---
type: "Bill"
title: "An Act To Establish The Municipal Shoreline Protection Legal Fund"
description: "An Act To Establish The Municipal Shoreline Protection Legal Fund"
jurisdiction: "us/states/me"
legislature: "Maine Legislature"
session: "132"
identifier: "LD 1904"
citation: "Maine LD 1904 (132)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["LAND USE", "LEGAL FUND", "SHORELAND ZONING"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Timothy NANGLE"]
version_count: 3
action_count: 34
vote_count: 0
first_action: "2025-05-06"
last_action: "2026-04-15"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/35c8fbdd-1b15-4fa4-81cf-67af3327893d"
source_url: "https://legislature.maine.gov/LawMakerWeb/dockets.asp?ID=280099062"
source_hash: "402e74a1adb8c52e6efd1359110eff823800a30bf6acab21317e5f04836e9400"
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 1904 (132) — An Act To Establish The Municipal Shoreline Protection Legal Fund

## Version chain

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

1. **Amendment C-A (S-523)** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.mainelegislature.org/legis/bills/getPDF.asp?paper=SP0745&item=2&snum=132)
2. **Chapter 715** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.mainelegislature.org/legis/bills/getPDF.asp?paper=SP0745&item=3&snum=132)
3. **LD 1904 SP 745** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.mainelegislature.org/legis/bills/getPDF.asp?paper=SP0745&item=1&snum=132)

## Sponsors

- Timothy NANGLE — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2025-05-06** 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
- **2025-05-06** The Bill was REFERRED to the Committee on ENVIRONMENT AND NATURAL RESOURCES. `referral-committee`
- **2025-05-06** In concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.
- **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.
- **2026-03-03** Reports READ.
- **2026-03-03** Senator TEPLER of Sagadahoc moved to ACCEPT the Majority OUGHT TO PASS AS AMENDED Report.
- **2026-03-03** On motion by Same Senator Tabled until Later in Today's Session, pending ACCEPTANCE of the Majority OUGHT TO PASS AS AMENDED by Committee Amendment "A" (S-523) Report.
- **2026-03-03** Taken from the table by the President ProTem
- **2026-03-03** Subsequently, the Majority OUGHT TO PASS AS AMENDED Report ACCEPTED.
- **2026-03-03** Bill READ ONCE. `reading-1`
- **2026-03-03** Committee Amendment "A" (S-523) READ and ADOPTED. `committee-passage-favorable, passage`
- **2026-03-03** ASSIGNED FOR SECOND READING NEXT LEGISLATIVE DAY.
- **2026-03-05** COMMITTEE ON BILLS IN THE SECOND READING REPORTS NO FURTHER VERBAL AMENDMENTS NECESSARY. REPORT ACCEPTED.
- **2026-03-05** READ A SECOND TIME and PASSED TO BE ENGROSSED AS AMENDED BY Committee Amendment "A" (S-523) `reading-2, reading-3`
- **2026-03-05** Ordered sent down forthwith for concurrence.
- **2026-03-10** Reports READ.
- **2026-03-10** On motion of Representative DOUDERA of Camden, the Majority Ought to Pass as Amended Report was ACCEPTED.
- **2026-03-10** The Bill was READ ONCE. `reading-1`
- **2026-03-10** Committee Amendment "A" (S-523) was READ and ADOPTED. `committee-passage-favorable, passage`
- **2026-03-10** Under suspension of the rules, the Bill was given its SECOND READING without REFERENCE to the Committee on Bills in the Second Reading.
- **2026-03-10** The Bill was PASSED TO BE ENGROSSED as Amended by Committee Amendment "A" (S-523). `reading-3`
- **2026-03-10** In concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.
- **2026-03-12** PASSED TO BE ENACTED. `passage`
- **2026-03-12** Sent for concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.
- **2026-03-17** On motion by Senator ROTUNDO of Androscoggin PLACED ON THE SPECIAL APPROPRIATIONS TABLE pending ENACTMENT in concurrence.
- **2026-04-13** On motion by Senator ROTUNDO of Androscoggin taken from the Special Appropriations Table.
- **2026-04-13** Subsequently, PASSED TO BE ENACTED in concurrence. `passage`
- **2026-04-15** Signed by Governor `executive-signature`
- **2025-05-15T04:00:00+00:00** Work Session Held
- **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
- **2026-01-14T05:00:00+00:00** Voted - Divided Report
- **2026-02-27T05:00:00+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/35c8fbdd-1b15-4fa4-81cf-67af3327893d`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Maine legislature records).