---
type: "Bill"
title: "An Act To Establish A Climate Superfund Cost Recovery Program To Impose Penalties On Climate Polluters"
description: "An Act To Establish A Climate Superfund Cost Recovery Program To Impose Penalties On Climate Polluters"
jurisdiction: "us/states/me"
legislature: "Maine Legislature"
session: "132"
identifier: "LD 1870"
citation: "Maine LD 1870 (132)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["ENVIRONMENTAL AWARENESS", "PLANNING", "SUPERFUND COST RECOVERY"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Stacy BRENNER"]
version_count: 5
action_count: 51
vote_count: 2
first_action: "2025-05-01"
last_action: "2026-04-16"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/28c1c36e-96d4-493d-ba80-1ad88ffef13c"
source_url: "https://legislature.maine.gov/LawMakerWeb/dockets.asp?ID=280099027"
source_hash: "1725c5c64d2e96e271c201e53b8eac8f96e40a38e0680e3a6abd1b28022b3939"
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 1870 (132) — An Act To Establish A Climate Superfund Cost Recovery Program To Impose Penalties On Climate Polluters

## Version chain

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

1. **Amendment C-A (S-570)** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.mainelegislature.org/legis/bills/getPDF.asp?paper=SP0740&item=2&snum=132)
2. **Amendment H-A to C-A (H-1066)** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.mainelegislature.org/legis/bills/getPDF.asp?paper=SP0740&item=6&snum=132)
3. **Amendment S-A to C-A (S-704)** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.mainelegislature.org/legis/bills/getPDF.asp?paper=SP0740&item=4&snum=132)
4. **Chapter 168** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.mainelegislature.org/legis/bills/getPDF.asp?paper=SP0740&item=7&snum=132)
5. **LD 1870 SP 740** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.mainelegislature.org/legis/bills/getPDF.asp?paper=SP0740&item=1&snum=132)

