---
type: "Bill"
title: "An Act To Clarify Board Of Environmental Protection Procedures Regarding Appeals Of Licensing Or Permitting Decisions Of The Commissioner Of Environmental Protection"
description: "An Act To Clarify Board Of Environmental Protection Procedures Regarding Appeals Of Licensing Or Permitting Decisions Of The Commissioner Of Environmental Protection"
jurisdiction: "us/states/me"
legislature: "Maine Legislature"
session: "132"
identifier: "LD 2210"
citation: "Maine LD 2210 (132)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION BOARD", "LICENSING DECISION APPEALS", "PROCEDURES"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Victoria DOUDERA"]
version_count: 3
action_count: 22
vote_count: 0
first_action: "2026-02-10"
last_action: "2026-04-03"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/a4f679a1-80c4-416b-aad8-0e6db0e7e4c1"
source_url: "https://legislature.maine.gov/LawMakerWeb/dockets.asp?ID=280101547"
source_hash: "72a4cdc99936c0b1445255b29f905131b415ff6e65afc2563fa1c8d352691eec"
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 2210 (132) — An Act To Clarify Board Of Environmental Protection Procedures Regarding Appeals Of Licensing Or Permitting Decisions Of The Commissioner Of Environmental Protection

## Version chain

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

1. **Amendment C-A (H-879)** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.mainelegislature.org/legis/bills/getPDF.asp?paper=HP1489&item=2&snum=132)
2. **Chapter 618** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.mainelegislature.org/legis/bills/getPDF.asp?paper=HP1489&item=3&snum=132)
3. **LD 2210 HP 1489** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.mainelegislature.org/legis/bills/getPDF.asp?paper=HP1489&item=1&snum=132)

## Sponsors

- Victoria DOUDERA — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2026-02-10** Representative DOUDERA for the Joint Standing Committee on Environment and Natural Resources pursuant to the Maine Revised Statutes, Title 3, section 955, subsection 4 reports that the Bill be REFERRED to the Committee on ENVIRONMENT AND NATURAL RESOURCES and printed pursuant to Joint Rule 218. `referral-committee`
- **2026-02-10** Report was READ and ACCEPTED.
- **2026-02-10** The Bill was REFERRED to the Committee on ENVIRONMENT AND NATURAL RESOURCES `referral-committee`
- **2026-02-10** Sent for concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.
- **2026-02-10** Report READ and ACCEPTED, in concurrence.
- **2026-02-10** On motion by Senator Tepler of Sagadahoc REFERRED to the Committee on Environment and Natural Resources and ordered printed pursuant to Joint Rule 218, in concurrence. `referral-committee`
- **2026-03-24** CONSENT CALENDAR - FIRST DAY
- **2026-03-24** Under suspension of the rules CONSENT CALENDAR - SECOND DAY.
- **2026-03-24** The Bill was PASSED TO BE ENGROSSED as Amended by Committee Amendment "A" (H-879). `reading-3`
- **2026-03-24** Sent for concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.
- **2026-03-25** Report READ and ACCEPTED, in concurrence.
- **2026-03-25** READ ONCE. `reading-1`
- **2026-03-25** Committee Amendment "A" (H-879) READ and ADOPTED, in concurrence. `committee-passage-favorable, passage`
- **2026-03-25** Under suspension of the Rules, READ A SECOND TIME and PASSED TO BE ENGROSSED AS AMENDED BY Committee Amendment "A" (H-879), in concurrence. `reading-2, reading-3`
- **2026-03-25** Ordered sent down forthwith.
- **2026-03-26** PASSED TO BE ENACTED. `passage`
- **2026-03-26** Sent for concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.
- **2026-03-30** PASSED TO BE ENACTED, in concurrence. `passage`
- **2026-04-03** Signed by Governor `executive-signature`
- **2026-03-03T05:00:00+00:00** Work Session Held
- **2026-03-03T05:00:00+00:00** Voted - OTP-AM
- **2026-03-20T04:00:00+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/a4f679a1-80c4-416b-aad8-0e6db0e7e4c1`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Maine legislature records).