---
type: "Bill"
title: "An Act To Clarify And Amend The Department Of Inland Fisheries And Wildlife Licensing Laws"
description: "An Act To Clarify And Amend The Department Of Inland Fisheries And Wildlife Licensing Laws"
jurisdiction: "us/states/me"
legislature: "Maine Legislature"
session: "131"
identifier: "LD 438"
citation: "Maine LD 438 (131)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["ADMINISTRATION", "INLAND FISHERIES AND WILDLIFE DEPT", "LICENSING"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Stephen WOOD"]
version_count: 3
action_count: 21
vote_count: 0
first_action: "2023-02-02"
last_action: "2023-06-26"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/f2c98baa-bf96-48a7-92ca-201f9555dfd1"
source_url: "https://legislature.maine.gov/LawMakerWeb/dockets.asp?ID=280085765"
source_hash: "513fe686b8c7947a1a9192a978c0c50dbb16fb8e964f419ab3e2def191011284"
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 438 (131) — An Act To Clarify And Amend The Department Of Inland Fisheries And Wildlife Licensing Laws

## 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=HP0271&item=2&snum=131)
2. **Documents and Disposition** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.mainelegislature.org/legis/bills/getPDF.asp?paper=HP0271&item=1&snum=131)
3. **Final Disposition** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.mainelegislature.org/legis/bills/getPDF.asp?paper=HP0271&item=3&snum=131)

## Sponsors

- Stephen WOOD — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2023-02-02** Committee on Inland Fisheries and Wildlife suggested and ordered printed.
- **2023-02-02** The Bill was REFERRED to the Committee on INLAND FISHERIES AND WILDLIFE. `referral-committee`
- **2023-02-02** Sent for concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.
- **2023-02-02** The Bill was REFERRED to the Committee on INLAND FISHERIES AND WILDLIFE in concurrence `referral-committee`
- **2023-03-30** Carried over, in the same posture, to any special or regular session of the 131st Legislature, pursuant to Joint Order SP 594.
- **2023-06-15** CONSENT CALENDAR - FIRST DAY
- **2023-06-15** Under suspension of the rules CONSENT CALENDAR - SECOND DAY.
- **2023-06-15** The Bill was PASSED TO BE ENGROSSED as Amended by Committee Amendment "A" (H-556). `reading-3`
- **2023-06-15** Sent for concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.
- **2023-06-16** Report READ and ACCEPTED, in concurrence.
- **2023-06-16** READ ONCE. `reading-1`
- **2023-06-16** Committee Amendment "A" (H-556) READ and ADOPTED, in concurrence. `committee-passage-favorable, passage`
- **2023-06-16** Under suspension of the Rules, READ A SECOND TIME and PASSED TO BE ENGROSSED AS AMENDED BY Committee Amendment "A" (H-556), in concurrence. `reading-2, reading-3`
- **2023-06-16** Ordered sent down forthwith.
- **2023-06-20** PASSED TO BE ENACTED. `passage`
- **2023-06-20** Sent for concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.
- **2023-06-20** PASSED TO BE ENACTED, in concurrence. `passage`
- **2023-06-26** Signed by Governor `executive-signature`
- **2023-04-26T04:00:00+00:00** Work Session Held
- **2023-04-26T04:00:00+00:00** Voted - OTP-AM
- **2023-06-15T04:00:00+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/f2c98baa-bf96-48a7-92ca-201f9555dfd1`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Maine legislature records).