---
type: "Bill"
title: "Resolve, Directing The Department Of Inland Fisheries And Wildlife To Develop A Hunting And Fishing Software Application"
description: "Resolve, Directing The Department Of Inland Fisheries And Wildlife To Develop A Hunting And Fishing Software Application"
jurisdiction: "us/states/me"
legislature: "Maine Legislature"
session: "131"
identifier: "LD 1186"
citation: "Maine LD 1186 (131)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["INLAND FISHERIES & WILDLIFE DEPT", "POWERS", "SOFTWARE"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Matthew POULIOT"]
version_count: 3
action_count: 23
vote_count: 0
first_action: "2023-03-16"
last_action: "2023-07-26"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/d7e61304-6d56-4cef-a5f4-987291f84edf"
source_url: "https://legislature.maine.gov/LawMakerWeb/dockets.asp?ID=280087364"
source_hash: "f255dab775e18afe400d3a71cf2fc23610675cf9f38766f4dbd53cff4094b155"
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 1186 (131) — Resolve, Directing The Department Of Inland Fisheries And Wildlife To Develop A Hunting And Fishing Software Application

## 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=SP0482&item=2&snum=131)
2. **Documents and Disposition** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.mainelegislature.org/legis/bills/getPDF.asp?paper=SP0482&item=1&snum=131)
3. **Final Disposition** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.mainelegislature.org/legis/bills/getPDF.asp?paper=SP0482&item=3&snum=131)

## Sponsors

- Matthew POULIOT — primary (person)
- Joseph PERRY — cosponsor (person)
- Russell BLACK — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2023-03-16** Committee on INLAND FISHERIES AND WILDLIFE suggested and ordered printed REFERENCE to the Committee on INLAND FISHERIES AND WILDLIFE Ordered sent down forthwith for concurrence
- **2023-03-16** The Resolve was REFERRED to the Committee on INLAND FISHERIES AND WILDLIFE. `referral-committee`
- **2023-03-16** In concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.
- **2023-03-30** CARRIED OVER, in the same posture, to a subsequent special or regular session of the 131st Legislature, pursuant to Joint Order SP 594.
- **2023-06-08** Report READ and ACCEPTED.
- **2023-06-08** READ ONCE. `reading-1`
- **2023-06-08** Committee Amendment "A" (S-214) READ and ADOPTED. `committee-passage-favorable, passage`
- **2023-06-08** Under suspension of the Rules, READ A SECOND TIME and PASSED TO BE ENGROSSED AS AMENDED BY Committee Amendment "A" (S-214). `reading-2, reading-3`
- **2023-06-08** Ordered sent down forthwith for concurrence.
- **2023-06-12** CONSENT CALENDAR - FIRST DAY
- **2023-06-12** Under suspension of the rules CONSENT CALENDAR - SECOND DAY.
- **2023-06-12** The Resolve was PASSED TO BE ENGROSSED as Amended by Committee Amendment "A" (S-214). `reading-3`
- **2023-06-12** In concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.
- **2023-06-13** FINALLY PASSED. `passage`
- **2023-06-13** Sent for concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.
- **2023-06-13** On motion by Senator ROTUNDO of Androscoggin PLACED ON THE SPECIAL APPROPRIATIONS TABLE pending FINALLY PASSED in concurrence `passage`
- **2023-07-25** On Motion by Senator ROTUNDO of Androscoggin taken from the SPECIAL APPROPRIATIONS TABLE.
- **2023-07-25** FINALLY PASSED in concurrence `passage`
- **2023-07-26** Signed by Governor `executive-signature`
- **2023-04-26T04:00:00+00:00** Work Session Held - TABLED
- **2023-05-10T04:00:00+00:00** Work Session Held
- **2023-05-10T04:00:00+00:00** Voted - OTP-AM
- **2023-06-07T04:00:00+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/d7e61304-6d56-4cef-a5f4-987291f84edf`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Maine legislature records).