This page is updated throughout the Maine Legislature's legislative session to provide you with the latest status and background information on the priority bills that we are following. Bookmark this page to stay informed about public hearings, opportunities to take action, read NRCM testimony, and more.
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- Testify at a public hearing online or in person at mainelegislature.org/testimony.
- Find and contact your state legislators.
The 2026 Legislature convenes on Wednesday, January 7 at 10:00 AM for the second session of the 132nd Legislature. This is a "short session," that will end in mid-April 2026. Bookmark this page to stay up to date on bills, hearing dates, and ways to take action. To find out how Maine's environment did during the 2025 legislative session, watch our legislative wrap-up webinar.
| 2025 Priority Legislation & LD Number | NRCM Position | Status Update & Actions to Take |
|---|---|---|
| Tribal sovereignty (LD 785) | Support | Carried over to 2026 legislative session |
| Land Use Planning Commission Commissioners (LD 870) | Support | Passed to be enacted. Read NRCM testimony |
| Increase clean transportation options (LD 1138) | Support | Place in legislative dead files. No further action on this bill. Read NRCM testimony |
| Direct the MDOT to develop practices related to public transit (LD 1359) | Support | Governor Mills signed the Resolve into law on June 20, 2025 Read NRCM testimony |
| Enhance protection of lakes and older forests (LD 1529) | Support | House and Senate passed to be enacted. Read NRCM testimony |
| 100% clean electricity by 2040 (LD 1868) | Support | Governor Mills signed the bill into law on June 20, 2025 Read NRCM testimony |
| 2026 Bill Information & Summary | NRCM Position | Status Update & Actions to Take |
|---|---|---|
| Provide Indigenous Peoples free access to State Parks (LD 14) | Support | Carried over from 2025 session. Read NRCM testimony |
| Bond issue to fund planning & construction of wastewater treatment facilities (LD 25) | Support | Carried over from 2025 session. Read NRCM testimony |
| Repealing Net Energy Billing (LD 32) | Oppose | Bill carried over from 2025 session. Read NRCM testimony |
| Modernize subdivision laws (LD 161) | Support | Bill carried over from 2025 session Read NRCM testimony |
| Take-back program for firefighting and fire-suppressing foams containing PFAS (LD 222) | Support | Bill held by Governor Mills Read NRCM testimony |
| Enact Safe Cosmetics Act (LD 317) | Support | Bill carried over from 2025 session Read NRCM testimony |
| Direct the PUC to get informational bids for new nuclear plants (LD 343) | Oppose | Bill carried over from 2025 session Read NRCM testimony |
| Bond to replenish Land for Maine's Future funds (LD 362) | Support | Bill carried over from 2025 session Read NRCM testimony |
| Extend funding for the Land for Maine's Future program (LD 593) | Support | Carried over to 2026 session Read NRCM testimony |
| Establish commission to study storm water pollution (LD 646) | Support | Bill carried over from 2025 session Read NRCM testimony |
| Low-income ratepayer assistance funding (LD 995) | Support | Bill carried over from 2025 session Read NRCM testimony |
| Establish climate superfund program (LD 1870) | Support | Bill carried over from 2025 session Read NRCM testimony |
| Changes to Net Energy Billing program (LD 1936) | Oppose | Bill carried over from 2025 session Read NRCM testimony |
| Creation of Municipal Shoreline Protection Legal Fund (LD 1904) | Support | Bill carried over from 2025 session Read NRCM testimony |
| Energy fairness (LD 1949) | Support | Bill carried over from 2025 session Read NRCM testimony |
Committee Abbreviations & Meeting Rooms: We have included which legislative committee will hear each bill below. Here are the abbreviations and the full committee names, as well as the room in which each committee meets:
- ACF Agriculture, Conservation and Forestry Committee (Room 214 Cross Office Building)
- ENR Environment and Natural Resources Committee (Room 216 Cross Office Building)
- EUT Energy, Utilities and Technology Committee (Room 211 Cross Office Building)
- IFW Committee on Inland Fisheries and Wildlife (Room 206 Cross Office Building)
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Read all past testimony by NRCM staff.
