republic-os/legislation/us/states/me/132/ld-493.md

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Bill	An Act To Expand Testing For Perfluoroalkyl And Polyfluoroalkyl Substances To Private Drinking Water Wells	An Act To Expand Testing For Perfluoroalkyl And Polyfluoroalkyl Substances To Private Drinking Water Wells	us/states/me	Maine Legislature	132	LD 493	Maine LD 493 (132)	bill	PFAS WELL TESTING PUBLIC SAFETY SAFE DRINKING WATER	enacted	Laurie OSHER	5	43	3	2025-02-06	2026-04-16	openstates	ocd-bill/cf62a0bc-decd-4e2d-93d2-b3e10615cb8a	https://legislature.maine.gov/LawMakerWeb/dockets.asp?ID=280096384	7a3da335d831ca0681df66053c11927c13082f4389eec49f223d645b614963b1	2026-07-01	https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump	2026-07-06	reported	legislation bill us-me

Maine LD 493 (132) — An Act To Expand Testing For Perfluoroalkyl And Polyfluoroalkyl Substances To Private Drinking Water Wells

Version chain

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

1. Amendment C-A (H-300) (committee substitute) — source
2. Amendment H-A to C-A (H-1052) (committee substitute) — source
3. Amendment S-A to C-A (S-669) (committee substitute) — source
4. Chapter 746 (committee substitute) — source
5. LD 493 HP 322 (committee substitute) — source

Votes

• ENACTMENT — 21–13 (pass) · upper
• ACC MAJ OTP AS AMENDED REP — 78–69 (pass) · lower
• ACCEPT MAJORITY OUGHT TO PASS AS AMENDED REPORT — 21–14 (pass) · upper

Sponsors

• Laurie OSHER — primary (person)
• Ambureen RANA — cosponsor (person)
• Denise TEPLER — cosponsor (person)
• Deqa DHALAC — cosponsor (person)
• Henry INGWERSEN — cosponsor (person)
• Lori GRAMLICH — cosponsor (person)
• Richard BENNETT — cosponsor (person)
• Samuel ZAGER — cosponsor (person)
• Victoria DOUDERA — cosponsor (person)

Timeline

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

• 2025-02-06 Received by the Clerk of the House on February 6, 2025. receipt
• 2025-02-06 The Bill was REFERRED to the Committee on HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES pursuant to Joint Rule 308.2 and ordered printed pursuant to Joint Rule 401. 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.
• 2025-05-28 Reports READ.
• 2025-05-28 On motion of Representative MEYER of Eliot, the Majority Ought to Pass as Amended Report was ACCEPTED.
• 2025-05-28 ROLL CALL NO. 216
• 2025-05-28 (Yeas 78 - Nays 69 - Absent 4 - Excused 0)
• 2025-05-28 The Bill was READ ONCE. reading-1
• 2025-05-28 Committee Amendment "A" (H-300) was READ and ADOPTED. committee-passage-favorable, passage
• 2025-05-28 Under suspension of the rules, the Bill was given its SECOND READING without REFERENCE to the Committee on Bills in the Second Reading.
• 2025-05-28 The Bill was PASSED TO BE ENGROSSED as Amended by Committee Amendment "A" (H-300). reading-3
• 2025-05-28 Sent for concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.
• 2025-05-29 Reports Read
• 2025-05-29 On motion by Senator INGWERSEN of York the Majority Ought to Pass as Amended Report ACCEPTED. PREVAILED
• 2025-05-29 Roll Call Ordered Roll Call Number 256 Yeas 21 - Nays 14 - Excused 0 - Absent 0
• 2025-05-29 Bill READ ONCE. reading-1
• 2025-05-29 Committee Amendment "A" (H-300) READ and ADOPTED. committee-passage-favorable, passage
• 2025-05-29 Under suspension of the Rules, READ A SECOND TIME and PASSED TO BE ENGROSSED AS AMENDED by Committee Amendment "A" (H-300) 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 CARRIED OVER, in the same posture, to any special or regular session of the 132nd Legislature, pursuant to Joint Order SP 800.
• 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" (H-300) 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-1052) to Committee Amendment "A" (H-300) was READ and ADOPTED. committee-passage-favorable, passage
• 2026-04-13 Committee Amendment "A" (H-300) as Amended by House Amendment "A" (H-1052) thereto was ADOPTED. committee-passage-favorable
• 2026-04-13 The Bill was PASSED TO BE ENGROSSED as Amended by Committee Amendment "A" (H-300) as Amended by House Amendment "A" (H-1052) thereto. reading-3
• 2026-04-13 In NON-CONCURRENCE and sent for concurrence.
• 2026-04-13 ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.
• 2026-04-13 On motion by Senator PIERCE of Cumberland the Senate RECEDED and CONCURRED to PASSAGE TO BE ENGROSSED AS AMENDED by Committee Amendment "A" (H-300) as Amended by House Amendment "A" (H-1052) thereto. reading-3
• 2026-04-13 Ordered sent down forthwith.
• 2026-04-14 PASSED TO BE ENACTED. passage
• 2026-04-14 Sent for concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.
• 2026-04-14 PASSED TO BE ENACTED, in concurrence PREVAILED passage
• 2026-04-14 Roll Call Ordered Roll Call Number 956 Yeas 21 - Nays 13 - Excused 1 - Absent 0
• 2026-04-16 Signed by Governor executive-signature
• 2025-05-08T04:00:00+00:00 Work Session Held
• 2025-05-08T04:00:00+00:00 Voted - Divided Report
• 2025-05-27T04:00:00+00:00 Reported Out - OTP-AM/ONTP

Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot 2026-07-01; origin ocd-bill/cf62a0bc-decd-4e2d-93d2-b3e10615cb8a. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Maine legislature records).