---
type: "Bill"
title: "An Act To Define The Intertidal Zone For The Management And Enforcement Of Shellfish Conservation Ordinances"
description: "An Act To Define The Intertidal Zone For The Management And Enforcement Of Shellfish Conservation Ordinances"
jurisdiction: "us/states/me"
legislature: "Maine Legislature"
session: "128"
identifier: "LD 1519"
citation: "Maine LD 1519 (128)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["SHELLFISH", "HARVESTING", "MUNICIPAL ORDINANCES"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["DEVIN"]
version_count: 1
action_count: 46
vote_count: 3
first_action: "2017-04-25"
last_action: "2018-03-30"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/dc8de61e-3024-4d0f-8b1c-ccc2b534222e"
source_url: "http://legislature.maine.gov/LawMakerWeb/dockets.asp?ID=280065010"
source_hash: "27979edb8a0ded74d7a4defe950e451fd85502cb9fafc850147c056be7298157"
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 1519 (128) — An Act To Define The Intertidal Zone For The Management And Enforcement Of Shellfish Conservation Ordinances

## Version chain

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

1. **Initial Version** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.mainelegislature.org/legis/bills/bills_128th/billtexts/HP104301.asp)

## Votes

- ACCEPT MAJ ONTP RPT — **15–18** (fail) · upper
- Acc Min OTP as Amended Rep — **134–10** (pass) · lower
- ACCEPT MAJ ONTP RPT — **16–16** (fail) · upper

## Sponsors

- DEVIN — primary (person)
- ALLEY — cosponsor (person)
- BLUME — cosponsor (person)
- GIDEON — cosponsor (person)
- HUBBELL — cosponsor (person)
- KUMIEGA — cosponsor (person)
- McCREIGHT — cosponsor (person)
- SIMMONS — cosponsor (person)
- SPEAR — cosponsor (person)
- VITELLI — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2017-04-25** Committee on Marine Resources suggested and ordered printed.
- **2017-04-25** The Bill was REFERRED to the Committee on MARINE RESOURCES. `referral-committee`
- **2017-04-25** Sent for concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.
- **2017-04-25** The Bill was REFERRED to the Committee on MARINE RESOURCES in concurrence `referral-committee`
- **2017-05-17** Reports READ.
- **2017-05-17** On motion of Representative KUMIEGA of Deer Isle, TABLED pending ACCEPTANCE of Either Report.
- **2017-05-17** Later today assigned.
- **2017-05-23** Speaker laid before the House
- **2017-05-23** On motion of Representative KUMIEGA of Deer Isle the Bill and accompanying papers were COMMITTED to the Committee on MARINE RESOURCES. `referral-committee`
- **2017-05-23** Sent for concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.
- **2017-05-24** Reports READ
- **2017-05-24** On motion by Senator MAKER of Washington, Bill and accompanying papers COMMITTED to the Committee on Marine Resources, in concurrence. `referral-committee`
- **2017-08-02** CARRIED OVER to any Special or Regular Session of the 128th Legislature pursuant to Joint Order HP 1138.
- **2017-08-02** Carried over to any special or regular session, or both, of the 128th Legislature pursuant to Joint Order HP 1138.
- **2018-03-01** Reports READ.
- **2018-03-01** Representative KUMIEGA of Deer Isle moved to ACCEPT the Minority Ought to Pass as Amended Report.
- **2018-03-01** On further motion of same Representative TABLED pending his motion to ACCEPT the Minority Ought to Pass as Amended Report.
- **2018-03-01** Later today assigned.
- **2018-03-06** Speaker laid before the House
- **2018-03-06** Subsequently, the Minority Ought to Pass as Amended Report was ACCEPTED.
- **2018-03-06** ROLL CALL NO. 510
- **2018-03-06** (Yeas 134 - Nays 10 - Absent 7 - Excused 0)
- **2018-03-06** The Bill was READ ONCE. `reading-1`
- **2018-03-06** Committee Amendment "A" (H-611) was READ and ADOPTED. `passage`
- **2018-03-06** Under suspension of the rules, the Bill was given its SECOND READING without REFERENCE to the Committee on Bills in the Second Reading.
- **2018-03-06** The Bill was PASSED TO BE ENGROSSED as Amended by Committee Amendment "A" (H-611).
- **2018-03-06** Sent for concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.
- **2018-03-15** Reports Read
- **2018-03-15** Motion by Senator MAKER of Washington to Accept the Majority Ought Not to Pass Report FAILED.
- **2018-03-15** Roll Call Ordered Roll Call Number 529 Yeas 16 - Nays 16 - Excused 3 - Absent 0
- **2018-03-15** On motion by Senator MASON of Androscoggin Tabled until Later in Today's Session, pending ACCEPTANCE OF EITHER REPORT
- **2018-03-15** Taken from the table by the President
- **2018-03-15** On motion by Senator KATZ of Kennebec The Senate RECONSIDERED whereby The Majority OUGHT NOT TO PASS Report FAILED
- **2018-03-15** Subsequently The Majority Ought Not To Pass Report FAILED
- **2018-03-15** Roll Call Ordered Roll Call Number 536 Yeas 15 - Nays 18 - Excused 2 - Absent 0
- **2018-03-15** Subsequently The Minority Ought to Pass As Amended by Committee Amendment "A" (H-611) Report ACCEPTED in concurrence
- **2018-03-15** READ ONCE `reading-1`
- **2018-03-15** Committee Amendment "A" (H-611) READ and ADOPTED in concurrence
- **2018-03-15** Under suspension of the Rules, READ A SECOND TIME and PASSED TO BE ENGROSSED AS AMENDED by Committee Amendment "A" (H-611) in concurrence `reading-2`
- **2018-03-20** On motion of Representative HERBIG of Belfast, TABLED pending PASSAGE TO BE ENACTED.
- **2018-03-20** Later today assigned.
- **2018-03-27** Speaker laid before the House
- **2018-03-27** Subsequently, PASSED TO BE ENACTED. `passage`
- **2018-03-27** Sent for concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.
- **2018-03-28** PASSED TO BE ENACTED, in concurrence. `passage`
- **2018-03-30** Signed by Governor `executive-signature`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/dc8de61e-3024-4d0f-8b1c-ccc2b534222e`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Maine legislature records).