Maine State Senator

Russell Black 2025-2026 Regular Session - Authored & Sponsored Legislation

Legislative Session

Co-Sponsor of Legislation

ME

Maine 2025-2026 Regular Session

Maine House Bill LD1775

Introduced
4/24/25  
Refer
4/24/25  
Refer
4/24/25  
An Act to Authorize the Issuance of a Revenue Bond to Upgrade County Jails to Meet the Corrections Needs of Maine's Counties
ME

Maine 2025-2026 Regular Session

Maine House Bill LD1699

Introduced
4/17/25  
Refer
4/17/25  
Refer
4/17/25  
An Act to Create a Refundable Tax Credit for Agricultural Enterprises
ME

Maine 2025-2026 Regular Session

Maine Senate Bill LD1953

Introduced
5/7/25  
Refer
5/7/25  
Engrossed
6/2/25  
Enrolled
6/2/25  
An Act to Ensure Public Access to Conservation Land by Providing Protections from Liability to Landowners
ME

Maine 2025-2026 Regular Session

Maine House Bill LD2028

Introduced
12/3/25  
Refer
12/3/25  
Engrossed
1/20/26  
Enrolled
2/3/26  
Resolve, to Rename a Bridge in West Forks Plantation and The Forks Plantation the Gordon Clifton Berry, Sr. Bridge
ME

Maine 2025-2026 Regular Session

Maine Senate Bill LD2004

Introduced
12/3/25  
Refer
12/3/25  
Engrossed
2/10/26  
Enrolled
2/12/26  
An Act to Enhance Support of Local Nutrition Incentive Programs by Modifying the Eligibility Requirements of the Fund to Address Food Insecurity and Provide Nutrition Incentives
ME

Maine 2025-2026 Regular Session

Maine Senate Bill LD1999

Introduced
12/3/25  
Refer
12/3/25  
Engrossed
2/24/26  
Enrolled
2/26/26  
An Act to Exclude Agricultural Leases from the Definition of "Subdivision" Under the Planning and Land Use Regulation Laws
ME

Maine 2025-2026 Regular Session

Maine Senate Bill LD2144

Introduced
1/7/26  
Refer
1/7/26  
Engrossed
3/12/26  
Enrolled
3/17/26  
Resolve, to Establish the Working Group to Prioritize Wellness and Mental Health Resources for Heritage Industries
ME

Maine 2025-2026 Regular Session

Maine Senate Bill LD204

Introduced
1/14/25  
Refer
1/14/25  
An Act to Reduce the Cost of Electricity by Removing the 100-megawatt Limit on Renewable Resources of Energy
ME

Maine 2025-2026 Regular Session

Maine House Bill LD161

Introduced
1/14/25  
Refer
1/14/25  
Refer
1/14/25  
Engrossed
2/3/26  
Enrolled
2/24/26  
Resolve, Directing the Maine Office of Community Affairs to Convene a Working Group Tasked with a Comprehensive Overhaul and Modernization of Maine's Subdivision Laws
ME

Maine 2025-2026 Regular Session

Maine Senate Bill LD205

Introduced
1/14/25  
Refer
1/14/25  
An Act to Amend the Bag Limit for Turkey

Primary Sponsor of Legislation

ME

Maine 2025-2026 Regular Session

Maine Senate Bill LD1964

Introduced
5/13/25  
Refer
5/13/25  
Engrossed
2/26/26  
Enrolled
3/3/26  
An Act to Establish Additional Requirements Related to the Sale or Lease of Net Energy Billing Interests and Solar Energy Equipment
ME

Maine 2025-2026 Regular Session

Maine Senate Bill LD2042

Introduced
12/9/25  
Refer
12/9/25  
Engrossed
3/24/26  
Enrolled
3/25/26  
An Act to Clarify the Requirement for Municipalities to Provide Public Notice in a Newspaper
ME

Maine 2025-2026 Regular Session

Maine Senate Bill LD24

Introduced
1/8/25  
Refer
1/8/25  
Engrossed
4/22/25  
Enrolled
4/23/25  
Resolve, Authorizing the Director of the Bureau of Parks and Lands to Convey Public Land Parcels in Lincoln Plantation and Sandy River Plantation
ME

Maine 2025-2026 Regular Session

Maine Senate Bill LD6

Introduced
1/8/25  
Refer
1/8/25  
Engrossed
4/29/25  
Enrolled
4/30/25  
An Act to Allow Persons to Label Their Wild Animal Traps with Their Online Identification Number Issued by the Department of Inland Fisheries and Wildlife
ME

Maine 2025-2026 Regular Session

Maine Senate Bill LD121

Introduced
1/8/25  
Refer
1/8/25  
Engrossed
5/13/25  
Enrolled
5/14/25  
An Act to Amend the Maine Litter Control Act