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
Last action — Placed in Legislative Files (DEAD)
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✓Introduced
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✓In Committee
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3Passed House
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4Passed Senate
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5To Executive
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6Enacted
This bill has passed the House. Introduced March 27, 2025. It now moves to the second chamber.
Next likely step: consideration and a floor vote in the Senate.
Prognosis
Stalled
30% · moderate confidence
Where this bill stands today.
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Passed House
Current position in the legislative process.
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1 sponsor
1 primary, 0 co-sponsors signed on.
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Mixed recorded votes
2 passed, 1 failed in recorded votes so far.
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Summary
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
Bill Text
- LD 402 HP 256 View text Current pdf
Amendments
2 amendmentsClick Show changes on an amendment above to see how it modifies the bill.
Action History
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Sponsors
- LD 402 · Primary
Sponsorship breakdown
Export CSV (upgrade) →1 sponsors · 0 co-sponsors · 185 not signed on · 140 voted No
Sponsors (1)
- LD 402
Co-sponsors (0)
None.
Not signed on (185)
185 members have not signed on to this bill.
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Votes
Failed
39 Yea
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105 Nay
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7 Other
| Party | Yea | Nay | Present | Not Voting |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democrat | 35 | 35 | 0 | 2 |
| Republican | 0 | 60 | 0 | 5 |
| Unaffiliated | 1 | 10 | 0 | 0 |
| Unenrolled | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Independent | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Total | 39 | 105 | 0 | 7 |
| % of votes cast | 26% | 70% | 0% | 5% |
How each member voted (151)
| Member | Party | Vote |
|---|---|---|
| BOYER of Poland | — | Nay |
| BOYER of Cape Elizabeth | — | Yea |
| CLOUTIER of Lewiston | — | Nay |
| FARRIN of Jefferson | — | Nay |
| HAGGAN of Hampden | — | Nay |
| JAVNER of Chester | — | Nay |
| LIBBY of Auburn | — | Nay |
| WHITE of Guilford | — | Nay |
| WHITE of Ellsworth | — | Nay |
| WOOD of Norway | — | Nay |
| WOOD of Greene | — | Nay |
| Adam Lee | Democrat | Yea |
| Allison Hepler | Democrat | Nay |
| Ambureen Rana | Democrat | Yea |
| Amy Kuhn | Democrat | Nay |
| Amy Roeder | Democrat | Yea |
| Ann Matlack | Democrat | Nay |
| Anne Graham | Democrat | Nay |
| Anne-Marie Mastraccio | Democrat | Yea |
| Arthur Bell | Democrat | Nay |
| Cassie Julia | Democrat | Yea |
| Charles Skold | Democrat | Yea |
| Cheryl Golek | Democrat | Nay |
| Christina Mitchell | Democrat | Yea |
| Christopher Kessler | Democrat | Nay |
| D. Ray | Democrat | Yea |
| Dani O'Halloran | Democrat | Nay |
| Daniel Ankeles | Democrat | Nay |
| Daniel Sayre | Democrat | Yea |
| Daniel Shagoury | Democrat | Nay |
| David Rollins | Democrat | Nay |
| David Sinclair | Democrat | Yea |
| Deqa Dhalac | Democrat | Yea |
| Drew Gattine | Democrat | Not Voting |
| Dylan Pugh | Democrat | Yea |
| Eleanor Sato | Democrat | Yea |
| Flavia DeBrito | Democrat | Yea |
| Gary Friedmann | Democrat | Yea |
| Grayson Lookner | Democrat | Yea |
| Holly Eaton | Democrat | Not Voting |
| Holly Sargent | Democrat | Nay |
| Holly Stover | Democrat | Nay |
| James Dill | Democrat | Nay |
| Janice Dodge | Democrat | Yea |
| Julia McCabe | Democrat | Yea |
| Karen Montell | Democrat | Yea |
| Kelly Murphy | Democrat | Nay |
| Kilton Webb | Democrat | Yea |
| Kristi Mathieson | Democrat | Nay |
| Laura Supica | Democrat | Nay |
| Laurie Osher | Democrat | Nay |
| Lori Gramlich | Democrat | Yea |
