---
type: "Bill"
title: "An Act To Repeal The Law Regarding Checking Baitfish Traps"
description: "An Act To Repeal The Law Regarding Checking Baitfish Traps"
jurisdiction: "us/states/me"
legislature: "Maine Legislature"
session: "132"
identifier: "LD 971"
citation: "Maine LD 971 (132)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["BAITFISH TRAPS", "FISHING", "REGULATIONS"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Tiffany STROUT"]
version_count: 3
action_count: 19
vote_count: 0
first_action: "2025-03-07"
last_action: "2025-06-09"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/e72e8153-c998-4f24-bf20-c68b435148fe"
source_url: "https://legislature.maine.gov/LawMakerWeb/dockets.asp?ID=280097281"
source_hash: "201cb86508bfd1731d42ec5a6fb7c479f2a07af7a28c5ea738ba5ce823af4589"
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 971 (132) — An Act To Repeal The Law Regarding Checking Baitfish Traps

## Version chain

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

1. **Amendment C-A (H-263)** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.mainelegislature.org/legis/bills/getPDF.asp?paper=HP0631&item=2&snum=132)
2. **Chapter 205** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.mainelegislature.org/legis/bills/getPDF.asp?paper=HP0631&item=3&snum=132)
3. **LD 971 HP 631** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.mainelegislature.org/legis/bills/getPDF.asp?paper=HP0631&item=1&snum=132)

## Sponsors

- Tiffany STROUT — primary (person)
- Allison HEPLER — cosponsor (person)
- James THORNE — cosponsor (person)
- Marianne MOORE — cosponsor (person)
- Richard MASON — cosponsor (person)
- Stephen WOOD — cosponsor (person)
- William TUELL — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2025-03-07** Received by the Clerk of the House on March 7, 2025. `receipt`
- **2025-03-07** 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.
- **2025-05-27** CONSENT CALENDAR - FIRST DAY
- **2025-05-27** Under suspension of the rules CONSENT CALENDAR - SECOND DAY.
- **2025-05-27** The Bill was PASSED TO BE ENGROSSED as Amended by Committee Amendment "A" (H-263). `reading-3`
- **2025-05-27** Sent for concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.
- **2025-05-28** Report READ and ACCEPTED, in concurrence.
- **2025-05-28** READ ONCE. `reading-1`
- **2025-05-28** Committee Amendment "A" (H-263) READ and ADOPTED, in concurrence. `committee-passage-favorable, passage`
- **2025-05-28** Under suspension of the Rules, READ A SECOND TIME and PASSED TO BE ENGROSSED AS AMENDED BY Committee Amendment "A" (H-263), in concurrence. `reading-2, reading-3`
- **2025-05-28** Ordered sent down forthwith.
- **2025-05-29** PASSED TO BE ENACTED. `passage`
- **2025-05-29** Sent for concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.
- **2025-06-02** PASSED TO BE ENACTED, in concurrence. `passage`
- **2025-06-09** Signed by Governor `executive-signature`
- **2025-04-07T04:00:00+00:00** Work Session Held
- **2025-04-07T04:00:00+00:00** Voted - OTP-AM
- **2025-05-22T04:00:00+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/e72e8153-c998-4f24-bf20-c68b435148fe`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Maine legislature records).