LD 473 Maine Senate · 132nd Legislature (2025-2026)

An Act To Support Agriculture, Conservation And Forestry In Maine

LD 473 is a concept draft bill proposing measures to support Maine's agriculture, conservation, and forestry sectors. The provided bill text does not specify concrete provisions, mechanisms, or affected stakeholders, as it is only in the early concept draft stage under legislative rule 208. Without additional details on proposed policies or implementation methods, no substantive summary of policy changes can be provided. The bill has been referred to the Committee on Agriculture, Conservation and Forestry for further review.
Bill status signed all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Feb 2025
Committee Review
Apr 2026
House Passage
Apr 2026
Senate Passage
Apr 2026
Signed into Law
Apr 2026
Introduced Feb 5, 2025 Signed Apr 21, 2026
Floor votes

How they voted

This bill passed the Senate by voice vote (no roll call recorded).
Full legislative history

Actions timeline

Total actions
23
Key actions
4
Committee
2
Apr 7, 2026
Upper · Passed
FINALLY PASSED - Emergency - 2/3 Elected Required, in concurrence.
upper
Apr 7, 2026
Lower · Passed
FINALLY PASSED.
lower
Apr 6, 2026
Legislature · Passed
Reported Out - OTP-AM
legislature
Apr 6, 2026
Upper · Passed
Committee Amendment "A" (S-626) READ and ADOPTED.
upper
1 primary · 0 co-sponsors

Sponsors

Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
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Photo of Rachel Talbot Ross
Rachel Talbot Ross
DDemocratic
ME
28