| Lydia Crafts | Democrat | Nay |
| Lynn Copeland | Democrat | Nay |
| Mana Abdi | Democrat | Yea |
| Marc Malon | Democrat | Yea |
| Marshall Archer | Democrat | Yea |
| Matt Moonen | Democrat | Yea |
| Matthew Beck | Democrat | Yea |
| Melanie Sachs | Democrat | Yea |
| Michael Brennan | Democrat | Yea |
| Michel Lajoie | Democrat | Nay |
| Michele Meyer | Democrat | Nay |
| Morgan Rielly | Democrat | Nay |
| Nina Milliken | Democrat | Yea |
| Parnell Terry | Democrat | Nay |
| Poppy Arford | Democrat | Nay |
| Rafael Macias | Democrat | Nay |
| Ryan Fecteau | Democrat | Nay |
| Sally Cluchey | Democrat | Yea |
| Samuel Zager | Democrat | Nay |
| Sean Faircloth | Democrat | Yea |
| Sophia Warren | Democrat | Yea |
| Stephan Bunker | Democrat | Nay |
| Suzanne Salisbury | Democrat | Nay |
| Tavis Hasenfus | Democrat | Yea |
| Tiffany Roberts | Democrat | Nay |
| Traci Gere | Democrat | Nay |
| Valli Geiger | Democrat | Yea |
| Victoria Doudera | Democrat | Nay |
| Walter Runte | Democrat | Nay |
| William Bridgeo | Democrat | Yea |
| Yusuf Yusuf | Democrat | Nay |
| William Pluecker | Independent | Yea |
| Abden Simmons | Republican | Nay |
| Abigail Griffin | Republican | Not Voting |
| Alicia Collins | Republican | Nay |
| Amanda Collamore | Republican | Not Voting |
| Amy Arata | Republican | Nay |
| Ann Fredericks | Republican | Nay |
| Arthur Mingo | Republican | Nay |
| Barbara Bagshaw | Republican | Nay |
| Benjamin Hymes | Republican | Nay |
| Billy Bob Faulkingham | Republican | Nay |
| Caldwell Jackson | Republican | Nay |
| Chad Perkins | Republican | Nay |
| David Woodsome | Republican | Nay |
| Dean Cray | Republican | Nay |
| Donald Ardell | Republican | Nay |
| Elizabeth Caruso | Republican | Nay |
| Gary Drinkwater | Republican | Nay |
| Gregory Swallow | Republican | Nay |
| Irene Gifford | Republican | Nay |
| James Thorne | Republican | Nay |
| Jeffrey Adams | Republican | Nay |
| Jennifer Poirier | Republican | Nay |
| John Ducharme | Republican | Nay |
| John Eder | Republican | Nay |
| Joseph Underwood | Republican | Nay |
| Joshua Morris | Republican | Nay |
| Katrina Smith | Republican | Nay |
| Kenneth Fredette | Republican | Nay |
| Kimberly Pomerleau | Republican | Nay |
| Lucas Lanigan | Republican | Nay |
| Lucien Daigle | Republican | Nay |
| Mark Babin | Republican | Not Voting |
| Mark Blier | Republican | Nay |
| Mark Cooper | Republican | Nay |
| Mark Walker | Republican | Nay |
| Marygrace Cimino | Republican | Nay |
| Mathew McIntyre | Republican | Nay |
| Michael Lance | Republican | Nay |
| Michael Lemelin | Republican | Nay |
| Michael Soboleski | Republican | Nay |
| Nathan Carlow | Republican | Nay |
| Nathan Wadsworth | Republican | Nay |
| Paul Flynn | Republican | Nay |
| Quentin Chapman | Republican | Nay |
| Rachel Henderson | Republican | Nay |
| Randall Greenwood | Republican | Nay |
| Randall Hall | Republican | Not Voting |
| Reagan Paul | Republican | Nay |
| Richard Campbell | Republican | Nay |
| Richard Mason | Republican | Nay |
| Robert Foley | Republican | Nay |
| Robert Nutting | Republican | Nay |
| Roger Albert | Republican | Nay |
| Rolf Olsen | Republican | Nay |
| Sheila Lyman | Republican | Nay |
| Shelley Rudnicki | Republican | Nay |
| Steven Bishop | Republican | Nay |
| Steven Foster | Republican | Nay |
| Tammy Schmersal-Burgess | Republican | Nay |
| Thomas Lavigne | Republican | Nay |
| Tiffany Strout | Republican | Nay |
| Timothy Guerrette | Republican | Not Voting |
| Tracy Quint | Republican | Nay |
| Wayne Parry | Republican | Nay |
| William Tuell | Republican | Nay |
| Sharon Frost | Unenrolled | Yea |
| W. Crockett | Unenrolled | Yea |
Passed
19 Yea
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14 Nay
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2 Other
| Party | Yea | Nay | Present | Not Voting |
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| Democrat | 19 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Independent | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Republican | 0 | 10 | 0 | 1 |
