---
type: "Bill"
title: "An Act To Allow Sunday Hunting On Private Property With The Written Permission Of The Landowner"
description: "An Act To Allow Sunday Hunting On Private Property With The Written Permission Of The Landowner"
jurisdiction: "us/states/me"
legislature: "Maine Legislature"
session: "130"
identifier: "LD 1033"
citation: "Maine LD 1033 (130)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["AUTHORIZED FOR PRIVATE LAND", "HUNTING", "SUNDAYS"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Jeffrey TIMBERLAKE"]
version_count: 3
action_count: 28
vote_count: 0
first_action: "2021-03-10"
last_action: "2021-07-09"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/884cab9c-2cb7-4884-b4ec-687acb2c0255"
source_url: "https://legislature.maine.gov/LawMakerWeb/dockets.asp?ID=280079504"
source_hash: "7a0305a5b0097a5bf5ca8172e0ea15b95b30869687619e343f7524834734e972"
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 1033 (130) — An Act To Allow Sunday Hunting On Private Property With The Written Permission Of The Landowner

## 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=SP0325&item=2&snum=130)
2. **Documents and Disposition** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.mainelegislature.org/legis/bills/getPDF.asp?paper=SP0325&item=1&snum=130)
3. **Final Disposition** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.mainelegislature.org/legis/bills/getPDF.asp?paper=SP0325&item=3&snum=130)

## Sponsors

- Jeffrey TIMBERLAKE — primary (person)
- David McCREA — cosponsor (person)
- Joel STETKIS — cosponsor (person)
- John MARTIN — cosponsor (person)
- Matthew POULIOT — cosponsor (person)
- Russell BLACK — cosponsor (person)
- Sophia WARREN — cosponsor (person)
- Timothy THERIAULT — cosponsor (person)
- Troy JACKSON — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2021-03-10** Committee on INLAND FISHERIES AND WILDLIFE suggested and ordered printed REFERENCE to the Committee on INLAND FISHERIES AND WILDLIFE Ordered sent down forthwith for concurrence
- **2021-03-10** The Bill was REFERRED to the Committee on INLAND FISHERIES AND WILDLIFE. `referral-committee`
- **2021-03-10** In concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.
- **2021-03-30** CARRIED OVER, in the same posture, to a subsequent special or regular session of the 130th Legislature, pursuant to Joint Order SP 435.
- **2021-06-02** Reports READ
- **2021-06-02** On motion by Senator DILL of Penobscot The Majority Ought to Pass As Amended Report ACCEPTED
- **2021-06-02** READ ONCE `reading-1`
- **2021-06-02** Committee Amendment "A" (S-123) READ and ADOPTED `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2021-06-02** Under suspension of the Rules, READ A SECOND TIME and PASSED TO BE ENGROSSED AS AMENDED by Committee Amendment "A" (S-123) `reading-2, reading-3`
- **2021-06-02** Sent down for concurrence
- **2021-06-03** Reports READ.
- **2021-06-03** On motion of Representative LANDRY of Farmington, the Majority Ought to Pass as Amended Report was ACCEPTED.
- **2021-06-03** The Bill was READ ONCE. `reading-1`
- **2021-06-03** Committee Amendment "A" (S-123) was READ and ADOPTED. `committee-passage-favorable, passage`
- **2021-06-03** Under suspension of the rules, the Bill was given its SECOND READING without REFERENCE to the Committee on Bills in the Second Reading.
- **2021-06-03** The Bill was PASSED TO BE ENGROSSED as Amended by Committee Amendment "A" (S-123). `reading-3`
- **2021-06-03** In concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.
- **2021-06-03** FINALLY PASSED. `passage`
- **2021-06-03** Sent for concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.
- **2021-06-07** On motion by Senator BREEN of Cumberland PLACED ON THE SPECIAL APPROPRIATIONS TABLE pending FINAL PASSAGE, in concurrence.
- **2021-07-02** On Motion by Senator BREEN of Cumberland taken from the SPECIAL APPROPRIATIONS TABLE.
- **2021-07-02** FINALLY PASSED in concurrence `passage`
- **2021-07-09** Signed by Governor `executive-signature`
- **2021-05-03T04:00:00+00:00** Work Session Held
- **2021-05-03T04:00:00+00:00** Voted - Divided Report
- **2021-05-17T04:00:00+00:00** Work Session Reconsidered
- **2021-05-17T04:00:00+00:00** Voted - Divided Report
- **2021-05-27T04:00:00+00:00** Reported Out - OTP-AM/ONTP

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/884cab9c-2cb7-4884-b4ec-687acb2c0255`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Maine legislature records).