---
type: "Bill"
title: "An Act To Create A For-Hire Charter Boat Operator License And To Require Individuals Recreationally Fishing For Halibut In Coastal Waters To Register With The Saltwater Recreational Fishing Registry"
description: "An Act To Create A For-Hire Charter Boat Operator License And To Require Individuals Recreationally Fishing For Halibut In Coastal Waters To Register With The Saltwater Recreational Fishing Registry"
jurisdiction: "us/states/me"
legislature: "Maine Legislature"
session: "132"
identifier: "LD 214"
citation: "Maine LD 214 (132)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["CHARTER BOAT OPERATORS", "LICENSES", "RECREATIONAL FISHING"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Allison HEPLER"]
version_count: 4
action_count: 22
vote_count: 0
first_action: "2025-01-16"
last_action: "2025-05-30"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/fcdf3a4f-860f-4dfe-8fc5-9df201b32f3d"
source_url: "https://legislature.maine.gov/LawMakerWeb/dockets.asp?ID=280095861"
source_hash: "0a96dd05da68c4e470ca7791ebd4e0ef050350fa4c28738dfb5765c4351d0385"
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 214 (132) — An Act To Create A For-Hire Charter Boat Operator License And To Require Individuals Recreationally Fishing For Halibut In Coastal Waters To Register With The Saltwater Recreational Fishing Registry

## Version chain

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

1. **Amendment C-A (H-214)** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.mainelegislature.org/legis/bills/getPDF.asp?paper=HP0137&item=2&snum=132)
2. **Amendment C-B (H-215)** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.mainelegislature.org/legis/bills/getPDF.asp?paper=HP0137&item=3&snum=132)
3. **Chapter 155** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.mainelegislature.org/legis/bills/getPDF.asp?paper=HP0137&item=4&snum=132)
4. **LD 214 HP 137** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.mainelegislature.org/legis/bills/getPDF.asp?paper=HP0137&item=1&snum=132)

## Sponsors

- Allison HEPLER — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2025-01-16** Received by the Clerk of the House on January 16, 2025. `receipt`
- **2025-01-16** 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`
- **2025-03-21** Carried over, in the same posture, to the next special or regular session of the 132nd Legislature, pursuant to Joint Order SP 519.
- **2025-05-22** Reports READ.
- **2025-05-22** On motion of Representative HEPLER of Woolwich, the Majority Ought to Pass as Amended Report was ACCEPTED.
- **2025-05-22** The Bill was READ ONCE. `reading-1`
- **2025-05-22** Committee Amendment "A" (H-214) was READ and ADOPTED. `committee-passage-favorable, passage`
- **2025-05-22** Under suspension of the rules, the Bill was given its SECOND READING without REFERENCE to the Committee on Bills in the Second Reading.
- **2025-05-22** The Bill was PASSED TO BE ENGROSSED as Amended by Committee Amendment "A" (H-214). `reading-3`
- **2025-05-22** Sent for concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.
- **2025-05-27** Reports Read
- **2025-05-27** On motion by Senator TEPLER of Sagadahoc the Majority Ought to Pass as Amended by Committee Amendment "A" (H-214) Report ACCEPTED.
- **2025-05-27** Bill READ ONCE. `reading-1`
- **2025-05-27** Committee Amendment "A" (H-214) READ and ADOPTED. `committee-passage-favorable, passage`
- **2025-05-27** Under suspension of the Rules, READ A SECOND TIME and PASSED TO BE ENGROSSED AS AMENDED by Committee Amendment "A" (H-214) in concurrence. `reading-2, reading-3`
- **2025-05-28** PASSED TO BE ENACTED. `passage`
- **2025-05-28** Sent for concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.
- **2025-05-28** PASSED TO BE ENACTED, in concurrence. `passage`
- **2025-05-30** Signed by Governor `executive-signature`
- **2025-03-13T04:00:00+00:00** Work Session Held
- **2025-03-13T04:00:00+00:00** Voted - Divided Report
- **2025-05-20T04:00:00+00:00** Reported Out - OTP-AM/OTP-AM

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/fcdf3a4f-860f-4dfe-8fc5-9df201b32f3d`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Maine legislature records).