---
type: "Bill"
title: "An Act To Clarify Fishing Laws Between The Department Of Inland Fisheries And Wildlife And The Department Of Marine Resources As They Relate To Striped Bass In Inland Waters"
description: "An Act To Clarify Fishing Laws Between The Department Of Inland Fisheries And Wildlife And The Department Of Marine Resources As They Relate To Striped Bass In Inland Waters"
jurisdiction: "us/states/me"
legislature: "Maine Legislature"
session: "129"
identifier: "LD 1551"
citation: "Maine LD 1551 (129)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["FISHING", "REGULATIONS", "STRIPED BASS"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Catherine NADEAU"]
version_count: 3
action_count: 17
vote_count: 0
first_action: "2019-04-11"
last_action: "2019-06-06"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/20a94e99-0c38-4979-87aa-834e32403710"
source_url: "http://legislature.maine.gov/LawMakerWeb/dockets.asp?ID=280073287"
source_hash: "085c033982c11353c99371c2e229e7cbad8d592d877615e71377beccd5da4b85"
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 1551 (129) — An Act To Clarify Fishing Laws Between The Department Of Inland Fisheries And Wildlife And The Department Of Marine Resources As They Relate To Striped Bass In Inland Waters

## Version chain

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

1. **Adopted Amendments** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.mainelegislature.org/legis/bills/getPDF.asp?paper=HP1126&item=2&snum=129)
2. **Documents and Disposition** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.mainelegislature.org/legis/bills/getPDF.asp?paper=HP1126&item=1&snum=129)
3. **Final Disposition** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.mainelegislature.org/legis/bills/getPDF.asp?paper=HP1126&item=3&snum=129)

## Sponsors

- Catherine NADEAU — primary (person)
- James DILL — cosponsor (person)
- Jessica FAY — cosponsor (person)
- Lester ORDWAY — cosponsor (person)
- Paul DAVIS — cosponsor (person)
- Paul STEARNS — cosponsor (person)
- Richard MASON — cosponsor (person)
- Roland MARTIN — cosponsor (person)
- Sean PAULHUS — cosponsor (person)
- Timothy THERIAULT — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2019-04-11** Committee on Inland Fisheries and Wildlife suggested and ordered printed.
- **2019-04-11** The Bill was REFERRED to the Committee on INLAND FISHERIES AND WILDLIFE. `referral-committee`
- **2019-04-11** Sent for concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.
- **2019-04-11** The Bill was REFERRED to the Committee on INLAND FISHERIES AND WILDLIFE in concurrence `referral-committee`
- **2019-05-21** CONSENT CALENDAR - FIRST DAY
- **2019-05-21** Under suspension of the rules CONSENT CALENDAR - SECOND DAY.
- **2019-05-21** The Bill was PASSED TO BE ENGROSSED as Amended by Committee Amendment "A" (H-308).
- **2019-05-21** Sent for concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.
- **2019-05-23** Report READ and ACCEPTED, in concurrence.
- **2019-05-23** READ ONCE. `reading-1`
- **2019-05-23** Committee Amendment "A" (H-308) READ and ADOPTED, in concurrence. `passage`
- **2019-05-23** Under suspension of the Rules, READ A SECOND TIME and PASSED TO BE ENGROSSED AS AMENDED BY Committee Amendment "A" (H-308), in concurrence. `reading-2`
- **2019-05-23** Ordered sent down forthwith.
- **2019-05-28** PASSED TO BE ENACTED. `passage`
- **2019-05-28** Sent for concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.
- **2019-05-29** PASSED TO BE ENACTED, in concurrence. `passage`
- **2019-06-06** 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/20a94e99-0c38-4979-87aa-834e32403710`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Maine legislature records).