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IntroducedFeb 25, 2025
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Passed House
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Passed Senate
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Became Law
Maine House Bill
HP 477, An Act To Protect Sand Dunes On Sears Island And To Establish Criteria For Legislation Regarding Land Development
Last Action See all actions
Senate • Apr 17, 2025: Placed in Legislative Files (DEAD)
Latest Bill Text See all bill texts
Summary
Comments on LD 735
Tweets
Whip Lists
Sponsors



- Nicole Grohoskicosponsor
- Kimberly Haggancosponsor
- Abden Simmonscosponsor
- Michael Soboleskicosponsor
- Tiffany Stroutcosponsor
- James Whitecosponsor
- Russell Whitecosponsor
Votes
NO: 10
- Victoria Doudera
- Denise Tepler
- Dan Ankeles
- Art Bell
- Stacy Brenner
- William Bridgeo
- Dick Campbell
- Laurie Osher
- Morgan Rielly
- David Woodsome
OTHER: 0
YES: 81
- ABDI
- ANKELES
- ARCHER
- ARFORD
- BECK
- BELL
- BOYER
- BRENNAN
- BRIDGEO
- CAMPBELL
- CARLOW
- CLOUTIER
- CLUCHEY
- COLLAMORE
- COPELAND
- CRAFTS
- CRAY
- CROCKETT
- DAIGLE
- DEBRITO
- DHALAC
- DILL
- DOUDERA
- FAIRCLOTH
- FARRIN
- FECTEAU
- FRIEDMANN
- GATTINE
- GEIGER
- GERE
- GOLEK
- GRAHAM
- GRAMLICH
- HASENFUS
- HEPLER
- JACKSON
- JULIA
- KESSLER
- KUHN
- LAJOIE
- LEE
- LOOKNER
- MACIAS
- MALON
- MASTRACCIO
- MATHIESON
- MATLACK
- MCCABE
- MEYER
- MILLIKEN
- MITCHELL
- MONTELL
- MOONEN
- MURPHY
- NUTTING
- O'HALLORAN
- OSHER
- PARRY
- PUGH
- RAY
- RIELLY
- ROBERTS
- ROEDER
- ROLLINS
- RUNTE
- SACHS
- SALISBURY
- SARGENT
- SAYRE
- SHAGOURY
- SINCLAIR
- SKOLD
- STOVER
- SUPICA
- SWALLOW
- TERRY
- WARREN
- WEBB
- WOODSOME
- YUSUF
- ZAGER
NO: 65
- ADAMS
- ALBERT
- ARATA
- ARDELL
- BABIN
- BAGSHAW
- BISHOP
- BLIER
- CARUSO
- CHAPMAN
- CIMINO
- COLLINS
- COOPER
- DODGE
- DRINKWATER
- DUCHARME
- EATON
- EDER
- FAULKINGHAM
- FLYNN
- FOLEY
- FOSTER
- FREDERICKS
- FREDETTE
- FROST
- GIFFORD
- GREENWOOD
- GRIFFIN
- HAGGAN
- HALL
- HENDERSON
- HYMES
- JAVNER
- LANCE
- LANIGAN
- LAVIGNE
- LEMELIN
- LYMAN
- MASON
- MCINTYRE
- MINGO
- MORRIS
- OLSEN
- PAUL
- PERKINS
- PLUECKER
- POIRIER
- POMERLEAU
- QUINT
- RUDNICKI
- SCHMERSAL-BURGESS
- SIMMONS
- SMITH
- SOBOLESKI
- STROUT
- THORNE
- TUELL
- UNDERWOOD
- WADSWORTH
- WALKER
- James Lee White
- WHITE
- WOOD
OTHER: 1
Actions
- Apr 17, 2025 | Senate
- Reports Read
- On motion by Senator TEPLER of Sagadahoc the Majority Ought Not to Pass Report ACCEPTED. in concurrence PREVAILED
- Roll Call Ordered Roll Call Number 109 Yeas 19 - Nays 14 - Excused 1 - Absent 1
- Placed in Legislative Files (DEAD)
- Apr 15, 2025 | House
- Reports READ.
- On motion of Representative DOUDERA of Camden, the Majority Ought Not to Pass Report was ACCEPTED.
- ROLL CALL NO. 83
- (Yeas 81 - Nays 65 - Absent 4 - Excused 0 - Restricted - 1)
- Sent for concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.
