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IntroducedFeb 04, 2025
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Passed HouseJun 02, 2025
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Passed SenateJun 03, 2025
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Signed into Law
HP 256, An Act To Move The Natural Areas Program From The Department Of Agriculture, Conservation And Forestry To The Department Of Inland Fisheries And Wildlife And To Amend The Law Governing Administration Of The Bureau Of Resource Management Within The Department Of Inland Fisheries And Wildlife
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Senate • Jun 04, 2025: Placed in Legislative Files (DEAD)
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Summary/Bill Text
Comments on LD 402
Tweets
Whip Lists
Sponsors
Votes
YES: 12
- Russell Black
- Stephan Bunker
- Mark Cooper
- Dean Cray
- Jim Dill
- Timothy Guerrette
- Allison Hepler
- Caldwell Jackson
- Bill Pluecker
- Rachel Talbot Ross
- Sharon Frost
- Henry Ingwersen
NO: 0
OTHER: 0
YES: 74
- ABDI
- ALBERT
- ARATA
- ARDELL
- ARFORD
- BABIN
- BAGSHAW
- BISHOP
- BLIER
- BOYER
- CAMPBELL
- CARLOW
- CARUSO
- CHAPMAN
- CIMINO
- CLOUTIER
- COLLAMORE
- COLLINS
- COOPER
- CRAY
- DAIGLE
- DILL
- DRINKWATER
- DUCHARME
- EDER
- FAULKINGHAM
- FLYNN
- FOLEY
- FOSTER
- FREDERICKS
- FREDETTE
- GIFFORD
- GREENWOOD
- GUERRETTE
- HAGGAN
- HENDERSON
- HEPLER
- HYMES
- JACKSON
- JAVNER
- LANCE
- LANIGAN
- LAVIGNE
- LEMELIN
- LIBBY
- MASTRACCIO
- MCINTYRE
- MILLIKEN
- MINGO
- MORRIS
- NUTTING
- OLSEN
- PARRY
- PAUL
- PERKINS
- POIRIER
- POMERLEAU
- QUINT
- ROBERTS
- RUDNICKI
- SCHMERSAL-BURGESS
- SIMMONS
- SMITH
- SOBOLESKI
- STROUT
- SWALLOW
- THORNE
- TUELL
- WALKER
- James Lee White
- WHITE
- WOOD
- WOODSOME
NO: 67
- ANKELES
- BECK
- BELL
- BRENNAN
- BRIDGEO
- BUNKER
- COPELAND
- CRAFTS
- CROCKETT
- DEBRITO
- DHALAC
- DODGE
- DOUDERA
- FAIRCLOTH
- FARRIN
- FECTEAU
- FRIEDMANN
- FROST
- GATTINE
- GEIGER
- GERE
- GOLEK
- GRAHAM
- GRAMLICH
- HASENFUS
- JULIA
- KESSLER
- KUHN
- LAJOIE
- LEE
- LOOKNER
- MACIAS
- MALON
- MATHIESON
- MATLACK
- MCCABE
- MEYER
- MITCHELL
- MONTELL
- MOONEN
- MURPHY
- O'HALLORAN
- OSHER
- PLUECKER
- PUGH
- RANA
- RAY
- RIELLY
- ROEDER
- ROLLINS
- RUNTE
- SACHS
- SALISBURY
- SARGENT
- SATO
- SAYRE
- SHAGOURY
- SINCLAIR
- SKOLD
- STOVER
- SUPICA
- TERRY
- WARREN
- WEBB
- YUSUF
- ZAGER
YES: 39
- ABDI
- ARCHER
- BECK
- BOYER
- BRENNAN
- BRIDGEO
- CLUCHEY
