ACC MIN OUGHT NOT TO PASS REP — 71–72 (fail) · lower
Enactment — 77–66 (pass) · lower
INDEFINITELY POSTPONE — 75–73 (pass) · lower
RECEDE AND CONCUR — 20–15 (pass) · upper
ACCEPT MAJORITY OUGHT TO PASS AS AMENDED REPORT — 15–19 (fail) · upper
TABLE UNTIL LATER — 72–68 (pass) · lower
Sponsors
Craig HICKMAN — primary (person)
Ann FREDERICKS — cosponsor (person)
Billy Bob FAULKINGHAM — cosponsor (person)
Harold STEWART — cosponsor (person)
James DILL — cosponsor (person)
Joseph BALDACCI — cosponsor (person)
Matthew HARRINGTON — cosponsor (person)
Stephen WOOD — cosponsor (person)
Tavis HASENFUS — cosponsor (person)
Tiffany ROBERTS — cosponsor (person)
Timeline
The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
2025-03-28 Received by the Secretary of the Senate on March 28, 2025 and REFERRED to the Committee on INLAND FISHERIES AND WILDLIFE pursuant to Joint Rule 308.2 receipt, referral-committee
2025-05-28 Reports READ
2025-05-28 On motion by Senator BALDACCI of Penobscot Tabled until Later in Today's Session, pending ACCEPTANCE OF EITHER REPORT.
2025-06-02 Taken from the table by the President
2025-06-02 On motion by Senator BALDACCI of Penobscot The Majority Ought to Pass As Amended by Committee Amendment "A" (S-158) Report ACCEPTED
2025-06-02 READ ONCE reading-1
2025-06-02 Committee Amendment "A" (S-158) READ
2025-06-02 On motion by Senator HICKMAN of Kennebec Senate Amendment "A" (S-184) to Committee Amendment "A" (S-158) READ and ADOPTED committee-passage-favorable
2025-06-02 Committee Amendment "A" (S-158) as Amended by Senate Amendment "A" (S-184) thereto ADOPTED. committee-passage-favorable
2025-06-02 Under suspension of the Rules, READ A SECOND TIME and PASSED TO BE ENGROSSED AS AMENDED by Committee Amendment "A" (S-158) as Amended by Senate Amendment "A" (S-184) thereto. reading-2, reading-3
2025-06-02 Sent down for concurrence
2025-06-03 Reports READ.
2025-06-03 On motion of Representative ROBERTS of South Berwick, TABLED pending ACCEPTANCE of Either Report.
2025-06-03 Later today assigned.
2025-06-12 Speaker laid before the House
2025-06-12 Subsequently, the Bill and accompanying papers were INDEFINITELY POSTPONED.
2025-06-12 In NON-CONCURRENCE and sent for concurrence.
2025-06-12 HELD at the Request of Representative MOONEN of Portland.
2025-06-13 On motion of Representative MOONEN of Portland, the House RECONSIDERED its action whereby the Bill and accompanying papers were INDEFINITELY POSTPONED.
2025-06-13 On further motion of same Representative the Bill and accompanying papers were COMMITTED to the Committee on INLAND FISHERIES AND WILDLIFE
2025-06-13 In NON-CONCURRENCE and sent for concurrence.
2025-06-13 ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.
2025-06-16 Reports READ
2025-06-16 On motion by Senator PIERCE of Cumberland the Senate RECEDED and CONCURRED to Bill and accompanying papers be COMMITTED to the Committee on INLAND FISHERIES AND WILDLIFE. referral-committee
2025-06-16 Ordered sent down forthwith.
2025-06-25 CARRIED OVER, in the same posture, to any special or regular session of the 132nd Legislature, pursuant to Joint Order SP 800.
2026-03-03 Reports READ.
2026-03-03 Motion by Senator BALDACCI of Penobscot to ACCEPT the Majority Ought to Pass As Amended Report FAILED.
2026-03-03 Roll Call Ordered Roll Call Number 729 Yeas 15 - Nays 19 - Excused 1 - Absent 0
2026-03-03 Subsequently, the Minority OUGHT NOT TO PASS Report ACCEPTED.
2026-03-03 Sent down for concurrence
2026-03-05 Reports READ.
2026-03-05 On motion of Representative MOONEN of Portland, TABLED pending ACCEPTANCE of Either Report.
2026-03-05 Later today assigned.
2026-03-17 Speaker laid before the House
2026-03-17 Subsequently, motion of Representative DILL of Old Town to ACCEPT the Minority Ought Not to Pass Report FAILED.
2026-03-17 On motion of Representative DILL of Old Town, the Majority Ought to Pass as Amended Report was ACCEPTED.
2026-03-17 The Bill was READ ONCE. reading-1
2026-03-17 Committee Amendment "B" (S-522) was READ and ADOPTED. committee-passage-favorable, passage
2026-03-17 Under suspension of the rules, the Bill was given its SECOND READING without REFERENCE to the Committee on Bills in the Second Reading.
2026-03-17 Subsequently, the Bill was PASSED TO BE ENGROSSED as Amended by Committee Amendment "B" (S-522). reading-3
2026-03-17 In NON-CONCURRENCE and sent for concurrence.
2026-03-17 ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.
2026-03-18 On motion by Senator PIERCE of Cumberland Tabled until Later in Today's Session, pending FURTHER CONSIDERATION.
2026-03-18 Sent down for concurrence.
2026-03-24 Taken from the table by the President
2026-03-24 On motion by Senator HICKMAN of Kennebec to RECEDE and CONCUR to ACCEPTANCE of The Majority Ought to Pass As Amended by Committee Amendment "B" (S-522) Report and PASSAGE TO BE ENGROSSED AS AMENDED BY Committee Amendment "B" (S-522) PREVAILED. reading-3
2026-03-24 Roll Call Ordered Roll Call Number 791 Yeas 20 - Nays 15 - Excused 0 - Absent 0
2026-03-24 Ordered sent down forthwith.
2026-03-25 On motion of Representative ROBERTS of South Berwick, TABLED pending PASSAGE TO BE ENACTED.
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