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type: "Bill"
title: "An Act To Expand Protections To Maine'S Loons From Lead Poisoning By Prohibiting The Sale And Use Of Certain Painted Lead Jigs"
description: "An Act To Expand Protections To Maine'S Loons From Lead Poisoning By Prohibiting The Sale And Use Of Certain Painted Lead Jigs"
jurisdiction: "us/states/me"
legislature: "Maine Legislature"
session: "131"
identifier: "LD 958"
citation: "Maine LD 958 (131)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["FISHING", "LEAD SINKERS AND JIGS", "REGULATIONS"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Allison HEPLER"]
version_count: 2
action_count: 28
vote_count: 2
first_action: "2023-03-02"
last_action: "2023-06-20"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/07240bf5-1067-42a4-8f99-1ff6a3c99ab5"
source_url: "https://legislature.maine.gov/LawMakerWeb/dockets.asp?ID=280086945"
source_hash: "c8b34ce501468c884d5b6b1991308239d51289394a54619950df187b8a30e246"
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 958 (131) — An Act To Expand Protections To Maine'S Loons From Lead Poisoning By Prohibiting The Sale And Use Of Certain Painted Lead Jigs
## Version chain
The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.
1. **Documents and Disposition** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.mainelegislature.org/legis/bills/getPDF.asp?paper=HP0605&item=1&snum=131)
2. **Final Disposition** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.mainelegislature.org/legis/bills/getPDF.asp?paper=HP0605&item=3&snum=131)
## Votes
- ACC MAJ OUGHT TO PASS REP — **7654** (pass) · lower
- ACCEPT MAJORITY OUGHT TO PASS RPT — **275** (pass) · upper
## Sponsors
- Allison HEPLER — primary (person)
- Amy ROEDER — cosponsor (person)
- Henry INGWERSEN — cosponsor (person)
- James DILL — cosponsor (person)
- Jessica FAY — cosponsor (person)
- Richard MASON — cosponsor (person)
- Russell BLACK — cosponsor (person)
- Victoria DOUDERA — cosponsor (person)
## Timeline
The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
- **2023-03-02** Committee on Inland Fisheries and Wildlife suggested and ordered printed.
- **2023-03-02** The Bill was REFERRED to the Committee on INLAND FISHERIES AND WILDLIFE. `referral-committee`
- **2023-03-02** Sent for concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.
- **2023-03-02** The Bill was REFERRED to the Committee on INLAND FISHERIES AND WILDLIFE in concurrence `referral-committee`
- **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.
- **2023-06-01** Reports READ.
- **2023-06-01** On motion of Representative LANDRY of Farmington, TABLED pending ACCEPTANCE of Either Report.
- **2023-06-01** Later today assigned.
- **2023-06-08** Speaker laid before the House
- **2023-06-08** Subsequently, on motion of Representative LANDRY of Farmington, the Majority Ought to Pass Report was ACCEPTED.
- **2023-06-08** ROLL CALL NO. 158
- **2023-06-08** (Yeas 76 - Nays 54 - Absent 20 - Excused 0 - Vacant 1)
- **2023-06-08** The Bill was READ ONCE. `reading-1`
- **2023-06-08** Under suspension of the rules, the Bill was given its SECOND READING without REFERENCE to the Committee on Bills in the Second Reading.
- **2023-06-08** The Bill was PASSED TO BE ENGROSSED. `reading-3`
- **2023-06-08** Sent for concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.
- **2023-06-12** Reports READ
- **2023-06-12** On motion by Senator LaFOUNTAIN of Kennebec The Majority Ought to Pass Report ACCEPTED in concurrence
- **2023-06-12** Roll Call Ordered Roll Call Number 273 Yeas 27 - Nays 5 - Excused 3 - Absent 0
- **2023-06-12** READ ONCE `reading-1`
- **2023-06-12** Under suspension of the Rules, READ A SECOND TIME AND PASSED TO BE ENGROSSED in concurrence `reading-2, reading-3`
- **2023-06-13** PASSED TO BE ENACTED. `passage`
- **2023-06-13** Sent for concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.
- **2023-06-13** PASSED TO BE ENACTED, in concurrence. `passage`
- **2023-06-20** Signed by Governor `executive-signature`
- **2023-05-17T04:00:00+00:00** Work Session Held
- **2023-05-17T04:00:00+00:00** Voted - Divided Report
- **2023-05-30T04:00:00+00:00** Reported Out - OTP/ONTP
## Source
OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/07240bf5-1067-42a4-8f99-1ff6a3c99ab5`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Maine legislature records).