# Maine LD 293: An Act to Increase the Debt Limit of the Boothbay Region Water District

Maine LD 293, An Act to Increase the Debt Limit of the Boothbay Region Water District, is a 132nd Maine Legislature (2025-2026) House bill sponsored by Holly Stover (Democratic); status signed, last action 2025-04-22 (Signed by Governor, ACTPS Chapter 2); PRIA reads it as touching household money (as of 2026-10-17).

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## Facts
- Bill: Maine LD 293
- State: Maine
- Session: 132nd Maine Legislature (2025-2026)
- Title: An Act to Increase the Debt Limit of the Boothbay Region Water District
- Status: signed
- Chamber: House
- Introduced: 2025-01-30
- Last action: 2025-04-22, Signed by Governor, ACTPS Chapter 2
- Sponsor: Holly Stover (Democratic)
- Cosponsors: 1
- Subjects: WATER DISTRICTS, WATER DISTRICTS - CHARTER CHANGES
- Touches household money: yes
- Economic provisions PRIA read: 2

## Summary

No summary available.

## Bill overview: provisions PRIA read

- Boothbay new $19M debt cap; voters decide changes: mixed, medium. The law caps the Boothbay Region Water District’s total debt at $19,000,000. Trustees can ask voters to change the cap in a districtwide referendum. A change takes effect only if a majority of legal voters who cast ballots approve it. The district cannot owe more than the voter‑approved limit, and…
- Boothbay water borrowing and public notice: mixed, medium. The district’s trustees can borrow money and issue bonds and notes. They may fund buying, fixing, and improving the Boothbay Harbor and East Boothbay systems, lay pipes and mains, and run the system. The trustees set the amounts, interest rates, and terms. When a single capital financing is $500,00…

## Sponsors and cosponsors

- Sponsor: Holly Stover (Democratic), House
- Cosponsor: Cameron D. Reny (Democratic), Senate

## Actions (7)

- 2025-04-22: Signed by Governor, ACTPS Chapter 2
- 2025-04-17: PASSED TO BE ENACTED, in concurrence. (Senate)
- 2025-04-15: PASSED TO BE ENACTED. Sent for concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH. (House)
- 2025-04-10: Report READ and ACCEPTED, in concurrence.READ ONCE.Committee Amendment "A" (H-39) 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-39), in concurrence.Ordered sent down forthwith. (Senate)
- 2025-04-08: 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-39).Sent for concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH. (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)
- 2025-01-30: Received by the Clerk of the House on January 30, 2025.The Bill was REFERRED to the Committee on ENERGY, UTILITIES AND TECHNOLOGY pursuant to Joint Rule 308.2 and ordered printed pursuant to Joint Rule 401. (House)

## Bill text

- Amendment C-A (H-39), adopted by House & Senate: [PDF](https://legislature.maine.gov/legis/bills/getPDF.asp?paper=HP0193&item=2&snum=132)
- Enacted: [PDF](https://legislature.maine.gov/legis/bills/getPDF.asp?paper=HP0193&item=3&snum=132)
- Introduced: [PDF](https://legislature.maine.gov/legis/bills/getPDF.asp?paper=HP0193&item=1&snum=132)

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- 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-39), adopted by House & Senate (PDF)](https://legislature.maine.gov/legis/bills/getPDF.asp?paper=HP0193&item=2&snum=132)
- [Enacted (PDF)](https://legislature.maine.gov/legis/bills/getPDF.asp?paper=HP0193&item=3&snum=132)
- [Introduced (PDF)](https://legislature.maine.gov/legis/bills/getPDF.asp?paper=HP0193&item=1&snum=132)

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- [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 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-LD293-132 (as of 2026-10-17).