---
type: "Bill"
title: "An Act To Standardize The Muzzle-Loading Season Statewide"
description: "An Act To Standardize The Muzzle-Loading Season Statewide"
jurisdiction: "us/states/me"
legislature: "Maine Legislature"
session: "132"
identifier: "LD 777"
citation: "Maine LD 777 (132)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["HUNTING", "MUZZLELOADER SEASON", "SEASON"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Richard MASON"]
version_count: 3
action_count: 19
vote_count: 0
first_action: "2025-02-26"
last_action: "2025-05-23"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/4a43f63b-d31d-4e09-98cf-d61f562b8eab"
source_url: "https://legislature.maine.gov/LawMakerWeb/dockets.asp?ID=280096919"
source_hash: "1825ab6af274ee6ce1b7d38e185fc693d0be0a4b6af77a5e39c5822f293c4613"
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 777 (132) — An Act To Standardize The Muzzle-Loading Season Statewide

## Version chain

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

1. **Amendment C-A (H-109)** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.mainelegislature.org/legis/bills/getPDF.asp?paper=HP0502&item=2&snum=132)
2. **Chapter 35** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.mainelegislature.org/legis/bills/getPDF.asp?paper=HP0502&item=3&snum=132)
3. **LD 777 HP 502** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.mainelegislature.org/legis/bills/getPDF.asp?paper=HP0502&item=1&snum=132)

## Sponsors

- Richard MASON — primary (person)
- Amanda COLLAMORE — cosponsor (person)
- Billy Bob FAULKINGHAM — cosponsor (person)
- David BOYER — cosponsor (person)
- Gary DRINKWATER — cosponsor (person)
- James THORNE — cosponsor (person)
- Richard CAMPBELL — cosponsor (person)
- Russell BLACK — cosponsor (person)
- Steven FOSTER — cosponsor (person)
- Timothy GUERRETTE — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2025-02-26** Received by the Clerk of the House on February 26, 2025. `receipt`
- **2025-02-26** The Bill was REFERRED to the Committee on INLAND FISHERIES AND WILDLIFE 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.
- **2025-05-13** CONSENT CALENDAR - FIRST DAY
- **2025-05-13** Under suspension of the rules CONSENT CALENDAR - SECOND DAY.
- **2025-05-13** The Bill was PASSED TO BE ENGROSSED as Amended by Committee Amendment "A" (H-109). `reading-3`
- **2025-05-13** Sent for concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.
- **2025-05-14** Report READ and ACCEPTED, in concurrence.
- **2025-05-14** READ ONCE. `reading-1`
- **2025-05-14** Committee Amendment "A" (H-109) READ and ADOPTED, in concurrence. `committee-passage-favorable, passage`
- **2025-05-14** Under suspension of the Rules, READ A SECOND TIME and PASSED TO BE ENGROSSED AS AMENDED BY Committee Amendment "A" (H-109), in concurrence. `reading-2, reading-3`
- **2025-05-14** Ordered sent down forthwith.
- **2025-05-20** FINALLY PASSED. `passage`
- **2025-05-20** Sent for concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.
- **2025-05-21** FINALLY PASSED, in concurrence. `passage`
- **2025-05-23** Signed by Governor `executive-signature`
- **2025-03-26T04:00:00+00:00** Work Session Held
- **2025-03-26T04:00:00+00:00** Voted - OTP-AM
- **2025-05-06T04:00:00+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/4a43f63b-d31d-4e09-98cf-d61f562b8eab`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Maine legislature records).