---
type: "Bill"
title: "An Act To Create The Lobster Innovation Fund"
description: "An Act To Create The Lobster Innovation Fund"
jurisdiction: "us/states/me"
legislature: "Maine Legislature"
session: "131"
identifier: "LD 1552"
citation: "Maine LD 1552 (131)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["INDUSTRY", "LOBSTERS", "PLANNING"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Eloise VITELLI"]
version_count: 4
action_count: 31
vote_count: 0
first_action: "2023-04-06"
last_action: "2023-07-27"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/606ccc77-f190-4331-aa9d-c529f3b5f52c"
source_url: "https://legislature.maine.gov/LawMakerWeb/dockets.asp?ID=280088435"
source_hash: "1c45338ac6ada2d5a3ed9cca9dea0cebb5d397bf8589773e7f534fff2d0b03ae"
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 1552 (131) — An Act To Create The Lobster Innovation Fund

## 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=SP0615&item=2&snum=131)
2. **Chaptered Law** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.mainelegislature.org/legis/bills/getPDF.asp?paper=SP0615&item=6&snum=131)
3. **Documents and Disposition** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.mainelegislature.org/legis/bills/getPDF.asp?paper=SP0615&item=1&snum=131)
4. **Final Disposition** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.mainelegislature.org/legis/bills/getPDF.asp?paper=SP0615&item=4&snum=131)

## Sponsors

- Eloise VITELLI — primary (person)
- Allison HEPLER — cosponsor (person)
- Cameron RENY — cosponsor (person)
- Mark LAWRENCE — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2023-04-06** Committee on MARINE RESOURCES suggested and ordered printed REFERENCE to the Committee on MARINE RESOURCES Ordered sent down forthwith for concurrence
- **2023-04-06** The Bill was REFERRED to the Committee on MARINE RESOURCES. `referral-committee`
- **2023-04-06** In concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.
- **2023-06-06** Report READ and ACCEPTED.
- **2023-06-06** READ ONCE. `reading-1`
- **2023-06-06** Committee Amendment "A" (S-161) READ and ADOPTED. `committee-passage-favorable, passage`
- **2023-06-06** Under suspension of the Rules, READ A SECOND TIME and PASSED TO BE ENGROSSED AS AMENDED BY Committee Amendment "A" (S-161). `reading-2, reading-3`
- **2023-06-06** Ordered sent down forthwith for concurrence.
- **2023-06-07** CONSENT CALENDAR - FIRST DAY
- **2023-06-07** Under suspension of the rules CONSENT CALENDAR - SECOND DAY.
- **2023-06-07** The Bill was PASSED TO BE ENGROSSED as Amended by Committee Amendment "A" (S-161). `reading-3`
- **2023-06-07** In concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.
- **2023-06-08** PASSED TO BE ENACTED. `passage`
- **2023-06-08** Sent for concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.
- **2023-06-12** On motion by Senator ROTUNDO of Androscoggin PLACED ON THE SPECIAL APPROPRIATIONS TABLE pending PASSAGE TO BE ENACTED, in concurrence.
- **2023-07-25** On Motion by Senator ROTUNDO of Androscoggin taken from the SPECIAL APPROPRIATIONS TABLE.
- **2023-07-25** Under suspension of the Rules On motion by Same Senator The Senate RECONSIDERED whereby the Bill was PASSED TO BE ENGROSSED AS AMENDED BY Committee Amendment "A" (S-161) `reading-3`
- **2023-07-25** Under further suspension of the Rules On further motion by Same Senator The Senate RECONSIDERED whereby Committee Amendment "A" (S-161) was ADOPTED `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2023-07-25** On further motion by Same Senator Senate Amendment "A" (S-483) to Committee Amendment "A" (S-161) READ and ADOPTED `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2023-07-25** Committee Amendment "A" (S-161) as Amended by Senate Amendment "A" (S-483) thereto ADOPTED `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2023-07-25** PASSED TO BE ENGROSSED AS AMENDED BY Committee Amendment "A" (S-161) AS AMENDED BY Senate Amendment "A" (S-483) thereto In NON-CONCURRENCE `reading-3`
- **2023-07-25** Ordered sent down forthwith for concurrence
- **2023-07-26** The House RECEDED and CONCURRED to PASSAGE TO BE ENGROSSED as Amended by Committee Amendment "A" (S-161) as Amended by Senate Amendment "A" (S-483) thereto. `reading-3`
- **2023-07-26** ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.
- **2023-07-26** PASSED TO BE ENACTED. `passage`
- **2023-07-26** Sent for concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.
- **2023-07-26** PASSED TO BE ENACTED, in concurrence. `passage`
- **2023-07-27** Signed by Governor `executive-signature`
- **2023-05-11T04:00:00+00:00** Work Session Held
- **2023-05-11T04:00:00+00:00** Voted - OTP-AM
- **2023-06-01T04:00:00+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/606ccc77-f190-4331-aa9d-c529f3b5f52c`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Maine legislature records).