republic-os/legislation/us/states/me/128/ld-768.md

---
type: "Bill"
title: "An Act To Establish 2 Comprehensive Licenses For Hunting And For Hunting And Fishing"
description: "An Act To Establish 2 Comprehensive Licenses For Hunting And For Hunting And Fishing"
jurisdiction: "us/states/me"
legislature: "Maine Legislature"
session: "128"
identifier: "LD 768"
citation: "Maine LD 768 (128)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["HUNTING", "LICENSES", "COMPREHENSIVE LICENSE"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["HILLIARD"]
version_count: 1
action_count: 41
vote_count: 0
first_action: "2017-03-02"
last_action: "2018-06-28"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/ab066a52-29c8-497f-b8d7-1024f816ffb6"
source_url: "http://legislature.maine.gov/LawMakerWeb/dockets.asp?ID=280063709"
source_hash: "50ee9107e91818579b2a26772e0f7831a5b5bd6a1943b9c28f02d575060c4cca"
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 768 (128) — An Act To Establish 2 Comprehensive Licenses For Hunting And For Hunting And Fishing

## Version chain

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

1. **Initial Version** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.mainelegislature.org/legis/bills/bills_128th/billtexts/HP054801.asp)

## Sponsors

- HILLIARD — primary (person)
- BICKFORD — cosponsor (person)
- BRADSTREET — cosponsor (person)
- HARVELL — cosponsor (person)
- LYFORD — cosponsor (person)
- MIRAMANT — cosponsor (person)
- SAVIELLO — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2017-03-02** Committee on Inland Fisheries and Wildlife suggested and ordered printed.
- **2017-03-02** The Bill was REFERRED to the Committee on INLAND FISHERIES AND WILDLIFE. `referral-committee`
- **2017-03-02** Sent for concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.
- **2017-03-02** The Bill was REFERRED to the Committee on INLAND FISHERIES AND WILDLIFE 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** On motion of Representative DUCHESNE of Hudson, the Majority Ought to Pass as Amended Report was ACCEPTED.
- **2018-03-01** The Bill was READ ONCE. `reading-1`
- **2018-03-01** Committee Amendment "A" (H-615) was READ and ADOPTED. `passage`
- **2018-03-01** Under suspension of the rules, the Bill was given its SECOND READING without REFERENCE to the Committee on Bills in the Second Reading.
- **2018-03-01** The Bill was PASSED TO BE ENGROSSED as Amended by Committee Amendment "A" (H-615).
- **2018-03-01** Sent for concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.
- **2018-03-06** Reports Read
- **2018-03-06** On motion by Senator CYRWAY of Kennebec the Majority Ought to Pass as Amended Report ACCEPTED. in concurrence
- **2018-03-06** READ ONCE `reading-1`
- **2018-03-06** Committee Amendment "A" (H-615) READ and ADOPTED
- **2018-03-06** Under suspension of the Rules, READ A SECOND TIME and PASSED TO BE ENGROSSED AS AMENDED by Committee Amendment "A" (H-615) in concurrence `reading-2`
- **2018-03-15** PASSED TO BE ENACTED. `passage`
- **2018-03-15** Sent for concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.
- **2018-03-20** On motion by Senator HAMPER of Oxford PLACED ON THE SPECIAL APPROPRIATIONS TABLE pending PASSAGE TO BE ENACTED, in concurrence.
- **2018-05-02** CARRIED OVER to any Special Session of the 128th Legislature pursuant to Joint Order SP 748.
- **2018-06-20** On Motion by Senator KATZ of Kennebec taken from the SPECIAL APPROPRIATIONS TABLE.
- **2018-06-20** PASSED TO BE ENACTED in concurrence `passage`
- **2018-06-25** Bill RECALLED From Governor (Pursuant to Joint Order - House Paper 1360)
- **2018-06-25** On motion of Representative HARLOW of Portland, under SUSPENSION of the rules, the House RECONSIDERED its action whereby the Bill was PASSED TO BE ENACTED. `passage`
- **2018-06-25** On further motion of the same Representative, under further suspension of the rules, the House RECONSIDERED its action whereby the Bill was PASSED TO BE ENGROSSED.
- **2018-06-25** On further motion of the same Representative, under further SUSPENSION of the rules, the House RECONSIDERED ADOPTION of Committee Amendment "A" (H-615).
- **2018-06-25** On further motion of same Representative House Amendment "A" (H-803) to Committee Amendment "A" (H-615) was READ and ADOPTED. `passage`
- **2018-06-25** Committee Amendment "A" (H-615) as Amended by House Amendment "A" (H-803) thereto was ADOPTED.
- **2018-06-25** The Bill was PASSED TO BE ENGROSSED as Amended by Committee Amendment "A" (H-615) as Amended by House Amendment "A" (H-803) thereto.
- **2018-06-25** In NON-CONCURRENCE and sent for concurrence.
- **2018-06-25** ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.
- **2018-06-26** On motion by Senator CYRWAY of Kennebec The Senate RECEDED and CONCURRED With PASSAGE TO BE ENGROSSED as Amended by Committee Amendment "A" (H-615) as Amended by House Amendment "A" (H-803) thereto in concurrence
- **2018-06-26** Ordered sent down forthwith
- **2018-06-26** PASSED TO BE ENACTED. `passage`
- **2018-06-26** Sent for concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.
- **2018-06-26** On motion by Senator HAMPER of Oxford PLACED ON THE SPECIAL APPROPRIATIONS TABLE pending PASSAGE TO BE ENACTED, in concurrence.
- **2018-06-26** On Motion by Senator HAMPER of Oxford taken from the SPECIAL APPROPRIATIONS TABLE.
- **2018-06-26** Subsequently PASSED TO BE ENACTED in concurrence `passage`
- **2018-06-28** Signed by Governor `executive-signature`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/ab066a52-29c8-497f-b8d7-1024f816ffb6`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Maine legislature records).