---
type: "Bill"
title: "An Act To Create An Aquaculture License"
description: "An Act To Create An Aquaculture License"
jurisdiction: "us/states/me"
legislature: "Maine Legislature"
session: "128"
identifier: "LD 1520"
citation: "Maine LD 1520 (128)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["AQUACULTURE", "LICENSING", "AQUACULTURE LICENSE ESTABLISHED"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["DEVIN"]
version_count: 1
action_count: 29
vote_count: 0
first_action: "2017-04-25"
last_action: "2017-07-24"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/5fc513e0-44a5-4806-9cec-f109e2cd9b73"
source_url: "http://legislature.maine.gov/LawMakerWeb/dockets.asp?ID=280065011"
source_hash: "954d39d314393d97d67dcaae5abeac0a7335f6a42adea222c7f0f04f23f548e6"
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 1520 (128) — An Act To Create An Aquaculture License

## 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/HP104401.asp)

## Sponsors

- DEVIN — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2017-04-25** Committee on Marine Resources suggested and ordered printed.
- **2017-04-25** The Bill was REFERRED to the Committee on MARINE RESOURCES. `referral-committee`
- **2017-04-25** Sent for concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.
- **2017-04-25** The Bill was REFERRED to the Committee on MARINE RESOURCES in concurrence `referral-committee`
- **2017-05-30** CONSENT CALENDAR - FIRST DAY
- **2017-05-30** Under suspension of the rules CONSENT CALENDAR - SECOND DAY.
- **2017-05-30** The Bill was PASSED TO BE ENGROSSED as Amended by Committee Amendment "A" (H-288).
- **2017-05-30** Sent for concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.
- **2017-05-31** Report READ and ACCEPTED, in concurrence.
- **2017-05-31** READ ONCE. `reading-1`
- **2017-05-31** Committee Amendment "A" (H-288) READ and ADOPTED, in concurrence. `passage`
- **2017-05-31** Under suspension of the Rules, READ A SECOND TIME and PASSED TO BE ENGROSSED AS AMENDED BY Committee Amendment "A" (H-288), in concurrence. `reading-2`
- **2017-05-31** Ordered sent down forthwith.
- **2017-06-05** PASSED TO BE ENACTED. `passage`
- **2017-06-05** Sent for concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.
- **2017-06-06** On motion by Senator HAMPER of Oxford PLACED ON THE SPECIAL APPROPRIATIONS TABLE pending ENACTMENT
- **2017-07-20** On Motion by Senator HAMPER of Oxford taken from the SPECIAL APPROPRIATIONS TABLE.
- **2017-07-20** On motion by Same Senator Under suspension of the Rules The Senate RECONSIDERED PASSAGE TO BE ENGROSSED
- **2017-07-20** Under further suspension of the Rules On further motion by Same Senator RECONSIDERED whereby The Senate ADOPTED Committee Amendment "A" (H-288)
- **2017-07-20** On further motion by Same Senator Senate Amendment "A" (S-324) to Committee Amendment "A" (H-288) READ and ADOPTED
- **2017-07-20** Committee Amendment "A" (H-288) as Amended by Senate Amendment "A" (S-324) thereto ADOPTED
- **2017-07-20** PASSED TO BE ENGROSSED AS AMENDED BY Committee Amendment "A" (H-288) as Amended by Senate Amendment "A" (S-324) thereto In NON-CONCURRENCE
- **2017-07-20** Ordered sent down forthwith for concurrence
- **2017-07-20** The House RECEDED and CONCURRED to PASSAGE TO BE ENGROSSED as Amended by Committee Amendment "A" (H-288) as Amended by Senate Amendment "A" (S-324) thereto.
- **2017-07-20** ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.
- **2017-07-20** PASSED TO BE ENACTED. `passage`
- **2017-07-20** Sent for concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.
- **2017-07-20** PASSED TO BE ENACTED, in concurrence. `passage`
- **2017-07-24** 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/5fc513e0-44a5-4806-9cec-f109e2cd9b73`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Maine legislature records).