---
type: "Bill"
title: "An Act To Ease Business Expansion By Increasing The Number And Applicability Of Permit Exemptions Under The Site Location Of Development Laws"
description: "An Act To Ease Business Expansion By Increasing The Number And Applicability Of Permit Exemptions Under The Site Location Of Development Laws"
jurisdiction: "us/states/me"
legislature: "Maine Legislature"
session: "130"
identifier: "LD 1028"
citation: "Maine LD 1028 (130)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["LAND USE PLANNING", "MANUFACTURING FACILITIES", "SITE LOCATION"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Lisa KEIM"]
version_count: 3
action_count: 20
vote_count: 0
first_action: "2021-03-10"
last_action: "2021-06-08"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/ac19933d-1af0-4224-877b-7c8368b196fe"
source_url: "https://legislature.maine.gov/LawMakerWeb/dockets.asp?ID=280079497"
source_hash: "2885814adc955228e7114b29e2f9d78b33a0d620fc00ba1aea71e8afec967f50"
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 1028 (130) — An Act To Ease Business Expansion By Increasing The Number And Applicability Of Permit Exemptions Under The Site Location Of Development 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=SP0323&item=2&snum=130)
2. **Documents and Disposition** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.mainelegislature.org/legis/bills/getPDF.asp?paper=SP0323&item=1&snum=130)
3. **Final Disposition** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.mainelegislature.org/legis/bills/getPDF.asp?paper=SP0323&item=3&snum=130)

## Sponsors

- Lisa KEIM — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2021-03-10** Committee on ENVIRONMENT AND NATURAL RESOURCES suggested and ordered printed REFERENCE to the Committee on ENVIRONMENT AND NATURAL RESOURCES Ordered sent down forthwith for concurrence
- **2021-03-10** The Bill was REFERRED to the Committee on ENVIRONMENT AND NATURAL RESOURCES. `referral-committee`
- **2021-03-10** In concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.
- **2021-03-30** CARRIED OVER, in the same posture, to a subsequent special or regular session of the 130th Legislature, pursuant to Joint Order SP 435.
- **2021-05-19** Report READ and ACCEPTED.
- **2021-05-19** READ ONCE. `reading-1`
- **2021-05-19** Committee Amendment "A" (S-89) READ and ADOPTED. `committee-passage-favorable, passage`
- **2021-05-19** Under suspension of the Rules, READ A SECOND TIME and PASSED TO BE ENGROSSED AS AMENDED BY Committee Amendment "A" (S-89). `reading-2, reading-3`
- **2021-05-19** Ordered sent down forthwith for concurrence.
- **2021-05-19** CONSENT CALENDAR - FIRST DAY
- **2021-05-19** Under suspension of the rules CONSENT CALENDAR - SECOND DAY.
- **2021-05-19** The Bill was PASSED TO BE ENGROSSED as Amended by Committee Amendment "A" (S-89). `reading-3`
- **2021-05-19** In concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.
- **2021-06-02** PASSED TO BE ENACTED. `passage`
- **2021-06-02** Sent for concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.
- **2021-06-03** PASSED TO BE ENACTED, in concurrence. `passage`
- **2021-06-08** Signed by Governor `executive-signature`
- **2021-04-21T04:00:00+00:00** Work Session Held
- **2021-04-21T04:00:00+00:00** Voted - OTP-AM
- **2021-05-14T04:00:00+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/ac19933d-1af0-4224-877b-7c8368b196fe`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Maine legislature records).