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type: "Bill"
title: "An Act Regarding The Department Of Environmental Protection"
description: "An Act Regarding The Department Of Environmental Protection"
jurisdiction: "us/states/me"
legislature: "Maine Legislature"
session: "132"
identifier: "LD 497"
citation: "Maine LD 497 (132)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION DEPT", "POWERS", "PROVISIONS REVISED"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Victoria DOUDERA"]
version_count: 3
action_count: 25
vote_count: 2
first_action: "2025-02-06"
last_action: "2025-06-17"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/934c9011-dfa6-4180-adf8-e96fc398b0ae"
source_url: "https://legislature.maine.gov/LawMakerWeb/dockets.asp?ID=280096391"
source_hash: "af0c3e1ca7042e8d02313b3ac2a074b03e174f484a2e4cf8cfee463fcd3cf0a7"
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 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](http://www.mainelegislature.org/legis/bills/getPDF.asp?paper=HP0326&item=2&snum=132)
2. **Chapter 338** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.mainelegislature.org/legis/bills/getPDF.asp?paper=HP0326&item=3&snum=132)
3. **LD 497 HP 326** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.mainelegislature.org/legis/bills/getPDF.asp?paper=HP0326&item=1&snum=132)
## Votes
- ACC MAJ OTP AS AMENDED REP — **7770** (pass) · lower
- ACCEPT MAJORITY OUGHT TO PASS AS AMENDED REPORT — **1814** (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](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/934c9011-dfa6-4180-adf8-e96fc398b0ae`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Maine legislature records).