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type: "Bill"
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title: "An Act To Reclassify Certain Offenses Under The Inland Fisheries And Wildlife Laws And Increase The Efficiency Of The Criminal Justice System"
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description: "An Act To Reclassify Certain Offenses Under The Inland Fisheries And Wildlife Laws And Increase The Efficiency Of The Criminal Justice System"
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jurisdiction: "us/states/me"
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legislature: "Maine Legislature"
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session: "131"
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identifier: "LD 428"
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citation: "Maine LD 428 (131)"
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classification: ["bill"]
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subjects: ["CRIMINAL PROCEDURE", "IFW LAWS", "PROVISIONS", "GENERALLY"]
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status: "enacted"
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primary_sponsors: ["William PLUECKER"]
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version_count: 4
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action_count: 31
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vote_count: 1
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first_action: "2023-02-02"
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last_action: "2023-07-26"
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source: "openstates"
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source_identifier: "ocd-bill/85fcb9b9-eac3-487a-9e2b-3db0a0f348af"
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source_url: "https://legislature.maine.gov/LawMakerWeb/dockets.asp?ID=280085778"
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source_hash: "d04e792be4d9d16abb484b62dd6f8632fda7e18cb461ea2ab5e04bcadf9191ce"
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vintage: "2026-07-01"
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source_snapshot: "https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump"
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retrieved_at: "2026-07-06"
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confidence: "reported"
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tags: ["legislation", "bill", "us-me"]
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---
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# Maine LD 428 (131) — An Act To Reclassify Certain Offenses Under The Inland Fisheries And Wildlife Laws And Increase The Efficiency Of The Criminal Justice System
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## Version chain
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The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.
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1. **Adopted Amendments** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.mainelegislature.org/legis/bills/getPDF.asp?paper=HP0261&item=2&snum=131)
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2. **Documents and Disposition** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.mainelegislature.org/legis/bills/getPDF.asp?paper=HP0261&item=1&snum=131)
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3. **Final Disposition** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.mainelegislature.org/legis/bills/getPDF.asp?paper=HP0261&item=4&snum=131)
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4. **Status In Committee** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.mainelegislature.org/legis/bills/getPDF.asp?paper=HP0261&item=3&snum=131)
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## Votes
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- ACC MAJ OTP AS AMENDED REP — **121–20** (pass) · lower
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## Sponsors
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- William PLUECKER — primary (person)
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- Daniel NEWMAN — cosponsor (person)
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- Eric BRAKEY — cosponsor (person)
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- Robert NUTTING — cosponsor (person)
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- Sophia WARREN — cosponsor (person)
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- Suzanne SALISBURY — cosponsor (person)
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## Timeline
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The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
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- **2023-02-02** Committee on Criminal Justice and Public Safety suggested and ordered printed.
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- **2023-02-02** The Bill was REFERRED to the Committee on CRIMINAL JUSTICE AND PUBLIC SAFETY. `referral-committee`
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- **2023-02-02** Sent for concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.
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- **2023-02-02** The Bill was REFERRED to the Committee on CRIMINAL JUSTICE AND PUBLIC SAFETY in concurrence `referral-committee`
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- **2023-03-30** Carried over, in the same posture, to any special or regular session of the 131st Legislature, pursuant to Joint Order SP 594.
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- **2023-05-16** Reports READ.
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- **2023-05-16** On motion of Representative SALISBURY of Westbrook, the Majority Ought to Pass as Amended Report was ACCEPTED.
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- **2023-05-16** ROLL CALL NO. 73
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- **2023-05-16** (Yeas 121 - Nays 20 - Absent 9 - Excused 0 - Vacant 1)
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- **2023-05-16** The Bill was READ ONCE. `reading-1`
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- **2023-05-16** Committee Amendment "A" (H-124) was READ and ADOPTED. `committee-passage-favorable, passage`
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- **2023-05-16** Under suspension of the rules, the Bill was given its SECOND READING without REFERENCE to the Committee on Bills in the Second Reading.
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- **2023-05-16** The Bill was PASSED TO BE ENGROSSED as Amended by Committee Amendment "A" (H-124). `reading-3`
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- **2023-05-16** Sent for concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.
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- **2023-05-18** Reports READ
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- **2023-05-18** On motion by Senator BEEBE-CENTER of Knox The Majority Ought to Pass As Amended by Committee Amendment "A" (H-124) Report ACCEPTED
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- **2023-05-18** READ ONCE `reading-1`
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- **2023-05-18** Committee Amendment "A" (H-124) READ and ADOPTED `committee-passage-favorable`
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- **2023-05-18** ASSIGNED FOR SECOND READING NEXT LEGISLATIVE DAY.
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- **2023-05-23** COMMITTEE ON BILLS IN THE SECOND READING REPORTS NO FURTHER VERBAL AMENDMENTS NECESSARY. REPORT ACCEPTED.
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- **2023-05-23** READ A SECOND TIME and PASSED TO BE ENGROSSED AS AMENDED BY Committee Amendment "A" (H-124), in concurrence. `reading-2, reading-3`
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- **2023-05-23** Ordered sent down forthwith.
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- **2023-05-25** PASSED TO BE ENACTED. `passage`
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- **2023-05-25** Sent for concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.
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- **2023-05-30** On motion by Senator ROTUNDO of Androscoggin PLACED ON THE SPECIAL APPROPRIATIONS TABLE pending PASSAGE TO BE ENACTED, in concurrence.
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- **2023-07-25** On Motion by Senator ROTUNDO of Androscoggin taken from the SPECIAL APPROPRIATIONS TABLE.
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- **2023-07-25** PASSED TO BE ENACTED in concurrence `passage`
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- **2023-07-26** Signed by Governor `executive-signature`
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- **2023-03-15T04:00:00+00:00** Work Session Held
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- **2023-03-15T04:00:00+00:00** Voted - Divided Report
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- **2023-05-11T04:00:00+00:00** Reported Out - OTP-AM/OTP-AM
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## Source
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OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/85fcb9b9-eac3-487a-9e2b-3db0a0f348af`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Maine legislature records).
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