---
type: "Bill"
title: "Resolve, Directing The Department Of Agriculture, Conservation And Forestry To Study And Report On Soil Carbon Sequestration Incentive Programs"
description: "Resolve, Directing The Department Of Agriculture, Conservation And Forestry To Study And Report On Soil Carbon Sequestration Incentive Programs"
jurisdiction: "us/states/me"
legislature: "Maine Legislature"
session: "131"
identifier: "LD 1678"
citation: "Maine LD 1678 (131)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["AGRICULTURE", "CONSERVATION AND FORE", "CARBON STORAGE", "PROCEDURES"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Laurie OSHER"]
version_count: 3
action_count: 20
vote_count: 0
first_action: "2023-04-18"
last_action: "2023-06-12"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/1f04e80f-d86d-4453-8c9c-dc106caba259"
source_url: "https://legislature.maine.gov/LawMakerWeb/dockets.asp?ID=280088766"
source_hash: "2dba08415b498167778ce323fa460e6fc3f49c85c86bcece56d3d9ac72c1b69a"
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 1678 (131) — Resolve, Directing The Department Of Agriculture, Conservation And Forestry To Study And Report On Soil Carbon Sequestration Incentive Programs

## 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=HP1077&item=2&snum=131)
2. **Documents and Disposition** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.mainelegislature.org/legis/bills/getPDF.asp?paper=HP1077&item=1&snum=131)
3. **Final Disposition** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.mainelegislature.org/legis/bills/getPDF.asp?paper=HP1077&item=3&snum=131)

## Sponsors

- Laurie OSHER — primary (person)
- Allison HEPLER — cosponsor (person)
- Caldwell JACKSON — cosponsor (person)
- Craig HICKMAN — cosponsor (person)
- Henry INGWERSEN — cosponsor (person)
- Kathy SHAW — cosponsor (person)
- Rebecca JAUCH — cosponsor (person)
- Russell BLACK — cosponsor (person)
- Stacy BRENNER — cosponsor (person)
- William PLUECKER — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2023-04-18** Committee on Agriculture, Conservation and Forestry suggested and ordered printed.
- **2023-04-18** The Resolve was REFERRED to the Committee on AGRICULTURE, CONSERVATION AND FORESTRY. `referral-committee`
- **2023-04-18** Sent for concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.
- **2023-04-20** The Bill was REFERRED to the Committee on AGRICULTURE, CONSERVATION AND FORESTRY in concurrence `referral-committee`
- **2023-05-25** CONSENT CALENDAR - FIRST DAY
- **2023-05-25** Under suspension of the rules CONSENT CALENDAR - SECOND DAY.
- **2023-05-25** The Resolve was PASSED TO BE ENGROSSED as Amended by Committee Amendment "A" (H-211). `reading-3`
- **2023-05-25** Sent for concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.
- **2023-05-30** Report READ and ACCEPTED, in concurrence.
- **2023-05-30** READ ONCE. `reading-1`
- **2023-05-30** Committee Amendment "A" (H-211) READ and ADOPTED, in concurrence. `committee-passage-favorable, passage`
- **2023-05-30** Under suspension of the Rules, READ A SECOND TIME and PASSED TO BE ENGROSSED AS AMENDED BY Committee Amendment "A" (H-211), in concurrence. `reading-2, reading-3`
- **2023-05-30** Ordered sent down forthwith.
- **2023-06-01** FINALLY PASSED. `passage`
- **2023-06-01** Sent for concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.
- **2023-06-06** FINALLY PASSED, in concurrence. `passage`
- **2023-06-12** Signed by Governor `executive-signature`
- **2023-05-01T04:00:00+00:00** Work Session Held
- **2023-05-01T04:00:00+00:00** Voted - OTP-AM
- **2023-05-23T04:00:00+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/1f04e80f-d86d-4453-8c9c-dc106caba259`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Maine legislature records).