- Apr 11, 2025 | legislature
- Reported Out - ONTP/OTP
- 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 19, 2025 | legislature
- Work Session (Cross Building, Room 216)
- Work Session Held
- Voted - Divided Report
- Mar 12, 2025 | legislature
- Public Hearing (Cross Building, Room 216)
- Feb 25, 2025 | Senate
- The Bill was REFERRED to the Committee on ENVIRONMENT AND NATURAL RESOURCES in concurrence
- Feb 25, 2025 | House
- Committee on Environment and Natural Resources suggested and ordered printed.
- The Bill was REFERRED to the Committee on ENVIRONMENT AND NATURAL RESOURCES.
- Sent for concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.
Bill Texts
Documents
- Fiscal StatusHTML
- Fiscal StatusPDF
- Testimony on Mar 12, 2025 by Grant A Provost (Brunswick)PDF
- Testimony on Mar 12, 2025 by Sherri Billings (Fryeburg)PDF
- Testimony on Mar 12, 2025 by Sherri Billings (Fryeburg)PDF
- Testimony on Mar 12, 2025 by Sidney Block (Northport)PDF
- Testimony on Mar 12, 2025 by Cathy Breen (Maine Conservation Voters)PDF
- Testimony on Mar 12, 2025 by Chris Buchanan (Campaign to Protect Sears Island)PDF
- Testimony on Mar 12, 2025 by Celina Cunningham (Office of the Governor)PDF
- Testimony on Mar 12, 2025 by Dennis Damon (Trenton)PDF
- Testimony on Mar 12, 2025 by Dan Davis (Porter)PDF
- Testimony on Mar 12, 2025 by Janice Dodge (Maine State Legislature)PDF
- Testimony on Mar 12, 2025 by Eliza Donoghue (Maine Renewable Energy Association)PDF
- Testimony on Mar 12, 2025 by Francis Eanes (Maine Labor Climate Council)PDF
- Testimony on Mar 12, 2025 by Holly Eaton (Deer Isle)PDF
- Testimony on Mar 12, 2025 by Kelsey Fenwick (Port Clyde)PDF
- Testimony on Mar 12, 2025 by Maria Fuentes (Hallowell)PDF
- Testimony on Mar 12, 2025 by Nancy Galland (Rockland)PDF
- Testimony on Mar 12, 2025 by Ron Huber (Penobscot Bay Watch)PDF
- Testimony on Mar 12, 2025 by Ron Huber (Penobscot Bay Watch)PDF
- Testimony on Mar 12, 2025 by Kevin Jerram (Stockton Springs)PDF
- Testimony on Mar 12, 2025 by Jason Joyce (Swan's Island )PDF
- Testimony on Mar 12, 2025 by Dianne Kopec (Hudson)PDF
- Testimony on Mar 12, 2025 by Corey Lane (Porter)PDF
- Testimony on Mar 12, 2025 by Becky Layton Bartovics (North Haven)PDF
- Testimony on Mar 12, 2025 by Jerry Leeman (New England Fishermen's Stewardship Association)PDF
- Testimony on Mar 12, 2025 by Melanie Loyzim (Department of Environmental Protection)PDF
- Testimony on Mar 12, 2025 by James McCarthy (Brunswick)PDF
- Testimony on Mar 12, 2025 by Rolf Olsen (Friends of Sears Island)PDF
- Testimony on Mar 12, 2025 by Heather Omand (Freedom)PDF
- Testimony on Mar 12, 2025 by Clastel Patrick (Bar Harbor)PDF
- Testimony on Mar 12, 2025 by Reagan Paul (Maine State Legislature)PDF
- Testimony on Mar 12, 2025 by Grant Provost (Ironworkers Local 7)PDF
- Testimony on Mar 12, 2025 by Audrey Rabinowitz (Denmark)PDF
- Testimony on Mar 12, 2025 by Jack Shapiro (Natural Resources Council of Maine)PDF
- Testimony on Mar 12, 2025 by Sue Shaw (Penobsot)PDF
- Testimony on Mar 12, 2025 by Jesse Watson (Rockland)PDF
Sources
- https://legislature.maine.gov/LawMakerWeb/summary.asp?ld=735&SessionID=16
- https://legislature.maine.gov/LawMakerWeb/sponsors.asp?ID=280096811
- https://legislature.maine.gov/LawMakerWeb/subjects.asp?ID=280096811
- https://legislature.maine.gov/legis/bills/display_ps.asp?ld=735&PID=1456&snum=132
- https://legislature.maine.gov/LawMakerWeb/dockets.asp?ID=280096811
