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type: "Bill"
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title: "An Act To Promote Responsible Outdoor Lighting"
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description: "An Act To Promote Responsible Outdoor Lighting"
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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 1934"
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citation: "Maine LD 1934 (132)"
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classification: ["bill"]
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subjects: ["ENVIRONMENTAL AWARENESS", "OUTDOOR LIGHTING", "PLANNING"]
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status: "enacted"
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primary_sponsors: ["Laurie OSHER"]
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version_count: 5
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action_count: 47
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vote_count: 5
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first_action: "2025-05-06"
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last_action: "2026-01-11"
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source: "openstates"
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source_identifier: "ocd-bill/b17abf81-d1e1-41af-aacb-5cf7e72cac16"
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source_url: "https://legislature.maine.gov/LawMakerWeb/dockets.asp?ID=280099101"
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source_hash: "9a5e43b63d75d4bfc232786f57803c9d3859e068ba1793afd740cbc0c96e2e2e"
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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 1934 (132) — An Act To Promote Responsible Outdoor Lighting
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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-561)** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.mainelegislature.org/legis/bills/getPDF.asp?paper=HP1295&item=2&snum=132)
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2. **Amendment H-A to C-A (H-595)** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.mainelegislature.org/legis/bills/getPDF.asp?paper=HP1295&item=4&snum=132)
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3. **Amendment S-A to C-A (S-349)** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.mainelegislature.org/legis/bills/getPDF.asp?paper=HP1295&item=5&snum=132)
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4. **Chapter 516** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.mainelegislature.org/legis/bills/getPDF.asp?paper=HP1295&item=6&snum=132)
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5. **LD 1934 HP 1295** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.mainelegislature.org/legis/bills/getPDF.asp?paper=HP1295&item=1&snum=132)
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## Votes
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- RECEDE AND CONCUR — **74–67** (pass) · lower
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- ACCEPT MAJORITY OUGHT TO PASS AS AMENDED REPORT — **22–9** (pass) · upper
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- Enactment — **74–72** (pass) · lower
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- Acc Maj OTP as Amended Rep — **66–78** (fail) · lower
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- PASSAGE TO BE ENGROSSED AS AMENDED — **24–7** (pass) · upper
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## Sponsors
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- Laurie OSHER — primary (person)
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- Cassie JULIA — cosponsor (person)
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- David WOODSOME — cosponsor (person)
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- Joseph BALDACCI — cosponsor (person)
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- Michael TIPPING — cosponsor (person)
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- Morgan RIELLY — cosponsor (person)
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- Nicole GROHOSKI — cosponsor (person)
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- Richard BENNETT — cosponsor (person)
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- Richard CAMPBELL — cosponsor (person)
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- Stacey GUERIN — cosponsor (person)
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## Timeline
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The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
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- **2025-05-06** Committee on State and Local Government suggested and ordered printed.
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- **2025-05-06** The Bill was REFERRED to the Committee on STATE AND LOCAL GOVERNMENT. `referral-committee`
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- **2025-05-06** Sent for concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.
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- **2025-05-06** The Bill was REFERRED to the Committee on STATE AND LOCAL GOVERNMENT in concurrence `referral-committee`
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- **2025-06-09** Reports READ.
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- **2025-06-09** On motion of Representative SALISBURY of Westbrook, TABLED pending ACCEPTANCE of Either Report.
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- **2025-06-09** Later today assigned.
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- **2025-06-09** Speaker laid before the House
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- **2025-06-09** Subsequently, Representative SALISBURY of Westbrook moved to ACCEPT the Majority Ought to Pass as Amended Report.
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- **2025-06-09** Representative GREENWOOD of Wales REQUESTED a Roll Call. More than one-fifth of the members present expressed a desire for a roll call, which was ORDERED.
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- **2025-06-09** On motion of Representative MOONEN of Portland, TABLED pending the motion of Representative SALISBURY of Westbrook to ACCEPT the Majority Ought to Pass as Amended Report.
