republic-os/legislation/us/states/me/132/ld-497.md

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Bill	An Act Regarding The Department Of Environmental Protection	An Act Regarding The Department Of Environmental Protection	us/states/me	Maine Legislature	132	LD 497	Maine LD 497 (132)	bill	ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION DEPT POWERS PROVISIONS REVISED	enacted	Victoria DOUDERA	3	25	2	2025-02-06	2025-06-17	openstates	ocd-bill/934c9011-dfa6-4180-adf8-e96fc398b0ae	https://legislature.maine.gov/LawMakerWeb/dockets.asp?ID=280096391	af0c3e1ca7042e8d02313b3ac2a074b03e174f484a2e4cf8cfee463fcd3cf0a7	2026-07-01	https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump	2026-07-06	reported	legislation bill us-me

Maine LD 497 (132) — An Act Regarding The Department Of Environmental Protection

Version chain

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

1. Amendment C-A (H-606) (committee substitute) — source
2. Chapter 338 (committee substitute) — source
3. LD 497 HP 326 (committee substitute) — source

Votes

• ACC MAJ OTP AS AMENDED REP — 77–70 (pass) · lower
• ACCEPT MAJORITY OUGHT TO PASS AS AMENDED REPORT — 18–14 (pass) · upper

Sponsors

• Victoria DOUDERA — primary (person)
• Denise TEPLER — 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 ENVIRONMENT AND NATURAL RESOURCES 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.
• 2025-06-10 Reports READ.
• 2025-06-10 On motion of Representative DOUDERA of Camden, the Majority Ought to Pass as Amended Report was ACCEPTED.
• 2025-06-10 ROLL CALL NO. 405
• 2025-06-10 (Yeas 77 - Nays 70 - Absent 2 - Excused 2)
• 2025-06-10 The Bill was READ ONCE. reading-1
• 2025-06-10 Committee Amendment "A" (H-606) was READ and ADOPTED. committee-passage-favorable, passage
• 2025-06-10 Under suspension of the rules, the Bill was given its SECOND READING without REFERENCE to the Committee on Bills in the Second Reading.
• 2025-06-10 The Bill was PASSED TO BE ENGROSSED as Amended by Committee Amendment "A" (H-606). reading-3
• 2025-06-10 Sent for concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.
• 2025-06-10 Reports Read
• 2025-06-10 On motion by Senator TEPLER of Sagadahoc the Majority Ought to Pass as Amended Report ACCEPTED. PREVAILED
• 2025-06-10 Roll Call Ordered Roll Call Number 440 Yeas 18 - Nays 14 - Excused 3 - Absent 0
• 2025-06-10 Bill READ ONCE. reading-1
• 2025-06-10 Committee Amendment "A" (H-606) READ and ADOPTED. committee-passage-favorable, passage
• 2025-06-10 Under suspension of the Rules, READ A SECOND TIME and PASSED TO BE ENGROSSED AS AMENDED by Committee Amendment "A" (H-606) in concurrence. reading-2, reading-3
• 2025-06-10 PASSED TO BE ENACTED. passage
• 2025-06-10 Sent for concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.
• 2025-06-11 PASSED TO BE ENACTED, in concurrence. passage
• 2025-06-17 Signed by Governor executive-signature
• 2025-05-13T04:00:00+00:00 Work Session Held
• 2025-05-13T04:00:00+00:00 Voted - Divided Report
• 2025-06-09T04:00:00+00:00 Reported Out - OTP-AM/ONTP

Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot 2026-07-01; origin ocd-bill/934c9011-dfa6-4180-adf8-e96fc398b0ae. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Maine legislature records).