---
type: "Bill"
title: "An Act To Establish A Comprehensive And Interagency Approach To Invasive Species Management"
description: "An Act To Establish A Comprehensive And Interagency Approach To Invasive Species Management"
jurisdiction: "us/states/me"
legislature: "Maine Legislature"
session: "132"
identifier: "LD 1661"
citation: "Maine LD 1661 (132)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["INLAND FISHERIES AND WILDLIFE DEPT", "INVASIVE SPECIES MANAGEMENT", "POWERS"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Sharon FROST"]
version_count: 3
action_count: 32
vote_count: 0
first_action: "2025-04-15"
last_action: "2026-04-25"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/a16bc4b4-7c95-47ef-a62a-7bc891368194"
source_url: "https://legislature.maine.gov/LawMakerWeb/dockets.asp?ID=280098510"
source_hash: "792bbd54b6b749d4544c51f540c082f14298b8973583cea050d837e4ce902571"
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 1661 (132) — An Act To Establish A Comprehensive And Interagency Approach To Invasive Species Management

## Version chain

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

1. **Amendment C-A (H-814)** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.mainelegislature.org/legis/bills/getPDF.asp?paper=HP1102&item=3&snum=132)
2. **Chapter 174** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.mainelegislature.org/legis/bills/getPDF.asp?paper=HP1102&item=4&snum=132)
3. **LD 1661 HP 1102** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.mainelegislature.org/legis/bills/getPDF.asp?paper=HP1102&item=1&snum=132)

## Sponsors

- Sharon FROST — primary (person)
- Aaron DANA — cosponsor (person)
- Allison HEPLER — cosponsor (person)
- Gary FRIEDMANN — cosponsor (person)
- Parnell TERRY — cosponsor (person)
- Richard BENNETT — cosponsor (person)
- Russell BLACK — cosponsor (person)
- Tavis HASENFUS — cosponsor (person)
- Timothy GUERRETTE — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2025-04-15** Committee on Inland Fisheries and Wildlife suggested and ordered printed.
- **2025-04-15** The Bill was REFERRED to the Committee on AGRICULTURE, CONSERVATION AND FORESTRY. `referral-committee`
- **2025-04-15** Sent for concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.
- **2025-04-15** The Bill was REFERRED to the Committee on AGRICULTURE, CONSERVATION AND FORESTRY. `referral-committee`
- **2025-04-15** In concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.
- **2025-06-25** Carried over, in the same posture, to any special or regular session of the 132nd Legislature, pursuant to Joint Order SP 800.
- **2026-03-03** CONSENT CALENDAR - FIRST DAY
- **2026-03-03** Under suspension of the rules CONSENT CALENDAR - SECOND DAY.
- **2026-03-03** The Bill was PASSED TO BE ENGROSSED as Amended by Committee Amendment "A" (H-814). `reading-3`
- **2026-03-03** Sent for concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.
- **2026-03-05** Report READ and ACCEPTED, in concurrence.
- **2026-03-05** Bill READ ONCE. `reading-1`
- **2026-03-05** Committee Amendment "A" (H-814) READ and ADOPTED. `committee-passage-favorable, passage`
- **2026-03-05** ASSIGNED FOR SECOND READING NEXT LEGISLATIVE DAY.
- **2026-03-10** COMMITTEE ON BILLS IN THE SECOND READING REPORTS NO FURTHER VERBAL AMENDMENTS NECESSARY. REPORT ACCEPTED.
- **2026-03-10** READ A SECOND TIME and PASSED TO BE ENGROSSED AS AMENDED BY Committee Amendment "A" (H-814), in concurrence. `reading-2, reading-3`
- **2026-03-10** Ordered sent down forthwith.
- **2026-03-12** FINALLY PASSED. `passage`
- **2026-03-12** Sent for concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.
- **2026-03-17** On motion by Senator ROTUNDO of Androscoggin PLACED ON THE SPECIAL APPROPRIATIONS TABLE pending FINAL PASSAGE in concurrence.
- **2026-04-13** On motion by Senator ROTUNDO of Androscoggin taken from the Special Appropriations Table.
- **2026-04-13** Subsequently, FINALLY PASSED in concurrence. `passage`
- **2026-04-25** Became Law without Governor's Signature `became-law`
- **2025-04-29T04:00:00+00:00** Work Session Held - TABLED
- **2025-05-08T04:00:00+00:00** Work Session Held
- **2025-05-08T04:00:00+00:00** Voted - OTP-AM
- **2025-05-15T04:00:00+00:00** Work Session Reconsidered - TABLED
- **2025-05-16T04:00:00+00:00** Carry Over Requested
- **2025-05-19T04:00:00+00:00** Carry Over Approved
- **2026-01-08T05:00:00+00:00** Work Session Reconsidered
- **2026-01-08T05:00:00+00:00** Voted - OTP-AM
- **2026-02-26T05:00:00+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/a16bc4b4-7c95-47ef-a62a-7bc891368194`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Maine legislature records).