---
type: "Bill"
title: "An Act To Minimize The Propagation Of Invasive Aquatic Plants"
description: "An Act To Minimize The Propagation Of Invasive Aquatic Plants"
jurisdiction: "us/states/me"
legislature: "Maine Legislature"
session: "131"
identifier: "LD 92"
citation: "Maine LD 92 (131)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["DRAIN WATERCRAFT", "RECREATION", "WATERCRAFT"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Walter RISEMAN"]
version_count: 3
action_count: 25
vote_count: 0
first_action: "2023-01-10"
last_action: "2023-06-16"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/a5bc286a-be62-4675-b7c0-2784623cf5ff"
source_url: "https://legislature.maine.gov/LawMakerWeb/dockets.asp?ID=280085235"
source_hash: "747d515088e34c5d9420cdd0d228cd2a225f4c019bc0b18fbac7331992253132"
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 92 (131) — An Act To Minimize The Propagation Of Invasive Aquatic Plants

## 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=HP0060&item=2&snum=131)
2. **Documents and Disposition** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.mainelegislature.org/legis/bills/getPDF.asp?paper=HP0060&item=1&snum=131)
3. **Final Disposition** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.mainelegislature.org/legis/bills/getPDF.asp?paper=HP0060&item=3&snum=131)

## Sponsors

- Walter RISEMAN — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2023-01-10** Committee on Inland Fisheries and Wildlife suggested and ordered printed.
- **2023-01-10** The Bill was REFERRED to the Committee on INLAND FISHERIES AND WILDLIFE. `referral-committee`
- **2023-01-10** Sent for concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.
- **2023-01-10** 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.
- **2023-06-07** Reports READ.
- **2023-06-07** On motion of Representative LANDRY of Farmington, the Majority Ought to Pass as Amended Report was ACCEPTED.
- **2023-06-07** The Bill was READ ONCE. `reading-1`
- **2023-06-07** Committee Amendment "A" (H-363) was READ and ADOPTED. `committee-passage-favorable, passage`
- **2023-06-07** Under suspension of the rules, the Bill was given its SECOND READING without REFERENCE to the Committee on Bills in the Second Reading.
- **2023-06-07** The Bill was PASSED TO BE ENGROSSED as Amended by Committee Amendment "A" (H-363). `reading-3`
- **2023-06-07** Sent for concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.
- **2023-06-07** Reports Read
- **2023-06-07** On motion by Senator LaFOUNTAIN of Kennebec the Majority Ought to Pass as Amended Report ACCEPTED. in concurrence
- **2023-06-07** READ ONCE `reading-1`
- **2023-06-07** Committee Amendment "A" (H-363) READ and ADOPTED `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2023-06-07** Under suspension of the Rules, READ A SECOND TIME and PASSED TO BE ENGROSSED AS AMENDED by Committee Amendment "A" (H-363) in concurrence `reading-2, reading-3`
- **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`
- **2023-05-15T04:00:00+00:00** Work Session Held
- **2023-05-15T04:00:00+00:00** Voted - Divided Report
- **2023-06-06T04:00:00+00:00** Reported Out - OTP-AM/ONTP

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/a5bc286a-be62-4675-b7c0-2784623cf5ff`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Maine legislature records).