---
type: "Bill"
title: "Resolve, Directing The Department Of Health And Human Services To Amend Its Rules To Protect Water Quality By Reducing Nutrient Pollution From Septic Systems"
description: "Resolve, Directing The Department Of Health And Human Services To Amend Its Rules To Protect Water Quality By Reducing Nutrient Pollution From Septic Systems"
jurisdiction: "us/states/me"
legislature: "Maine Legislature"
session: "132"
identifier: "LD 1550"
citation: "Maine LD 1550 (132)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["NUTRIENT POLLUTION", "PUBLIC SAFETY", "SAFE DRINKING WATER"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Henry INGWERSEN"]
version_count: 3
action_count: 19
vote_count: 0
first_action: "2025-04-10"
last_action: "2025-05-30"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/f1e45a7a-c006-49ff-96a5-34f00fbc0fb6"
source_url: "https://legislature.maine.gov/LawMakerWeb/dockets.asp?ID=280098363"
source_hash: "c6bac947426512940043955dbb4fa852150b15acefe94fc78b9fa2cc51455471"
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 1550 (132) — Resolve, Directing The Department Of Health And Human Services To Amend Its Rules To Protect Water Quality By Reducing Nutrient Pollution From Septic Systems

## Version chain

The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.

1. **Amendment C-A (S-102)** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.mainelegislature.org/legis/bills/getPDF.asp?paper=SP0634&item=2&snum=132)
2. **Chapter 45** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.mainelegislature.org/legis/bills/getPDF.asp?paper=SP0634&item=3&snum=132)
3. **LD 1550 SP 634** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.mainelegislature.org/legis/bills/getPDF.asp?paper=SP0634&item=1&snum=132)

## Sponsors

- Henry INGWERSEN — primary (person)
- Allison HEPLER — cosponsor (person)
- Denise TEPLER — cosponsor (person)
- Marianne MOORE — cosponsor (person)
- Michele MEYER — cosponsor (person)
- Richard BENNETT — cosponsor (person)
- Timothy NANGLE — cosponsor (person)
- William BRIDGEO — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2025-04-10** Committee on HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES suggested and ordered printed REFERENCE to the Committee on HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES Ordered sent down forthwith for concurrence
- **2025-04-10** The Resolve was REFERRED to the Committee on HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES. `referral-committee`
- **2025-04-10** In concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.
- **2025-05-20** Report READ and ACCEPTED.
- **2025-05-20** READ ONCE. `reading-1`
- **2025-05-20** Committee Amendment "A" (S-102) READ and ADOPTED. `committee-passage-favorable, passage`
- **2025-05-20** Under suspension of the Rules, READ A SECOND TIME and PASSED TO BE ENGROSSED AS AMENDED BY Committee Amendment "A" (S-102). `reading-2, reading-3`
- **2025-05-20** Ordered sent down forthwith for concurrence.
- **2025-05-22** CONSENT CALENDAR - FIRST DAY
- **2025-05-22** Under suspension of the rules CONSENT CALENDAR - SECOND DAY.
- **2025-05-22** The Resolve was PASSED TO BE ENGROSSED as Amended by Committee Amendment "A" (S-102). `reading-3`
- **2025-05-22** In concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.
- **2025-05-27** FINALLY PASSED. `passage`
- **2025-05-27** Sent for concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.
- **2025-05-27** FINALLY PASSED, in concurrence. `passage`
- **2025-05-30** Signed by Governor `executive-signature`
- **2025-05-06T04:00:00+00:00** Work Session Held
- **2025-05-06T04:00:00+00:00** Voted - OTP-AM
- **2025-05-16T04:00:00+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/f1e45a7a-c006-49ff-96a5-34f00fbc0fb6`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Maine legislature records).