---
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 618"
citation: "Maine LD 618 (129)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["COMMERCIAL FISHING", "PRACTICES", "NIGHTTIME LOBSTERING IN BAY OF FUND"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["William TUELL"]
version_count: 3
action_count: 21
vote_count: 0
first_action: "2019-02-05"
last_action: "2019-05-08"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/740fb866-aa72-43e9-b4ce-c925f7004e41"
source_url: "http://legislature.maine.gov/LawMakerWeb/dockets.asp?ID=280071517"
source_hash: "804f27ac3f53e69ab177981ee19e9b1e2f6d5ef879b23a8c9b8a4364f0cc1a38"
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 618 (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. **Adopted Amendments** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.mainelegislature.org/legis/bills/getPDF.asp?paper=HP0446&item=2&snum=129)
2. **Documents and Disposition** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.mainelegislature.org/legis/bills/getPDF.asp?paper=HP0446&item=1&snum=129)
3. **Final Disposition** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.mainelegislature.org/legis/bills/getPDF.asp?paper=HP0446&item=3&snum=129)

## Sponsors

- William TUELL — primary (person)
- Billy Bob FAULKINGHAM — cosponsor (person)
- Genevieve McDONALD — cosponsor (person)
- Joyce McCREIGHT — cosponsor (person)
- Marianne MOORE — cosponsor (person)
- Michael DEVIN — cosponsor (person)
- Robert ALLEY — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2019-02-05** Committee on Marine Resources suggested and ordered printed.
- **2019-02-05** The Bill was REFERRED to the Committee on MARINE RESOURCES. `referral-committee`
- **2019-02-05** Sent for concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.
- **2019-02-05** The Bill was REFERRED to the Committee on MARINE RESOURCES in concurrence `referral-committee`
- **2019-04-23** Reports READ.
- **2019-04-23** On motion of Representative McCREIGHT of Harpswell, the Majority Ought to Pass as Amended Report was ACCEPTED.
- **2019-04-23** The Bill was READ ONCE. `reading-1`
- **2019-04-23** Committee Amendment "A" (H-115) was READ and ADOPTED. `passage`
- **2019-04-23** Under suspension of the rules, the Bill was given its SECOND READING without REFERENCE to the Committee on Bills in the Second Reading.
- **2019-04-23** The Bill was PASSED TO BE ENGROSSED as Amended by Committee Amendment "A" (H-115).
- **2019-04-23** Sent for concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.
- **2019-04-25** Reports Read
- **2019-04-25** On motion by Senator LIBBY of Androscoggin the Majority Ought to Pass as Amended Report ACCEPTED.
- **2019-04-25** READ ONCE `reading-1`
- **2019-04-25** Committee Amendment "A" (H-115) READ and ADOPTED
- **2019-04-25** Under suspension of the Rules, READ A SECOND TIME and PASSED TO BE ENGROSSED AS AMENDED by Committee Amendment "A" (H-115) in concurrence `reading-2`
- **2019-04-30** This being an emergency measure, a two-thirds vote of all the members elected to the House was necessary.
- **2019-04-30** FINALLY PASSED. `passage`
- **2019-04-30** Sent for concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.
- **2019-05-02** FINALLY PASSED - Emergency - 2/3 Elected Required, in concurrence. `passage`
- **2019-05-08** 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/740fb866-aa72-43e9-b4ce-c925f7004e41`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Maine legislature records).