STATE BILLME LD 2025PASSED

An Act to Create a Limited-purpose License for Aquaculture Nursery and Husbandry Activities and to Clarify the Aquaculture Lease Amendment Process

State of Maine

Status: Passed; Signed or otherwise enacted
Status date: Apr 6, 2026; 220 days ago
Current chamber: Senate
Session: 2025-2026 Regular Session

ME LD 2025 · PassedApr 6

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Bill details

Last action: PASSED TO BE ENACTED, in concurrence. · Apr 6, 2026

Sponsor

MRMorgan RiellyRepresentative · Democrat · HD-127Primary sponsor

Bill history

Newest first.

Apr 6, 2026PASSED TO BE ENACTED, in concurrence.Senate

Apr 2, 2026Sent for concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.House

Apr 2, 2026PASSED TO BE ENACTED.House

Apr 2, 2026Under suspension of the Rules, READ A SECOND TIME and PASSED TO BE ENGROSSED AS AMENDED by Committee Amendment "A" (H-951) as Amended by House Amendment "A" (H-961) thereto in concurrence.Senate

Apr 2, 2026Committee Amendment "A" (H-951) as Amended by House Amendment "A" (H-961) thereto ADOPTED.Senate

Apr 2, 2026Committee Amendment "A" (H-951) to Committee Amendment "A" (H-951) READ and ADOPTED.Senate

Apr 2, 2026Committee Amendment "A" (H-951) READSenate

Apr 2, 2026READ ONCE.Senate

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Apr 2, 2026Report READ and ACCEPTED, in concurrence.Senate

Apr 2, 2026Sent for concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.House

Apr 2, 2026The Bill was PASSED TO BE ENGROSSED as Amended by Committee Amendment "A" (H-951) as Amended by House Amendment "A" (H-961) thereto.House

Apr 2, 2026Under suspension of the rules, the Bill was given its SECOND READING without REFERENCE to the Committee on Bills in the Second Reading.House

Apr 2, 2026Committee Amendment "A" (H-951) as Amended by House Amendment "A" (H-961) thereto was ADOPTED.House

Apr 2, 2026On motion of Representative HEPLER of Woolwich, House Amendment "A" (H-961) to Committee Amendment "A" (H-951) was READ and ADOPTED.House

Apr 2, 2026Committee Amendment "A" (H-951) was READ.House

Apr 2, 2026The Bill was READ ONCE.House

Apr 2, 2026The Committee Report was READ and ACCEPTED.House

Apr 2, 2026On OBJECTION of Representative HEPLER of Woolwich REMOVED.House

Apr 2, 2026CONSENT CALENDAR - FIRST DAYHouse

Mar 31, 2026Reported Out: OTP-AMJoint

Feb 26, 2026Voted: OTP-AMJoint

Feb 26, 2026Work Session HeldJoint

Dec 3, 2025The Bill was REFERRED to the Committee on MARINE RESOURCES pursuant to Joint Rule 308.2 and ordered printed pursuant to Joint Rule 401.House

Dec 3, 2025Received by the Clerk of the House on December 3, 2025.House

Subjects

Aquaculture
Licensing

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