---
type: "Bill"
title: "An Act To Increase The Penalties For Hunting Deer Over Bait"
description: "An Act To Increase The Penalties For Hunting Deer Over Bait"
jurisdiction: "us/states/me"
legislature: "Maine Legislature"
session: "128"
identifier: "LD 1083"
citation: "Maine LD 1083 (128)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["HUNTING", "REGULATIONS", "DEER OVER BAIT"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["TUELL"]
version_count: 1
action_count: 35
vote_count: 1
first_action: "2017-03-21"
last_action: "2017-06-14"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/ed1e3f5c-6b66-44f5-ac8e-1149846f2c92"
source_url: "http://legislature.maine.gov/LawMakerWeb/dockets.asp?ID=280064134"
source_hash: "68a6b8bcff06241c401b0508353fa4a721c202a2a66c2eb0ee2de411522458d8"
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 1083 (128) — An Act To Increase The Penalties For Hunting Deer Over Bait

## 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/HP076101.asp)

## Votes

- ACC MAJ OTP AS AMENDED REP — **78–68** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- TUELL — primary (person)
- CAMPBELL — cosponsor (person)
- CYRWAY — cosponsor (person)
- JOHANSEN — cosponsor (person)
- MAKER — cosponsor (person)
- McCREA — cosponsor (person)
- NADEAU — cosponsor (person)
- PICCHIOTTI — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2017-03-21** Committee on Inland Fisheries and Wildlife suggested and ordered printed.
- **2017-03-21** The Bill was REFERRED to the Committee on INLAND FISHERIES AND WILDLIFE. `referral-committee`
- **2017-03-21** Sent for concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.
- **2017-03-21** The Bill was REFERRED to the Committee on INLAND FISHERIES AND WILDLIFE in concurrence `referral-committee`
- **2017-05-16** Reports READ.
- **2017-05-16** On motion of Representative DUCHESNE of Hudson, the Majority Ought to Pass as Amended Report was ACCEPTED.
- **2017-05-16** ROLL CALL NO. 101
- **2017-05-16** (Yeas 78 - Nays 68 - Absent 3 - Excused 2)
- **2017-05-16** The Bill was READ ONCE. `reading-1`
- **2017-05-16** Committee Amendment "A" (H-148) was READ and ADOPTED. `passage`
- **2017-05-16** Under suspension of the rules, the Bill was given its SECOND READING without REFERENCE to the Committee on Bills in the Second Reading.
- **2017-05-16** The Bill was PASSED TO BE ENGROSSED as Amended by Committee Amendment "A" (H-148).
- **2017-05-16** Sent for concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.
- **2017-05-17** Reports Read
- **2017-05-17** On motion by Senator CYRWAY of Kennebec the Majority Ought to Pass as Amended Report ACCEPTED. in concurrence
- **2017-05-17** READ ONCE `reading-1`
- **2017-05-17** Committee Amendment "A" (H-148) READ and ADOPTED
- **2017-05-17** Under suspension of the Rules, READ A SECOND TIME PASSED TO BE ENGROSSED AS AMENDED BY Committee Amendment "A" (H-148) in concurrence `reading-2`
- **2017-05-23** PASSED TO BE ENACTED. `passage`
- **2017-05-23** Sent for concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.
- **2017-05-24** PASSED TO BE ENACTED, in concurrence. `passage`
- **2017-06-06** Bill RECALLED From Governor (Pursuant to Joint Order - House Paper 1125)
- **2017-06-06** On motion of Representative TUELL of East Machias, under SUSPENSION of the rules, the House RECONSIDERED its action whereby the Bill was PASSED TO BE ENACTED. `passage`
- **2017-06-06** On further motion of same Representative under SUSPENSION of the rules, the House RECONSIDERED its action whereby the Bill was PASSED TO BE ENGROSSED as Amended by Committee Amendment "A" (H-148).
- **2017-06-06** On further motion of the same Representative, under further SUSPENSION of the rules, the House RECONSIDERED ADOPTION of Committee Amendment "A" (H-148).
- **2017-06-06** On further motion of same Representative House Amendment "A" (H-411) to Committee Amendment "A" (H-148) was READ and ADOPTED. `passage`
- **2017-06-06** Committee Amendment "A" (H-148) as Amended by House Amendment "A" (H-411) thereto was ADOPTED.
- **2017-06-06** Subsequently, the Bill was PASSED TO BE ENGROSSED as Amended by Committee Amendment "A" (H-148) as Amended by House Amendment "A" (H-411) thereto.
- **2017-06-06** In NON-CONCURRENCE and sent for concurrence.
- **2017-06-06** ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.
- **2017-06-08** On motion by Senator CYRWAY of Kennebec The Senate RECEDED and CONCURRED With PASSED TO BE ENGROSSED AS AMENDED BY Committee Amendment "A" (H-148) AS AMENDED BY House Amendment "A" (H-411) thereto in concurrence
- **2017-06-09** PASSED TO BE ENACTED. `passage`
- **2017-06-09** Sent for concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.
- **2017-06-12** PASSED TO BE ENACTED, in concurrence. `passage`
- **2017-06-14** 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/ed1e3f5c-6b66-44f5-ac8e-1149846f2c92`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Maine legislature records).