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type: "Bill"
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title: "An Act To Increase Penalties To Deter Violations Of The Laws Regarding Improper Pesticide Use"
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description: "An Act To Increase Penalties To Deter Violations Of The Laws Regarding Improper Pesticide Use"
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jurisdiction: "us/states/me"
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legislature: "Maine Legislature"
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session: "132"
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identifier: "LD 1697"
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citation: "Maine LD 1697 (132)"
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classification: ["bill"]
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subjects: ["BOARD OF PESTICIDES CONTROL", "IMPROPER USE PENALTIES", "PESTICIDES"]
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status: "enacted"
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primary_sponsors: ["Victoria DOUDERA"]
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version_count: 3
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action_count: 25
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vote_count: 1
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first_action: "2025-04-17"
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last_action: "2025-06-12"
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source: "openstates"
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source_identifier: "ocd-bill/0c7f475d-a687-4560-9344-1ecb9c83ffc2"
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source_url: "https://legislature.maine.gov/LawMakerWeb/dockets.asp?ID=280098592"
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source_hash: "76f612d1c79ebad18197705e046144192aff069c7a57ee96e6d9e30e3e5c4baa"
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vintage: "2026-07-01"
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source_snapshot: "https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump"
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retrieved_at: "2026-07-06"
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confidence: "reported"
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tags: ["legislation", "bill", "us-me"]
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---
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# Maine LD 1697 (132) — An Act To Increase Penalties To Deter Violations Of The Laws Regarding Improper Pesticide Use
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## Version chain
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The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.
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1. **Amendment C-A (H-486)** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.mainelegislature.org/legis/bills/getPDF.asp?paper=HP1132&item=2&snum=132)
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2. **Chapter 292** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.mainelegislature.org/legis/bills/getPDF.asp?paper=HP1132&item=3&snum=132)
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3. **LD 1697 HP 1132** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.mainelegislature.org/legis/bills/getPDF.asp?paper=HP1132&item=1&snum=132)
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## Votes
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- ACC MAJ OTP AS AMENDED REP — **74–67** (pass) · lower
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## Sponsors
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- Victoria DOUDERA — primary (person)
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- Allison HEPLER — cosponsor (person)
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- Lori GRAMLICH — cosponsor (person)
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- William PLUECKER — cosponsor (person)
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## Timeline
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The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
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- **2025-04-17** Committee on Agriculture, Conservation and Forestry suggested and ordered printed.
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- **2025-04-17** The Bill was REFERRED to the Committee on AGRICULTURE, CONSERVATION AND FORESTRY. `referral-committee`
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- **2025-04-17** Sent for concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.
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- **2025-04-17** The Bill was REFERRED to the Committee on AGRICULTURE, CONSERVATION AND FORESTRY in concurrence `referral-committee`
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- **2025-06-05** Reports READ.
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- **2025-06-05** On motion of Representative PLUECKER of Warren, the Majority Ought to Pass as Amended Report was ACCEPTED.
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- **2025-06-05** ROLL CALL NO. 340
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- **2025-06-05** (Yeas 74 - Nays 67 - Absent 8 - Excused 2)
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- **2025-06-05** The Bill was READ ONCE. `reading-1`
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- **2025-06-05** Committee Amendment "A" (H-486) was READ and ADOPTED. `committee-passage-favorable, passage`
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- **2025-06-05** Under suspension of the rules, the Bill was given its SECOND READING without REFERENCE to the Committee on Bills in the Second Reading.
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- **2025-06-05** The Bill was PASSED TO BE ENGROSSED as Amended by Committee Amendment "A" (H-486). `reading-3`
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- **2025-06-05** Sent for concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.
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- **2025-06-05** Reports Read
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- **2025-06-05** On motion by Senator TALBOT ROSS of Cumberland the Majority Ought to Pass as Amended Report ACCEPTED.
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- **2025-06-05** Bill READ ONCE `reading-1`
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- **2025-06-05** Committee Amendment "A" (H-486) READ and ADOPTED `committee-passage-favorable`
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- **2025-06-05** Under suspension of the Rules, READ A SECOND TIME and PASSED TO BE ENGROSSED AS AMENDED by Committee Amendment "A" (H-486) in concurrence `reading-2, reading-3`
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- **2025-06-09** PASSED TO BE ENACTED. `passage`
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- **2025-06-09** Sent for concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.
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- **2025-06-09** PASSED TO BE ENACTED, in concurrence. `passage`
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- **2025-06-12** Signed by Governor `executive-signature`
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- **2025-05-08T04:00:00+00:00** Work Session Held
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- **2025-05-08T04:00:00+00:00** Voted - Divided Report
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- **2025-06-04T04:00:00+00:00** Reported Out - OTP-AM/ONTP
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## Source
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OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/0c7f475d-a687-4560-9344-1ecb9c83ffc2`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Maine legislature records).
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