Senator Russell Black

Committees 2

• Joint Agriculture, Conservation and Forestry Committee joint
• Senate Senatorial Vote Committee standing

Bills, 132nd Legislature 18 as principal author · 43 as coauthor

• MeasureTitleStatusMomentum
• LD 1547An Act To Use A Portion Of The Sales Tax On Snowmobiles To Fund Maine'S Snowmobile Trail ProgramsEnacted100
• LD 2042An Act To Eliminate The Requirement For Municipalities To Provide Public Notice In A NewspaperEnacted100
• LD 1964An Act To Require The Development Of A Standard Written Disclosure For Sellers And Installers Of Distributed Generation…Enacted100
• LD 1548An Act To Prevent The Introduction Or Transfer Of Invasive Fish Species In Inland Waters Of The StateEnacted100
• LD 121An Act To Include Brush And Yard Debris In The Definition Of "Litter"Enacted100
• LD 1198Resolve, Directing The Department Of Agriculture, Conservation And Forestry To Assess Its Current Meat And Poultry…Enacted100
• LD 758Resolve, To Update Flood Mapping In The Sandy River Watershed To Federal Emergency Management Agency StandardsEnacted100
• LD 1207An Act To Require The Department Of Environmental Protection To Monitor Air And Water Temperatures Around Commercial…Enacted100
• LD 379An Act Regarding Confidential Information Gathered For Forest Fire Emergency Response And PlanningEnacted100
• LD 6An Act To Allow Persons To Label Their Wild Animal Traps With Their Online Identification Number Issued By The…Enacted100
• LD 24Resolve, Authorizing The Director Of The Bureau Of Parks And Lands To Convey Public Land Parcels In Lincoln Plantation…Enacted100
• LD 593An Act To Extend Funding For The Land For Maine'S Future ProgramPassed both chambers83
• LD 510An Act To Require The Department Of Agriculture, Conservation And Forestry, Bureau Of Parks And Lands To Maintain The…Passed both chambers81
• LD 362An Act To Authorize A General Fund Bond Issue To Replenish The Land For Maine'S Future ProgramIn Senate committee46
• LD 1441Resolve, To Establish The Commission To Study The Future Of Recreational Access In MaineIn Senate committee37

All 18 bills as principal author ›

Coauthor of LD 1065, LD 1141, LD 1188, LD 1213, LD 161, LD 1661, LD 1953, LD 1999, LD 2004, LD 2028, LD 2144, LD 289 and 31 more.

Bills and sponsors: Open States bulk data (public domain dedication), 2026-10-public.pgdump; status is read from the official actions. About the momentum score

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“Written together” = 132nd Legislature bills and joint resolutions on which both are principal author or coauthor (measures with more than 60 sponsors are left out). Sharing bills does not imply a personal or political alliance.

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Franklin, Kennebec, Somerset

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Michael Lemelin (53), Karen Montell (54), Dan Shagoury (55), Randall Greenwood (56), Tavis Hasenfus (57), Sharon Frost (58), Dave Rollins (59), Bill Bridgeo (60), Alicia Collins (61), Katrina Smith (62), Paul Flynn (63), Flavia DeBrito (64), Cassie Julia (65), Bob Nutting (66), Shelley Rudnicki (67), Amanda Collamore (68), Dean Cray (69), Jennifer Poirier (70), Jack Ducharme (71), Liz Caruso (72), Mike Soboleski (73), Randy Hall (74), Steve Bunker (75), Sheila Lyman (76), Josh Morris (91)

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