---
type: "Bill"
title: "An Act To Require The Department Of Environmental Protection To Provide Certain Information Regarding Perfluoroalkyl And Polyfluoroalkyl Substances To The Public And Private Drinking Water Well Owners"
description: "An Act To Require The Department Of Environmental Protection To Provide Certain Information Regarding Perfluoroalkyl And Polyfluoroalkyl Substances To The Public And Private Drinking Water Well Owners"
jurisdiction: "us/states/me"
legislature: "Maine Legislature"
session: "132"
identifier: "LD 1786"
citation: "Maine LD 1786 (132)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["GROUNDWATER", "PFAS POSTING", "WELLS"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Poppy ARFORD"]
version_count: 3
action_count: 20
vote_count: 0
first_action: "2025-04-24"
last_action: "2025-06-15"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/7f1fedbb-a488-4a05-be1a-6543ffd25884"
source_url: "https://legislature.maine.gov/LawMakerWeb/dockets.asp?ID=280098802"
source_hash: "98d13cc59e5c653ff69e343b68c5220b25d824de9ce01f4e1c676952ad3ac22b"
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 1786 (132) — An Act To Require The Department Of Environmental Protection To Provide Certain Information Regarding Perfluoroalkyl And Polyfluoroalkyl Substances To The Public And Private Drinking Water Well Owners

## Version chain

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

1. **Amendment C-A (H-308)** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.mainelegislature.org/legis/bills/getPDF.asp?paper=HP1197&item=2&snum=132)
2. **Chapter 321** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.mainelegislature.org/legis/bills/getPDF.asp?paper=HP1197&item=3&snum=132)
3. **LD 1786 HP 1197** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.mainelegislature.org/legis/bills/getPDF.asp?paper=HP1197&item=1&snum=132)

## Sponsors

- Poppy ARFORD — primary (person)
- Allison HEPLER — cosponsor (person)
- Arthur BELL — cosponsor (person)
- Cheryl GOLEK — cosponsor (person)
- Daniel ANKELES — cosponsor (person)
- Daniel SHAGOURY — cosponsor (person)
- James DILL — cosponsor (person)
- Karen MONTELL — cosponsor (person)
- Stacy BRENNER — cosponsor (person)
- William BRIDGEO — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2025-04-24** Committee on Environment and Natural Resources suggested and ordered printed.
- **2025-04-24** The Bill was REFERRED to the Committee on ENVIRONMENT AND NATURAL RESOURCES. `referral-committee`
- **2025-04-24** Sent for concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.
- **2025-04-24** The Bill was REFERRED to the Committee on ENVIRONMENT AND NATURAL RESOURCES in concurrence `referral-committee`
- **2025-05-28** CONSENT CALENDAR - FIRST DAY
- **2025-05-28** Under suspension of the rules CONSENT CALENDAR - SECOND DAY.
- **2025-05-28** The Bill was PASSED TO BE ENGROSSED as Amended by Committee Amendment "A" (H-308). `reading-3`
- **2025-05-28** Sent for concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.
- **2025-05-28** Report READ and ACCEPTED, in concurrence.
- **2025-05-28** READ ONCE. `reading-1`
- **2025-05-28** Committee Amendment "A" (H-308) READ and ADOPTED, in concurrence. `committee-passage-favorable, passage`
- **2025-05-28** Under suspension of the Rules, READ A SECOND TIME and PASSED TO BE ENGROSSED AS AMENDED BY Committee Amendment "A" (H-308), in concurrence. `reading-2, reading-3`
- **2025-05-28** Ordered sent down forthwith.
- **2025-05-29** PASSED TO BE ENACTED. `passage`
- **2025-05-29** Sent for concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.
- **2025-06-02** PASSED TO BE ENACTED, in concurrence. `passage`
- **2025-06-15** Became Law without Governor's Signature `became-law`
- **2025-05-13T04:00:00+00:00** Work Session Held
- **2025-05-13T04:00:00+00:00** Voted - OTP-AM
- **2025-05-27T04:00:00+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/7f1fedbb-a488-4a05-be1a-6543ffd25884`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Maine legislature records).