---
type: "Bill"
title: "An Act To Simplify The Regulation Of Aquaculture Leases"
description: "An Act To Simplify The Regulation Of Aquaculture Leases"
jurisdiction: "us/states/me"
legislature: "Maine Legislature"
session: "132"
identifier: "LD 1722"
citation: "Maine LD 1722 (132)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["AQUACULTURE", "OTHER", "REGULATORY BURDEN"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Morgan RIELLY"]
version_count: 3
action_count: 21
vote_count: 0
first_action: "2025-04-17"
last_action: "2025-06-20"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/1f8d3ced-2aef-49b8-b5a7-01e678d00827"
source_url: "https://legislature.maine.gov/LawMakerWeb/dockets.asp?ID=280098627"
source_hash: "03d4b05425505e663286f4adea02759154fd4466e150c6289e4d043f05b82c89"
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 1722 (132) — An Act To Simplify The Regulation Of Aquaculture Leases

## Version chain

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

1. **Amendment C-A (H-769)** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.mainelegislature.org/legis/bills/getPDF.asp?paper=HP1149&item=2&snum=132)
2. **Chapter 389** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.mainelegislature.org/legis/bills/getPDF.asp?paper=HP1149&item=3&snum=132)
3. **LD 1722 HP 1149** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.mainelegislature.org/legis/bills/getPDF.asp?paper=HP1149&item=1&snum=132)

## Sponsors

- Morgan RIELLY — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2025-04-17** Committee on Marine Resources suggested and ordered printed.
- **2025-04-17** The Bill was REFERRED to the Committee on MARINE RESOURCES. `referral-committee`
- **2025-04-17** Sent for concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.
- **2025-04-17** The Bill was REFERRED to the Committee on MARINE RESOURCES in concurrence `referral-committee`
- **2025-06-17** CONSENT CALENDAR - FIRST DAY
- **2025-06-17** Under suspension of the rules CONSENT CALENDAR - SECOND DAY.
- **2025-06-17** The Bill was PASSED TO BE ENGROSSED as Amended by Committee Amendment "A" (H-769). `reading-3`
- **2025-06-17** Sent for concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.
- **2025-06-17** Report READ and ACCEPTED, in concurrence.
- **2025-06-17** READ ONCE. `reading-1`
- **2025-06-17** Committee Amendment "A" (H-769) READ and ADOPTED, in concurrence. `committee-passage-favorable, passage`
- **2025-06-17** Under suspension of the Rules, READ A SECOND TIME and PASSED TO BE ENGROSSED AS AMENDED BY Committee Amendment "A" (H-769), in concurrence. `reading-2, reading-3`
- **2025-06-17** Ordered sent down forthwith.
- **2025-06-18** This being an emergency measure, a two-thirds vote of all the members elected to the House was necessary.
- **2025-06-18** PASSED TO BE ENACTED. `passage`
- **2025-06-18** Sent for concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.
- **2025-06-18** PASSED TO BE ENACTED - Emergency - 2/3 Elected Required, in concurrence. `passage`
- **2025-06-20** 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
- **2025-06-17T04:00:00+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/1f8d3ced-2aef-49b8-b5a7-01e678d00827`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Maine legislature records).