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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 LawMar 23, 2026
Maine Senate Bill
SP 851, An Act To Clarify Activities Allowed Under The Natural Resources Protection Act
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 23, 2026 | Senate
- Enacted
- Mar 23, 2026 | executive
- Signed by Governor
- 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
- Chapter Fiscal NoteHTML
- Chapter Fiscal NotePDF
- 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

