republic-os/legislation/us/states/me/129/ld-955.md

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Bill	An Act To Prohibit Offshore Oil And Natural Gas Drilling And Exploration	An Act To Prohibit Offshore Oil And Natural Gas Drilling And Exploration	us/states/me	Maine Legislature	129	LD 955	Maine LD 955 (129)	bill	COASTAL AREAS BAYS DRILLING IN COASTAL WATERS	enacted	Michael DEVIN	3	23	2	2019-02-21	2019-06-13	openstates	ocd-bill/675ea7cb-b345-4a7c-8952-7cec9b564fee	http://legislature.maine.gov/LawMakerWeb/dockets.asp?ID=280072025	53080585f56da02e28d7a7d48fd27b6bef3bf9853c95253540bd3ba585d70380	2026-07-01	https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump	2026-07-06	reported	legislation bill us-me

Maine LD 955 (129) — An Act To Prohibit Offshore Oil And Natural Gas Drilling And Exploration

Version chain

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

1. Adopted Amendments (committee substitute) — source
2. Documents and Disposition (committee substitute) — source
3. Final Disposition (committee substitute) — source

Votes

• ACC MAJ OTP AS AMENDED REP — 96–45 (pass) · lower
• ACCEPT MAJ OTP-A RPT — 31–4 (pass) · upper

Sponsors

• Michael DEVIN — primary (person)
• Allison HEPLER — cosponsor (person)
• Anne CARNEY — cosponsor (person)
• Anne PERRY — cosponsor (person)
• Arthur VEROW — cosponsor (person)
• Barbara CARDONE — cosponsor (person)
• Benjamin CHIPMAN — cosponsor (person)
• Benjamin COLLINGS — cosponsor (person)
• Betty AUSTIN — cosponsor (person)
• Bettyann SHEATS — cosponsor (person)
• Billy Bob FAULKINGHAM — cosponsor (person)
• Braden SHARPE — cosponsor (person)
• Brian HUBBELL — cosponsor (person)
• Christopher BABBIDGE — cosponsor (person)
• Colleen MADIGAN — cosponsor (person)
• Dana DOW — cosponsor (person)
• Daniel HOBBS — cosponsor (person)
• David MIRAMANT — cosponsor (person)
• David McCREA — cosponsor (person)
• Deane RYKERSON — cosponsor (person)
• Denise TEPLER — cosponsor (person)
• Diane DENK — cosponsor (person)
• Donald MAREAN — cosponsor (person)
• Donna BAILEY — cosponsor (person)
• Donna DOORE — cosponsor (person)
• Erik JORGENSEN — cosponsor (person)
• Everett CARSON — cosponsor (person)
• Genevieve McDONALD — cosponsor (person)
• Geoffrey GRATWICK — cosponsor (person)
• Heidi BROOKS — cosponsor (person)
• Holly STOVER — cosponsor (person)
• James HANDY — cosponsor (person)
• Janice COOPER — cosponsor (person)
• Janice DODGE — cosponsor (person)
• Jeffrey EVANGELOS — cosponsor (person)
• Jessica FAY — cosponsor (person)
• Joyce McCREIGHT — cosponsor (person)
• Justin CHENETTE — cosponsor (person)
• Kent ACKLEY — cosponsor (person)
• Lydia BLUME — cosponsor (person)
• Mark BRYANT — cosponsor (person)
• Mark LAWRENCE — cosponsor (person)
• Matthea DAUGHTRY — cosponsor (person)
• Matthew MOONEN — cosponsor (person)
• Michael BRENNAN — cosponsor (person)
• Michael SYLVESTER — cosponsor (person)
• Michele MEYER — cosponsor (person)
• Michelle DUNPHY — cosponsor (person)
• Nathan LIBBY — cosponsor (person)
• Nicole GROHOSKI — cosponsor (person)
• Patricia HYMANSON — cosponsor (person)
• Ralph TUCKER — cosponsor (person)
• Rebecca MILLETT — cosponsor (person)
• Rena NEWELL — cosponsor (person)
• Robert ALLEY — cosponsor (person)
• Robert FOLEY — cosponsor (person)
• Ryan FECTEAU — cosponsor (person)
• Sara GIDEON — cosponsor (person)
• Sarah PEBWORTH — cosponsor (person)
• Seth BERRY — cosponsor (person)
• Shawn BABINE — cosponsor (person)
• Shenna BELLOWS — cosponsor (person)
• Stanley ZEIGLER — cosponsor (person)
• Stephen STANLEY — cosponsor (person)
• Teresa PIERCE — cosponsor (person)
• Thom HARNETT — cosponsor (person)
• Tiffany ROBERTS — cosponsor (person)
• Victoria FOLEY — cosponsor (person)
• Victoria KORNFIELD — cosponsor (person)
• Walter RISEMAN — cosponsor (person)
• William PLUECKER — cosponsor (person)
• William TUELL — cosponsor (person)

Timeline

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

• 2019-02-21 Committee on Environment and Natural Resources suggested and ordered printed.
• 2019-02-21 The Bill was REFERRED to the Committee on ENVIRONMENT AND NATURAL RESOURCES. referral-committee
• 2019-02-21 Sent for concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.
• 2019-02-21 The Bill was REFERRED to the Committee on ENVIRONMENT AND NATURAL RESOURCES in concurrence referral-committee
• 2019-06-03 Reports READ.
• 2019-06-03 On motion of Representative TUCKER of Brunswick, the Majority Ought to Pass as Amended Report was ACCEPTED.
• 2019-06-03 ROLL CALL NO. 166
• 2019-06-03 (Yeas 96 - Nays 45 - Absent 7 - Excused 2 Vacant 1)
• 2019-06-03 The Bill was READ ONCE. reading-1
• 2019-06-03 Committee Amendment "A" (H-425) was READ and ADOPTED. passage
• 2019-06-03 Under suspension of the rules, the Bill was given its SECOND READING without REFERENCE to the Committee on Bills in the Second Reading.
• 2019-06-03 The Bill was PASSED TO BE ENGROSSED as Amended by Committee Amendment "A" (H-425).
• 2019-06-03 Sent for concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.
• 2019-06-04 Reports Read
• 2019-06-04 On motion by Senator CARSON of Cumberland the Majority Ought to Pass as Amended Report ACCEPTED.
• 2019-06-04 Roll Call Ordered Roll Call Number 183 Yeas 31 - Nays 4 - Excused 0 - Absent 0
• 2019-06-04 READ ONCE reading-1
• 2019-06-04 Committee Amendment "A" (H-425) READ and ADOPTED
• 2019-06-04 Under suspension of the Rules, READ A SECOND TIME and PASSED TO BE ENGROSSED AS AMENDED by Committee Amendment "A" (H-425) in concurrence reading-2
• 2019-06-05 PASSED TO BE ENACTED. passage
• 2019-06-05 Sent for concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.
• 2019-06-06 PASSED TO BE ENACTED, in concurrence. passage
• 2019-06-13 Signed by Governor executive-signature

Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot 2026-07-01; origin ocd-bill/675ea7cb-b345-4a7c-8952-7cec9b564fee. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Maine legislature records).