republic-os/legislation/us/states/me/132/ld-171.md

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Bill	An Act To Enhance Protections Regarding Invasive Aquatic Plant Infestations In Inland Waters Of The State	An Act To Enhance Protections Regarding Invasive Aquatic Plant Infestations In Inland Waters Of The State	us/states/me	Maine Legislature	132	LD 171	Maine LD 171 (132)	bill	INLAND FISHERIES AND WILDLIFE DEPT INVASIVE AQUATIC PLANTS POWERS	enacted	Tavis HASENFUS	3	25	0	2025-01-14	2025-05-25	openstates	ocd-bill/1c696f87-316c-493a-913a-2dcfff03df2b	https://legislature.maine.gov/LawMakerWeb/dockets.asp?ID=280095759	d2ff7cb102ca9e03839050fd9fe60031ec3ae08de356f7f971cd4fb6caed729d	2026-07-01	https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump	2026-07-06	reported	legislation bill us-me

Maine LD 171 (132) — An Act To Enhance Protections Regarding Invasive Aquatic Plant Infestations In Inland Waters Of The State

Version chain

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

1. Amendment C-A (H-79) (committee substitute) — source
2. Chapter 116 (committee substitute) — source
3. LD 171 HP 104 (committee substitute) — source

Sponsors

• Tavis HASENFUS — primary (person)
• Craig HICKMAN — cosponsor (person)
• Richard BENNETT — cosponsor (person)
• William BRIDGEO — cosponsor (person)

Timeline

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

• 2025-01-14 Committee on Inland Fisheries and Wildlife suggested and ordered printed.
• 2025-01-14 The Bill was REFERRED to the Committee on INLAND FISHERIES AND WILDLIFE. referral-committee
• 2025-01-14 Sent for concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.
• 2025-01-14 The Bill was REFERRED to the Committee on INLAND FISHERIES AND WILDLIFE in concurrence referral-committee
• 2025-03-21 Carried over, in the same posture, to the next special or regular session of the 132nd Legislature, pursuant to Joint Order SP 519.
• 2025-04-30 Reports READ.
• 2025-04-30 On motion of Representative ROBERTS of South Berwick, the Majority Ought to Pass as Amended Report was ACCEPTED.
• 2025-04-30 The Bill was READ ONCE. reading-1
• 2025-04-30 Committee Amendment "A" (H-79) was READ and ADOPTED. committee-passage-favorable, passage
• 2025-04-30 Under suspension of the rules, the Bill was given its SECOND READING without REFERENCE to the Committee on Bills in the Second Reading.
• 2025-04-30 The Bill was PASSED TO BE ENGROSSED as Amended by Committee Amendment "A" (H-79). reading-3
• 2025-04-30 Sent for concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.
• 2025-05-06 Reports READ
• 2025-05-06 On motion by Senator BALDACCI of Penobscot The Majority Ought to Pass As Amended Report ACCEPTED
• 2025-05-06 Bill READ ONCE reading-1
• 2025-05-06 Committee Amendment "A" (H-79) READ and ADOPTED committee-passage-favorable
• 2025-05-06 Under suspension of the Rules, READ A SECOND TIME and PASSED TO BE ENGROSSED AS AMENDED by Committee Amendment "A" (H-79) in concurrence reading-2, reading-3
• 2025-05-07 PASSED TO BE ENACTED. passage
• 2025-05-07 Sent for concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.
• 2025-05-13 PASSED TO BE ENACTED, in concurrence. passage
• 2025-05-25 Became Law without Governor's Signature became-law
• 2025-03-10T04:00:00+00:00 Work Session Held - TABLED
• 2025-03-19T04:00:00+00:00 Work Session Held
• 2025-03-19T04:00:00+00:00 Voted - Divided Report
• 2025-04-29T04:00:00+00:00 Reported Out - OTP-AM/ONTP

Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot 2026-07-01; origin ocd-bill/1c696f87-316c-493a-913a-2dcfff03df2b. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Maine legislature records).