---
type: "Bill"
title: "An Act To Penalize Violators Of Wood Shipment And Quarantine Laws"
description: "An Act To Penalize Violators Of Wood Shipment And Quarantine Laws"
jurisdiction: "us/states/me"
legislature: "Maine Legislature"
session: "129"
identifier: "LD 1726"
citation: "Maine LD 1726 (129)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["FORESTRY", "PRACTICES", "PENALTIES"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Russell BLACK"]
version_count: 3
action_count: 18
vote_count: 0
first_action: "2019-05-14"
last_action: "2020-03-17"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/e4880a6d-9623-44ad-9ee7-7677f203515f"
source_url: "http://legislature.maine.gov/LawMakerWeb/dockets.asp?ID=280073917"
source_hash: "95a9006516f8ca89c0b9d33e12c0e65ea3a3577eb66642405e013a22f235830e"
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 1726 (129) — An Act To Penalize Violators Of Wood Shipment And Quarantine Laws

## Version chain

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

1. **Adopted Amendments** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.mainelegislature.org/legis/bills/getPDF.asp?paper=SP0575&item=3&snum=129)
2. **Documents and Disposition** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.mainelegislature.org/legis/bills/getPDF.asp?paper=SP0575&item=1&snum=129)
3. **Final Disposition** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.mainelegislature.org/legis/bills/getPDF.asp?paper=SP0575&item=4&snum=129)

## Sponsors

- Russell BLACK — primary (person)
- Craig HICKMAN — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2019-05-14** Committee on AGRICULTURE, CONSERVATION AND FORESTRY suggested and ordered printed REFERENCE to the Committee on AGRICULTURE, CONSERVATION AND FORESTRY Ordered sent down forthwith for concurrence
- **2019-05-14** The Bill was REFERRED to the Committee on AGRICULTURE, CONSERVATION AND FORESTRY. `referral-committee`
- **2019-05-14** In concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.
- **2019-06-20** Carried over to any special or regular session, or both, of the 129th Legislature pursuant to Joint Order HP 1322.
- **2019-06-20** CARRIED OVER to any Special or Regular Sessions, or both, of the 129th Legislature pursuant to Joint Order HP 1322.
- **2020-03-03** Report READ and ACCEPTED.
- **2020-03-03** READ ONCE. `reading-1`
- **2020-03-03** Committee Amendment "A" (S-412) READ and ADOPTED. `passage`
- **2020-03-03** Under suspension of the Rules, READ A SECOND TIME and PASSED TO BE ENGROSSED AS AMENDED BY Committee Amendment "A" (S-412). `reading-2`
- **2020-03-03** Ordered sent down forthwith for concurrence.
- **2020-03-05** CONSENT CALENDAR - FIRST DAY
- **2020-03-05** Under suspension of the rules CONSENT CALENDAR - SECOND DAY.
- **2020-03-05** The Bill was PASSED TO BE ENGROSSED as Amended by Committee Amendment "A" (S-412).
- **2020-03-05** In concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.
- **2020-03-10** PASSED TO BE ENACTED. `passage`
- **2020-03-10** Sent for concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.
- **2020-03-12** PASSED TO BE ENACTED, in concurrence. `passage`
- **2020-03-17** Signed by Governor `executive-signature`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/e4880a6d-9623-44ad-9ee7-7677f203515f`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Maine legislature records).