Acc Min OTP as Amended Rep — 134–10 (pass) · lower
ACCEPT MAJ ONTP RPT — 16–16 (fail) · upper
Sponsors
DEVIN — primary (person)
ALLEY — cosponsor (person)
BLUME — cosponsor (person)
GIDEON — cosponsor (person)
HUBBELL — cosponsor (person)
KUMIEGA — cosponsor (person)
McCREIGHT — cosponsor (person)
SIMMONS — cosponsor (person)
SPEAR — cosponsor (person)
VITELLI — cosponsor (person)
Timeline
The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
2017-04-25 Committee on Marine Resources suggested and ordered printed.
2017-04-25 The Bill was REFERRED to the Committee on MARINE RESOURCES. referral-committee
2017-04-25 Sent for concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.
2017-04-25 The Bill was REFERRED to the Committee on MARINE RESOURCES in concurrence referral-committee
2017-05-17 Reports READ.
2017-05-17 On motion of Representative KUMIEGA of Deer Isle, TABLED pending ACCEPTANCE of Either Report.
2017-05-17 Later today assigned.
2017-05-23 Speaker laid before the House
2017-05-23 On motion of Representative KUMIEGA of Deer Isle the Bill and accompanying papers were COMMITTED to the Committee on MARINE RESOURCES. referral-committee
2017-05-23 Sent for concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.
2017-05-24 Reports READ
2017-05-24 On motion by Senator MAKER of Washington, Bill and accompanying papers COMMITTED to the Committee on Marine Resources, in concurrence. referral-committee
2017-08-02 CARRIED OVER to any Special or Regular Session of the 128th Legislature pursuant to Joint Order HP 1138.
2017-08-02 Carried over to any special or regular session, or both, of the 128th Legislature pursuant to Joint Order HP 1138.
2018-03-01 Reports READ.
2018-03-01 Representative KUMIEGA of Deer Isle moved to ACCEPT the Minority Ought to Pass as Amended Report.
2018-03-01 On further motion of same Representative TABLED pending his motion to ACCEPT the Minority Ought to Pass as Amended Report.
2018-03-01 Later today assigned.
2018-03-06 Speaker laid before the House
2018-03-06 Subsequently, the Minority Ought to Pass as Amended Report was ACCEPTED.
2018-03-06 Committee Amendment "A" (H-611) was READ and ADOPTED. passage
2018-03-06 Under suspension of the rules, the Bill was given its SECOND READING without REFERENCE to the Committee on Bills in the Second Reading.
2018-03-06 The Bill was PASSED TO BE ENGROSSED as Amended by Committee Amendment "A" (H-611).
2018-03-06 Sent for concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.
2018-03-15 Reports Read
2018-03-15 Motion by Senator MAKER of Washington to Accept the Majority Ought Not to Pass Report FAILED.
2018-03-15 Roll Call Ordered Roll Call Number 529 Yeas 16 - Nays 16 - Excused 3 - Absent 0
2018-03-15 On motion by Senator MASON of Androscoggin Tabled until Later in Today's Session, pending ACCEPTANCE OF EITHER REPORT
2018-03-15 Taken from the table by the President
2018-03-15 On motion by Senator KATZ of Kennebec The Senate RECONSIDERED whereby The Majority OUGHT NOT TO PASS Report FAILED
2018-03-15 Subsequently The Majority Ought Not To Pass Report FAILED
2018-03-15 Roll Call Ordered Roll Call Number 536 Yeas 15 - Nays 18 - Excused 2 - Absent 0
2018-03-15 Subsequently The Minority Ought to Pass As Amended by Committee Amendment "A" (H-611) Report ACCEPTED in concurrence
2018-03-15 READ ONCE reading-1
2018-03-15 Committee Amendment "A" (H-611) READ and ADOPTED in concurrence
2018-03-15 Under suspension of the Rules, READ A SECOND TIME and PASSED TO BE ENGROSSED AS AMENDED by Committee Amendment "A" (H-611) in concurrence reading-2
2018-03-20 On motion of Representative HERBIG of Belfast, TABLED pending PASSAGE TO BE ENACTED.
2018-03-20 Later today assigned.
2018-03-27 Speaker laid before the House
2018-03-27 Subsequently, PASSED TO BE ENACTED. passage
2018-03-27 Sent for concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.
2018-03-28 PASSED TO BE ENACTED, in concurrence. passage
2018-03-30 Signed by Governor executive-signature
Source
OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot 2026-07-01; origin ocd-bill/dc8de61e-3024-4d0f-8b1c-ccc2b534222e. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Maine legislature records).
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