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IntroducedDec 15, 2025
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Passed SenateMar 10, 2026
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Passed HouseMar 12, 2026
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Became Law
Maine Senate Bill
SP 851, An Act To Clarify Activities Allowed Under The Natural Resources Protection Act
Last Action See all actions
Senate • Mar 18, 2026: PASSED TO BE ENACTED, in concurrence.
Latest Bill Text See all bill texts
Summary
Comments on LD 2063
Tweets
Whip Lists
Sponsors
Votes
YES: 13
- Victoria Doudera
- Denise Tepler
- Dan Ankeles
- Art Bell
- Stacy Brenner
- William Bridgeo
- Laurie Osher
- Morgan Rielly
- Dick Campbell
- Joseph Martin
- Tammy Schmersal-Burgess
- Mike Soboleski
- David Woodsome
NO: 0
OTHER: 0
YES: 73
- ABDI
- ANKELES
- ARCHER
- ARFORD
- BECK
- BELL
- BOYER
- BRENNAN
- BRIDGEO
- BUNKER
- CLUCHEY
- COPELAND
- CRAFTS
- CROCKETT
- DEBRITO
- DHALAC
- DILL
- DODGE
- DOUDERA
- FAIRCLOTH
- FARRIN
- FECTEAU
- FRIEDMANN
- FROST
- GATTINE
- GEIGER
- GERE
- GOLEK
- GRAHAM
- GRAMLICH
- HARRIMAN
- HASENFUS
- HEPLER
- KESSLER
- KUHN
- LAJOIE
- LEE
- LOOKNER
- MACIAS
- MALON
- MASTRACCIO
- MATHIESON
- MATLACK
- MCCABE
- MEYER
- MILLIKEN
- MITCHELL
- MONTELL
- MOONEN
- MURPHY
- O'HALLORAN
- OSHER
- PUGH
- RANA
- RAY
- RIELLY
- ROEDER
- ROLLINS
- RUNTE
- SACHS
- SALISBURY
- SARGENT
- SATO
- SAYRE
- SHAGOURY
- SINCLAIR
- SKOLD
- STOVER
- SUPICA
- TERRY
- WARREN
- WEBB
- YUSUF
NO: 68
- ADAMS
- ALBERT
- ARATA
- ARDELL
- BABIN
- BAGSHAW
- BISHOP
- BLIER
- CARLOW
- CARUSO
- CIMINO
- COLLAMORE
- COLLINS
- COOPER
- CRAY
- DAIGLE
- DRINKWATER
- DUCHARME
- EDER
- FAULKINGHAM
- FLYNN
- FOLEY
- FOSTER
- FREDERICKS
- FREDETTE
- GIFFORD
- GREENWOOD
- GUERRETTE
- HAGGAN
- HALL
- HENDERSON
- HYMES
- JACKSON
- LANCE
- LANIGAN
- LAVIGNE
- LEMELIN
- LIBBY
- LYMAN
- MASON
- MCINTYRE
- MINGO
- MORRIS
- NUTTING
- OLSEN
- PARRY
- PAUL
- PERKINS
- POIRIER
- POMERLEAU
- QUINT
- RUDNICKI
- SCHMERSAL-BURGESS
- SIMMONS
- SMITH
- SOBOLESKI
- STROUT
- SWALLOW
- THORNE
- TUELL
- WADSWORTH
- WALKER
- James Lee White
- WHITE
- WOOD
- WOODSOME
EXCUSED: 1
Actions
- Mar 18, 2026 | Senate
- PASSED TO BE ENACTED, in concurrence.
- Mar 17, 2026 | House
- PASSED TO BE ENACTED.
- Sent for concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.
- Mar 12, 2026 | House
- Reports READ.
- On motion of Representative DOUDERA of Camden, the Majority Ought to Pass as Amended Report was ACCEPTED.
- ROLL CALL NO. 644
- (Yeas 73 - Nays 68 - Absent 8 - Excused 1 - Vacant 1)
- The Bill was READ ONCE.
- Committee Amendment "A" (S-508) 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" (S-508).
- In concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.
- Mar 10, 2026 | Senate
- COMMITTEE ON BILLS IN THE SECOND READING REPORTS NO FURTHER VERBAL AMENDMENTS NECESSARY. REPORT ACCEPTED.
- READ A SECOND TIME and PASSED TO BE ENGROSSED AS AMENDED BY Committee Amendment "A" (S-508)
- Ordered sent down forthwith for concurrence.
- Mar 05, 2026 | Senate
- Taken from the table by the President
- ACCEPTANCE of The Majority Ought to Pass As Amended by Committee Amendment "A" (S-508) Report PREVAILED.
- Roll Call Ordered Roll Call Number 737 Yeas 20 - Nays 13 - Excused 2 - Absent 0
- Bill READ ONCE
- Committee Amendment "A" (S-508) READ and ADOPTED
- ASSIGNED FOR SECOND READING NEXT LEGISLATIVE DAY.
- Feb 24, 2026 | Senate
- Reports READ
- Senator TEPLER of Sagadahoc moved the Majority OUGHT TO PASS AS AMENDED BY COMMITTEE AMENDMENT "A" (S-508) Report.
- On motion by Same Senator Tabled until Later in Today's Session, pending ACCEPTANCE of the Majority OUGHT TO PASS AS AMENDED BY Committee Amendment "A" (S-508) Report.
- Feb 18, 2026 | legislature
- Reported Out - OTP-AM/OTP-AM
- Jan 28, 2026 | legislature
- Work Session (Cross Building, Room 216)
- Work Session Held
- Voted - Divided Report
- Jan 21, 2026 | legislature
- Public Hearing (Cross Building, Room 216)
- Dec 15, 2025 | Senate
- Received by the Secretary of the Senate on December 15, 2025 and REFERRED to the Committee on ENVIRONMENT AND NATURAL RESOURCES pursuant to Joint Rule 308.2
Documents
- Fiscal Note for Amendment C-A (S-508) (Adopted by House & Senate)HTML
- Fiscal Note for Amendment C-A (S-508) (Adopted by House & Senate)PDF
- Fiscal Note for Amendment C-B (S-509) ()HTML
- Fiscal Note for Amendment C-B (S-509) ()PDF
- Testimony on Jan 21, 2026 by Luke Frankel (Natural Resources Council of Maine)PDF
- Testimony on Jan 21, 2026 by Francesca Gundrum (Maine Audubon)PDF
- Testimony on Jan 21, 2026 by Rob Wood (Department of Environmental Protection)PDF
Sources
- https://legislature.maine.gov/LawMakerWeb/summary.asp?ld=2063&SessionID=16
- https://legislature.maine.gov/LawMakerWeb/sponsors.asp?ID=280100961
- https://legislature.maine.gov/LawMakerWeb/subjects.asp?ID=280100961
- https://legislature.maine.gov/legis/bills/display_ps.asp?ld=2063&PID=1456&snum=132
- https://legislature.maine.gov/LawMakerWeb/dockets.asp?ID=280100961

