---
type: "Bill"
title: "An Act To Provide For The Sustainable Management Of Marine Resources And Create A Noncommercial Northern Shrimp License"
description: "An Act To Provide For The Sustainable Management Of Marine Resources And Create A Noncommercial Northern Shrimp License"
jurisdiction: "us/states/me"
legislature: "Maine Legislature"
session: "132"
identifier: "LD 1176"
citation: "Maine LD 1176 (132)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["EMERGING FISHERY ENDORSEMENTS", "FISH", "FISHERIES"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Holly EATON"]
version_count: 2
action_count: 20
vote_count: 0
first_action: "2025-03-20"
last_action: "2025-06-10"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/a042ecf4-ed6c-4990-9ce9-7763a0f08127"
source_url: "https://legislature.maine.gov/LawMakerWeb/dockets.asp?ID=280097676"
source_hash: "11ac71bdb608a595144ed746deadad133d4470267d309af3dc5f2fb1c292e3db"
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 1176 (132) — An Act To Provide For The Sustainable Management Of Marine Resources And Create A Noncommercial Northern Shrimp License

## Version chain

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

1. **Chapter 244** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.mainelegislature.org/legis/bills/getPDF.asp?paper=HP0781&item=3&snum=132)
2. **LD 1176 HP 781** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.mainelegislature.org/legis/bills/getPDF.asp?paper=HP0781&item=1&snum=132)

## Sponsors

- Holly EATON — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2025-03-20** Committee on Marine Resources suggested and ordered printed.
- **2025-03-20** The Bill was REFERRED to the Committee on MARINE RESOURCES. `referral-committee`
- **2025-03-20** Sent for concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.
- **2025-03-20** The Bill was REFERRED to the Committee on MARINE RESOURCES in concurrence `referral-committee`
- **2025-03-21** Carried over, in the same posture, to the next special or regular session of the 132nd Legislature, pursuant to Joint Order SP 519.
- **2025-06-02** CONSENT CALENDAR - FIRST DAY
- **2025-06-02** Under suspension of the rules CONSENT CALENDAR - SECOND DAY.
- **2025-06-02** The Bill was PASSED TO BE ENGROSSED. `reading-3`
- **2025-06-02** Sent for concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.
- **2025-06-02** Report READ and ACCEPTED, in concurrence.
- **2025-06-02** READ ONCE `reading-1`
- **2025-06-02** Under suspension of the Rules, READ A SECOND TIME and PASSED TO BE ENGROSSED, in concurrence. `reading-2, reading-3`
- **2025-06-02** Ordered sent down forthwith.
- **2025-06-03** PASSED TO BE ENACTED. `passage`
- **2025-06-03** Sent for concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.
- **2025-06-03** PASSED TO BE ENACTED, in concurrence. `passage`
- **2025-06-10** Signed by Governor `executive-signature`
- **2025-04-17T04:00:00+00:00** Work Session Held
- **2025-04-17T04:00:00+00:00** Voted - OTP
- **2025-05-29T04:00:00+00:00** Reported Out - OTP

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/a042ecf4-ed6c-4990-9ce9-7763a0f08127`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Maine legislature records).