---
type: "Bill"
title: "An Act To Provide A Free Antlerless Deer Permit To Certain Landowners Who Allow The Public To Hunt On Their Property"
description: "An Act To Provide A Free Antlerless Deer Permit To Certain Landowners Who Allow The Public To Hunt On Their Property"
jurisdiction: "us/states/me"
legislature: "Maine Legislature"
session: "131"
identifier: "LD 614"
citation: "Maine LD 614 (131)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["ANY-DEER PERMIT", "DEER", "HUNTING"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["David WOODSOME"]
version_count: 3
action_count: 27
vote_count: 0
first_action: "2023-02-14"
last_action: "2024-04-02"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/48ad005d-2b4d-4f08-bfa1-6d2cfd349921"
source_url: "https://legislature.maine.gov/LawMakerWeb/dockets.asp?ID=280086194"
source_hash: "7235f87d861198c666ac62a9b7659ff18473a471ee4ddc508a3a0de14c8f6651"
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 614 (131) — An Act To Provide A Free Antlerless Deer Permit To Certain Landowners Who Allow The Public To Hunt On Their Property

## 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=HP0391&item=2&snum=131)
2. **Documents and Disposition** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.mainelegislature.org/legis/bills/getPDF.asp?paper=HP0391&item=1&snum=131)
3. **Final Disposition** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.mainelegislature.org/legis/bills/getPDF.asp?paper=HP0391&item=3&snum=131)

## Sponsors

- David WOODSOME — primary (person)
- Matthew HARRINGTON — cosponsor (person)
- Michael SOBOLESKI — cosponsor (person)
- Richard CAMPBELL — cosponsor (person)
- Russell BLACK — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2023-02-14** Committee on Inland Fisheries and Wildlife suggested and ordered printed.
- **2023-02-14** The Bill was REFERRED to the Committee on INLAND FISHERIES AND WILDLIFE. `referral-committee`
- **2023-02-14** Sent for concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.
- **2023-02-14** The Bill was REFERRED to the Committee on INLAND FISHERIES AND WILDLIFE in concurrence `referral-committee`
- **2023-03-30** Carried over, in the same posture, to any special or regular session of the 131st Legislature, pursuant to Joint Order SP 594.
- **2023-07-26** Carried over, in the same posture, to any special or regular session of the 131st Legislature, pursuant to Joint Order SP 847.
- **2024-03-25** CONSENT CALENDAR - FIRST DAY
- **2024-03-25** Under suspension of the rules CONSENT CALENDAR - SECOND DAY.
- **2024-03-25** The Bill was PASSED TO BE ENGROSSED as Amended by Committee Amendment "A" (H-851). `reading-3`
- **2024-03-25** Sent for concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.
- **2024-03-26** Report READ and ACCEPTED, in concurrence.
- **2024-03-26** READ ONCE. `reading-1`
- **2024-03-26** Committee Amendment "A" (H-851) READ and ADOPTED, in concurrence. `committee-passage-favorable, passage`
- **2024-03-26** Under suspension of the Rules, READ A SECOND TIME and PASSED TO BE ENGROSSED AS AMENDED BY Committee Amendment "A" (H-851), in concurrence. `reading-2, reading-3`
- **2024-03-26** Ordered sent down forthwith.
- **2024-03-27** PASSED TO BE ENACTED. `passage`
- **2024-03-27** Sent for concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.
- **2024-03-28** PASSED TO BE ENACTED, in concurrence. `passage`
- **2024-04-02** Signed by Governor `executive-signature`
- **2023-03-29T04:00:00+00:00** Work Session Held
- **2023-03-29T04:00:00+00:00** Work Session Held - TABLED
- **2023-06-01T04:00:00+00:00** Carry Over Requested
- **2023-07-25T04:00:00+00:00** Carry Over Approved
- **2024-02-07T05:00:00+00:00** Work Session Held - TABLED
- **2024-02-21T05:00:00+00:00** Work Session Held
- **2024-02-21T05:00:00+00:00** Voted - OTP-AM
- **2024-03-22T04:00:00+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/48ad005d-2b4d-4f08-bfa1-6d2cfd349921`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Maine legislature records).