---
type: "Bill"
title: "An Act To Establish A Temporary Terminal Condition Medical Allowance For Lobster And Crab Fishing License Holders"
description: "An Act To Establish A Temporary Terminal Condition Medical Allowance For Lobster And Crab Fishing License Holders"
jurisdiction: "us/states/me"
legislature: "Maine Legislature"
session: "129"
identifier: "LD 340"
citation: "Maine LD 340 (129)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["LOBSTERS", "MANAGEMENT ZONES", "TEMPORARY MEDICAL ALLOWANCE"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Joyce McCREIGHT"]
version_count: 3
action_count: 17
vote_count: 0
first_action: "2019-01-24"
last_action: "2019-04-30"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/7be7d07c-7195-4191-bd1e-fb7045d933dc"
source_url: "http://legislature.maine.gov/LawMakerWeb/dockets.asp?ID=280071123"
source_hash: "e7c2af55eda216b437d4adb0b0fa93d7410af004394f8ad1ba6582054e3bfae6"
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 340 (129) — An Act To Establish A Temporary Terminal Condition Medical Allowance For Lobster And Crab Fishing License Holders

## 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=HP0266&item=2&snum=129)
2. **Documents and Disposition** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.mainelegislature.org/legis/bills/getPDF.asp?paper=HP0266&item=1&snum=129)
3. **Final Disposition** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.mainelegislature.org/legis/bills/getPDF.asp?paper=HP0266&item=3&snum=129)

## Sponsors

- Joyce McCREIGHT — primary (person)
- Allison HEPLER — cosponsor (person)
- Anne PERRY — cosponsor (person)
- Billy Bob FAULKINGHAM — cosponsor (person)
- David MIRAMANT — cosponsor (person)
- Eloise VITELLI — cosponsor (person)
- Everett CARSON — cosponsor (person)
- Marianne MOORE — cosponsor (person)
- Sherman HUTCHINS — cosponsor (person)
- William TUELL — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2019-01-24** Committee on Marine Resources suggested and ordered printed.
- **2019-01-24** The Bill was REFERRED to the Committee on MARINE RESOURCES. `referral-committee`
- **2019-01-24** Sent for concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.
- **2019-01-24** The Bill was REFERRED to the Committee on MARINE RESOURCES in concurrence `referral-committee`
- **2019-04-11** CONSENT CALENDAR - FIRST DAY
- **2019-04-11** Under suspension of the rules CONSENT CALENDAR - SECOND DAY.
- **2019-04-11** The Bill was PASSED TO BE ENGROSSED as Amended by Committee Amendment "A" (H-70).
- **2019-04-11** Sent for concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.
- **2019-04-16** Report READ and ACCEPTED, in concurrence.
- **2019-04-16** READ ONCE. `reading-1`
- **2019-04-16** Committee Amendment "A" (H-70) READ and ADOPTED, in concurrence. `passage`
- **2019-04-16** Under suspension of the Rules, READ A SECOND TIME and PASSED TO BE ENGROSSED AS AMENDED BY Committee Amendment "A" (H-70), in concurrence. `reading-2`
- **2019-04-16** Ordered sent down forthwith.
- **2019-04-18** PASSED TO BE ENACTED. `passage`
- **2019-04-18** Sent for concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.
- **2019-04-23** PASSED TO BE ENACTED, in concurrence. `passage`
- **2019-04-30** 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/7be7d07c-7195-4191-bd1e-fb7045d933dc`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Maine legislature records).