| Unaffiliated | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| Total | 19 | 14 | 0 | 2 |
| % of votes cast | 54% | 40% | 0% | 6% |
How each member voted (35)
| Member | Party | Vote |
|---|---|---|
| FARRIN of Somerset | — | Nay |
| HAGGAN of Penobscot | — | Nay |
| LIBBY of Cumberland | — | Nay |
| Henry L. Ingwersen | Democrat | Yea |
| Anne M. Carney | Democrat | Not Voting |
| Cameron D. Reny | Democrat | Yea |
| Craig V. Hickman | Democrat | Yea |
| Denise Tepler | Democrat | Yea |
| Donna Bailey | Democrat | Yea |
| Glenn "Chip" Curry | Democrat | Yea |
| Jill C. Duson | Democrat | Yea |
| Joseph E. Rafferty | Democrat | Yea |
| Joseph M. Baldacci | Democrat | Yea |
| Margaret "Peggy" R. Rotundo | Democrat | Yea |
| Mark W. Lawrence | Democrat | Yea |
| Matthea E.L. Daughtry | Democrat | Yea |
| Michael Tipping | Democrat | Yea |
| Nicole C. Grohoski | Democrat | Yea |
| Pinny H. Beebe-Center | Democrat | Yea |
| Rachel Talbot Ross | Democrat | Yea |
| Stacy F. Brenner | Democrat | Yea |
| Teresa S. Pierce | Democrat | Yea |
| Timothy E. Nangle | Democrat | Yea |
| Richard A. Bennett | Independent | Nay |
| Bruce Bickford | Republican | Not Voting |
| Harold "Trey" L. Stewart, III | Republican | Nay |
| Jeffrey L. Timberlake | Republican | Nay |
| Joseph E. Martin | Republican | Nay |
| Marianne Moore | Republican | Nay |
| Matthew A. Harrington | Republican | Nay |
| Richard T. Bradstreet | Republican | Nay |
| Russell J. Black | Republican | Nay |
| Scott W. Cyrway | Republican | Nay |
| Stacey K. Guerin | Republican | Nay |
| Susan Bernard | Republican | Nay |
Passed
74 Yea
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67 Nay
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10 Other
| Party | Yea | Nay | Present | Not Voting |
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| Democrat | 7 | 62 | 0 | 3 |
| Republican | 58 | 0 | 0 | 7 |
| Unaffiliated | 9 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Unenrolled | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Independent | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Total | 74 | 67 | 0 | 10 |
| % of votes cast | 49% | 44% | 0% | 7% |
How each member voted (151)
| Member | Party | Vote |
|---|---|---|
| BOYER of Poland | — | Yea |
| BOYER of Cape Elizabeth | — | Nay |
| CLOUTIER of Lewiston | — | Yea |
| FARRIN of Jefferson | — | Nay |
| HAGGAN of Hampden | — | Yea |
| JAVNER of Chester | — | Yea |
| LIBBY of Auburn | — | Yea |
| WHITE of Guilford | — | Yea |
| WHITE of Ellsworth | — | Yea |
| WOOD of Norway | — | Yea |
| WOOD of Greene | — | Yea |
| Adam Lee | Democrat | Nay |
| Allison Hepler | Democrat | Yea |
| Ambureen Rana | Democrat | Nay |
| Amy Kuhn | Democrat | Nay |
| Amy Roeder | Democrat | Nay |
| Ann Matlack | Democrat | Nay |
| Anne Graham | Democrat | Nay |
| Anne-Marie Mastraccio | Democrat | Yea |
| Arthur Bell | Democrat | Nay |
| Cassie Julia | Democrat | Nay |
| Charles Skold | Democrat | Nay |
| Cheryl Golek | Democrat | Nay |
| Christina Mitchell | Democrat | Nay |
| Christopher Kessler | Democrat | Nay |
| D. Ray | Democrat | Nay |
| Dani O'Halloran | Democrat | Nay |
| Daniel Ankeles | Democrat | Nay |
| Daniel Sayre | Democrat | Nay |
| Daniel Shagoury | Democrat | Nay |
| David Rollins | Democrat | Nay |
| David Sinclair | Democrat | Nay |
| Deqa Dhalac | Democrat | Nay |
| Drew Gattine | Democrat | Nay |
| Dylan Pugh | Democrat | Nay |
| Eleanor Sato | Democrat | Nay |
| Flavia DeBrito | Democrat | Nay |
| Gary Friedmann | Democrat | Nay |
| Grayson Lookner | Democrat | Nay |
| Holly Eaton | Democrat | Not Voting |
| Holly Sargent | Democrat | Nay |
| Holly Stover | Democrat | Nay |
| James Dill | Democrat | Yea |
| Janice Dodge | Democrat | Nay |
| Julia McCabe | Democrat | Nay |
| Karen Montell | Democrat | Nay |
| Kelly Murphy | Democrat | Nay |
| Kilton Webb | Democrat | Nay |
| Kristi Mathieson | Democrat | Nay |
| Laura Supica | Democrat | Nay |
| Laurie Osher | Democrat | Nay |
| Lori Gramlich | Democrat | Nay |
| Lydia Crafts | Democrat | Nay |
