Resolve, To Establish The Committee To Study The Use Of Sunflower Crops To Produce Biofuels
This Maine legislative resolve (LD 1297) establishes a 12-member committee to study the feasibility of using the state's sunflower crops for biofuel production. The committee must review current biofuel projects in Hawaii as a potential model and report findings with recommendations by December 3, 2025 to the Energy and Agriculture committees. The study directly involves state legislators, agricultural representatives (including the Maine Potato Board), renewable energy companies, and the University of Maine at Presque Isle. This is a procedural step to inform future legislation, not a policy change itself.
Bill status
died
4 of 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Mar 2025
Committee Review
May 2025
House Passage
May 2025
Senate Passage
May 2025
Governor
Introduced Mar 25, 2025
Last action Apr 29, 2026
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27
Key actions
3
Committee
5
May 6, 2025
Upper · Passed
Committee Amendment "A" (S-42) READ and ADOPTED.
upper
May 2, 2025
Legislature · Passed
Reported Out - OTP-AM
legislature
Apr 1, 2025
Committee
The Resolve was REFERRED to the Committee on AGRICULTURE, CONSERVATION AND FORESTRY.
lower
Mar 27, 2025
Committee
On motion by Senator LAWRENCE of York The Bill was REFERRED to the Committee on AGRICULTURE, CONSERVATION AND FORESTRY
upper
Mar 25, 2025
Upper · Passed
Committee on ENERGY, UTILITIES AND TECHNOLOGY suggested and ordered printed
upper
1 primary · 9 co-sponsors
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