---
type: "Bill"
title: "An Act To Prohibit Landfill Expansion Into Wetlands"
description: "An Act To Prohibit Landfill Expansion Into Wetlands"
jurisdiction: "us/states/me"
legislature: "Maine Legislature"
session: "132"
identifier: "LD 2070"
citation: "Maine LD 2070 (132)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["LANDFILLS", "MANAGEMENT", "SOLID WASTES"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["James DILL"]
version_count: 3
action_count: 21
vote_count: 0
first_action: "2025-12-15"
last_action: "2026-04-13"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/39ead6f4-4fd6-4606-af5e-58033257a83e"
source_url: "https://legislature.maine.gov/LawMakerWeb/dockets.asp?ID=280100988"
source_hash: "4ced851ac4660d30a2f1a217c143d58f0afc13205d30408752edaa175c179cad"
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 2070 (132) — An Act To Prohibit Landfill Expansion Into Wetlands

## Version chain

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

1. **Amendment C-A (H-927)** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.mainelegislature.org/legis/bills/getPDF.asp?paper=HP1383&item=2&snum=132)
2. **Chapter 651** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.mainelegislature.org/legis/bills/getPDF.asp?paper=HP1383&item=3&snum=132)
3. **LD 2070 HP 1383** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.mainelegislature.org/legis/bills/getPDF.asp?paper=HP1383&item=1&snum=132)

## Sponsors

- James DILL — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2025-12-15** Received by the Clerk of the House on December 15, 2025. `receipt`
- **2025-12-15** The Bill was REFERRED to the Committee on ENVIRONMENT AND NATURAL RESOURCES pursuant to Joint Rule 308.2 and ordered printed pursuant to Joint Rule 401. `referral-committee`
- **2026-03-31** CONSENT CALENDAR - FIRST DAY
- **2026-03-31** Under suspension of the rules CONSENT CALENDAR - SECOND DAY.
- **2026-03-31** The Bill was PASSED TO BE ENGROSSED as Amended by Committee Amendment "A" (H-927). `reading-3`
- **2026-03-31** Sent for concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.
- **2026-04-02** Report READ and ACCEPTED, in concurrence.
- **2026-04-02** READ ONCE. `reading-1`
- **2026-04-02** Committee Amendment "A" (H-927) READ and ADOPTED, in concurrence. `committee-passage-favorable, passage`
- **2026-04-02** Under suspension of the Rules, READ A SECOND TIME and PASSED TO BE ENGROSSED AS AMENDED BY Committee Amendment "A" (H-927), in concurrence. `reading-2, reading-3`
- **2026-04-02** Ordered sent down forthwith.
- **2026-04-02** This being an emergency measure, a two-thirds vote of all the members elected to the House was necessary.
- **2026-04-02** PASSED TO BE ENACTED. `passage`
- **2026-04-02** Sent for concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.
- **2026-04-06** PASSED TO BE ENACTED - Emergency - 2/3 Elected Required, in concurrence. `passage`
- **2026-04-13** Signed by Governor `executive-signature`
- **2026-03-04T05:00:00+00:00** Work Session Held
- **2026-03-04T05:00:00+00:00** Voted - OTP-AM
- **2026-03-24T04:00:00+00:00** Work Session Reconsidered
- **2026-03-24T04:00:00+00:00** Voted - OTP-AM
- **2026-03-30T04:00:00+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/39ead6f4-4fd6-4606-af5e-58033257a83e`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Maine legislature records).