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- **2025-06-09** Later today assigned. (Roll Call Ordered)
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- **2025-06-10** Speaker laid before the House
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- **2025-06-10** Subsequently, motion of Representative SALISBURY of Westbrook to ACCEPT the Majority Ought to Pass as Amended Report FAILED.
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- **2025-06-10** ROLL CALL NO. 394
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- **2025-06-10** (Yeas 66 - Nays 78 - Absent 5 - Excused 2)
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- **2025-06-10** On motion of Representative SALISBURY of Westbrook, the Minority Ought Not to Pass Report was ACCEPTED.
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- **2025-06-10** Sent for concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.
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- **2025-06-11** Report READ
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- **2025-06-11** Senator BALDACCI of Penobscot moved to ACCEPT The Majority Ought to Pass As Amended Report In NON-CONCURRENCE.
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- **2025-06-11** On motion by Senator STEWART of Aroostook Tabled until Later in Today's Session, pending Motion by Senator BALDACCI of Penobscot to ACCEPT The Majority Ought to Pass As Amended by Committee Amendment "A" (H-561) Report in NON-CONCURRENCE.
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- **2025-06-11** Taken from the table by the President
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- **2025-06-11** Subsequently, The Majority Ought to Pass As Amended Report ACCEPTED. PREVAILED
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- **2025-06-11** Roll Call Ordered Roll Call Number 462 Yeas 22 - Nays 9 - Excused 4 - Absent 0
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- **2025-06-11** READ ONCE `reading-1`
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- **2025-06-11** Committee Amendment "A" (H-561) READ
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- **2025-06-11** On motion by Senator BALDACCI of Penobscot Senate Amendment "A" (S-349) to Committee Amendment "A" (H-561) READ and ADOPTED `committee-passage-favorable`
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- **2025-06-11** Committee Amendment "A" (H-561) as Amended by Senate Amendment "A" (S-349) thereto ADOPTED `committee-passage-favorable`
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- **2025-06-11** Under suspension of the Rules, READ A SECOND TIME `reading-2`
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- **2025-06-11** Subsequently, PASSED TO BE ENGROSSED AS AMENDED BY Committee Amendment "A" (H-561) as Amended by Senate Amendment "A" (S-349) thereto In NON-CONCURRENCE PREVAILED `reading-3`
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- **2025-06-11** Roll Call Ordered Roll Call Number 463 Yeas 24 - Nays 7 - Excused 4 - Absent 0
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- **2025-06-11** Sent down for concurrence
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- **2025-06-11** The House RECEDED and CONCURRED to ACCEPTANCE of the Majority Ought to Pass as Amended Report and PASSAGE TO BE ENGROSSED as Amended by Committee Amendment "A" (H-561) as Amended by Senate Amendment "A" (S-349) thereto. `reading-3`
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- **2025-06-11** ROLL CALL NO. 444
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- **2025-06-11** (Yeas 74 - Nays 67 - Absent 8 - Excused 2)
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- **2025-06-11** ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.
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- **2025-06-13** PASSED TO BE ENACTED. `passage`
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- **2025-06-13** ROLL CALL NO. 476
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- **2025-06-13** (Yeas 74 - Nays 72 - Absent 3 - Excused 2)
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- **2025-06-13** Sent for concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.
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- **2025-06-13** PASSED TO BE ENACTED, in concurrence. `passage`
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- **2025-07-08** HELD BY THE GOVERNOR.
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- **2026-01-11** Became Law without Governor's Signature `became-law`
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- **2025-05-19T04:00:00+00:00** Work Session Held - TABLED
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- **2025-05-21T04:00:00+00:00** Work Session Held
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- **2025-05-21T04:00:00+00:00** Voted - Divided Report
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- **2025-06-06T04:00:00+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/b17abf81-d1e1-41af-aacb-5cf7e72cac16`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Maine legislature records).
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