---
type: "Bill"
title: "An Act To Create A Limited-Purpose License For Aquaculture Nursery And Husbandry Activities And To Clarify The Aquaculture Lease Amendment Process"
description: "An Act To Create A Limited-Purpose License For Aquaculture Nursery And Husbandry Activities And To Clarify The Aquaculture Lease Amendment Process"
jurisdiction: "us/states/me"
legislature: "Maine Legislature"
session: "132"
identifier: "LD 2025"
citation: "Maine LD 2025 (132)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["AQUACULTURE", "LICENSING", "NURSERY AND HUSBANDRY"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Morgan RIELLY"]
version_count: 4
action_count: 25
vote_count: 0
first_action: "2025-12-03"
last_action: "2026-04-13"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/1b0ac62b-e83b-4995-8b07-8cc5104e20ec"
source_url: "https://legislature.maine.gov/LawMakerWeb/dockets.asp?ID=280100889"
source_hash: "89ecb03fadc4734e0a0fa2bc3aee3205b2a55010e87e3cda174c5b9ba2dd5e9a"
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 2025 (132) — An Act To Create A Limited-Purpose License For Aquaculture Nursery And Husbandry Activities And To Clarify The Aquaculture Lease Amendment Process

## Version chain

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

1. **Amendment C-A (H-951)** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.mainelegislature.org/legis/bills/getPDF.asp?paper=HP1355&item=2&snum=132)
2. **Amendment H-A to C-A (H-961)** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.mainelegislature.org/legis/bills/getPDF.asp?paper=HP1355&item=3&snum=132)
3. **Chapter 672** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.mainelegislature.org/legis/bills/getPDF.asp?paper=HP1355&item=5&snum=132)
4. **LD 2025 HP 1355** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.mainelegislature.org/legis/bills/getPDF.asp?paper=HP1355&item=1&snum=132)

## Sponsors

- Morgan RIELLY — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2025-12-03** Received by the Clerk of the House on December 3, 2025. `receipt`
- **2025-12-03** The Bill was REFERRED to the Committee on MARINE RESOURCES pursuant to Joint Rule 308.2 and ordered printed pursuant to Joint Rule 401. `referral-committee`
- **2026-04-02** CONSENT CALENDAR - FIRST DAY
- **2026-04-02** On OBJECTION of Representative HEPLER of Woolwich REMOVED.
- **2026-04-02** The Committee Report was READ and ACCEPTED.
- **2026-04-02** The Bill was READ ONCE. `reading-1`
- **2026-04-02** Committee Amendment "A" (H-951) was READ.
- **2026-04-02** On motion of Representative HEPLER of Woolwich, House Amendment "A" (H-961) to Committee Amendment "A" (H-951) was READ and ADOPTED. `committee-passage-favorable, passage`
- **2026-04-02** Committee Amendment "A" (H-951) as Amended by House Amendment "A" (H-961) thereto was ADOPTED. `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2026-04-02** Under suspension of the rules, the Bill was given its SECOND READING without REFERENCE to the Committee on Bills in the Second Reading.
- **2026-04-02** The Bill was PASSED TO BE ENGROSSED as Amended by Committee Amendment "A" (H-951) as Amended by House Amendment "A" (H-961) thereto. `reading-3`
- **2026-04-02** Sent for concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.
- **2026-04-02** Report READ and ACCEPTED, in concurrence.
- **2026-04-02** READ ONCE. `reading-1`
- **2026-04-02** Committee Amendment "A" (H-951) READ
- **2026-04-02** Committee Amendment "A" (H-951) to Committee Amendment "A" (H-951) READ and ADOPTED. `committee-passage-favorable, passage`
- **2026-04-02** Committee Amendment "A" (H-951) as Amended by House Amendment "A" (H-961) thereto ADOPTED. `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2026-04-02** Under suspension of the Rules, READ A SECOND TIME and PASSED TO BE ENGROSSED AS AMENDED by Committee Amendment "A" (H-951) as Amended by House Amendment "A" (H-961) thereto in concurrence. `reading-2, reading-3`
- **2026-04-02** PASSED TO BE ENACTED. `passage`
- **2026-04-02** Sent for concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.
- **2026-04-06** PASSED TO BE ENACTED, in concurrence. `passage`
- **2026-04-13** Signed by Governor `executive-signature`
- **2026-02-26T05:00:00+00:00** Work Session Held
- **2026-02-26T05:00:00+00:00** Voted - OTP-AM
- **2026-03-31T04:00:00+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/1b0ac62b-e83b-4995-8b07-8cc5104e20ec`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Maine legislature records).