---
type: "Bill"
title: "An Act To Amend The Laws Governing The Commercial Large Game Shooting Area License Transfer Process"
description: "An Act To Amend The Laws Governing The Commercial Large Game Shooting Area License Transfer Process"
jurisdiction: "us/states/me"
legislature: "Maine Legislature"
session: "132"
identifier: "LD 40"
citation: "Maine LD 40 (132)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["COMMERCIAL LARGE GAME SHOOTING", "HUNTING", "REGULATIONS"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["William PLUECKER"]
version_count: 2
action_count: 19
vote_count: 0
first_action: "2025-01-06"
last_action: "2025-04-18"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/b940a54e-9016-4a43-86f3-0e9827a415a9"
source_url: "https://legislature.maine.gov/LawMakerWeb/dockets.asp?ID=280095583"
source_hash: "12745517bf43a54365e80f1badf5ac12762cdf90fb2c1c499cacc970fe50f440"
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 40 (132) — An Act To Amend The Laws Governing The Commercial Large Game Shooting Area License Transfer Process

## Version chain

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

1. **Chapter 29** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.mainelegislature.org/legis/bills/getPDF.asp?paper=HP0004&item=3&snum=132)
2. **LD 40 HP 4** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.mainelegislature.org/legis/bills/getPDF.asp?paper=HP0004&item=1&snum=132)

## Sponsors

- William PLUECKER — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2025-01-06** Received by the Clerk of the House on January 6, 2025. `receipt`
- **2025-01-06** The Bill was REFERRED to the Committee on AGRICULTURE, CONSERVATION AND FORESTRY 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.
- **2025-04-01** CONSENT CALENDAR - FIRST DAY
- **2025-04-01** Under suspension of the rules CONSENT CALENDAR - SECOND DAY.
- **2025-04-01** The Bill was PASSED TO BE ENGROSSED. `reading-3`
- **2025-04-01** Sent for concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.
- **2025-04-08** Report READ and ACCEPTED, in concurrence.
- **2025-04-08** READ ONCE `reading-1`
- **2025-04-08** Under suspension of the Rules, READ A SECOND TIME and PASSED TO BE ENGROSSED, in concurrence. `reading-2, reading-3`
- **2025-04-08** Ordered sent down forthwith.
- **2025-04-10** PASSED TO BE ENACTED. `passage`
- **2025-04-10** Sent for concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.
- **2025-04-15** PASSED TO BE ENACTED, in concurrence. `passage`
- **2025-04-18** Signed by Governor `executive-signature`
- **2025-02-04T05:00:00+00:00** Work Session Held - TABLED
- **2025-03-25T04:00:00+00:00** Work Session Held
- **2025-03-25T04:00:00+00:00** Voted - OTP
- **2025-03-28T04:00:00+00:00** Reported Out - OTP

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/b940a54e-9016-4a43-86f3-0e9827a415a9`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Maine legislature records).