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type: "Bill"
title: "An Act To Amend The Laws Relating To The Prevention Of Perfluoroalkyl And Polyfluoroalkyl Substances Pollution And To Provide Additional Funding"
description: "An Act To Amend The Laws Relating To The Prevention Of Perfluoroalkyl And Polyfluoroalkyl Substances Pollution And To Provide Additional Funding"
jurisdiction: "us/states/me"
legislature: "Maine Legislature"
session: "131"
identifier: "LD 1537"
citation: "Maine LD 1537 (131)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION DEPT", "PFAS REPORTING", "PROCEDURES"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Henry INGWERSEN"]
version_count: 3
action_count: 27
vote_count: 0
first_action: "2023-04-05"
last_action: "2024-04-16"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/44136944-86d8-4a99-8107-e341cd5a605f"
source_url: "https://legislature.maine.gov/LawMakerWeb/dockets.asp?ID=280088380"
source_hash: "6b9ee7cfe19e688e2be3437cbf30fc10f7a8b840d0a8b3d986a770f6ab029b34"
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 1537 (131) — An Act To Amend The Laws Relating To The Prevention Of Perfluoroalkyl And Polyfluoroalkyl Substances Pollution And To Provide Additional Funding
## Version chain
The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.
1. **Adopted Amendments** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.mainelegislature.org/legis/bills/getPDF.asp?paper=SP0610&item=2&snum=131)
2. **Documents and Disposition** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.mainelegislature.org/legis/bills/getPDF.asp?paper=SP0610&item=1&snum=131)
3. **Final Disposition** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.mainelegislature.org/legis/bills/getPDF.asp?paper=SP0610&item=3&snum=131)
## Sponsors
- Henry INGWERSEN — primary (person)
- Daniel SAYRE — cosponsor (person)
- Lori GRAMLICH — cosponsor (person)
- Michele MEYER — cosponsor (person)
- Richard BENNETT — cosponsor (person)
- Stacy BRENNER — cosponsor (person)
- William PLUECKER — cosponsor (person)
## Timeline
The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
- **2023-04-05** Committee on ENVIRONMENT AND NATURAL RESOURCES suggested and ordered printed REFERENCE to the Committee on ENVIRONMENT AND NATURAL RESOURCES Ordered sent down forthwith for concurrence
- **2023-04-05** The Bill was REFERRED to the Committee on ENVIRONMENT AND NATURAL RESOURCES. `referral-committee`
- **2023-04-05** In concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.
- **2023-07-26** CARRIED OVER, in the same posture, to any special or regular session of the 131st Legislature, pursuant to Joint Order SP 847.
- **2024-04-10** Report READ and ACCEPTED.
- **2024-04-10** READ ONCE. `reading-1`
- **2024-04-10** Committee Amendment "A" (S-683) READ and ADOPTED. `committee-passage-favorable, passage`
- **2024-04-10** Under suspension of the Rules, READ A SECOND TIME and PASSED TO BE ENGROSSED AS AMENDED BY Committee Amendment "A" (S-683). `reading-2, reading-3`
- **2024-04-10** Ordered sent down forthwith for concurrence.
- **2024-04-11** CONSENT CALENDAR - FIRST DAY
- **2024-04-11** Under suspension of the rules CONSENT CALENDAR - SECOND DAY.
- **2024-04-11** The Bill was PASSED TO BE ENGROSSED as Amended by Committee Amendment "A" (S-683). `reading-3`
- **2024-04-11** In concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.
- **2024-04-11** PASSED TO BE ENACTED. `passage`
- **2024-04-11** Sent for concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.
- **2024-04-12** PASSED TO BE ENACTED, in concurrence. `passage`
- **2024-04-16** Signed by Governor `executive-signature`
- **2023-05-10T04:00:00+00:00** Work Session Held - TABLED
- **2023-06-01T04:00:00+00:00** Carry Over Requested
- **2023-07-27T04:00:00+00:00** Carry Over Approved
- **2024-03-07T05:00:00+00:00** Work Session Held - TABLED
- **2024-03-13T04:00:00+00:00** Work Session Held - TABLED
- **2024-03-21T04:00:00+00:00** Work Session Held
- **2024-03-21T04:00:00+00:00** Voted - Divided Report
- **2024-03-28T04:00:00+00:00** Work Session Held
- **2024-03-28T04:00:00+00:00** Voted - OTP-AM
- **2024-04-10T04:00:00+00:00** Reported Out - OTP-AM
## Source
OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/44136944-86d8-4a99-8107-e341cd5a605f`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Maine legislature records).