---
type: "Bill"
title: "An Act To Prevent The Introduction Or Transfer Of Invasive Fish Species In Inland Waters Of The State"
description: "An Act To Prevent The Introduction Or Transfer Of Invasive Fish Species In Inland Waters Of The State"
jurisdiction: "us/states/me"
legislature: "Maine Legislature"
session: "132"
identifier: "LD 1548"
citation: "Maine LD 1548 (132)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["FISH", "INVASIVE SPECIES", "NONINDIGENOUS"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Russell BLACK"]
version_count: 3
action_count: 19
vote_count: 0
first_action: "2025-04-10"
last_action: "2025-06-17"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/b4e02b6d-d8ec-4480-a761-ff49c5224ff8"
source_url: "https://legislature.maine.gov/LawMakerWeb/dockets.asp?ID=280098360"
source_hash: "aa579bf158f905fd72cbb6d172608de05ff46e4ad2a0d358299ef261ea8bbd0b"
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 1548 (132) — An Act To Prevent The Introduction Or Transfer Of Invasive Fish Species In Inland Waters Of The State

## Version chain

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

1. **Amendment C-A (S-312)** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.mainelegislature.org/legis/bills/getPDF.asp?paper=SP0632&item=2&snum=132)
2. **Chapter 343** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.mainelegislature.org/legis/bills/getPDF.asp?paper=SP0632&item=3&snum=132)
3. **LD 1548 SP 632** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.mainelegislature.org/legis/bills/getPDF.asp?paper=SP0632&item=1&snum=132)

## Sponsors

- Russell BLACK — primary (person)
- James THORNE — cosponsor (person)
- Richard MASON — cosponsor (person)
- Stephen WOOD — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2025-04-10** Committee on INLAND FISHERIES AND WILDLIFE suggested and ordered printed REFERENCE to the Committee on INLAND FISHERIES AND WILDLIFE Ordered sent down forthwith for concurrence
- **2025-04-10** The Bill was REFERRED to the Committee on INLAND FISHERIES AND WILDLIFE. `referral-committee`
- **2025-04-10** In concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.
- **2025-06-09** Report READ and ACCEPTED.
- **2025-06-09** READ ONCE. `reading-1`
- **2025-06-09** Committee Amendment "A" (S-312) READ and ADOPTED. `committee-passage-favorable, passage`
- **2025-06-09** Under suspension of the Rules, READ A SECOND TIME and PASSED TO BE ENGROSSED AS AMENDED BY Committee Amendment "A" (S-312). `reading-2, reading-3`
- **2025-06-09** Ordered sent down forthwith for concurrence.
- **2025-06-09** CONSENT CALENDAR - FIRST DAY
- **2025-06-09** Under suspension of the rules CONSENT CALENDAR - SECOND DAY.
- **2025-06-09** The Bill was PASSED TO BE ENGROSSED as Amended by Committee Amendment "A" (S-312). `reading-3`
- **2025-06-09** In concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.
- **2025-06-10** PASSED TO BE ENACTED. `passage`
- **2025-06-10** Sent for concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.
- **2025-06-11** PASSED TO BE ENACTED, in concurrence. `passage`
- **2025-06-17** Signed by Governor `executive-signature`
- **2025-05-05T04:00:00+00:00** Work Session Held
- **2025-05-05T04:00:00+00:00** Voted - OTP-AM
- **2025-06-06T04:00:00+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/b4e02b6d-d8ec-4480-a761-ff49c5224ff8`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Maine legislature records).