---
type: "Bill"
title: "An Act To Exempt Holders Of Bear Hunting Permits From Archery Hunting License Requirements"
description: "An Act To Exempt Holders Of Bear Hunting Permits From Archery Hunting License Requirements"
jurisdiction: "us/states/me"
legislature: "Maine Legislature"
session: "128"
identifier: "LD 1019"
citation: "Maine LD 1019 (128)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["HUNTING", "LICENSES", "NONRESIDENTS EXEMPT FROM ARCHERY HU"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["BLACK"]
version_count: 1
action_count: 17
vote_count: 0
first_action: "2017-03-14"
last_action: "2017-06-02"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/cc6d1b00-8c1f-4440-823e-e9ef4fffff18"
source_url: "http://legislature.maine.gov/LawMakerWeb/dockets.asp?ID=280064034"
source_hash: "07f49322abfcb73ed106b0ad17b1ce244f060fd492721192f5461b3d83eda522"
vintage: "2026-07-01"
source_snapshot: "https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump"
retrieved_at: "2026-07-06"
confidence: "reported"
tags: ["legislation", "bill", "us-me"]
---

# Maine LD 1019 (128) — An Act To Exempt Holders Of Bear Hunting Permits From Archery Hunting License Requirements

## Version chain

The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.

1. **Initial Version** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.mainelegislature.org/legis/bills/bills_128th/billtexts/HP072101.asp)

## Sponsors

- BLACK — primary (person)
- HANLEY — cosponsor (person)
- HILLIARD — cosponsor (person)
- KINNEY — cosponsor (person)
- MASON — cosponsor (person)
- SAVIELLO — cosponsor (person)
- SKOLFIELD — cosponsor (person)
- TIMBERLAKE — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.

- **2017-03-14** Committee on Inland Fisheries and Wildlife suggested and ordered printed.
- **2017-03-14** The Bill was REFERRED to the Committee on INLAND FISHERIES AND WILDLIFE. `referral-committee`
- **2017-03-14** Sent for concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.
- **2017-03-14** The Bill was REFERRED to the Committee on INLAND FISHERIES AND WILDLIFE in concurrence `referral-committee`
- **2017-05-23** CONSENT CALENDAR - FIRST DAY
- **2017-05-23** Under suspension of the rules CONSENT CALENDAR - SECOND DAY.
- **2017-05-23** The Bill was PASSED TO BE ENGROSSED as Amended by Committee Amendment "A" (H-218).
- **2017-05-23** Sent for concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.
- **2017-05-24** Report READ and ACCEPTED, in concurrence.
- **2017-05-24** READ ONCE. `reading-1`
- **2017-05-24** Committee Amendment "A" (H-218) READ and ADOPTED, in concurrence. `passage`
- **2017-05-24** Under suspension of the Rules, READ A SECOND TIME and PASSED TO BE ENGROSSED AS AMENDED BY Committee Amendment "A" (H-218), in concurrence. `reading-2`
- **2017-05-24** Ordered sent down forthwith.
- **2017-05-30** PASSED TO BE ENACTED. `passage`
- **2017-05-30** Sent for concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.
- **2017-05-31** PASSED TO BE ENACTED, in concurrence. `passage`
- **2017-06-02** Signed by Governor `executive-signature`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/cc6d1b00-8c1f-4440-823e-e9ef4fffff18`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Maine legislature records).