action_count: 22
vote_count: 0
first_action: "2025-02-05"
last_action: "2026-04-03"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/72b9f0c1-dcff-4a57-9fe4-e4ca43121c92"
source_url: "https://legislature.maine.gov/LawMakerWeb/dockets.asp?ID=280096340"
source_hash: "d20a2212b96079b0e0f6dd5452fc92ffade5474962b3852becc5c55c830bb05b"
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 474 (132) — An Act To Improve Maine'S Environment And Protect Natural Resources

## Version chain

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

1. **Amendment C-A (S-565)** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.mainelegislature.org/legis/bills/getPDF.asp?paper=SP0214&item=2&snum=132)
2. **Chapter 608** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.mainelegislature.org/legis/bills/getPDF.asp?paper=SP0214&item=3&snum=132)
3. **LD 474 SP 214** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.mainelegislature.org/legis/bills/getPDF.asp?paper=SP0214&item=1&snum=132)

## Sponsors

- Denise TEPLER — primary (person)
- Joseph MARTIN — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2025-02-05** Received by the Secretary of the Senate on February 5, 2025 and REFERRED to the Committee on ENVIRONMENT AND NATURAL RESOURCES pursuant to Joint Rule 308.2 `receipt, 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.
- **2025-06-25** CARRIED OVER, in the same posture, to any special or regular session of the 132nd Legislature, pursuant to Joint Order SP 800.
- **2026-03-24** Report READ and ACCEPTED.
- **2026-03-24** Bill READ ONCE. `reading-1`
- **2026-03-24** Committee Amendment "A" (S-565) READ and ADOPTED. `committee-passage-favorable, passage`
- **2026-03-24** Under suspension of the Rules, READ A SECOND TIME and PASSED TO BE ENGROSSED AS AMENDED BY Committee Amendment "A" (S-565). `reading-2, reading-3`
- **2026-03-24** Ordered sent down forthwith for concurrence.
- **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 as Amended by Committee Amendment "A" (S-565). `reading-3`
- **2026-03-25** In concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.
- **2026-03-26** PASSED TO BE ENACTED. `passage`
- **2026-03-26** Sent for concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.
- **2026-03-30** PASSED TO BE ENACTED, in concurrence. `passage`
- **2026-04-03** Signed by Governor `executive-signature`
- **2025-05-15T04:00:00+00:00** Work Session Held - TABLED
- **2025-05-16T04:00:00+00:00** Carry Over Requested
- **2025-05-19T04:00:00+00:00** Carry Over Approved
- **2026-03-04T05:00:00+00:00** Work Session Held
- **2026-03-04T05:00:00+00:00** Voted - OTP-AM
- **2026-03-20T04:00:00+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/72b9f0c1-dcff-4a57-9fe4-e4ca43121c92`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Maine legislature records).