---
type: "Bill"
title: "An Act To Create A Subcommittee Of The Interagency Task Force On Invasive Aquatic Plants And Nuisance Species To Recommend Ways To Reduce The Threat Of Further Infestations"
description: "An Act To Create A Subcommittee Of The Interagency Task Force On Invasive Aquatic Plants And Nuisance Species To Recommend Ways To Reduce The Threat Of Further Infestations"
jurisdiction: "us/states/me"
legislature: "Maine Legislature"
session: "130"
identifier: "LD 1826"
citation: "Maine LD 1826 (130)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["INVASIVE AQUATIC SPECIES CONTROL", "LAKES", "SURFACE WATER"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Tavis HASENFUS"]
version_count: 3
action_count: 19
vote_count: 0
first_action: "2021-12-15"
last_action: "2022-03-29"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/37a6de40-a3dd-4600-83e6-ac6bcf1707e3"
source_url: "https://legislature.maine.gov/LawMakerWeb/dockets.asp?ID=280082169"
source_hash: "bcf4ddeadaa3294369c491af1e08f2242d66e2bac5d0ff534b2eeaaf21eda7a3"
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 1826 (130) — An Act To Create A Subcommittee Of The Interagency Task Force On Invasive Aquatic Plants And Nuisance Species To Recommend Ways To Reduce The Threat Of Further Infestations

## 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=HP1359&item=2&snum=130)
2. **Documents and Disposition** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.mainelegislature.org/legis/bills/getPDF.asp?paper=HP1359&item=1&snum=130)
3. **Final Disposition** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.mainelegislature.org/legis/bills/getPDF.asp?paper=HP1359&item=3&snum=130)

## Sponsors

- Tavis HASENFUS — primary (person)
- Charlotte WARREN — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2021-12-15** Received by the Clerk of the House on December 15, 2021. `receipt`
- **2021-12-15** 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`
- **2022-02-23** CONSENT CALENDAR - FIRST DAY
- **2022-02-23** Under suspension of the rules CONSENT CALENDAR - SECOND DAY.
- **2022-02-23** The Bill was PASSED TO BE ENGROSSED as Amended by Committee Amendment "A" (H-774). `reading-3`
- **2022-02-23** Sent for concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.
- **2022-03-09** Report READ and ACCEPTED, in concurrence.
- **2022-03-09** READ ONCE. `reading-1`
- **2022-03-09** Committee Amendment "A" (H-774) READ and ADOPTED, in concurrence. `committee-passage-favorable, passage`
- **2022-03-09** Under suspension of the Rules, READ A SECOND TIME and PASSED TO BE ENGROSSED AS AMENDED BY Committee Amendment "A" (H-774), in concurrence. `reading-2, reading-3`
- **2022-03-09** Ordered sent down forthwith.
- **2022-03-22** PASSED TO BE ENACTED. `passage`
- **2022-03-22** Sent for concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.
- **2022-03-24** PASSED TO BE ENACTED, in concurrence. `passage`
- **2022-03-29** Signed by Governor `executive-signature`
- **2022-01-19T05:00:00+00:00** Work Session Held - TABLED
- **2022-01-31T05:00:00+00:00** Work Session Held
- **2022-01-31T05:00:00+00:00** Voted - OTP-AM
- **2022-02-22T05:00:00+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/37a6de40-a3dd-4600-83e6-ac6bcf1707e3`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Maine legislature records).