---
type: "Bill"
title: "An Act To Remove Nighttime Restrictions On Lobster Fishing In A Certain Area In The Bay Of Fundy"
description: "An Act To Remove Nighttime Restrictions On Lobster Fishing In A Certain Area In The Bay Of Fundy"
jurisdiction: "us/states/me"
legislature: "Maine Legislature"
session: "129"
identifier: "LD 2098"
citation: "Maine LD 2098 (129)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["LOBSTERS", "FISHING RESTRICTIONS", "BAY OF FUNDY"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Joyce McCREIGHT"]
version_count: 2
action_count: 16
vote_count: 0
first_action: "2020-02-06"
last_action: "2020-02-21"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/28b0d4d3-5cb4-4250-baa9-ce888c76b01a"
source_url: "http://legislature.maine.gov/LawMakerWeb/dockets.asp?ID=280076482"
source_hash: "743d4a4f63467bcd03b97af6b26562cf062c204fd79e33eb34d7f9a9a91bf989"
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 2098 (129) — An Act To Remove Nighttime Restrictions On Lobster Fishing In A Certain Area In The Bay Of Fundy

## 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=HP1495&item=1&snum=129)
2. **Final Disposition** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.mainelegislature.org/legis/bills/getPDF.asp?paper=HP1495&item=2&snum=129)

## Sponsors

- Joyce McCREIGHT — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2020-02-06** Reported by Representative McCREIGHT for the Joint Standing Committee on Marine Resources pursuant to Resolve 2019, chapter 23, section 2.
- **2020-02-06** Report was READ and ACCEPTED.
- **2020-02-06** The Bill was READ ONCE. `reading-1`
- **2020-02-06** Under suspension of the rules, the Bill was given its SECOND READING without REFERENCE to the Committee on Bills in the Second Reading.
- **2020-02-06** The Bill was PASSED TO BE ENGROSSED
- **2020-02-06** Sent for concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.
- **2020-02-11** Report READ and ACCEPTED in concurrence
- **2020-02-11** READ ONCE `reading-1`
- **2020-02-11** ASSIGNED FOR SECOND READING NEXT LEGISLATIVE DAY.
- **2020-02-13** COMMITTEE ON BILLS IN THE SECOND READING REPORTS NO FURTHER VERBAL AMENDMENTS NECESSARY. REPORT ACCEPTED.
- **2020-02-13** READ A SECOND TIME and PASSED TO BE ENGROSSED, in concurrence. `reading-2`
- **2020-02-13** Ordered sent down forthwith
- **2020-02-18** PASSED TO BE ENACTED. `passage`
- **2020-02-18** Sent for concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.
- **2020-02-20** PASSED TO BE ENACTED, in concurrence. `passage`
- **2020-02-21** 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/28b0d4d3-5cb4-4250-baa9-ce888c76b01a`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Maine legislature records).