---
type: "Bill"
title: "An Act To Transfer Funds Within The Department Of Inland Fisheries And Wildlife"
description: "An Act To Transfer Funds Within The Department Of Inland Fisheries And Wildlife"
jurisdiction: "us/states/me"
legislature: "Maine Legislature"
session: "128"
identifier: "LD 1835"
citation: "Maine LD 1835 (128)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["INLAND FISHERIES AND WILDLIFE DEPT", "FUNDING", "REVENUES IN DEDICATED ACCOUNT"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["DUCHESNE"]
version_count: 1
action_count: 30
vote_count: 0
first_action: "2018-02-13"
last_action: "2018-06-25"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/cf89415c-70a1-4658-b558-e5dacbe412fa"
source_url: "http://legislature.maine.gov/LawMakerWeb/dockets.asp?ID=280067931"
source_hash: "a5edfe9babd7bc18ffad73247e1078ae90863888231326d23e09b75365173730"
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 1835 (128) — An Act To Transfer Funds Within The Department Of Inland Fisheries And Wildlife

## 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/HP127701.asp)

## Sponsors

- DUCHESNE — primary (person)
- CYRWAY — cosponsor (person)
- NADEAU — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2018-02-13** Committee on Inland Fisheries and Wildlife suggested and ordered printed.
- **2018-02-13** The Bill was REFERRED to the Committee on INLAND FISHERIES AND WILDLIFE. `referral-committee`
- **2018-02-13** Sent for concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.
- **2018-02-15** The Bill was REFERRED to the Committee on INLAND FISHERIES AND WILDLIFE in concurrence `referral-committee`
- **2018-03-20** CONSENT CALENDAR - FIRST DAY
- **2018-03-20** Under suspension of the rules CONSENT CALENDAR - SECOND DAY.
- **2018-03-20** The Bill was PASSED TO BE ENGROSSED as Amended by Committee Amendment "A" (H-647).
- **2018-03-20** Sent for concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.
- **2018-03-22** Report READ and ACCEPTED, in concurrence.
- **2018-03-22** READ ONCE. `reading-1`
- **2018-03-22** Committee Amendment "A" (H-647) READ and ADOPTED, in concurrence. `passage`
- **2018-03-22** Under suspension of the Rules, READ A SECOND TIME and PASSED TO BE ENGROSSED AS AMENDED BY Committee Amendment "A" (H-647), in concurrence. `reading-2`
- **2018-03-22** Ordered sent down forthwith.
- **2018-03-27** This being an emergency measure, a two-thirds vote of all the members elected to the House was necessary.
- **2018-03-27** PASSED TO BE ENACTED. `passage`
- **2018-03-27** Sent for concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.
- **2018-03-28** On motion by Senator HAMPER of Oxford PLACED ON THE SPECIAL APPROPRIATIONS TABLE pending PASSED TO BE ENACTED - Emergency - 2/3 Elected Required, in concurrence. `passage`
- **2018-05-02** CARRIED OVER to any Special Session of the 128th Legislature pursuant to Joint Order SP 748.
- **2018-06-20** On Motion by Senator HAMPER of Oxford taken from the SPECIAL APPROPRIATIONS TABLE.
- **2018-06-20** Under suspension of the Rules On further motion by Same Senator The Senate RECONSIDERED whereby the bill was PASSED TO BE ENGROSSED as Amended by Committee Amendment "A" (H-647)
- **2018-06-20** On further motion by Same Senator Senate Amendment "A" (S-518) READ and ADOPTED
- **2018-06-20** PASSED TO BE ENGROSSED AS AMENDED BY Committee Amendment "A" (H-647) AND Senate Amendment "A" (S-518) In NON-CONCURRENCE
- **2018-06-20** Sent down for concurrence
- **2018-06-21** The House RECEDED and CONCURRED to PASSAGE TO BE ENGROSSED as Amended by Committee Amendment "A" (H-647) and Senate Amendment "A" (S-518).
- **2018-06-21** ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.
- **2018-06-21** This being an emergency measure, a two-thirds vote of all the members elected to the House was necessary.
- **2018-06-21** PASSED TO BE ENACTED. `passage`
- **2018-06-21** Sent for concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.
- **2018-06-21** PASSED TO BE ENACTED - Emergency - 2/3 Elected Required, in concurrence. `passage`
- **2018-06-25** 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/cf89415c-70a1-4658-b558-e5dacbe412fa`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Maine legislature records).