LD 297

  • Maine House Bill
  • 132nd Legislature (2025-2026)
  • Introduced in House
  • Passed House Jun 09, 2025
  • Passed Senate Jun 16, 2025
  • Signed by Governor Jun 20, 2025

An Act Regarding The Management Of Oversized Bulky Waste From Wastewater Treatment Plants

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Jun 20, 2025

Office of the Governor

Signed by Governor

Jun 16, 2025

Senate

Roll Call Ordered Roll Call Number 571 Yeas 24 - Nays 10 - Excused 1 - Absent 0

Senate

PASSED TO BE ENACTED, in concurrence. PREVAILED

House

Sent for concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.

House

PASSED TO BE ENACTED.

House

ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.

House

Subsequently, the House RECEDED and CONCURRED to PASSAGE TO BE ENGROSSED as Amended by Committee Amendment "A" (H-537) and Senate Amendment "A" (S-392)

House

(Yeas 49 - Nays 94 - Absent 6 - Excused 2)

House

ROLL CALL NO. 511

House

Motion of Representative ANKELES of Brunswick, to RECEDE FAILED.

Jun 13, 2025

Senate

On motion by Senator STEWART of Aroostook RECONSIDERED PASSAGE TO ENACTED

Senate

On motion by Senator STEWART of Aroostook RECONSIDERED PASSAGE TO BE ENGROSSED AS AMENDED

Senate

Sent down for concurrence

Senate

Roll Call Ordered Roll Call Number 505 Yeas 25 - Nays 10 - Excused 0 - Absent 0

Senate

Subsequently, PASSED TO BE ENGROSSED AS AMENDED BY Committee Amendment "A" (H-537) AS AMENDED BY Senate Amendment "A" (S-392) thereto, in NON-CONCURRENCE. PREVAILED

Senate

Roll Call Ordered Roll Call Number 504 Yeas 9 - Nays 26 - Excused 0 - Absent 0

Senate

Motion by Senator BENNETT of Oxford INDEFINITELY POSTPONE Bill and accompanying papers FAILED

Senate

Roll Call Ordered Roll Call Number 503 Yeas 13 - Nays 21 - Excused 1 - Absent 0

Senate

Motion by Senator BENNETT of Oxford to RECONSIDER ADOPTION of Committee Amendment "A" (H-537) FAILED

Senate

Roll Call Ordered Roll Call Number 502 Yeas 24 - Nays 9 - Excused 2 - Absent 0

Senate

On motion by Senator STEWART of Aroostook Senate Amendment "A" (S-392) READ and ADOPTED. PREVAILED

Jun 12, 2025

House

Speaker laid before the House

Senate

On motion by Senator STEWART of Aroostook RECONSIDERED PASSAGE TO ENACTED

Senate

On motion by Senator STEWART of Aroostook RECONSIDERED PASSAGE TO BE ENGROSSED AS AMENDED

Senate

On motion by Senator STEWART of Aroostook Senate Amendment "A" (S-392) READ and ADOPTED. PREVAILED

Senate

Roll Call Ordered Roll Call Number 502 Yeas 24 - Nays 9 - Excused 2 - Absent 0

Senate

Motion by Senator BENNETT of Oxford to RECONSIDER ADOPTION of Committee Amendment "A" (H-537) FAILED

Senate

Roll Call Ordered Roll Call Number 503 Yeas 13 - Nays 21 - Excused 1 - Absent 0

Senate

Motion by Senator BENNETT of Oxford INDEFINITELY POSTPONE Bill and accompanying papers FAILED

Senate

Roll Call Ordered Roll Call Number 504 Yeas 9 - Nays 26 - Excused 0 - Absent 0

Senate

Subsequently, PASSED TO BE ENGROSSED AS AMENDED BY Committee Amendment "A" (H-537) AND Senate Amendment "A" (S-392) , in NON-CONCURRENCE. PREVAILED

Senate

Roll Call Ordered Roll Call Number 505 Yeas 25 - Nays 10 - Excused 0 - Absent 0

Senate

Sent down for concurrence

House

Subsequently, Representative FAULKINGHAM of Winter Harbor WITHDREW his motion to RECONSIDER whereby the Bill FAILED PASSAGE TO BE ENACTED.

