---
type: "Bill"
title: "An Act Regarding The Membership Of The Maine Land Use Planning Commission"
description: "An Act Regarding The Membership Of The Maine Land Use Planning Commission"
jurisdiction: "us/states/me"
legislature: "Maine Legislature"
session: "132"
identifier: "LD 870"
citation: "Maine LD 870 (132)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["ADMINISTRATION", "COMMISSIONERS", "LAND USE PLANNING COMMISSION"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["William BRIDGEO"]
version_count: 3
action_count: 32
vote_count: 2
first_action: "2025-03-04"
last_action: "2026-01-11"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/8fb285a1-f86e-45e4-b263-3e9343919be5"
source_url: "https://legislature.maine.gov/LawMakerWeb/dockets.asp?ID=280097115"
source_hash: "ee13de8172924ac4c912e1d15c7f7ecf3aa34ef55ef8a89ba75de211ac8342fd"
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 870 (132) — An Act Regarding The Membership Of The Maine Land Use Planning Commission

## Version chain

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

1. **Amendment C-A (H-327)** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.mainelegislature.org/legis/bills/getPDF.asp?paper=HP0556&item=2&snum=132)
2. **Chapter 534** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.mainelegislature.org/legis/bills/getPDF.asp?paper=HP0556&item=3&snum=132)
3. **LD 870 HP 556** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.mainelegislature.org/legis/bills/getPDF.asp?paper=HP0556&item=1&snum=132)

## Votes

- ACC MAJ OTP AS AMENDED REP — **75–69** (pass) · lower
- ACCEPT MAJORITY OUGHT TO PASS AS AMENDED REPORT — **20–14** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- William BRIDGEO — primary (person)
- Adam LEE — cosponsor (person)
- Allison HEPLER — cosponsor (person)
- Henry INGWERSEN — cosponsor (person)
- James DILL — cosponsor (person)
- Richard BENNETT — cosponsor (person)
- Sharon FROST — cosponsor (person)
- Stacy BRENNER — cosponsor (person)
- Teresa PIERCE — cosponsor (person)
- William PLUECKER — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2025-03-04** Committee on Agriculture, Conservation and Forestry suggested and ordered printed.
- **2025-03-04** The Bill was REFERRED to the Committee on AGRICULTURE, CONSERVATION AND FORESTRY. `referral-committee`
- **2025-03-04** Sent for concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.
- **2025-03-04** The Bill was REFERRED to the Committee on AGRICULTURE, CONSERVATION AND FORESTRY in concurrence `referral-committee`
- **2025-03-21** Carried over, in the same posture, to the next special or regular session of the 132nd Legislature, pursuant to Joint Order SP 519.
- **2025-05-29** Reports READ.
- **2025-05-29** On motion of Representative PLUECKER of Warren, the Majority Ought to Pass as Amended Report was ACCEPTED.
- **2025-05-29** ROLL CALL NO. 232
- **2025-05-29** (Yeas 75 - Nays 69 - Absent 7 - Excused 0)
- **2025-05-29** The Bill was READ ONCE. `reading-1`
- **2025-05-29** Committee Amendment "A" (H-327) was READ and ADOPTED. `committee-passage-favorable, passage`
- **2025-05-29** Under suspension of the rules, the Bill was given its SECOND READING without REFERENCE to the Committee on Bills in the Second Reading.
- **2025-05-29** The Bill was PASSED TO BE ENGROSSED as Amended by Committee Amendment "A" (H-327). `reading-3`
- **2025-05-29** Sent for concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.
- **2025-06-02** Reports READ
- **2025-06-02** On motion by Senator TALBOT ROSS of Cumberland The Majority Ought to Pass As Amended Report ACCEPTED. PREVAILED
- **2025-06-02** Roll Call Ordered Roll Call Number 276 Yeas 20 - Nays 14 - Excused 1 - Absent 0
- **2025-06-02** Bill READ ONCE `reading-1`
- **2025-06-02** Committee Amendment "A" (H-327) READ and ADOPTED `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2025-06-02** Under suspension of the Rules, READ A SECOND TIME and PASSED TO BE ENGROSSED AS AMENDED by Committee Amendment "A" (H-327) in concurrence. `reading-2, reading-3`
- **2025-06-02** PASSED TO BE ENACTED. `passage`
- **2025-06-02** Sent for concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.
- **2025-06-02** On motion by Senator ROTUNDO of Androscoggin PLACED ON THE SPECIAL APPROPRIATIONS TABLE pending ENACTMENT in concurrence
- **2025-06-25** On motion by Senator ROTUNDO of Androscoggin taken from the Special Appropriations Table
- **2025-06-25** PASSED TO BE ENACTED in concurrence. `passage`
- **2025-07-08** HELD BY THE GOVERNOR.
- **2026-01-11** Became Law without Governor's Signature `became-law`
- **2025-04-10T04:00:00+00:00** Work Session Held
- **2025-04-10T04:00:00+00:00** Voted - Divided Report
- **2025-04-29T04:00:00+00:00** Work Session Reconsidered
- **2025-04-29T04:00:00+00:00** Voted - Divided Report
- **2025-05-28T04:00:00+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/8fb285a1-f86e-45e4-b263-3e9343919be5`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Maine legislature records).