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ME LD 2118

enacted

An Act To Eliminate The Natural Areas Program And Reassign Certain Responsibilities Under The Program To The Department Of Inland Fisheries And Wildlife And To Amend The Law Governing Administration Of The Department Of Inland Fisheries And Wildlife, Bureau Of Resource Management

Maine · 132 · lower

Quick answers

Did ME LD 2118 pass?

Yes. ME LD 2118 has been enacted into law as of 2026-04-15. Latest recorded action (2026-04-15): Signed by Governor

What is ME LD 2118 about?

ME LD 2118 is a bill in the 132 titled “An Act To Eliminate The Natural Areas Program And Reassign Certain Responsibilities Under The Program To The Department Of Inland Fisheries And Wildlife And To Amend The Law Governing Administration Of The Department Of Inland Fisheries And Wildlife, Bureau Of Resource Management”.

Who sponsors ME LD 2118?

James DILL is the primary sponsor of ME LD 2118.

Introduced
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Latest action
2026-04-15 — Signed by Governor
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Subjects

Sponsors

  • James DILLprimary

Committees

Not provided by source.

Action timeline

  1. 2026-01-07

    Committee on Agriculture, Conservation and Forestry suggested and ordered printed.

  2. 2026-01-07

    The Bill was REFERRED to the Committee on AGRICULTURE, CONSERVATION AND FORESTRY.

    referral-committee

  3. 2026-01-07

    Sent for concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.

  4. 2026-01-07

    The Bill was REFERRED to the Committee on AGRICULTURE, CONSERVATION AND FORESTRY in concurrence

    referral-committee

  5. 2026-04-06

    CONSENT CALENDAR - FIRST DAY

  6. 2026-04-06

    Under suspension of the rules CONSENT CALENDAR - SECOND DAY.

  7. 2026-04-06

    The Bill was PASSED TO BE ENGROSSED as Amended by Committee Amendment "A" (H-972).

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  8. 2026-04-06

    Sent for concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.

  9. 2026-04-06

    Report READ and ACCEPTED, in concurrence.

  10. 2026-04-06

    READ ONCE.

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  11. 2026-04-06

    Committee Amendment "A" (H-972) READ and ADOPTED, in concurrence.

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  12. 2026-04-06

    Under suspension of the Rules, READ A SECOND TIME and PASSED TO BE ENGROSSED AS AMENDED BY Committee Amendment "A" (H-972), in concurrence.

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  13. 2026-04-06

    Ordered sent down forthwith.

  14. 2026-04-07

    PASSED TO BE ENACTED.

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  15. 2026-04-07

    Sent for concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.

  16. 2026-04-07

    On motion by Senator ROTUNDO of Androscoggin PLACED ON THE SPECIAL APPROPRIATIONS TABLE pending PASSAGE TO BE ENACTED, in concurrence.

  17. 2026-04-14

    On motion by Senator ROTUNDO of Androscoggin taken from the Special Appropriations Table

  18. 2026-04-14

    Subsequently, PASSED TO BE ENACTED in concurrence.

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  19. 2026-04-15

    Signed by Governor

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  20. 2026-02-03

    Work Session Held - TABLED

  21. 2026-02-24

    Work Session Held

  22. 2026-02-24

    Voted - OTP-AM

  23. 2026-04-03

    Reported Out - OTP-AM

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Related bills

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Official source

https://legislature.maine.gov/LawMakerWeb/subjects.asp?ID=280101164

Attribution

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