| Lynn Copeland | Democrat | Nay |
| Mana Abdi | Democrat | Yea |
| Marc Malon | Democrat | Nay |
| Marshall Archer | Democrat | Not Voting |
| Matt Moonen | Democrat | Nay |
| Matthew Beck | Democrat | Nay |
| Melanie Sachs | Democrat | Nay |
| Michael Brennan | Democrat | Nay |
| Michel Lajoie | Democrat | Nay |
| Michele Meyer | Democrat | Nay |
| Morgan Rielly | Democrat | Nay |
| Nina Milliken | Democrat | Yea |
| Parnell Terry | Democrat | Nay |
| Poppy Arford | Democrat | Yea |
| Rafael Macias | Democrat | Nay |
| Ryan Fecteau | Democrat | Nay |
| Sally Cluchey | Democrat | Not Voting |
| Samuel Zager | Democrat | Nay |
| Sean Faircloth | Democrat | Nay |
| Sophia Warren | Democrat | Nay |
| Stephan Bunker | Democrat | Nay |
| Suzanne Salisbury | Democrat | Nay |
| Tavis Hasenfus | Democrat | Nay |
| Tiffany Roberts | Democrat | Yea |
| Traci Gere | Democrat | Nay |
| Valli Geiger | Democrat | Nay |
| Victoria Doudera | Democrat | Nay |
| Walter Runte | Democrat | Nay |
| William Bridgeo | Democrat | Nay |
| Yusuf Yusuf | Democrat | Nay |
| William Pluecker | Independent | Nay |
| Abden Simmons | Republican | Yea |
| Abigail Griffin | Republican | Not Voting |
| Alicia Collins | Republican | Yea |
| Amanda Collamore | Republican | Yea |
| Amy Arata | Republican | Yea |
| Ann Fredericks | Republican | Yea |
| Arthur Mingo | Republican | Yea |
| Barbara Bagshaw | Republican | Yea |
| Benjamin Hymes | Republican | Yea |
| Billy Bob Faulkingham | Republican | Yea |
| Caldwell Jackson | Republican | Yea |
| Chad Perkins | Republican | Yea |
| David Woodsome | Republican | Yea |
| Dean Cray | Republican | Yea |
| Donald Ardell | Republican | Yea |
| Elizabeth Caruso | Republican | Yea |
| Gary Drinkwater | Republican | Yea |
| Gregory Swallow | Republican | Yea |
| Irene Gifford | Republican | Yea |
| James Thorne | Republican | Yea |
| Jeffrey Adams | Republican | Not Voting |
| Jennifer Poirier | Republican | Yea |
| John Ducharme | Republican | Yea |
| John Eder | Republican | Yea |
| Joseph Underwood | Republican | Not Voting |
| Joshua Morris | Republican | Yea |
| Katrina Smith | Republican | Yea |
| Kenneth Fredette | Republican | Yea |
| Kimberly Pomerleau | Republican | Yea |
| Lucas Lanigan | Republican | Yea |
| Lucien Daigle | Republican | Yea |
| Mark Babin | Republican | Yea |
| Mark Blier | Republican | Yea |
| Mark Cooper | Republican | Yea |
| Mark Walker | Republican | Yea |
| Marygrace Cimino | Republican | Yea |
| Mathew McIntyre | Republican | Yea |
| Michael Lance | Republican | Yea |
| Michael Lemelin | Republican | Yea |
| Michael Soboleski | Republican | Yea |
| Nathan Carlow | Republican | Yea |
| Nathan Wadsworth | Republican | Not Voting |
| Paul Flynn | Republican | Yea |
| Quentin Chapman | Republican | Yea |
| Rachel Henderson | Republican | Yea |
| Randall Greenwood | Republican | Yea |
| Randall Hall | Republican | Not Voting |
| Reagan Paul | Republican | Yea |
| Richard Campbell | Republican | Yea |
| Richard Mason | Republican | Not Voting |
| Robert Foley | Republican | Yea |
| Robert Nutting | Republican | Yea |
| Roger Albert | Republican | Yea |
| Rolf Olsen | Republican | Yea |
| Sheila Lyman | Republican | Not Voting |
| Shelley Rudnicki | Republican | Yea |
| Steven Bishop | Republican | Yea |
| Steven Foster | Republican | Yea |
| Tammy Schmersal-Burgess | Republican | Yea |
| Thomas Lavigne | Republican | Yea |
| Tiffany Strout | Republican | Yea |
| Timothy Guerrette | Republican | Yea |
| Tracy Quint | Republican | Yea |
| Wayne Parry | Republican | Yea |
| William Tuell | Republican | Yea |
| Sharon Frost | Unenrolled | Nay |
| W. Crockett | Unenrolled | Nay |
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Frequently asked questions
- What does LD 402 do?
- 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
- Who sponsors LD 402?
- LD 402 is sponsored by LD 402.
- What is the current status of LD 402?
- This bill has passed the House. Introduced March 27, 2025. It now moves to the second chamber.
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