---
type: "Bill"
title: "An Act To Allow The Use Of Crossbows During The Archery Season On Deer"
description: "An Act To Allow The Use Of Crossbows During The Archery Season On Deer"
jurisdiction: "us/states/me"
legislature: "Maine Legislature"
session: "129"
identifier: "LD 27"
citation: "Maine LD 27 (129)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["HUNTING", "BOW AND ARROW", "CROSSBOW PROVISIONS REVISED"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Timothy THERIAULT"]
version_count: 3
action_count: 17
vote_count: 0
first_action: "2019-01-09"
last_action: "2019-05-14"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/fd3e2a95-bb7d-4205-a907-f9c21b9c574f"
source_url: "http://legislature.maine.gov/LawMakerWeb/dockets.asp?ID=280070656"
source_hash: "e7e4088d71df0a81c19138941391679aa52cb485551655654a2126eb00fb22ff"
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 27 (129) — An Act To Allow The Use Of Crossbows During The Archery Season On Deer

## 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=HP0028&item=2&snum=129)
2. **Documents and Disposition** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.mainelegislature.org/legis/bills/getPDF.asp?paper=HP0028&item=1&snum=129)
3. **Final Disposition** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.mainelegislature.org/legis/bills/getPDF.asp?paper=HP0028&item=3&snum=129)

## Sponsors

- Timothy THERIAULT — primary (person)
- Catherine NADEAU — cosponsor (person)
- Jeffery HANLEY — cosponsor (person)
- Paul DAVIS — cosponsor (person)
- Peter LYFORD — cosponsor (person)
- Richard MASON — cosponsor (person)
- Roger REED — cosponsor (person)
- Scott CYRWAY — cosponsor (person)
- Thomas SKOLFIELD — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2019-01-09** Committee on Inland Fisheries and Wildlife suggested and ordered printed.
- **2019-01-09** The Bill was REFERRED to the Committee on INLAND FISHERIES AND WILDLIFE. `referral-committee`
- **2019-01-09** Sent for concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.
- **2019-01-09** The Bill was REFERRED to the Committee on INLAND FISHERIES AND WILDLIFE in concurrence `referral-committee`
- **2019-04-25** CONSENT CALENDAR - FIRST DAY
- **2019-04-25** Under suspension of the rules CONSENT CALENDAR - SECOND DAY.
- **2019-04-25** The Bill was PASSED TO BE ENGROSSED as Amended by Committee Amendment "A" (H-147).
- **2019-04-25** Sent for concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.
- **2019-04-30** Report READ and ACCEPTED, in concurrence.
- **2019-04-30** READ ONCE. `reading-1`
- **2019-04-30** Committee Amendment "A" (H-147) READ and ADOPTED, in concurrence. `passage`
- **2019-04-30** Under suspension of the Rules, READ A SECOND TIME and PASSED TO BE ENGROSSED AS AMENDED BY Committee Amendment "A" (H-147), in concurrence. `reading-2`
- **2019-04-30** Ordered sent down forthwith.
- **2019-05-02** PASSED TO BE ENACTED. `passage`
- **2019-05-02** Sent for concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.
- **2019-05-07** 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/fd3e2a95-bb7d-4205-a907-f9c21b9c574f`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Maine legislature records).