- CROCKETT
- DEBRITO
- DHALAC
- DODGE
- FAIRCLOTH
- FRIEDMANN
- FROST
- GEIGER
- GRAMLICH
- HASENFUS
- JULIA
- LEE
- LOOKNER
- MALON
- MASTRACCIO
- MCCABE
- MILLIKEN
- MITCHELL
- MONTELL
- MOONEN
- PLUECKER
- PUGH
- RANA
- RAY
- ROEDER
- SACHS
- SATO
- SAYRE
- SINCLAIR
- SKOLD
- WARREN
- WEBB
NO: 105
- ADAMS
- ALBERT
- ANKELES
- ARATA
- ARDELL
- ARFORD
- BAGSHAW
- BELL
- BISHOP
- BLIER
- BUNKER
- CAMPBELL
- CARLOW
- CARUSO
- CHAPMAN
- CIMINO
- CLOUTIER
- COLLINS
- COOPER
- COPELAND
- CRAFTS
- CRAY
- DAIGLE
- DILL
- DOUDERA
- DRINKWATER
- DUCHARME
- EDER
- FARRIN
- FAULKINGHAM
- FECTEAU
- FLYNN
- FOLEY
- FOSTER
- FREDERICKS
- FREDETTE
- GERE
- GIFFORD
- GOLEK
- GRAHAM
- GREENWOOD
- HAGGAN
- HENDERSON
- HEPLER
- HYMES
- JACKSON
- JAVNER
- KESSLER
- KUHN
- LAJOIE
- LANCE
- LANIGAN
- LAVIGNE
- LEMELIN
- LIBBY
- LYMAN
- MACIAS
- MASON
- MATHIESON
- MATLACK
- MCINTYRE
- MEYER
- MINGO
- MORRIS
- MURPHY
- NUTTING
- O'HALLORAN
- OLSEN
- OSHER
- PARRY
- PAUL
- PERKINS
- POIRIER
- POMERLEAU
- QUINT
- RIELLY
- ROBERTS
- ROLLINS
- RUDNICKI
- RUNTE
- SALISBURY
- SARGENT
- SCHMERSAL-BURGESS
- SHAGOURY
- SIMMONS
- SMITH
- SOBOLESKI
- STOVER
- STROUT
- SUPICA
- SWALLOW
- TERRY
- THORNE
- TUELL
- UNDERWOOD
- WADSWORTH
- WALKER
- James Lee White
- WHITE
- WOOD
- WOODSOME
- YUSUF
- ZAGER
Actions
- Jun 04, 2025 | Senate
- Senator PIERCE of Cumberland moved The Senate INSIST on ACCEPTANCE of The Minority Ought to Pass As Amended by Committee Amendment "B" (H-381)
- Motion by Senator STEWART of Aroostook to RECEDE and CONCUR FAILED
- Roll Call Ordered Roll Call Number 356 Yeas 14 - Nays 19 - Excused 2 - Absent 0
- Subsequently, The Senate INSISTED on ACCEPTANCE of The Minority Ought to Pass As Amended by Committee Amendment "B" (H-381)
- Placed in Legislative Files (DEAD)
- Jun 04, 2025 | House
- Motion of Speaker FECTEAU of Biddeford, to RECEDE and CONCUR to ACCEPTANCE of the Minority Ought to Pass as Amended Report and PASSAGE TO BE ENGROSSED as Amended by Committee Amendment "B" (H-381) FAILED.
- ROLL CALL NO. 304
- (Yeas 39 - Nays 105 - Absent 7 - Excused 0)
- Subsequently, the House INSISTED on ACCEPTANCE of the Majority Ought to Pass as Amended Report and PASSAGE TO BE ENGROSSED as Amended by Committee Amendment "A" (H-380)
- ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.
- Jun 03, 2025 | Senate
- Reports READ
- On motion by Senator PIERCE of Cumberland Tabled until Later in Today's Session, pending ACCEPTANCE OF EITHER REPORT.