## Votes

- ACCEPT MAJORITY OUGHT TO PASS AS AMENDED REPORT — **19–13** (pass) · upper
- ACC MAJ OTP AS AMENDED REP — **75–72** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- Stacy BRENNER — primary (person)
- Amy KUHN — cosponsor (person)
- Anne CARNEY — cosponsor (person)
- Eleanor SATO — cosponsor (person)
- Rachel TALBOT ROSS — cosponsor (person)
- Richard BENNETT — cosponsor (person)
- Victoria DOUDERA — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2025-05-01** Received by the Secretary of the Senate on May 1, 2025 and REFERRED to the Committee on ENVIRONMENT AND NATURAL RESOURCES pursuant to Joint Rule 308.2 `receipt, referral-committee`
- **2025-06-25** CARRIED OVER, in the same posture, to any special or regular session of the 132nd Legislature, pursuant to Joint Order SP 800.
- **2026-03-24** Reports READ.
- **2026-03-24** Senator TEPLER of Sagadahoc moved to ACCEPT The Majority Ought to Pass As Amended Report.
- **2026-03-24** On motion by Same Senator Tabled until Later in Today's Session, pending ACCEPTANCE The Majority Ought to Pass As Amended by Committee Amendment "A" (S-570) Report.
- **2026-03-30** Taken from the table by the President
- **2026-03-30** ACCEPTANCE of The Majority Ought to Pass As Amended by Committee Amendment "A" (S-570) Report PREVAILED.
- **2026-03-30** Roll Call Ordered Roll Call Number 828 Yeas 19 - Nays 13 - Excused 3 - Absent 0
- **2026-03-30** READ ONCE. `reading-1`
- **2026-03-30** Committee Amendment "A" (S-570) READ and ADOPTED. `committee-passage-favorable, passage`
- **2026-03-30** Under suspension of the Rules, READ A SECOND TIME and PASSED TO BE ENGROSSED AS AMENDED by Committee Amendment "A" (S-570) `reading-2, reading-3`
- **2026-03-30** Sent down for concurrence.
- **2026-03-31** Reports READ.
- **2026-03-31** On motion of Representative DOUDERA of Camden, the Majority Ought to Pass as Amended Report was ACCEPTED.
- **2026-03-31** ROLL CALL NO. 708
- **2026-03-31** (Yeas 75 - Nays 72 - Absent 3 - Excused 0 - Vacant 1)
- **2026-03-31** The Bill was READ ONCE. `reading-1`
- **2026-03-31** Committee Amendment "A" (S-570) was READ and ADOPTED. `committee-passage-favorable, passage`
- **2026-03-31** Under suspension of the rules, the Bill was given its SECOND READING without REFERENCE to the Committee on Bills in the Second Reading.
- **2026-03-31** The Bill was PASSED TO BE ENGROSSED as Amended by Committee Amendment "A" (S-570). `reading-3`
- **2026-03-31** In concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.
- **2026-04-02** FINALLY PASSED. `passage`
- **2026-04-02** Sent for concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.
- **2026-04-06** On motion by Senator ROTUNDO of Androscoggin PLACED ON THE SPECIAL APPROPRIATIONS TABLE pending FINAL PASSAGE in concurrence.
- **2026-04-13** On motion by Senator ROTUNDO of Androscoggin taken from the Special Appropriations Table.
- **2026-04-13** Same Senator moved to SUSPEND THE RULES to RECONSIDER whereby the Bill was PASSED TO BE ENGROSSED AS AMENDED by Committee Amendment "A" (S-570) in concurrence. `reading-3`
- **2026-04-13** On motion by Senator STEWART of Aroostook OBJECTED.
- **2026-04-13** On motion by Senator ROTUNDO of Androscoggin Bill and accompanying papers COMMITTED to the Committee on Appropriations and Financial Affairs In NON-CONCURRENCE. `referral-committee`
- **2026-04-13** Sent down for concurrence.
- **2026-04-13** On motion of Speaker FECTEAU of Biddeford, the House RECEDED.
- **2026-04-13** On motion of Representative GATTINE of Westbrook, House Amendment "A" (H-1066) to Committee Amendment "A" (S-570) was READ and ADOPTED. `committee-passage-favorable, passage`
- **2026-04-13** Committee Amendment "A" (S-570) as Amended by House Amendment "A" (H-1066) thereto was ADOPTED. `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2026-04-13** The Bill was PASSED TO BE ENGROSSED as Amended by Committee Amendment "A" (S-570) as Amended by House Amendment "A" (H-1066) thereto. `reading-3`
- **2026-04-13** In NON-CONCURRENCE and sent for concurrence.
- **2026-04-13** ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.
- **2026-04-14** On motion by Senator PIERCE of Cumberland the Senate RECEDED and CONCURRED to PASSAGE TO BE ENGROSSED AS AMENDED BY Committee Amendment "A" (S-570) as Amended by House Amendment "A" (H-1066) thereto. `reading-3`
- **2026-04-14** Ordered sent down forthwith.
- **2026-04-14** FINALLY PASSED. `passage`
- **2026-04-14** Sent for concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.
- **2026-04-14** FINALLY PASSED, in concurrence. `passage`
- **2026-04-16** Signed by Governor `executive-signature`
- **2025-05-13T04:00:00+00:00** Work Session Held - TABLED
- **2025-05-14T04:00:00+00:00** Work Session Held - TABLED
- **2025-05-16T04:00:00+00:00** Carry Over Requested
- **2025-05-19T04:00:00+00:00** Carry Over Approved
- **2026-01-14T05:00:00+00:00** Work Session Held - TABLED
- **2026-01-28T05:00:00+00:00** Work Session Held
- **2026-01-28T05:00:00+00:00** Voted - Divided Report
- **2026-03-03T05:00:00+00:00** Work Session Reconsidered
- **2026-03-03T05:00:00+00:00** Voted - Divided Report
- **2026-03-20T04:00:00+00:00** Reported Out - OTP-AM/ONTP

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/28c1c36e-96d4-493d-ba80-1ad88ffef13c`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Maine legislature records).