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IntroducedFeb 24, 2026
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Passed HouseMar 26, 2026
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Passed SenateApr 06, 2026
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Became LawApr 13, 2026
Maine House Bill
HP 1499, An Act To Establish Municipal Cost Components For Unorganized Territory Services To Be Rendered In Fiscal Year 2026-27
Last Action See all actions
executive • Apr 13, 2026: Signed by Governor
Latest Bill Text See all bill texts
Summary
Comments on LD 2222
Tweets
Whip Lists
Sponsors
Votes
YES: 13
- Nicole Grohoski
- Dan Sayre
- Bruce Bickford
- Ed Crockett
- Gary Friedmann
- Scott Harriman
- Thomas Lavigne
- Ann Matlack
- Tracy Quint
- Shelley Rudnicki
- Michael Tipping
- Russell White
- Gregg Swallow
NO: 0
OTHER: 0
Actions
- Apr 13, 2026 | executive
- Signed by Governor
- Apr 06, 2026 | Senate
- PASSED TO BE ENACTED - Emergency - 2/3 Elected Required, in concurrence.
- Apr 06, 2026 | 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.
- Apr 06, 2026 | Senate
- Taken from the table by the President
- ACCEPTANCE of The Majority Ought to Pass As Amended by Committee Amendment "A" (H-897) Report PREVAILED
- Roll Call Ordered Roll Call Number 874 Yeas 32 - Nays 1 - Excused 2 - Absent 0
- READ ONCE
- Committee Amendment "A" (H-897) READ and ADOPTED.
- Under suspension of the Rules, READ A SECOND TIME and PASSED TO BE ENGROSSED AS AMENDED by Committee Amendment "A" (H-897) in concurrence.
- Ordered sent down forthwith.
- Mar 30, 2026 | Senate
- Reports READ
- Senator GROHOSKI of Hancock moved to ACCEPT The Majority Ought to Pass As Amended by Committee Amendment "A" (H-897) 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" (H-897) Report.
- Mar 26, 2026 | House
- Reports READ.
- On motion of Representative SAYRE of Kennebunk, the Majority Ought to Pass as Amended Report was ACCEPTED.
- The Bill was READ ONCE.
- Committee Amendment "A" (H-897) 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-897).
- Sent for concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.
- Mar 25, 2026 | legislature
- Reported Out - OTP-AM/OTP-AM
- Mar 11, 2026 | legislature
- Work Session (State House, Room 127)
- Work Session Held
- Voted - Divided Report
- Mar 05, 2026 | legislature
- Public Hearing (State House, Room 127)
- Feb 24, 2026 | Senate
- Report READ and ACCEPTED, in concurrence.
- On motion by Senator Grohoski of Hancock REFERRED to the Committee on TAXATION and ordered printed pursuant to Joint Rule 218, in concurrence.
- Feb 24, 2026 | House
- Representative SAYRE for the Administrator of the unorganized territory pursuant to the Maine Revised Statutes, Title 36, section 1604, reports that the Bill be REFERRED to the Committee on TAXATION and ordered printed pursuant to Joint Rule 218.
- Report was READ and ACCEPTED.
- The Bill was REFERRED to the Committee on TAXATION and ordered printed pursuant to Joint Rule 218.
- Sent for concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.
Documents
- Fiscal Note for Amendment C-A (H-897) (Adopted by House & Senate)HTML
- Fiscal Note for Amendment C-A (H-897) (Adopted by House & Senate)PDF
- Fiscal Note for Amendment C-B (H-898) ()HTML
- Fiscal Note for Amendment C-B (H-898) ()PDF
- Fiscal StatusHTML
- Fiscal StatusPDF
- Chapter Fiscal NoteHTML
- Chapter Fiscal NotePDF
- Testimony on Mar 05, 2026 by Russell Black (Senate District 5)PDF
- Testimony on Mar 05, 2026 by Jean-Marie Caterina (Maine County Commissioners Association)PDF
- Testimony on Mar 05, 2026 by Tim Curtis (Maine Association of County Clerks)PDF
- Testimony on Mar 05, 2026 by Renee Gray (Washington County Government)PDF
- Testimony on Mar 05, 2026 by Harold Chip Jones (Office of the State Auditor)PDF
- Testimony on Mar 05, 2026 by Ellen Parent (Maine Forest Products Council)PDF
- Testimony on Mar 05, 2026 by Dan Sayre (Maine State Legislature)PDF
Sources
- https://legislature.maine.gov/LawMakerWeb/summary.asp?ld=2222&SessionID=16
- https://legislature.maine.gov/LawMakerWeb/sponsors.asp?ID=280101694
- https://legislature.maine.gov/LawMakerWeb/subjects.asp?ID=280101694
- https://legislature.maine.gov/legis/bills/display_ps.asp?ld=2222&PID=1456&snum=132
- https://legislature.maine.gov/LawMakerWeb/dockets.asp?ID=280101694