- Taken from the table by the President
- On motion by Senator TALBOT ROSS of Cumberland The Minority Ought to Pass As Amended by Committee Amendment "B" (H-381) Report ACCEPTED In NON-CONCURRENCE PREVAILED
- Roll Call Ordered Roll Call Number 318 Yeas 19 - Nays 14 - Excused 2 - Absent 0
- Bill READ ONCE
- Committee Amendment "B" (H-381) READ and ADOPTED
- Under suspension of the Rules, READ A SECOND TIME and PASSED TO BE ENGROSSED AS AMENDED by Committee Amendment "B" (H-381) In NON-CONCURRENCE.
- Sent down for concurrence
- Jun 02, 2025 | House
- Reports READ.
- On motion of Representative PLUECKER of Warren, the Majority Ought to Pass as Amended Report was ACCEPTED.
- ROLL CALL NO. 254
- (Yeas 74 - Nays 67 - Absent 10 - Excused 0)
- The Bill was READ ONCE.
- Committee Amendment "A" (H-380) was READ and ADOPTED.
- Under suspension of the rules, the Bill was given its SECOND READING without REFERENCE to the Committee on Bills in the Second Reading.
- The Bill was PASSED TO BE ENGROSSED as Amended by Committee Amendment "A" (H-380).
- Sent for concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.
- May 30, 2025 | legislature
- Reported Out - OTP-AM/OTP-AM
- Apr 29, 2025 | legislature
- Work Session (Cross Building, Room 214)
- Work Session Held
- Voted - Divided Report
- Apr 10, 2025 | legislature
- Work Session (Cross Building, Room 214)
- Work Session Held - TABLED
- Mar 27, 2025 | legislature
- Work Session (Cross Building, Room 214)
- Work Session Held - TABLED
- Mar 21, 2025 | House
- Carried over, in the same posture, to the next special or regular session of the 132nd Legislature, pursuant to Joint Order SP 519.
- Mar 18, 2025 | legislature
- Public Hearing (Cross Building, Room 214)
- Feb 04, 2025 | Senate
- The Bill was REFERRED to the Committee on AGRICULTURE, CONSERVATION AND FORESTRY in concurrence
- Feb 04, 2025 | House
- Committee on Agriculture, Conservation and Forestry suggested and ordered printed.
- The Bill was REFERRED to the Committee on AGRICULTURE, CONSERVATION AND FORESTRY.
- Sent for concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.
Documents
- Fiscal Note for Amendment C-A (H-380) (Adopted by House)HTML
- Fiscal Note for Amendment C-A (H-380) (Adopted by House)PDF
- Fiscal Note for Amendment C-B (H-381) (Adopted by Senate)HTML
- Fiscal Note for Amendment C-B (H-381) (Adopted by Senate)PDF
- Testimony on Mar 18, 2025 by Judith Camuso (Department of Inland Fisheries and Wildlife)PDF
- Testimony on Mar 18, 2025 by James Dill (Maine State Legislature)PDF
- Testimony on Mar 18, 2025 by Tom Doak (Maine Woodland Owners)PDF
- Testimony on Mar 18, 2025 by Dana Doran (The Professional Logging Contractors of the Northeast)PDF
- Testimony on Mar 18, 2025 by Judith East (BRILUP/DACF)PDF
- Testimony on Mar 18, 2025 by Luke Frankel (Natural Resources Council of Maine)PDF
- Testimony on Mar 18, 2025 by Francesca Gundrum (Maine Audubon)PDF
- Testimony on Mar 18, 2025 by Amy McLaughlin (Chelsea)PDF
- Testimony on Mar 18, 2025 by Patrick Strauch (Maine Forest Products Council)PDF
Sources
- https://legislature.maine.gov/LawMakerWeb/summary.asp?ld=402&SessionID=16
- https://legislature.maine.gov/LawMakerWeb/sponsors.asp?ID=280096244
- https://legislature.maine.gov/LawMakerWeb/subjects.asp?ID=280096244
- https://legislature.maine.gov/legis/bills/display_ps.asp?ld=402&PID=1456&snum=132
- https://legislature.maine.gov/LawMakerWeb/dockets.asp?ID=280096244