---
type: "Bill"
title: "An Act To Preserve Deer Habitat"
description: "An Act To Preserve Deer Habitat"
jurisdiction: "us/states/me"
legislature: "Maine Legislature"
session: "130"
identifier: "LD 404"
citation: "Maine LD 404 (130)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["DEER", "GAME", "PRESERVE HABITAT"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Chris JOHANSEN"]
version_count: 5
action_count: 34
vote_count: 0
first_action: "2021-02-08"
last_action: "2021-07-08"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/f9b92601-6817-44ef-9e2a-5918f25fc424"
source_url: "https://legislature.maine.gov/LawMakerWeb/dockets.asp?ID=280078620"
source_hash: "222ab37beb3a6480442b93f387f938d3f1b859b64d434b1e0196d4cc579e45ed"
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 404 (130) — An Act To Preserve Deer Habitat

## 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=HP0288&item=2&snum=130)
2. **Chaptered Law** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.mainelegislature.org/legis/bills/getPDF.asp?paper=HP0288&item=6&snum=130)
3. **Divided Reports** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.mainelegislature.org/legis/bills/getPDF.asp?paper=HP0288&item=4&snum=130)
4. **Documents and Disposition** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.mainelegislature.org/legis/bills/getPDF.asp?paper=HP0288&item=1&snum=130)
5. **Final Disposition** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.mainelegislature.org/legis/bills/getPDF.asp?paper=HP0288&item=5&snum=130)

## Sponsors

- Chris JOHANSEN — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2021-02-08** Received by the Clerk of the House on February 8, 2021. `receipt`
- **2021-02-08** The Bill was REFERRED to the Committee on INLAND FISHERIES AND WILDLIFE pursuant to Joint Rule 308.2 and ordered printed pursuant to Joint Rule 401. `referral-committee`
- **2021-03-30** Carried over, in the same posture, to a subsequent special or regular session of the 130th Legislature, pursuant to Joint Order SP 435.
- **2021-06-02** CONSENT CALENDAR - FIRST DAY
- **2021-06-02** Under suspension of the rules CONSENT CALENDAR - SECOND DAY.
- **2021-06-02** The Bill was PASSED TO BE ENGROSSED as Amended by Committee Amendment "A" (H-254). `reading-3`
- **2021-06-02** Sent for concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.
- **2021-06-03** Report READ and ACCEPTED, in concurrence.
- **2021-06-03** READ ONCE. `reading-1`
- **2021-06-03** Committee Amendment "A" (H-254) READ and ADOPTED, in concurrence. `committee-passage-favorable, passage`
- **2021-06-03** Under suspension of the Rules, READ A SECOND TIME and PASSED TO BE ENGROSSED AS AMENDED BY Committee Amendment "A" (H-254), in concurrence. `reading-2, reading-3`
- **2021-06-03** Ordered sent down forthwith.
- **2021-06-07** PASSED TO BE ENACTED. `passage`
- **2021-06-07** Sent for concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.
- **2021-06-08** On motion by Senator BREEN of Cumberland Tabled until Later in Today's Session, pending PASSAGE TO BE ENACTED, in concurrence.
- **2021-06-30** Taken from the table by the President
- **2021-06-30** On motion by Senator BLACK of Franklin The Senate RECONSIDERED whereby the Bill was PASSED TO BE ENGROSSED as Amended by Committee Amendment "A" (H-254) `reading-3`
- **2021-06-30** On motion by Same Senator The Senate RECONSIDERED whereby as Amended by Committee Amendment "A" (H-254) was ADOPTED `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2021-06-30** On further motion by Same Senator Senate Amendment "B" (S-354) to Committee Amendment "A" (H-254) READ and ADOPTED `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2021-06-30** Committee Amendment "A" (H-254) as Amended by Senate Amendment "B" (S-354) thereto ADOPTED `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2021-06-30** PASSED TO BE ENGROSSED AS AMENDED BY Committee Amendment "A" (H-254) as Amended by Senate Amendment "B" (S-354) thereto In NON-CONCURRENCE `reading-3`
- **2021-06-30** Sent down for concurrence
- **2021-06-30** The House RECEDED and CONCURRED to PASSAGE TO BE ENGROSSED as Amended by Committee Amendment "A" (H-254) as Amended by Senate Amendment "B" (S-354) thereto `reading-3`
- **2021-06-30** ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.
- **2021-07-01** This being an emergency measure, a two-thirds vote of all the members elected to the House was necessary.
- **2021-07-01** PASSED TO BE ENACTED. `passage`
- **2021-07-01** Sent for concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.
- **2021-07-02** PASSED TO BE ENACTED - Emergency - 2/3 Elected Required, in concurrence. `passage`
- **2021-07-08** Signed by Governor `executive-signature`
- **2021-03-08T05:00:00+00:00** Work Session Held - TABLED
- **2021-05-05T04:00:00+00:00** Work Session Held - TABLED
- **2021-05-10T04:00:00+00:00** Work Session Held
- **2021-05-10T04:00:00+00:00** Voted - OTP-AM
- **2021-05-26T04:00:00+00:00** Reported Out - OTP-AM

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/f9b92601-6817-44ef-9e2a-5918f25fc424`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Maine legislature records).