Maine bills · 132nd Legislature (2025-2026)

Maine LD 402

An Act To Move The Natural Areas Program From The Department Of Agriculture, Conservation And Forestry To The Department Of Inland Fisheries And Wildlife And To Amend The Law Governing Administration Of The Bureau Of Resource Management Within The Department Of Inland Fisheries And Wildlife

1. Introduced
2. In committee
3. Passed House
4. Passed Senate
5. To Governor
6. Became law

Sponsors

• James DILL (Democratic)

Summary

Text versions

• Amendment C-B (H-381)
• Amendment C-A (H-380)
• LD 402 HP 256

Roll-call votes

State vote data last updated Oct 15, 2026, 4:08 AM.

Actions

• May 30, 2025 · Legislature
  Reported Out - OTP-AM/OTP-AM
• Apr 29, 2025 · Legislature
  Voted - Divided Report
• Apr 29, 2025 · Legislature
  Work Session Held
• Apr 10, 2025 · Legislature
  Work Session Held - TABLED
• Mar 27, 2025 · Legislature
  Work Session Held - TABLED
• Jun 4, 2025 · Senate
  Placed in Legislative Files (DEAD)
• Jun 4, 2025 · Senate
  Subsequently, The Senate INSISTED on ACCEPTANCE of The Minority Ought to Pass As Amended by Committee Amendment "B" (H-381)
• Jun 4, 2025 · Senate
  Roll Call Ordered Roll Call Number 356 Yeas 14 - Nays 19 - Excused 2 - Absent 0
• Jun 4, 2025 · Senate
  Motion by Senator STEWART of Aroostook to RECEDE and CONCUR FAILED
• Jun 4, 2025 · Senate
  Senator PIERCE of Cumberland moved The Senate INSIST on ACCEPTANCE of The Minority Ought to Pass As Amended by Committee Amendment "B" (H-381)
• Jun 4, 2025 · House
  ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.
• Jun 4, 2025 · House
  Subsequently, the House INSISTED on ACCEPTANCE of the Majority Ought to Pass as Amended Report and PASSAGE TO BE ENGROSSED as Amended by Committee Amendment "A" (H-380)
• Jun 4, 2025 · House
  (Yeas 39 - Nays 105 - Absent 7 - Excused 0)
• Jun 4, 2025 · House
  ROLL CALL NO. 304
• Jun 4, 2025 · House
  Motion of Speaker FECTEAU of Biddeford, to RECEDE and CONCUR to ACCEPTANCE of the Minority Ought to Pass as Amended Report and PASSAGE TO BE ENGROSSED as Amended by Committee Amendment "B" (H-381) FAILED.
• Jun 3, 2025 · Senate
  Sent down for concurrence
• Jun 3, 2025 · Senate
  Under suspension of the Rules, READ A SECOND TIME and PASSED TO BE ENGROSSED AS AMENDED by Committee Amendment "B" (H-381) In NON-CONCURRENCE.
• Jun 3, 2025 · Senate
  Committee Amendment "B" (H-381) READ and ADOPTED
• Jun 3, 2025 · Senate
  Bill READ ONCE
• Jun 3, 2025 · Senate
  Roll Call Ordered Roll Call Number 318 Yeas 19 - Nays 14 - Excused 2 - Absent 0
• Jun 3, 2025 · Senate
  On motion by Senator TALBOT ROSS of Cumberland The Minority Ought to Pass As Amended by Committee Amendment "B" (H-381) Report ACCEPTED In NON-CONCURRENCE PREVAILED
• Jun 3, 2025 · Senate
  Taken from the table by the President
• Jun 3, 2025 · Senate
  On motion by Senator PIERCE of Cumberland Tabled until Later in Today's Session, pending ACCEPTANCE OF EITHER REPORT.
• Jun 3, 2025 · Senate
  Reports READ
• Jun 2, 2025 · House
  Sent for concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.
• Jun 2, 2025 · House
  The Bill was PASSED TO BE ENGROSSED as Amended by Committee Amendment "A" (H-380).
• Jun 2, 2025 · House
  Under suspension of the rules, the Bill was given its SECOND READING without REFERENCE to the Committee on Bills in the Second Reading.
• Jun 2, 2025 · House
  Committee Amendment "A" (H-380) was READ and ADOPTED.
• Jun 2, 2025 · House
  The Bill was READ ONCE.
• Jun 2, 2025 · House
  (Yeas 74 - Nays 67 - Absent 10 - Excused 0)
• Jun 2, 2025 · House
  ROLL CALL NO. 254
• Jun 2, 2025 · House
  On motion of Representative PLUECKER of Warren, the Majority Ought to Pass as Amended Report was ACCEPTED.
• Jun 2, 2025 · House
  Reports READ.
• 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.
• Feb 4, 2025 · Senate
  The Bill was REFERRED to the Committee on AGRICULTURE, CONSERVATION AND FORESTRY in concurrence
• Feb 4, 2025 · House
  Sent for concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.
• Feb 4, 2025 · House
  The Bill was REFERRED to the Committee on AGRICULTURE, CONSERVATION AND FORESTRY.
• Feb 4, 2025 · House
  Committee on Agriculture, Conservation and Forestry suggested and ordered printed.