---
type: "Bill"
title: "An Act To Extend The Legal Hours For Harvesting Lobster In The Month Of September"
description: "An Act To Extend The Legal Hours For Harvesting Lobster In The Month Of September"
jurisdiction: "us/states/me"
legislature: "Maine Legislature"
session: "130"
identifier: "LD 1759"
citation: "Maine LD 1759 (130)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["FISHING RESTRICTIONS", "LEGAL HOURS", "LOBSTERS"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Genevieve McDONALD"]
version_count: 2
action_count: 18
vote_count: 0
first_action: "2021-11-30"
last_action: "2022-03-16"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/93d07f55-dc5f-4b0c-9799-4c5afe8a3d9a"
source_url: "https://legislature.maine.gov/LawMakerWeb/dockets.asp?ID=280081978"
source_hash: "6ae5737833a7c0bcd5efdda6f0f5770d2b2601cc37e98d532fc1c0346464938a"
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 1759 (130) — An Act To Extend The Legal Hours For Harvesting Lobster In The Month Of September

## 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=HP1310&item=1&snum=130)
2. **Final Disposition** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.mainelegislature.org/legis/bills/getPDF.asp?paper=HP1310&item=3&snum=130)

## Sponsors

- Genevieve McDONALD — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2021-11-30** Received by the Clerk of the House on November 30, 2021. `receipt`
- **2021-11-30** The Bill was REFERRED to the Committee on MARINE RESOURCES pursuant to Joint Rule 308.2 and ordered printed pursuant to Joint Rule 401. `referral-committee`
- **2022-02-10** CONSENT CALENDAR - FIRST DAY
- **2022-02-10** Under suspension of the rules CONSENT CALENDAR - SECOND DAY.
- **2022-02-10** The Bill was PASSED TO BE ENGROSSED. `reading-3`
- **2022-02-10** Sent for concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.
- **2022-02-16** Report READ and ACCEPTED, in concurrence.
- **2022-02-16** READ ONCE `reading-1`
- **2022-02-16** Under suspension of the Rules, READ A SECOND TIME and PASSED TO BE ENGROSSED, in concurrence. `reading-2, reading-3`
- **2022-02-16** Ordered sent down forthwith.
- **2022-02-23** This being an emergency measure, a two-thirds vote of all the members elected to the House was necessary.
- **2022-02-23** PASSED TO BE ENACTED. `passage`
- **2022-02-23** Sent for concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.
- **2022-03-09** PASSED TO BE ENACTED - Emergency - 2/3 Elected Required, in concurrence. `passage`
- **2022-03-16** Signed by Governor `executive-signature`
- **2022-02-01T05:00:00+00:00** Voted - OTP
- **2022-02-01T05:00:00+00:00** Work Session Held
- **2022-02-09T05:00:00+00:00** Reported Out - OTP

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/93d07f55-dc5f-4b0c-9799-4c5afe8a3d9a`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Maine legislature records).