---
type: "Bill"
title: "An Act To Allow A Water District Created By Special Act Of The Legislature To Borrow Money And Issue A Warrant Prior To A Default"
description: "An Act To Allow A Water District Created By Special Act Of The Legislature To Borrow Money And Issue A Warrant Prior To A Default"
jurisdiction: "us/states/me"
legislature: "Maine Legislature"
session: "132"
identifier: "LD 481"
citation: "Maine LD 481 (132)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["BONDING", "DEFAULTS", "WATER DISTRICTS"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Matthew BECK"]
version_count: 2
action_count: 19
vote_count: 0
first_action: "2025-02-06"
last_action: "2025-04-11"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/8815175f-403b-4860-b0fb-05a886eb0275"
source_url: "https://legislature.maine.gov/LawMakerWeb/dockets.asp?ID=280096390"
source_hash: "19040c89db472bac951f9cf1c6c58ce679478f4ed6cded028d0588fdaa712cda"
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 481 (132) — An Act To Allow A Water District Created By Special Act Of The Legislature To Borrow Money And Issue A Warrant Prior To A Default

## Version chain

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

1. **Chapter 23** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.mainelegislature.org/legis/bills/getPDF.asp?paper=HP0310&item=3&snum=132)
2. **LD 481 HP 310** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.mainelegislature.org/legis/bills/getPDF.asp?paper=HP0310&item=1&snum=132)

## Sponsors

- Matthew BECK — primary (person)
- Christopher KESSLER — cosponsor (person)
- Matthew HARRINGTON — cosponsor (person)
- Michelle BOYER — cosponsor (person)
- Nathan WADSWORTH — cosponsor (person)
- Rolf OLSEN — cosponsor (person)
- Sophia WARREN — cosponsor (person)
- Stacy BRENNER — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2025-02-06** Received by the Clerk of the House on February 6, 2025. `receipt`
- **2025-02-06** The Bill was REFERRED to the Committee on ENERGY, UTILITIES AND TECHNOLOGY 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.
- **2025-03-25** CONSENT CALENDAR - FIRST DAY
- **2025-03-25** Under suspension of the rules CONSENT CALENDAR - SECOND DAY.
- **2025-03-25** The Bill was PASSED TO BE ENGROSSED. `reading-3`
- **2025-03-25** Sent for concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.
- **2025-03-27** Report READ and ACCEPTED, in concurrence.
- **2025-03-27** READ ONCE `reading-1`
- **2025-03-27** Under suspension of the Rules, READ A SECOND TIME and PASSED TO BE ENGROSSED, in concurrence. `reading-2, reading-3`
- **2025-03-27** Ordered sent down forthwith.
- **2025-04-01** PASSED TO BE ENACTED. `passage`
- **2025-04-01** Sent for concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.
- **2025-04-08** PASSED TO BE ENACTED, in concurrence. `passage`
- **2025-04-11** Signed by Governor `executive-signature`
- **2025-03-12T04:00:00+00:00** Work Session Held - TABLED
- **2025-03-19T04:00:00+00:00** Work Session Held
- **2025-03-19T04:00:00+00:00** Voted - OTP
- **2025-03-21T04:00:00+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/8815175f-403b-4860-b0fb-05a886eb0275`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Maine legislature records).