---
type: "Bill"
title: "An Act To Enhance Fish And Wildlife Laws"
description: "An Act To Enhance Fish And Wildlife Laws"
jurisdiction: "us/states/me"
legislature: "Maine Legislature"
session: "129"
identifier: "LD 1298"
citation: "Maine LD 1298 (129)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["FISHING", "ICE", "SEASON"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Roland MARTIN"]
version_count: 2
action_count: 16
vote_count: 0
first_action: "2019-03-19"
last_action: "2019-03-25"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/77573bb3-60de-452b-a58d-63559319556b"
source_url: "http://legislature.maine.gov/LawMakerWeb/dockets.asp?ID=280072564"
source_hash: "dc2f95a0d4973337c3916d5ba202b914cc862a00600de83f7c881e3bc1cfda45"
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 1298 (129) — An Act To Enhance Fish And Wildlife Laws

## Version chain

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

1. **Documents and Disposition** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.mainelegislature.org/legis/bills/getPDF.asp?paper=HP0941&item=1&snum=129)
2. **Final Disposition** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.mainelegislature.org/legis/bills/getPDF.asp?paper=HP0941&item=3&snum=129)

## Sponsors

- Roland MARTIN — primary (person)
- John MARTIN — cosponsor (person)
- Troy JACKSON — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2019-03-19** Committee on Inland Fisheries and Wildlife suggested and ordered printed.
- **2019-03-19** The Bill was REFERRED to the Committee on INLAND FISHERIES AND WILDLIFE. `referral-committee`
- **2019-03-19** Sent for concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.
- **2019-03-19** The Bill was REFERRED to the Committee on INLAND FISHERIES AND WILDLIFE in concurrence `referral-committee`
- **2019-03-21** CONSENT CALENDAR - FIRST DAY
- **2019-03-21** Under suspension of the rules CONSENT CALENDAR - SECOND DAY.
- **2019-03-21** The Bill was PASSED TO BE ENGROSSED.
- **2019-03-21** Sent for concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.
- **2019-03-21** Report READ and ACCEPTED in concurrence
- **2019-03-21** READ ONCE `reading-1`
- **2019-03-21** Under suspension of the Rules, READ A SECOND TIME AND PASSED TO BE ENGROSSED in concurrence `reading-2`
- **2019-03-21** This being an emergency measure, a two-thirds vote of all the members elected to the House was necessary.
- **2019-03-21** PASSED TO BE ENACTED. `passage`
- **2019-03-21** Sent for concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.
- **2019-03-21** PASSED TO BE ENACTED - Emergency - 2/3 Elected Required, in concurrence. `passage`
- **2019-03-25** Signed by Governor `executive-signature`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/77573bb3-60de-452b-a58d-63559319556b`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Maine legislature records).