# Maine LD 1201: An Act to Protect Maine Agriculture and Farms by Exempting Certain Pesticides from Regulation

Maine LD 1201, An Act to Protect Maine Agriculture and Farms by Exempting Certain Pesticides from Regulation, is a 132nd Maine Legislature (2025-2026) Senate bill sponsored by Harold Stewart; status failed, last action 2025-06-25 (Died on Adjournment) (as of 2026-10-18).

- Canonical: https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/ME-LD1201-132
- As of: 2026-10-18
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## Facts
- Bill: Maine LD 1201
- State: Maine
- Session: 132nd Maine Legislature (2025-2026)
- Title: An Act to Protect Maine Agriculture and Farms by Exempting Certain Pesticides from Regulation
- Status: failed
- Chamber: Senate
- Introduced: 2025-03-20
- Last action: 2025-06-25, Died on Adjournment
- Sponsor: Harold Stewart
- Cosponsors: 6
- Subjects: PESTICIDES, PESTICIDES - MANAGEMENT
- Touches household money: no
- Economic provisions PRIA read: 0

## Summary

No summary available.

## Bill overview

No economic impacts identified for this bill.

## Sponsors and cosponsors

- Sponsor: Harold Stewart
- Cosponsor: Caldwell Jackson (Republican), House
- Cosponsor: Dean Cray (Republican), House
- Cosponsor: Jeffrey L. Timberlake (Republican), Senate
- Cosponsor: Mark Cooper (Republican), House
- Cosponsor: Randall Hall (Republican), House
- Cosponsor: Timothy Guerrette (Republican), House

## Actions (39)

- 2025-06-25: Died on Adjournment
- 2025-06-25: Died in Possession of the Senate when the Legislature adjourned Sine Die and was PLACED IN THE LEGISLATIVE FILES. (DEAD) (Senate)
- 2025-06-25: Unfinished Business (Senate)
- 2025-06-18: Unfinished Business (Senate)
- 2025-06-17: Unfinished Business (Senate)
- 2025-06-16: Unfinished Business (Senate)
- 2025-06-13: Unfinished Business (Senate)
- 2025-06-13: Unfinished Business (Senate)
- 2025-06-11: Unfinished Business (Senate)
- 2025-06-10: Unfinished Business (Senate)
- 2025-06-09: Unfinished Business (Senate)
- 2025-06-05: Unfinished Business (Senate)
- 2025-06-04: Unfinished Business (Senate)
- 2025-06-03: Unfinished Business (Senate)
- 2025-06-02: Unfinished Business (Senate)
- 2025-05-29: Unfinished Business (Senate)
- 2025-05-28: Unfinished Business (Senate)
- 2025-05-27: Unfinished Business (Senate)
- 2025-05-22: Unfinished Business (Senate)
- 2025-05-21: Unfinished Business (Senate)
- 2025-05-20: Unfinished Business (Senate)
- 2025-05-14: Unfinished Business (Senate)
- 2025-05-13: Unfinished Business (Senate)
- 2025-05-07: Unfinished Business (Senate)
- 2025-05-06: Unfinished Business (Senate)
- 2025-04-30: Unfinished Business (Senate)
- 2025-04-29: Unfinished Business (Senate)
- 2025-04-24: Unfinished Business (Senate)
- 2025-04-23: Unfinished Business (Senate)
- 2025-04-22: Unfinished Business (Senate)
- 2025-04-17: Unfinished Business (Senate)
- 2025-04-15: Unfinished Business (Senate)
- 2025-04-10: Unfinished Business (Senate)
- 2025-04-08: Unfinished Business (Senate)
- 2025-04-01: Unfinished Business (Senate)
- 2025-03-27: Unfinished Business (Senate)
- 2025-03-25: Unfinished Business (Senate)
- 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. (Senate)
- 2025-03-20: Committee on AGRICULTURE, CONSERVATION AND FORESTRY suggested and ordered printed On motion by Senator STEWART of Aroostook Tabled until Later in Today's Session, pending REFERENCE Unfinished Business (Senate)

## Bill text

- Introduced: [PDF](https://legislature.maine.gov/legis/bills/getPDF.asp?paper=SP0490&item=1&snum=132)

## Related bills

- LD 1522: An Act to Establish the Maine Eviction Prevention Program (failed)
- LD 2067: An Act to Include Community Mental Health Workers Under the 1998 Special Plan for Retirement (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 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
- [Introduced (PDF)](https://legislature.maine.gov/legis/bills/getPDF.asp?paper=SP0490&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 1665: An Act to Provide Property Tax Relief to Maine Families](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/ME-LD1665-132)
- [LD 1872: An Act to Reinvest in the Pension Funds of the Maine Public Employees Retiremen…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/ME-LD1872-132)
- [LD 1611: An Act to Decrease the Retirement Contributions Required for Teachers and State…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/ME-LD1611-132)
- [LD 1294: An Act to Expand the Dependent Exemption Tax Credit](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/ME-LD1294-132)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/ME-LD1201-132 (as of 2026-10-18).