---
type: "Bill"
title: "An Act To Require The Department Of Marine Resources To Conduct Biotoxin Testing Of Cultured Scallops"
description: "An Act To Require The Department Of Marine Resources To Conduct Biotoxin Testing Of Cultured Scallops"
jurisdiction: "us/states/me"
legislature: "Maine Legislature"
session: "132"
identifier: "LD 1279"
citation: "Maine LD 1279 (132)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["BIOTOXIN TESTING", "SCALLOPS", "SHELLFISH"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Holly EATON"]
version_count: 3
action_count: 22
vote_count: 0
first_action: "2025-03-25"
last_action: "2025-07-01"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/61b7f9ef-825f-44ef-ad84-bcc705674a64"
source_url: "https://legislature.maine.gov/LawMakerWeb/dockets.asp?ID=280097823"
source_hash: "df07467e0818f74e2b4b3fe610ab6ecd94563bbb85385c346b44453d3b6cbf43"
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 1279 (132) — An Act To Require The Department Of Marine Resources To Conduct Biotoxin Testing Of Cultured Scallops

## Version chain

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

1. **Amendment C-A (H-345)** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.mainelegislature.org/legis/bills/getPDF.asp?paper=HP0854&item=2&snum=132)
2. **Chapter 115** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.mainelegislature.org/legis/bills/getPDF.asp?paper=HP0854&item=3&snum=132)
3. **LD 1279 HP 854** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.mainelegislature.org/legis/bills/getPDF.asp?paper=HP0854&item=1&snum=132)

## Sponsors

- Holly EATON — primary (person)
- Abden SIMMONS — cosponsor (person)
- Allison HEPLER — cosponsor (person)
- Cameron RENY — cosponsor (person)
- Kilton WEBB — cosponsor (person)
- Nicole GROHOSKI — cosponsor (person)
- Tiffany STROUT — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2025-03-25** Committee on Marine Resources suggested and ordered printed.
- **2025-03-25** The Bill was REFERRED to the Committee on MARINE RESOURCES. `referral-committee`
- **2025-03-25** Sent for concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.
- **2025-03-25** The Bill was REFERRED to the Committee on MARINE RESOURCES in concurrence `referral-committee`
- **2025-06-02** CONSENT CALENDAR - FIRST DAY
- **2025-06-02** Under suspension of the rules CONSENT CALENDAR - SECOND DAY.
- **2025-06-02** The Bill was PASSED TO BE ENGROSSED as Amended by Committee Amendment "A" (H-345). `reading-3`
- **2025-06-02** Sent for concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.
- **2025-06-02** Report READ and ACCEPTED, in concurrence.
- **2025-06-02** READ ONCE. `reading-1`
- **2025-06-02** Committee Amendment "A" (H-345) READ and ADOPTED, in concurrence. `committee-passage-favorable, passage`
- **2025-06-02** Under suspension of the Rules, READ A SECOND TIME and PASSED TO BE ENGROSSED AS AMENDED BY Committee Amendment "A" (H-345), in concurrence. `reading-2, reading-3`
- **2025-06-02** Ordered sent down forthwith.
- **2025-06-03** FINALLY PASSED. `passage`
- **2025-06-03** Sent for concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.
- **2025-06-03** On motion by Senator ROTUNDO of Androscoggin PLACED ON THE SPECIAL APPROPRIATIONS TABLE pending FINAL PASSAGE in concurrence
- **2025-06-25** On motion by Senator ROTUNDO of Androscoggin taken from the Special Appropriations Table
- **2025-06-25** FINALLY PASSED in concurrence. `passage`
- **2025-07-01** Signed by Governor `executive-signature`
- **2025-05-08T04:00:00+00:00** Work Session Held
- **2025-05-08T04:00:00+00:00** Voted - OTP-AM
- **2025-05-29T04:00:00+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/61b7f9ef-825f-44ef-ad84-bcc705674a64`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Maine legislature records).