---
type: "Bill"
title: "An Act To Authorize The Establishment Of An Apprentice License For The Maine Scallop Fishery"
description: "An Act To Authorize The Establishment Of An Apprentice License For The Maine Scallop Fishery"
jurisdiction: "us/states/me"
legislature: "Maine Legislature"
session: "129"
identifier: "LD 1059"
citation: "Maine LD 1059 (129)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["SHELLFISH", "SCALLOPS", "APPRENTICE PROGRAM"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Genevieve McDONALD"]
version_count: 3
action_count: 17
vote_count: 0
first_action: "2019-03-05"
last_action: "2019-05-14"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/fc5fbdd0-e453-4c85-a184-af9e2b7ccdeb"
source_url: "http://legislature.maine.gov/LawMakerWeb/dockets.asp?ID=280072192"
source_hash: "59a1471adecad7a205df24f2225e03db5757ce51c6fdca654eb8e13923c7c220"
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 1059 (129) — An Act To Authorize The Establishment Of An Apprentice License For The Maine Scallop Fishery

## Version chain

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

1. **Adopted Amendments** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.mainelegislature.org/legis/bills/getPDF.asp?paper=HP0782&item=2&snum=129)
2. **Documents and Disposition** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.mainelegislature.org/legis/bills/getPDF.asp?paper=HP0782&item=1&snum=129)
3. **Final Disposition** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.mainelegislature.org/legis/bills/getPDF.asp?paper=HP0782&item=3&snum=129)

## Sponsors

- Genevieve McDONALD — primary (person)
- Allison HEPLER — cosponsor (person)
- Benjamin COLLINGS — cosponsor (person)
- Billy Bob FAULKINGHAM — cosponsor (person)
- Dana DOW — cosponsor (person)
- Daniel HOBBS — cosponsor (person)
- Kathy JAVNER — cosponsor (person)
- Lydia BLUME — cosponsor (person)
- Robert ALLEY — cosponsor (person)
- Shawn BABINE — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2019-03-05** Committee on Marine Resources suggested and ordered printed.
- **2019-03-05** The Bill was REFERRED to the Committee on MARINE RESOURCES. `referral-committee`
- **2019-03-05** Sent for concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.
- **2019-03-05** The Bill was REFERRED to the Committee on MARINE RESOURCES in concurrence `referral-committee`
- **2019-04-23** CONSENT CALENDAR - FIRST DAY
- **2019-04-23** Under suspension of the rules CONSENT CALENDAR - SECOND DAY.
- **2019-04-23** The Bill was PASSED TO BE ENGROSSED as Amended by Committee Amendment "A" (H-114).
- **2019-04-23** Sent for concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.
- **2019-04-25** Report READ and ACCEPTED, in concurrence.
- **2019-04-25** READ ONCE. `reading-1`
- **2019-04-25** Committee Amendment "A" (H-114) READ and ADOPTED, in concurrence. `passage`
- **2019-04-25** Under suspension of the Rules, READ A SECOND TIME and PASSED TO BE ENGROSSED AS AMENDED BY Committee Amendment "A" (H-114), in concurrence. `reading-2`
- **2019-04-25** Ordered sent down forthwith.
- **2019-04-30** PASSED TO BE ENACTED. `passage`
- **2019-04-30** Sent for concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.
- **2019-05-02** PASSED TO BE ENACTED, in concurrence. `passage`
- **2019-05-14** 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/fc5fbdd0-e453-4c85-a184-af9e2b7ccdeb`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Maine legislature records).