---
type: "Bill"
title: "An Act To Authorize The Penobscot Nation To Use Wild Game Harvested On The Penobscot Indian Territory At Food Venues Located Within The Penobscot Indian Territory"
description: "An Act To Authorize The Penobscot Nation To Use Wild Game Harvested On The Penobscot Indian Territory At Food Venues Located Within The Penobscot Indian Territory"
jurisdiction: "us/states/me"
legislature: "Maine Legislature"
session: "132"
identifier: "LD 1054"
citation: "Maine LD 1054 (132)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["HUNTING", "REGULATIONS", "WILD GAME ON TRIBAL TERRITORY"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["James DILL"]
version_count: 3
action_count: 32
vote_count: 0
first_action: "2025-03-12"
last_action: "2026-04-03"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/ea1def30-9839-43f9-8c97-270d83467ca6"
source_url: "https://legislature.maine.gov/LawMakerWeb/dockets.asp?ID=280097433"
source_hash: "f6771aa5cfac5a7b4e8dfa45d39bce77565f140084e83c1c4ab5cc2441cb18c3"
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 1054 (132) — An Act To Authorize The Penobscot Nation To Use Wild Game Harvested On The Penobscot Indian Territory At Food Venues Located Within The Penobscot Indian Territory

## Version chain

The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.

1. **Amendment C-A (H-883)** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.mainelegislature.org/legis/bills/getPDF.asp?paper=HP0683&item=2&snum=132)
2. **Chapter 609** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.mainelegislature.org/legis/bills/getPDF.asp?paper=HP0683&item=3&snum=132)
3. **LD 1054 HP 683** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.mainelegislature.org/legis/bills/getPDF.asp?paper=HP0683&item=1&snum=132)

## Sponsors

- James DILL — primary (person)
- Allison HEPLER — cosponsor (person)
- Billy Bob FAULKINGHAM — cosponsor (person)
- Matt MOONEN — cosponsor (person)
- William BRIDGEO — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2025-03-12** Received by the Clerk of the House on March 12, 2025. `receipt`
- **2025-03-12** The Bill was REFERRED to the Committee on INLAND FISHERIES AND WILDLIFE pursuant to Joint Rule 308.2 and ordered printed pursuant to Joint Rule 401. `referral-committee`
- **2025-03-21** Carried over, in the same posture, to the next special or regular session of the 132nd Legislature, pursuant to Joint Order SP 519.
- **2025-06-25** Carried over, in the same posture, to any special or regular session of the 132nd Legislature, pursuant to Joint Order SP 800.
- **2026-02-10** Representative ROBERTS from the Committee on INLAND FISHERIES AND WILDLIFE Reporting that the Bill be REFERRED to the Committee on AGRICULTURE, CONSERVATION AND FORESTRY. `referral-committee`
- **2026-02-10** Report was READ and ACCEPTED.
- **2026-02-10** The Bill was REFERRED to the Committee on AGRICULTURE, CONSERVATION AND FORESTRY `referral-committee`
- **2026-02-10** Sent for concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.
- **2026-02-10** Report READ and ACCEPTED and the Bill was REFERRED to the Committee on AGRICULTURE, CONSERVATION AND FORESTRY in concurrence. `referral-committee`
- **2026-03-24** CONSENT CALENDAR - FIRST DAY
- **2026-03-24** Under suspension of the rules CONSENT CALENDAR - SECOND DAY.
- **2026-03-24** The Bill was PASSED TO BE ENGROSSED as Amended by Committee Amendment "A" (H-883). `reading-3`
- **2026-03-24** Sent for concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.
- **2026-03-25** Report READ and ACCEPTED, in concurrence.
- **2026-03-25** READ ONCE. `reading-1`
- **2026-03-25** Committee Amendment "A" (H-883) READ and ADOPTED, in concurrence. `committee-passage-favorable, passage`
- **2026-03-25** Under suspension of the Rules, READ A SECOND TIME and PASSED TO BE ENGROSSED AS AMENDED BY Committee Amendment "A" (H-883), in concurrence. `reading-2, reading-3`
- **2026-03-25** Ordered sent down forthwith.
- **2026-03-26** PASSED TO BE ENACTED. `passage`
- **2026-03-26** Sent for concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.
- **2026-03-30** PASSED TO BE ENACTED, in concurrence. `passage`
- **2026-04-03** Signed by Governor `executive-signature`
- **2025-05-14T04:00:00+00:00** Work Session Held - TABLED
- **2025-05-16T04:00:00+00:00** Carry Over Requested
- **2025-05-19T04:00:00+00:00** Carry Over Approved
- **2026-01-21T05:00:00+00:00** Work Session Held
- **2026-01-21T05:00:00+00:00** Voted - REFERRED
- **2026-02-02T05:00:00+00:00** Reported Out - REF TO ACF
- **2026-02-24T05:00:00+00:00** Work Session Held - TABLED
- **2026-02-26T05:00:00+00:00** Work Session Held
- **2026-02-26T05:00:00+00:00** Voted - OTP-AM
- **2026-03-23T04:00:00+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/ea1def30-9839-43f9-8c97-270d83467ca6`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Maine legislature records).