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LD635 • 2025

Resolve, to Direct the Attorney General to Drop the Lawsuit Filed Against Big Oil Companies Concerning Climate Change

Resolve, to Direct the Attorney General to Drop the Lawsuit Filed Against Big Oil Companies Concerning Climate Change

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Sponsor
Representative William Tuell
Last action
2025-05-21
Official status
Reports Read On motion by Senator CARNEY of Cumberland the Majority Ought Not to Pass Report ACCEPTED in concurrence. PREVAILED Roll Call Ordered Roll Call Number 201 Yeas 19 - Nays 13 - Excused 3 - Absent 0 Placed in Legislative Files (DEAD)
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Resolve, to Direct the Attorney General to Drop the Lawsuit Filed Against Big Oil Companies Concerning Climate Change

Resolve, to Direct the Attorney General to Drop the Lawsuit Filed Against Big Oil Companies Concerning Climate Change Sponsor: Representative William Tuell Reference committee: Judiciary Latest committee action: Reported Out; ONTP/OTP-AM

What This Bill Does

  • Resolve, to Direct the Attorney General to Drop the Lawsuit Filed Against Big Oil Companies Concerning Climate Change Sponsor: Representative William Tuell Reference committee: Judiciary Latest committee action: Reported Out; ONTP/OTP-AM

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Filed

Plain English: Page 1 - 132LR0762(02) COMMITTEE AMENDMENT 1 L.D.

  • Page 1 - 132LR0762(02) COMMITTEE AMENDMENT 1 L.D.
  • 635 2 Date: (Filing No.
  • H- ) 3JUDICIARY 4 Reproduced and distributed under the direction of the Clerk of the House.
  • 5STATE OF MAINE 6HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 7132ND LEGISLATURE 8FIRST SPECIAL SESSION 9 COMMITTEE AMENDMENT “ ” to H.P.

Bill History

  1. 2025-05-21 Senate

    Reports Read On motion by Senator CARNEY of Cumberland the Majority Ought Not to Pass Report ACCEPTED in concurrence. PREVAILED Roll Call Ordered Roll Call Number 201 Yeas 19 - Nays 13 - Excused 3 - Absent 0 Placed in Legislative Files (DEAD)

  2. 2025-05-20 House

    Reports READ . On motion of Representative KUHN of Falmouth, the Majority Ought Not to Pass Report was ACCEPTED . ROLL CALL NO. 151 (Yeas 81 - Nays 65 - Absent 4 - Excused 0 - Restricted - 1) Sent for concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.

  3. 2025-05-15 Committee

    Reported Out; ONTP/OTP-AM

  4. 2025-03-27 Committee

    Work Session Held

  5. 2025-03-27 Committee

    Voted; Divided Report

  6. 2025-02-20 Committee

    Referred to Committee on Judiciary.

Official Summary Text

Resolve, to Direct the Attorney General to Drop the Lawsuit Filed Against Big Oil Companies Concerning Climate Change
Sponsor:
Representative William Tuell
Reference committee:
Judiciary
Latest committee action:
Reported Out; ONTP/OTP-AM

Current Bill Text

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132nd MAINE LEGISLATURE
FIRST REGULAR SESSION-2025
Legislative Document No. 635
H.P. 403 House of Representatives, February 25, 2025
Resolve, to Direct the Attorney General to Drop the Lawsuit Filed
Against Big Oil Companies Concerning Climate Change
Received by the Clerk of the House on February 20, 2025. Referred to the Committee on
Judiciary pursuant to Joint Rule 308.2 and ordered printed pursuant to Joint Rule 401.
ROBERT B. HUNT
Clerk
Presented by Representative TUELL of East Machias.
Cosponsored by Senator HAGGAN of Penobscot and
Representatives: FOSTER of Dexter, JAVNER of Chester, MINGO of Calais, MORRIS of
Turner, POIRIER of Skowhegan, SMITH of Palermo, STROUT of Harrington, WOOD of
Norway.

Page 1 - 132LR0762(01)
1Sec. 1. Attorney General to withdraw from lawsuit filed against oil
2companies. Resolved: That the Department of the Attorney General shall dismiss and
3 withdraw from the case State of Maine v. BP, PLC et al, currently pending in the United
4 States District Court, District of Maine, Case Number: 2:2025cv00001-NT.
5SUMMARY
6 This resolve directs the Department of the Attorney General to dismiss and withdraw
7 from the case State of Maine v. BP, PLC et al, currently pending in the United States
8 District Court, District of Maine.
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