---
type: "Bill"
title: "An Act To Authorize A Stop-Work Order Regarding An Activity That Is Creating A Substantial Adverse Impact To A Protected Natural Resource"
description: "An Act To Authorize A Stop-Work Order Regarding An Activity That Is Creating A Substantial Adverse Impact To A Protected Natural Resource"
jurisdiction: "us/states/me"
legislature: "Maine Legislature"
session: "131"
identifier: "LD 2253"
citation: "Maine LD 2253 (131)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["ADMINISTRATION", "PROTECTED NATURAL RESOURCES", "STOP-WORK ORDERS"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Stacy BRENNER"]
version_count: 3
action_count: 19
vote_count: 0
first_action: "2024-03-05"
last_action: "2024-04-12"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/1655aca6-5f6b-4d31-a97f-4793395199ea"
source_url: "https://legislature.maine.gov/LawMakerWeb/dockets.asp?ID=280092281"
source_hash: "70f0cd2b3047d95856fa269acaed64a118bc43b3141382388d8875eb3448aa91"
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 2253 (131) — An Act To Authorize A Stop-Work Order Regarding An Activity That Is Creating A Substantial Adverse Impact To A Protected Natural Resource

## 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=SP0971&item=2&snum=131)
2. **Documents and Disposition** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.mainelegislature.org/legis/bills/getPDF.asp?paper=SP0971&item=1&snum=131)
3. **Final Disposition** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.mainelegislature.org/legis/bills/getPDF.asp?paper=SP0971&item=3&snum=131)

## Sponsors

- Stacy BRENNER — primary (person)
- Arthur BELL — cosponsor (person)
- Jessica FAY — cosponsor (person)
- Lori GRAMLICH — cosponsor (person)
- Richard BENNETT — cosponsor (person)
- Victoria DOUDERA — cosponsor (person)
- William BRIDGEO — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2024-03-05** 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
- **2024-03-05** The Bill was REFERRED to the Committee on ENVIRONMENT AND NATURAL RESOURCES. `referral-committee`
- **2024-03-05** In concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.
- **2024-04-02** Report READ and ACCEPTED.
- **2024-04-02** READ ONCE. `reading-1`
- **2024-04-02** Committee Amendment "A" (S-640) READ and ADOPTED. `committee-passage-favorable, passage`
- **2024-04-02** Under suspension of the Rules, READ A SECOND TIME and PASSED TO BE ENGROSSED AS AMENDED BY Committee Amendment "A" (S-640). `reading-2, reading-3`
- **2024-04-02** Ordered sent down forthwith for concurrence.
- **2024-04-03** CONSENT CALENDAR - FIRST DAY
- **2024-04-03** Under suspension of the rules CONSENT CALENDAR - SECOND DAY.
- **2024-04-03** The Bill was PASSED TO BE ENGROSSED as Amended by Committee Amendment "A" (S-640). `reading-3`
- **2024-04-03** In concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.
- **2024-04-09** PASSED TO BE ENACTED. `passage`
- **2024-04-09** Sent for concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.
- **2024-04-10** PASSED TO BE ENACTED, in concurrence. `passage`
- **2024-04-12** Signed by Governor `executive-signature`
- **2024-03-13T04:00:00+00:00** Work Session Held
- **2024-03-13T04:00:00+00:00** Voted - OTP-AM
- **2024-04-02T04:00:00+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/1655aca6-5f6b-4d31-a97f-4793395199ea`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Maine legislature records).