---
type: "Bill"
title: "An Act To Amend The Laws Governing Invasive Aquatic Plants"
description: "An Act To Amend The Laws Governing Invasive Aquatic Plants"
jurisdiction: "us/states/me"
legislature: "Maine Legislature"
session: "131"
identifier: "LD 10"
citation: "Maine LD 10 (131)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["INVASIVE AQUATIC SPECIES", "LAKES", "SURFACE WATER"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Tavis HASENFUS"]
version_count: 2
action_count: 21
vote_count: 0
first_action: "2023-01-04"
last_action: "2023-03-15"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/53d497e2-cc78-4577-8a0b-64ece8622f20"
source_url: "https://legislature.maine.gov/LawMakerWeb/dockets.asp?ID=280085125"
source_hash: "c2b9f36a127fbd4d55c2bc3995f8fafb0c82ddffe14e05e0200a36ee63bf6d56"
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 10 (131) — An Act To Amend The Laws Governing Invasive Aquatic Plants

## 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=HP0014&item=1&snum=131)
2. **Final Disposition** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.mainelegislature.org/legis/bills/getPDF.asp?paper=HP0014&item=3&snum=131)

## Sponsors

- Tavis HASENFUS — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2023-01-04** Committee on Environment and Natural Resources suggested and ordered printed.
- **2023-01-04** The Bill was REFERRED to the Committee on ENVIRONMENT AND NATURAL RESOURCES. `referral-committee`
- **2023-01-04** Sent for concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.
- **2023-01-04** The Bill was REFERRED to the Committee on ENVIRONMENT AND NATURAL RESOURCES in concurrence `referral-committee`
- **2023-02-14** CONSENT CALENDAR - FIRST DAY
- **2023-02-14** Under suspension of the rules CONSENT CALENDAR - SECOND DAY.
- **2023-02-14** The Bill was PASSED TO BE ENGROSSED. `reading-3`
- **2023-02-14** Sent for concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.
- **2023-02-16** Report READ and ACCEPTED, in concurrence.
- **2023-02-16** READ ONCE `reading-1`
- **2023-02-16** ASSIGNED FOR SECOND READING NEXT LEGISLATIVE DAY.
- **2023-03-02** COMMITTEE ON BILLS IN THE SECOND READING REPORTS NO FURTHER VERBAL AMENDMENTS NECESSARY. REPORT ACCEPTED.
- **2023-03-02** READ A SECOND TIME and PASSED TO BE ENGROSSED, in concurrence. `reading-2, reading-3`
- **2023-03-02** Ordered sent down forthwith
- **2023-03-07** PASSED TO BE ENACTED. `passage`
- **2023-03-07** Sent for concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.
- **2023-03-09** PASSED TO BE ENACTED, in concurrence. `passage`
- **2023-03-15** Signed by Governor `executive-signature`
- **2023-02-08T05:00:00+00:00** Work Session Held
- **2023-02-08T05:00:00+00:00** Voted - OTP
- **2023-02-13T05:00:00+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/53d497e2-cc78-4577-8a0b-64ece8622f20`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Maine legislature records).