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Maine · 132nd Legislature (2025-2026) · Bill

LD 451: An Act To Require Testing Of Solar And Wind Energy Developments For Perfluoroalkyl And Polyfluoroalkyl Substances Contamination

Did not advance Official data

  1. Introduced
  2. In committee
  3. Passed one chamber
  4. Passed both chambers
  5. Enacted
  6. Did not advance

Last official action: ·Record last updated:

Plain-language summary

LD 451 is a bill introduced in the Maine House on February 4, 2025. According to its official title, it concerns: An Act To Require Testing Of Solar And Wind Energy Developments For Perfluoroalkyl And Polyfluoroalkyl Substances Contamination. Primary sponsor: Reagan Paul (Republican). It lists 4 additional sponsors. Most recent recorded action (May 20, 2025): Placed in Legislative Files (DEAD).

Generated automatically from the official title, sponsor list, and status record only. It does not characterize the bill’s purpose or effects. How summaries are written

Sponsors

Sponsors by party (alphabetical): Republican 5

NameRolePartyChamberDistrict
Reagan PaulPrimary sponsorRepublicanHouse37
Steven FosterCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse32
Matt HarringtonCo-sponsorRepublicanSenate33
Mike SoboleskiCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse73
Nate WadsworthCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse82

“Support” is shown only as formal sponsorship recorded by the legislature. Roll-call votes are available on the official bill page.

Recent official actions

  1. Placed in Legislative Files (DEAD)
  2. Roll Call Ordered Roll Call Number 175 Yeas 18 - Nays 14 - Excused 3 - Absent 0
  3. On motion by Senator LAWRENCE of York the Majority Ought Not to Pass Report ACCEPTED. in concurrence PREVAILED
  4. Reports Read
  5. Sent for concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.
  6. (Yeas 75 - Nays 66 - Absent 9 - Excused 0 - Restricted - 1)
  7. ROLL CALL NO. 139
  8. Subsequently, the Majority Ought Not to Pass Report was ACCEPTED.
  9. Speaker laid before the House
  10. Later today assigned.
  11. On motion of Representative MOONEN of Portland, TABLED pending the motion of Representative KESSLER of South Portland to ACCEPT the Majority Ought Not to Pass Report.
  12. Representative KESSLER of South Portland moved to ACCEPT the Majority Ought Not to Pass Report.

Showing 12 most recent of 22 actions. Full history

Sources

  1. Open States / Plural (data from the official legislature website)
  2. Official legislature source