---
type: "Bill"
title: "An Act To Eliminate The Scallop Drag Size Limitation In Blue Hill Bay"
description: "An Act To Eliminate The Scallop Drag Size Limitation In Blue Hill Bay"
jurisdiction: "us/states/me"
legislature: "Maine Legislature"
session: "129"
identifier: "LD 1732"
citation: "Maine LD 1732 (129)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["SHELLFISH", "SCALLOPS", "DRAGS"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Genevieve McDONALD"]
version_count: 2
action_count: 16
vote_count: 0
first_action: "2019-05-14"
last_action: "2019-06-06"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/f317d657-4592-4307-be5c-1c9596e2b2bd"
source_url: "http://legislature.maine.gov/LawMakerWeb/dockets.asp?ID=280073933"
source_hash: "ff93c12eff1bdbba5e600bc0665b9b8b0e4d51accf1feb02b21415f541eebfd6"
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 1732 (129) — An Act To Eliminate The Scallop Drag Size Limitation In Blue Hill Bay

## Version chain

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

1. **Documents and Disposition** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.mainelegislature.org/legis/bills/getPDF.asp?paper=HP1234&item=1&snum=129)
2. **Final Disposition** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.mainelegislature.org/legis/bills/getPDF.asp?paper=HP1234&item=3&snum=129)

## Sponsors

- Genevieve McDONALD — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2019-05-14** Committee on Marine Resources suggested and ordered printed.
- **2019-05-14** The Bill was REFERRED to the Committee on MARINE RESOURCES. `referral-committee`
- **2019-05-14** Sent for concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.
- **2019-05-14** The Bill was REFERRED to the Committee on MARINE RESOURCES in concurrence `referral-committee`
- **2019-05-28** CONSENT CALENDAR - FIRST DAY
- **2019-05-28** Under suspension of the rules CONSENT CALENDAR - SECOND DAY.
- **2019-05-28** The Bill was PASSED TO BE ENGROSSED.
- **2019-05-28** Sent for concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.
- **2019-05-28** Report READ and ACCEPTED, in concurrence.
- **2019-05-28** READ ONCE `reading-1`
- **2019-05-28** Under suspension of the Rules, READ A SECOND TIME and PASSED TO BE ENGROSSED, in concurrence. `reading-2`
- **2019-05-28** Ordered sent down forthwith.
- **2019-05-29** PASSED TO BE ENACTED. `passage`
- **2019-05-29** Sent for concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.
- **2019-05-30** PASSED TO BE ENACTED, in concurrence. `passage`
- **2019-06-06** 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/f317d657-4592-4307-be5c-1c9596e2b2bd`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Maine legislature records).