---
type: "Bill"
title: "An Act To Extend The Time For Youth Deer Hunting"
description: "An Act To Extend The Time For Youth Deer Hunting"
jurisdiction: "us/states/me"
legislature: "Maine Legislature"
session: "131"
identifier: "LD 482"
citation: "Maine LD 482 (131)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["HUNTING", "YOUTH HUNTING DAYS", "YOUTH LICENSES"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["David WOODSOME"]
version_count: 3
action_count: 22
vote_count: 0
first_action: "2023-02-07"
last_action: "2023-06-16"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/cd38aaee-4009-4e42-8dc7-a6a78526db17"
source_url: "https://legislature.maine.gov/LawMakerWeb/dockets.asp?ID=280085833"
source_hash: "f5651def53bd5050644cec8111bff777f425147688f588dd9c52ea1589abbea4"
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 482 (131) — An Act To Extend The Time For Youth Deer Hunting

## 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=HP0299&item=2&snum=131)
2. **Documents and Disposition** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.mainelegislature.org/legis/bills/getPDF.asp?paper=HP0299&item=1&snum=131)
3. **Final Disposition** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.mainelegislature.org/legis/bills/getPDF.asp?paper=HP0299&item=3&snum=131)

## Sponsors

- David WOODSOME — primary (person)
- David LAFOUNTAIN — cosponsor (person)
- James THORNE — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2023-02-07** Committee on Inland Fisheries and Wildlife suggested and ordered printed.
- **2023-02-07** The Bill was REFERRED to the Committee on INLAND FISHERIES AND WILDLIFE. `referral-committee`
- **2023-02-07** Sent for concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.
- **2023-02-07** 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.
- **2023-06-06** CONSENT CALENDAR - FIRST DAY
- **2023-06-06** Under suspension of the rules CONSENT CALENDAR - SECOND DAY.
- **2023-06-06** The Bill was PASSED TO BE ENGROSSED as Amended by Committee Amendment "A" (H-262). `reading-3`
- **2023-06-06** Sent for concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.
- **2023-06-07** Report READ and ACCEPTED, in concurrence.
- **2023-06-07** READ ONCE. `reading-1`
- **2023-06-07** Committee Amendment "A" (H-262) READ and ADOPTED, in concurrence. `committee-passage-favorable, passage`
- **2023-06-07** Under suspension of the Rules, READ A SECOND TIME and PASSED TO BE ENGROSSED AS AMENDED BY Committee Amendment "A" (H-262), in concurrence. `reading-2, reading-3`
- **2023-06-07** Ordered sent down forthwith.
- **2023-06-12** This being an emergency measure, a two-thirds vote of all the members elected to the House was necessary.
- **2023-06-12** PASSED TO BE ENACTED. `passage`
- **2023-06-12** Sent for concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.
- **2023-06-12** PASSED TO BE ENACTED - Emergency - 2/3 Elected Required, in concurrence. `passage`
- **2023-06-16** Signed by Governor `executive-signature`
- **2023-04-05T04:00:00+00:00** Work Session Held
- **2023-04-05T04:00:00+00:00** Voted - OTP-AM
- **2023-05-31T04:00:00+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/cd38aaee-4009-4e42-8dc7-a6a78526db17`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Maine legislature records).