ACCEPT MAJORITY OUGHT TO PASS AS AMENDED REPORT — 19–13 (pass) · upper
ACC MAJ OTP AS AMENDED REP — 75–72 (pass) · lower
Sponsors
Stacy BRENNER — primary (person)
Amy KUHN — cosponsor (person)
Anne CARNEY — cosponsor (person)
Eleanor SATO — cosponsor (person)
Rachel TALBOT ROSS — cosponsor (person)
Richard BENNETT — cosponsor (person)
Victoria DOUDERA — cosponsor (person)
Timeline
The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
2025-05-01 Received by the Secretary of the Senate on May 1, 2025 and REFERRED to the Committee on ENVIRONMENT AND NATURAL RESOURCES pursuant to Joint Rule 308.2 receipt, referral-committee
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.
2026-03-24 Reports READ.
2026-03-24 Senator TEPLER of Sagadahoc moved to ACCEPT The Majority Ought to Pass As Amended Report.
2026-03-24 On motion by Same Senator Tabled until Later in Today's Session, pending ACCEPTANCE The Majority Ought to Pass As Amended by Committee Amendment "A" (S-570) Report.
2026-03-30 Taken from the table by the President
2026-03-30 ACCEPTANCE of The Majority Ought to Pass As Amended by Committee Amendment "A" (S-570) Report PREVAILED.
2026-03-30 Roll Call Ordered Roll Call Number 828 Yeas 19 - Nays 13 - Excused 3 - Absent 0
2026-03-30 READ ONCE. reading-1
2026-03-30 Committee Amendment "A" (S-570) READ and ADOPTED. committee-passage-favorable, passage
2026-03-30 Under suspension of the Rules, READ A SECOND TIME and PASSED TO BE ENGROSSED AS AMENDED by Committee Amendment "A" (S-570) reading-2, reading-3
2026-03-30 Sent down for concurrence.
2026-03-31 Reports READ.
2026-03-31 On motion of Representative DOUDERA of Camden, the Majority Ought to Pass as Amended Report was ACCEPTED.
2026-03-31 Committee Amendment "A" (S-570) was READ and ADOPTED. committee-passage-favorable, passage
2026-03-31 Under suspension of the rules, the Bill was given its SECOND READING without REFERENCE to the Committee on Bills in the Second Reading.
2026-03-31 The Bill was PASSED TO BE ENGROSSED as Amended by Committee Amendment "A" (S-570). reading-3
2026-03-31 In concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.
2026-04-02 FINALLY PASSED. passage
2026-04-02 Sent for concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.
2026-04-06 On motion by Senator ROTUNDO of Androscoggin PLACED ON THE SPECIAL APPROPRIATIONS TABLE pending FINAL PASSAGE in concurrence.
2026-04-13 On motion by Senator ROTUNDO of Androscoggin taken from the Special Appropriations Table.
2026-04-13 Same Senator moved to SUSPEND THE RULES to RECONSIDER whereby the Bill was PASSED TO BE ENGROSSED AS AMENDED by Committee Amendment "A" (S-570) in concurrence. reading-3
2026-04-13 On motion by Senator STEWART of Aroostook OBJECTED.
2026-04-13 On motion by Senator ROTUNDO of Androscoggin Bill and accompanying papers COMMITTED to the Committee on Appropriations and Financial Affairs In NON-CONCURRENCE. referral-committee
2026-04-13 Sent down for concurrence.
2026-04-13 On motion of Speaker FECTEAU of Biddeford, the House RECEDED.
2026-04-13 On motion of Representative GATTINE of Westbrook, House Amendment "A" (H-1066) to Committee Amendment "A" (S-570) was READ and ADOPTED. committee-passage-favorable, passage
2026-04-13 Committee Amendment "A" (S-570) as Amended by House Amendment "A" (H-1066) thereto was ADOPTED. committee-passage-favorable
2026-04-13 The Bill was PASSED TO BE ENGROSSED as Amended by Committee Amendment "A" (S-570) as Amended by House Amendment "A" (H-1066) thereto. reading-3
2026-04-13 In NON-CONCURRENCE and sent for concurrence.
2026-04-13 ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.
2026-04-14 On motion by Senator PIERCE of Cumberland the Senate RECEDED and CONCURRED to PASSAGE TO BE ENGROSSED AS AMENDED BY Committee Amendment "A" (S-570) as Amended by House Amendment "A" (H-1066) thereto. reading-3
2026-04-14 Ordered sent down forthwith.
2026-04-14 FINALLY PASSED. passage
2026-04-14 Sent for concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.
2026-04-14 FINALLY PASSED, in concurrence. passage
2026-04-16 Signed by Governor executive-signature
2025-05-13T04:00:00+00:00 Work Session Held - TABLED
2025-05-14T04:00:00+00:00 Work Session Held - TABLED
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 - TABLED
2026-01-28T05:00:00+00:00 Work Session Held
2026-01-28T05:00:00+00:00 Voted - Divided Report
2026-03-03T05:00:00+00:00 Work Session Reconsidered
2026-03-03T05:00:00+00:00 Voted - Divided Report
2026-03-20T04:00:00+00:00 Reported Out - OTP-AM/ONTP
Source
OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot 2026-07-01; origin ocd-bill/28c1c36e-96d4-493d-ba80-1ad88ffef13c. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Maine legislature records).
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