---
type: "Bill"
title: "An Act To Authorize The Department Of Marine Resources To Charge An Application Fee For Entering A Lottery For A Scallop License"
description: "An Act To Authorize The Department Of Marine Resources To Charge An Application Fee For Entering A Lottery For A Scallop License"
jurisdiction: "us/states/me"
legislature: "Maine Legislature"
session: "130"
identifier: "LD 77"
citation: "Maine LD 77 (130)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["LICENSE LOTTERY", "SCALLOPS", "SHELLFISH"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Genevieve McDONALD"]
version_count: 3
action_count: 18
vote_count: 0
first_action: "2021-01-11"
last_action: "2021-03-17"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/4a70045d-de1f-4849-adfb-e221f45d1f26"
source_url: "https://legislature.maine.gov/LawMakerWeb/dockets.asp?ID=280078024"
source_hash: "b788a51ce00b8bf06c906e69460171c23933a9842de51d806233a6e73e9215b8"
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 77 (130) — An Act To Authorize The Department Of Marine Resources To Charge An Application Fee For Entering A Lottery For A Scallop License

## 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=HP0043&item=2&snum=130)
2. **Documents and Disposition** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.mainelegislature.org/legis/bills/getPDF.asp?paper=HP0043&item=1&snum=130)
3. **Final Disposition** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.mainelegislature.org/legis/bills/getPDF.asp?paper=HP0043&item=3&snum=130)

## Sponsors

- Genevieve McDONALD — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2021-01-11** Received by the Clerk of the House on January 11, 2021. `receipt`
- **2021-01-11** 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`
- **2021-03-10** CONSENT CALENDAR - FIRST DAY
- **2021-03-10** Under suspension of the rules CONSENT CALENDAR - SECOND DAY.
- **2021-03-10** The Bill was PASSED TO BE ENGROSSED as Amended by Committee Amendment "A" (H-7). `reading-3`
- **2021-03-10** Sent for concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.
- **2021-03-11** Report READ and ACCEPTED, in concurrence.
- **2021-03-11** READ ONCE. `reading-1`
- **2021-03-11** Committee Amendment "A" (H-7) READ and ADOPTED, in concurrence. `committee-passage-favorable, passage`
- **2021-03-11** Under suspension of the Rules, READ A SECOND TIME and PASSED TO BE ENGROSSED AS AMENDED BY Committee Amendment "A" (H-7), in concurrence. `reading-2, reading-3`
- **2021-03-11** Ordered sent down forthwith.
- **2021-03-11** PASSED TO BE ENACTED. `passage`
- **2021-03-11** Sent for concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.
- **2021-03-11** PASSED TO BE ENACTED, in concurrence. `passage`
- **2021-03-17** Signed by Governor `executive-signature`
- **2021-02-19T05:00:00+00:00** Work Session Held
- **2021-02-19T05:00:00+00:00** Voted - OTP-AM
- **2021-03-08T05:00:00+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/4a70045d-de1f-4849-adfb-e221f45d1f26`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Maine legislature records).