---
type: "Bill"
title: "An Act To Allow Hunters Whose Religion Prohibits Wearing Hunter Orange Clothing To Instead Wear Red"
description: "An Act To Allow Hunters Whose Religion Prohibits Wearing Hunter Orange Clothing To Instead Wear Red"
jurisdiction: "us/states/me"
legislature: "Maine Legislature"
session: "128"
identifier: "LD 426"
citation: "Maine LD 426 (128)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["HUNTING", "SAFETY", "RELIGIOUS EXEMPTION FOR ORANGE CLOT"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["McCREA"]
version_count: 1
action_count: 23
vote_count: 1
first_action: "2017-02-07"
last_action: "2017-05-26"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/8df8c066-0532-4a77-a764-c3d07e72f385"
source_url: "http://legislature.maine.gov/LawMakerWeb/dockets.asp?ID=280063126"
source_hash: "99c57b5c695feefbe1273ae69c8b27739005d7296f93b6cb98e58c159e29f93d"
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 426 (128) — An Act To Allow Hunters Whose Religion Prohibits Wearing Hunter Orange Clothing To Instead Wear Red

## 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/HP030601.asp)

## Votes

- ACC MAJ OTP AS AMENDED REP — **120–27** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- McCREA — primary (person)
- BELLOWS — cosponsor (person)
- CARPENTER — cosponsor (person)
- GRATWICK — cosponsor (person)
- MAKER — cosponsor (person)
- McELWEE — cosponsor (person)
- PARKER — cosponsor (person)
- SHERMAN — cosponsor (person)
- THIBODEAU — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2017-02-07** Committee on Inland Fisheries and Wildlife suggested and ordered printed.
- **2017-02-07** The Bill was REFERRED to the Committee on INLAND FISHERIES AND WILDLIFE. `referral-committee`
- **2017-02-07** Sent for concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.
- **2017-02-07** The Bill was REFERRED to the Committee on INLAND FISHERIES AND WILDLIFE in concurrence `referral-committee`
- **2017-05-11** Reports READ.
- **2017-05-11** On motion of Representative DUCHESNE of Hudson, the Majority Ought to Pass as Amended Report was ACCEPTED.
- **2017-05-11** ROLL CALL NO. 88
- **2017-05-11** (Yeas 120 - Nays 27 - Absent 3 - Excused 1)
- **2017-05-11** The Bill was READ ONCE. `reading-1`
- **2017-05-11** Committee Amendment "A" (H-130) was READ and ADOPTED. `passage`
- **2017-05-11** Under suspension of the rules, the Bill was given its SECOND READING without REFERENCE to the Committee on Bills in the Second Reading.
- **2017-05-11** The Bill was PASSED TO BE ENGROSSED as Amended by Committee Amendment "A" (H-130).
- **2017-05-11** Sent for concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.
- **2017-05-16** Reports Read
- **2017-05-16** On motion by Senator CYRWAY of Kennebec the Majority Ought to Pass as Amended Report READ and ACCEPTED. in concurrence
- **2017-05-16** READ ONCE `reading-1`
- **2017-05-16** Committee Amendment "A" (H-130) READ and ADOPTED in concurrence
- **2017-05-16** Under suspension of the Rules, READ A SECOND TIME PASSED TO BE ENGROSSED AS AMENDED BY Committee Amendment "A" (H-130) in concurrence `reading-2`
- **2017-05-16** Ordered sent down forthwith
- **2017-05-18** PASSED TO BE ENACTED. `passage`
- **2017-05-18** Sent for concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.
- **2017-05-23** PASSED TO BE ENACTED, in concurrence. `passage`
- **2017-05-26** 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/8df8c066-0532-4a77-a764-c3d07e72f385`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Maine legislature records).