---
type: "Bill"
title: "An Act Regarding Required Landings In The Menhaden Fishery"
description: "An Act Regarding Required Landings In The Menhaden Fishery"
jurisdiction: "us/states/me"
legislature: "Maine Legislature"
session: "132"
identifier: "LD 1353"
citation: "Maine LD 1353 (132)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["FISH", "FISHERIES", "MENHADEN"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Billy Bob FAULKINGHAM"]
version_count: 6
action_count: 54
vote_count: 3
first_action: "2025-03-28"
last_action: "2026-04-16"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/cbbd6b25-1e94-4970-ad01-f4c8e5e1f92c"
source_url: "https://legislature.maine.gov/LawMakerWeb/dockets.asp?ID=280097952"
source_hash: "0724963b645e1067bcc8e7138f4817a33500b4745d45bf07ee91c9cb38e5868a"
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 1353 (132) — An Act Regarding Required Landings In The Menhaden Fishery

## Version chain

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

1. **Amendment C-A (H-873)** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.mainelegislature.org/legis/bills/getPDF.asp?paper=HP0876&item=2&snum=132)
2. **Amendment H-A to C-A (H-1039)** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.mainelegislature.org/legis/bills/getPDF.asp?paper=HP0876&item=4&snum=132)
3. **Amendment H-B to C-A (H-1049)** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.mainelegislature.org/legis/bills/getPDF.asp?paper=HP0876&item=5&snum=132)
4. **Amendment H-C to C-A (H-1067)** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.mainelegislature.org/legis/bills/getPDF.asp?paper=HP0876&item=6&snum=132)
5. **Chapter 761** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.mainelegislature.org/legis/bills/getPDF.asp?paper=HP0876&item=7&snum=132)
6. **LD 1353 HP 876** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.mainelegislature.org/legis/bills/getPDF.asp?paper=HP0876&item=1&snum=132)

## Votes

- ACCEPT MINORITY OUGHT NOT TO PASS REPORT — **17–18** (fail) · upper
- ACC MAJ OTP AS AMENDED REP — **79–63** (pass) · lower
- ENACTMENT — **14–18** (fail) · upper

## Sponsors

- Billy Bob FAULKINGHAM — primary (person)
- Cheryl GOLEK — cosponsor (person)
- James THORNE — cosponsor (person)
- Marianne MOORE — cosponsor (person)
- Morgan RIELLY — cosponsor (person)
- Wayne FARRIN — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2025-03-28** Received by the Clerk of the House on March 28, 2025. `receipt`
- **2025-03-28** The Bill was REFERRED to the Committee on MARINE RESOURCES pursuant to Joint Rule 308.2 and ordered printed pursuant to Joint Rule 401. `referral-committee`
- **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.
- **2026-03-24** Reports READ.
- **2026-03-24** On motion of Representative HEPLER of Woolwich, the Majority Ought to Pass as Amended Report was ACCEPTED.
- **2026-03-24** ROLL CALL NO. 670
- **2026-03-24** (Yeas 79 - Nays 63 - Absent 7 - Excused 1 - Vacant 1)
- **2026-03-24** The Bill was READ ONCE. `reading-1`
- **2026-03-24** Committee Amendment "A" (H-873) was READ and ADOPTED. `committee-passage-favorable, passage`
- **2026-03-24** Under suspension of the rules, the Bill was given its SECOND READING without REFERENCE to the Committee on Bills in the Second Reading.
- **2026-03-24** The Bill was PASSED TO BE ENGROSSED as Amended by Committee Amendment "A" (H-873). `reading-3`
- **2026-03-24** Sent for concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.
- **2026-03-25** Reports Read
- **2026-03-25** Motion by Senator TEPLER of Sagadahoc to ACCEPT the Minority Ought Not to Pass Report FAILED
- **2026-03-25** Roll Call Ordered Roll Call Number 795 Yeas 17 - Nays 18 - Excused 0 - Absent 0
- **2026-03-25** Subsequently The Majority Ought to Pass As Amended by Committee Amendment "A" (H-873) Report ACCEPTED in concurrence.
- **2026-03-25** READ ONCE `reading-1`
- **2026-03-25** Committee Amendment "A" (H-873) READ and ADOPTED. `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-873) in concurrence. `reading-2, reading-3`
- **2026-03-25** Held at the Request of PIERCE of Cumberland
- **2026-03-26** RELEASED
- **2026-03-30** PASSED TO BE ENACTED. `passage`
- **2026-03-30** Sent for concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.
- **2026-04-02** On motion by Senator DUSON of Cumberland Tabled until Later in Today's Session, pending PASSAGE TO BE ENACTED, in concurrence.
- **2026-04-06** Taken from the table by the President
- **2026-04-06** Subsequently, FAILED ENACTMENT in NON-CONCURRENCE.
- **2026-04-06** Roll Call Ordered Roll Call Number 890 Yeas 14 - Nays 18 - Excused 3 - Absent 0
- **2026-04-06** Sent down for concurrence.
- **2026-04-07** On motion of Representative FAULKINGHAM of Winter Harbor, TABLED pending FURTHER CONSIDERATION.
- **2026-04-07** Later today assigned.
- **2026-04-14** Speaker laid before the House
- **2026-04-14** Subsequently, on motion of Representative FAULKINGHAM of Winter Harbor, the House RECEDED.
- **2026-04-14** On motion of Representative FAULKINGHAM of Winter Harbor, House Amendment "C" (H-1067) to Committee Amendment "A" (H-873) was READ and ADOPTED. `committee-passage-favorable, passage`
- **2026-04-14** Committee Amendment "A" (H-873) as Amended by House Amendment "C" (H-1067) thereto was ADOPTED. `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2026-04-14** The Bill was PASSED TO BE ENGROSSED as Amended by Committee Amendment "A" (H-873) as Amended by House Amendment "C" (H-1067) thereto. `reading-3`
- **2026-04-14** In NON-CONCURRENCE and sent for concurrence.
- **2026-04-14** ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.
- **2026-04-14** On motion by Senator PIERCE of Cumberland the Senate RECEDED and CONCURRED to PASSAGE TO ENGROSSED AS AMENDED BY Committee Amendment "A" (H-873) as Amended by House Amendment "C" (H-1067) thereto. `reading-3`
- **2026-04-14** Ordered sent down forthwith.
- **2026-04-14** PASSED TO BE ENACTED. `passage`
- **2026-04-14** Sent for concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.
- **2026-04-14** PASSED TO BE ENACTED, in concurrence. `passage`
- **2026-04-16** Signed by Governor `executive-signature`
- **2025-05-01T04:00:00+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
- **2026-01-15T05:00:00+00:00** Work Session Held
- **2026-01-15T05:00:00+00:00** Voted - Divided Report
- **2026-01-29T05:00:00+00:00** Work Session Reconsidered
- **2026-02-05T05:00:00+00:00** Work Session Reconsidered
- **2026-02-05T05:00:00+00:00** Voted - Divided Report
- **2026-02-26T05:00:00+00:00** Work Session Reconsidered
- **2026-02-26T05:00:00+00:00** Voted - Divided Report
- **2026-03-19T04:00:00+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/cbbd6b25-1e94-4970-ad01-f4c8e5e1f92c`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Maine legislature records).