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IntroducedJan 16, 2025
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Passed HouseMay 20, 2025
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Passed SenateMay 21, 2025
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Signed into LawMay 29, 2025
HP 151, An Act To Allow Coastal Seawalls To Be Raised By Up To 2 Feet In Order To Accommodate Predicted Sea Level Rise
Last Action See all actions
executive • May 29, 2025: Signed by Governor
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Summary/Bill Text
Comments on LD 228
Tweets
Whip Lists
Sponsors
- Richard Campbellcosponsor
- Lori Gramlichcosponsor
- Joseph Martincosponsor
- Richard Masoncosponsor
- Michael Soboleskicosponsor
Votes
YES: 0
NO: 0
OTHER: 0
Actions
- May 29, 2025 | executive
- Signed by Governor
- May 27, 2025 | Senate
- PASSED TO BE ENACTED - Emergency - 2/3 Elected Required, in concurrence.
- May 27, 2025 | House
- This being an emergency measure, a two-thirds vote of all the members elected to the House was necessary.
- PASSED TO BE ENACTED.
- Sent for concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.
- May 21, 2025 | Senate
- Report READ and ACCEPTED, in concurrence.
- READ ONCE.
- Committee Amendment "A" (H-164) READ and ADOPTED, in concurrence.
- Under suspension of the Rules, READ A SECOND TIME and PASSED TO BE ENGROSSED AS AMENDED BY Committee Amendment "A" (H-164), in concurrence.
- Ordered sent down forthwith.
- May 20, 2025 | House
- CONSENT CALENDAR - FIRST DAY
- Under suspension of the rules CONSENT CALENDAR - SECOND DAY.
- The Bill was PASSED TO BE ENGROSSED as Amended by Committee Amendment "A" (H-164).
- Sent for concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.
- May 15, 2025 | legislature
- Reported Out - OTP-AM
- May 06, 2025 | legislature
- Work Session Reconsidered
- Voted - OTP-AM
- 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)
- Voted - Divided Report
- Work Session Held
- Mar 12, 2025 | legislature
- Work Session (Cross Building, Room 216)
- Mar 05, 2025 | legislature
- Work Session (Cross Building, Room 216)
- Feb 24, 2025 | legislature
- Public Hearing (Cross Building, Room 216)
- Jan 16, 2025 | House
- Received by the Clerk of the House on January 16, 2025.
- The Bill was REFERRED to the Committee on ENVIRONMENT AND NATURAL RESOURCES pursuant to Joint Rule 308.2 and ordered printed pursuant to Joint Rule 401.
Documents
- Fiscal Note for Amendment C-A (H-164) (Adopted by House & Senate)HTML
- Fiscal Note for Amendment C-A (H-164) (Adopted by House & Senate)PDF
- Chapter Fiscal NoteHTML
- Chapter Fiscal NotePDF
- Testimony on Feb 24, 2025 by Mark Adams (ACEC of Maine)PDF
- Testimony on Feb 24, 2025 by David Andrews (Saco)PDF
- Testimony on Feb 24, 2025 by Joel Bradley (Wells)PDF
- Testimony on Feb 24, 2025 by Andy Cashman (Maine Association of Realtors®)PDF
- Testimony on Feb 24, 2025 by Robert Foley (Maine State Legislature)PDF
- Testimony on Feb 24, 2025 by Luke Frankel (Natural Resources Council of Maine)PDF
- Testimony on Feb 24, 2025 by Francesca Gundrum (Maine Audubon)PDF
- Testimony on Feb 24, 2025 by Joseph Kelley (Orono)PDF
- Testimony on Feb 24, 2025 by Diane Vernesoni (topsham)PDF
- Testimony on Feb 24, 2025 by Rob Wood (Department of Environmental Protection)PDF
Sources
- https://legislature.maine.gov/LawMakerWeb/summary.asp?ld=228&SessionID=16
- https://legislature.maine.gov/LawMakerWeb/sponsors.asp?ID=280095863
- https://legislature.maine.gov/LawMakerWeb/subjects.asp?ID=280095863
- https://legislature.maine.gov/legis/bills/display_ps.asp?ld=228&PID=1456&snum=132
- https://legislature.maine.gov/LawMakerWeb/dockets.asp?ID=280095863