# Maine LD 1054: An Act to Amend Certain Definitions in the Laws Governing Conservation Easements

Maine LD 1054, An Act to Amend Certain Definitions in the Laws Governing Conservation Easements, is a 132nd Maine Legislature (2025-2026) House bill sponsored by James Dill (Democratic); status signed, last action 2026-04-03 (Signed by Governor, ACTPUB Chapter 609); PRIA reads it as touching household money (as of 2026-10-17).

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## Facts
- Bill: Maine LD 1054
- State: Maine
- Session: 132nd Maine Legislature (2025-2026)
- Title: An Act to Amend Certain Definitions in the Laws Governing Conservation Easements
- Status: signed
- Chamber: House
- Introduced: 2025-03-12
- Last action: 2026-04-03, Signed by Governor, ACTPUB Chapter 609
- Sponsor: James Dill (Democratic)
- Cosponsors: 4
- Subjects: HUNTING, HUNTING - REGULATIONS
- Touches household money: yes
- Economic provisions PRIA read: 1

## Summary

No summary available.

## Bill overview: provisions PRIA read

- Protect historic features with conservation easements: benefit, low. The law updates Maine’s definition of a conservation easement. Property owners can use an easement to preserve historic, architectural, archaeological, or cultural parts of a property. It also confirms other allowed goals, like protecting natural resources, open space, and air or water quality. Fed…

## Sponsors and cosponsors

- Sponsor: James Dill (Democratic), House
- Cosponsor: Allison Hepler (Democratic), House
- Cosponsor: Billy Bob Faulkingham (Republican), House
- Cosponsor: Matt Moonen (Democratic), House
- Cosponsor: William Bridgeo (Democratic), House

## Actions (10)

- 2026-04-03: Signed by Governor, ACTPUB Chapter 609
- 2026-03-30: PASSED TO BE ENACTED, in concurrence. (Senate)
- 2026-03-26: PASSED TO BE ENACTED. Sent for concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH. (House)
- 2026-03-25: Report READ and ACCEPTED, in concurrence.READ ONCE.Committee Amendment "A" (H-883) READ and ADOPTED, in concurrence.Under suspension of the Rules, READ A SECOND TIME and PASSED TO BE ENGROSSED AS AMENDED BY Committee Amendment "A" (H-883), in concurrence.Ordered sent down forthwith. (Senate)
- 2026-03-24: CONSENT CALENDAR - FIRST DAYUnder suspension of the rules CONSENT CALENDAR - SECOND DAY.The Bill was PASSED TO BE ENGROSSED as Amended by Committee Amendment "A" (H-883).Sent for concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH. (House)
- 2026-02-10: Report READ and ACCEPTED and the Bill was REFERRED to the Committee on AGRICULTURE, CONSERVATION AND FORESTRY in concurrence. (Senate)
- 2026-02-10: Representative ROBERTS from the Committee on INLAND FISHERIES AND WILDLIFE Reporting that the Bill be REFERRED to the Committee on AGRICULTURE, CONSERVATION AND FORESTRY.Report was READ and ACCEPTED.The Bill was REFERRED to the Committee on AGRICULTURE, CONSERVATION AND FORESTRYSent for concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH. (House)
- 2025-06-25: Carried over, in the same posture, to any special or regular session of the 132nd Legislature, pursuant to Joint Order SP 800. (House)
- 2025-03-21: Carried over, in the same posture, to the next special or regular session of the 132nd Legislature, pursuant to Joint Order SP 519. (House)
- 2025-03-12: Received by the Clerk of the House on March 12, 2025.The Bill was REFERRED to the Committee on INLAND FISHERIES AND WILDLIFE pursuant to Joint Rule 308.2 and ordered printed pursuant to Joint Rule 401. (House)

## Bill text

- Amendment C-A (H-883), adopted by House & Senate: [PDF](https://legislature.maine.gov/legis/bills/getPDF.asp?paper=HP0683&item=2&snum=132)
- Enacted: [PDF](https://legislature.maine.gov/legis/bills/getPDF.asp?paper=HP0683&item=3&snum=132)
- Introduced: [PDF](https://legislature.maine.gov/legis/bills/getPDF.asp?paper=HP0683&item=1&snum=132)

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- LD 1522: An Act to Establish the Maine Eviction Prevention Program (failed)
- LD 1665: An Act to Provide Property Tax Relief to Maine Families (failed)
- LD 1872: An Act to Reinvest in the Pension Funds of the Maine Public Employees Retirement System (failed)
- LD 2067: An Act to Include Community Mental Health Workers Under the 1998 Special Plan for Retirement (failed)
- LD 1611: An Act to Decrease the Retirement Contributions Required for Teachers and State Employees (failed)
- LD 1294: An Act to Expand the Dependent Exemption Tax Credit (failed)

## Sources
- [Amendment C-A (H-883), adopted by House & Senate (PDF)](https://legislature.maine.gov/legis/bills/getPDF.asp?paper=HP0683&item=2&snum=132)
- [Enacted (PDF)](https://legislature.maine.gov/legis/bills/getPDF.asp?paper=HP0683&item=3&snum=132)
- [Introduced (PDF)](https://legislature.maine.gov/legis/bills/getPDF.asp?paper=HP0683&item=1&snum=132)

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- [LD 2067: An Act to Include Community Mental Health Workers Under the 1998 Special Plan f…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/ME-LD2067-132)
- [LD 1611: An Act to Decrease the Retirement Contributions Required for Teachers and State…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/ME-LD1611-132)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/ME-LD1054-132 (as of 2026-10-17).