House

Sent for concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.

Jun 11, 2025

House

Later today assigned.

Senate

Roll Call Ordered Roll Call Number 445 Yeas 13 - Nays 19 - Excused 3 - Absent 0

Senate

Motion by Senator CARNEY of Cumberland to ADOPT Senate Amendment "A" (S-324) to Committee Amendment "A" (H-537) FAILED

Senate

Committee Amendment "A" (H-537) READ.

Senate

Bill READ ONCE.

Senate

Roll Call Ordered Roll Call Number 444 Yeas 22 - Nays 10 - Excused 3 - Absent 0

Senate

Subsequently, The Majority Ought to Pass As Amended by Committee Amendment "A" (H-537) Report ACCEPTED. PREVAILED

Senate

Taken from the table by the President

Senate

Motion by Senator BENNETT of Oxford to INDEFINITELY POSTPONE Bill and accompanying papers FAILED

Senate

Roll Call Ordered Roll Call Number 446 Yeas 7 - Nays 25 - Excused 3 - Absent 0

Senate

Senator Bennet OBJECTED to Second Reading of the Bill

Senate

Subsequently, Under suspension of the Rules, READ A SECOND TIME.

Senate

PASSED TO BE ENGROSSED AS AMENDED by Committee Amendment "A" (H-537) in concurrence. PREVAILED

Senate

Roll Call Ordered Roll Call Number 447 Yeas 23 - Nays 9 - Excused 3 - Absent 0

House

FAILED PASSAGE TO BE ENACTED.

House

This being an emergency measure, a two-thirds vote of all the members elected to the House being necessary, a total was taken.

House

ROLL CALL NO. 440

House

(Yeas 85 - Nays 57 - Absent 7 - Excused 2)

House

Representative FAULKINGHAM of Winter Harbor, MOVED to RECONSIDER whereby the Bill FAILED PASSAGE TO BE ENACTED.

House

Further motion of the same Representative, TABLED pending his motion to RECONSIDER.

Jun 10, 2025

Senate

Report READ

Senate

Senator TEPLER of Sagadahoc moved to ACCEPT The Majority Ought to Pass As Amended by Committee Amendment "A" (H-537) Report.

Senate

On motion by Senator PIERCE of Cumberland Tabled until Later in Today's Session, pending Motion by Senator TEPLER of Sagadahoc to ACCEPT The Majority Ought to Pass As Amended by Committee Amendment "A" (H-537) Report in concurrence.

Jun 09, 2025

House

ROLL CALL NO. 356

House

On motion of Representative DOUDERA of Camden, the Majority Ought to Pass as Amended Report was ACCEPTED.

House

Reports READ.

House

Committee Amendment "A" (H-537) was READ and ADOPTED.

House

The Bill was READ ONCE.

House

(Yeas 100 - Nays 44 - Absent 5 - Excused 2)

House

Under suspension of the rules, the Bill was given its SECOND READING without REFERENCE to the Committee on Bills in the Second Reading.

House

Sent for concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.

House

The Bill was PASSED TO BE ENGROSSED as Amended by Committee Amendment "A" (H-537).

Jun 06, 2025

Maine Legislature

Reported Out - OTP-AM/ONTP

May 14, 2025

Maine Legislature

Voted - Divided Report

Maine Legislature

Work Session Held

May 07, 2025

Maine Legislature

Work Session Held - TABLED

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.

Jan 30, 2025

House

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.

House

Received by the Clerk of the House on January 30, 2025.

Bill Text

Bill Text Versions Format
Documents and Disposition PDF
Adopted Amendments PDF
Final Disposition PDF
Chaptered Law PDF
Divided Reports PDF

Related Documents

Document Format
Divided Reports - Fiscal Note HTML HTML
Divided Reports - Fiscal Note PDF PDF
Final Disposition - Fiscal Note HTML HTML
Final Disposition - Fiscal Note PDF PDF
Adopted Amendments - Fiscal Note HTML HTML
Adopted Amendments - Fiscal Note PDF PDF
Documents and Disposition - Fiscal Note HTML HTML
Documents and Disposition - Fiscal Note PDF PDF

Sources

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