---
type: "Bill"
title: "An Act To Establish A Moratorium On Offshore Wind Power Projects In Maine'S Territorial Waters"
description: "An Act To Establish A Moratorium On Offshore Wind Power Projects In Maine'S Territorial Waters"
jurisdiction: "us/states/me"
legislature: "Maine Legislature"
session: "130"
identifier: "LD 1619"
citation: "Maine LD 1619 (130)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["ALTERNATIVE ENERGY", "OFFSHORE WIND PROJECT MORATORIUM", "WIND ENERGY"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Mark LAWRENCE"]
version_count: 4
action_count: 27
vote_count: 0
first_action: "2021-04-28"
last_action: "2021-07-06"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/534e2378-a274-43d4-b8b3-7bd1ac910b3f"
source_url: "https://legislature.maine.gov/LawMakerWeb/dockets.asp?ID=280080649"
source_hash: "9d6fb3165a1a8feceb985b46209d168e7736338276a8e35fc896fed15488aa16"
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 1619 (130) — An Act To Establish A Moratorium On Offshore Wind Power Projects In Maine'S Territorial Waters

## 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=SP0512&item=2&snum=130)
2. **Chaptered Law** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.mainelegislature.org/legis/bills/getPDF.asp?paper=SP0512&item=5&snum=130)
3. **Documents and Disposition** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.mainelegislature.org/legis/bills/getPDF.asp?paper=SP0512&item=1&snum=130)
4. **Final Disposition** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.mainelegislature.org/legis/bills/getPDF.asp?paper=SP0512&item=4&snum=130)

## Sponsors

- Mark LAWRENCE — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2021-04-28** Committee on ENERGY, UTILITIES AND TECHNOLOGY suggested and ordered printed REFERENCE to the Committee on ENERGY, UTILITIES AND TECHNOLOGY Ordered sent down forthwith for concurrence
- **2021-04-28** The Bill was REFERRED to the Committee on ENERGY, UTILITIES AND TECHNOLOGY. `referral-committee`
- **2021-04-28** In concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.
- **2021-06-16** Report READ and ACCEPTED
- **2021-06-16** READ ONCE `reading-1`
- **2021-06-16** On motion by Senator VITELLI of Sagadahoc Tabled until Later in Today's Session, pending Adoption of Committee Amendment "A" (S-316)
- **2021-06-17** Taken from the table by the President
- **2021-06-17** On motion by Senator LAWRENCE of York Senate Amendment "A" (S-351) to Committee Amendment "A" (S-316) READ and ADOPTED `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2021-06-17** Committee Amendment "A" (S-316) as Amended by Senate Amendment "A" (S-351) thereto ADOPTED `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2021-06-17** Under suspension of the Rules, READ A SECOND TIME and PASSED TO BE ENGROSSED AS AMENDED by Committee Amendment "A" (S-316) as Amended by Senate Amendment "A" (S-351) thereto `reading-2, reading-3`
- **2021-06-17** Sent down for concurrence
- **2021-06-18** Report was READ and ACCEPTED.
- **2021-06-18** The Bill was READ ONCE. `reading-1`
- **2021-06-18** Committee Amendment "A" (S-316) was READ.
- **2021-06-18** Senate Amendment "A" (S-351) to Committee Amendment "A" (S-316) was READ and ADOPTED. `committee-passage-favorable, passage`
- **2021-06-18** Committee Amendment "A" (S-316) as Amended by Senate Amendment "A" (S-351) thereto ADOPTED. `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2021-06-18** Under suspension of the rules, the Bill was given its SECOND READING without REFERENCE to the Committee on Bills in the Second Reading.
- **2021-06-18** PASSED TO BE ENGROSSED as Amended by Committee Amendment "A" (S-316) as Amended by Senate Amendment "A" (S-351) thereto. `reading-3`
- **2021-06-18** In concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.
- **2021-06-30** This being an emergency measure, a two-thirds vote of all the members elected to the House was necessary.
- **2021-06-30** PASSED TO BE ENACTED. `passage`
- **2021-06-30** Sent for concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.
- **2021-06-30** PASSED TO BE ENACTED - Emergency - 2/3 Elected Required, in concurrence. `passage`
- **2021-07-06** Signed by Governor `executive-signature`
- **2021-06-04T04:00:00+00:00** Work Session Held
- **2021-06-04T04:00:00+00:00** Voted - OTP-AM
- **2021-06-15T04:00:00+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/534e2378-a274-43d4-b8b3-7bd1ac910b3f`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Maine legislature records).