---
type: "Bill"
title: "Resolve, Regarding The Percentage Of A Lobster And Crab Fishing Licensee'S Lobster Traps That May Be Fished In A Lobster Management Zone Listed On The License As A Secondary Zone"
description: "Resolve, Regarding The Percentage Of A Lobster And Crab Fishing Licensee'S Lobster Traps That May Be Fished In A Lobster Management Zone Listed On The License As A Secondary Zone"
jurisdiction: "us/states/me"
legislature: "Maine Legislature"
session: "132"
identifier: "LD 1561"
citation: "Maine LD 1561 (132)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["LOBSTERS", "MANAGEMENT ZONES", "NUMBER OF TRAPS"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Allison HEPLER"]
version_count: 2
action_count: 19
vote_count: 0
first_action: "2025-04-10"
last_action: "2025-06-10"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/b1e66bd8-b85f-4de9-b45a-4e1adf9e2e5f"
source_url: "https://legislature.maine.gov/LawMakerWeb/dockets.asp?ID=280098392"
source_hash: "b3e2149208fb180c5c8cee63c3baad1437fa39559f06c02f219f1dc4071d4d83"
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 1561 (132) — Resolve, Regarding The Percentage Of A Lobster And Crab Fishing Licensee'S Lobster Traps That May Be Fished In A Lobster Management Zone Listed On The License As A Secondary Zone

## Version chain

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

1. **Chapter 65** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.mainelegislature.org/legis/bills/getPDF.asp?paper=HP1019&item=3&snum=132)
2. **LD 1561 HP 1019** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.mainelegislature.org/legis/bills/getPDF.asp?paper=HP1019&item=1&snum=132)

## Sponsors

- Allison HEPLER — primary (person)
- Billy Bob FAULKINGHAM — cosponsor (person)
- Denise TEPLER — cosponsor (person)
- Holly EATON — cosponsor (person)
- Holly STOVER — cosponsor (person)
- Marianne MOORE — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2025-04-10** Committee on Marine Resources suggested and ordered printed.
- **2025-04-10** The Resolve was REFERRED to the Committee on MARINE RESOURCES. `referral-committee`
- **2025-04-10** Sent for concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.
- **2025-04-10** The Bill was REFERRED to the Committee on MARINE RESOURCES in concurrence `referral-committee`
- **2025-06-02** CONSENT CALENDAR - FIRST DAY
- **2025-06-02** Under suspension of the rules CONSENT CALENDAR - SECOND DAY.
- **2025-06-02** The Resolve 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** FINALLY PASSED. `passage`
- **2025-06-03** Sent for concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.
- **2025-06-03** FINALLY PASSED, 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/b1e66bd8-b85f-4de9-b45a-4e1adf9e2e5f`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Maine legislature records).