---
type: "Bill"
title: "An Act To Clarify Performance Standards For Quarries"
description: "An Act To Clarify Performance Standards For Quarries"
jurisdiction: "us/states/me"
legislature: "Maine Legislature"
session: "132"
identifier: "LD 704"
citation: "Maine LD 704 (132)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["LAND USE", "PERMITS", "QUARRY PERFORMANCE STANDARDS"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["William PLUECKER"]
version_count: 3
action_count: 24
vote_count: 2
first_action: "2025-02-20"
last_action: "2025-05-23"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/c6c720c5-d4e2-41c9-884d-263c5afb0c6d"
source_url: "https://legislature.maine.gov/LawMakerWeb/dockets.asp?ID=280096759"
source_hash: "2536dbec8339b967cbc7936d47b73a85dd9941fb4fd10f69c61928bdb72fb2d8"
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 704 (132) — An Act To Clarify Performance Standards For Quarries

## Version chain

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

1. **Amendment C-A (H-131)** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.mainelegislature.org/legis/bills/getPDF.asp?paper=HP0443&item=2&snum=132)
2. **Chapter 91** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.mainelegislature.org/legis/bills/getPDF.asp?paper=HP0443&item=3&snum=132)
3. **LD 704 HP 443** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.mainelegislature.org/legis/bills/getPDF.asp?paper=HP0443&item=1&snum=132)

## Votes

- ACC MAJ OTP AS AMENDED REP — **82–59** (pass) · lower
- ACCEPT MAJORITY OUGHT TO PASS AS AMENDED REPORT — **21–13** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- William PLUECKER — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2025-02-20** Received by the Clerk of the House on February 20, 2025. `receipt`
- **2025-02-20** 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`
- **2025-05-13** Reports READ.
- **2025-05-13** On motion of Representative GRAMLICH of Old Orchard Beach, the Majority Ought to Pass as Amended Report was ACCEPTED.
- **2025-05-13** ROLL CALL NO. 123
- **2025-05-13** (Yeas 82 - Nays 59 - Absent 9 - Excused 0 - Restricted - 1)
- **2025-05-13** The Bill was READ ONCE. `reading-1`
- **2025-05-13** Committee Amendment "A" (H-131) was READ and ADOPTED. `committee-passage-favorable, passage`
- **2025-05-13** Under suspension of the rules, the Bill was given its SECOND READING without REFERENCE to the Committee on Bills in the Second Reading.
- **2025-05-13** The Bill was PASSED TO BE ENGROSSED as Amended by Committee Amendment "A" (H-131). `reading-3`
- **2025-05-13** Sent for concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.
- **2025-05-14** Reports Read
- **2025-05-14** On motion by Senator TEPLER of Sagadahoc the Majority Ought to Pass as Amended by Committee Amendment "A" (H-131) Report ACCEPTED PREVAILED
- **2025-05-14** Roll Call Ordered Roll Call Number 159 Yeas 21 - Nays 13 - Excused 1 - Absent 0
- **2025-05-14** READ ONCE `reading-1`
- **2025-05-14** Committee Amendment "A" (H-131) READ and ADOPTED `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2025-05-14** Under suspension of the Rules, READ A SECOND TIME and PASSED TO BE ENGROSSED AS AMENDED by Committee Amendment "A" (H-131) in concurrence `reading-2, reading-3`
- **2025-05-20** PASSED TO BE ENACTED. `passage`
- **2025-05-20** Sent for concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.
- **2025-05-21** PASSED TO BE ENACTED, in concurrence. `passage`
- **2025-05-23** Signed by Governor `executive-signature`
- **2025-03-19T04:00:00+00:00** Work Session Held
- **2025-03-19T04:00:00+00:00** Voted - Divided Report
- **2025-05-09T04:00:00+00:00** Reported Out - OTP-AM/ONTP

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/c6c720c5-d4e2-41c9-884d-263c5afb0c6d`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Maine legislature records).