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IntroducedMar 28, 2025
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Passed HouseMar 24, 2026
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Passed SenateMar 25, 2026
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Became Law
Maine House Bill
HP 876, An Act Regarding Required Landings In The Menhaden Fishery
Last Action See all actions
House • Apr 07, 2026: Later today assigned.
Latest Bill Text See all bill texts
Summary
Comments on LD 1353
Tweets
Whip Lists
Sponsors



- Marianne Moorecosponsor
- Morgan Riellycosponsor
- James Thornecosponsor
Votes
NO: 6
- Allison Hepler
- Denise Tepler
- Wayne Farrin
- Cheryl Golek
- Cameron Reny
- Morgan Rielly
OTHER: 0
YES: 79
- ALBERT
- ARATA
- ARCHER
- ARDELL
- BABIN
- BAGSHAW
- BISHOP
- BLIER
- BOYER
- CAMPBELL
- CARLOW
- CARUSO
- CHAPMAN
- CIMINO
- COLLAMORE
- COLLINS
- COOPER
- CRAY
- CROCKETT
- DAIGLE
- DRINKWATER
- DUCHARME
- EATON
- EDER
- FAULKINGHAM
- FECTEAU
- FLYNN
- FOLEY
- FOSTER
- FREDERICKS
- FREDETTE
- FRIEDMANN
- GIFFORD
- GRAHAM
- GREENWOOD
- GUERRETTE
- HAGGAN
- HALL
- HASENFUS
- HENDERSON
- HYMES
- JACKSON
- LANCE
- LAVIGNE
- LEE
- LEMELIN
- LIBBY
- LOOKNER
- LYMAN
- MASON
- MCINTYRE
- MILLIKEN
- MINGO
- MORRIS
- NUTTING
- OLSEN
- PAUL
- PERKINS
- POIRIER
- POMERLEAU
- QUINT
- ROBERTS
- ROLLINS
- RUDNICKI
- SCHMERSAL-BURGESS
- SIMMONS
- SINCLAIR
- SMITH
- SOBOLESKI
- STROUT
- SWALLOW
- TERRY
- THORNE
- UNDERWOOD
- WADSWORTH
- WALKER
- James Lee White
- WOOD
NO: 63
- ANKELES
- ARFORD
- BECK
- BELL
- BRENNAN
- BRIDGEO
- BUNKER
- CLUCHEY
- COPELAND
- CRAFTS
- DEBRITO
- DHALAC
- DILL
- DOUDERA
- FAIRCLOTH
- FARRIN
- FROST
- GATTINE
- GEIGER
- GERE
- GOLEK
- GRAMLICH
- HARRIMAN
- HEPLER
- JULIA
- KESSLER
- KUHN
- LAJOIE
- MACIAS
- MALON
- MASTRACCIO
- MATHIESON
- MATLACK
- MCCABE
- MEYER
- MITCHELL
- MONTELL
- MOONEN
- MURPHY
- O'HALLORAN
- OSHER
- PARRY
- PLUECKER
- RANA
- RAY
- RIELLY
- ROEDER
- RUNTE
- SACHS
- SALISBURY
- SARGENT
- SATO
- SAYRE
- SHAGOURY
- SKOLD
- STOVER
- SUPICA
- TUELL
- WARREN
- WEBB
- WOODSOME
- ZAGER
EXCUSED: 1
YES: 14
NO: 18
EXCUSED: 3
Actions
- Apr 07, 2026 | House
- On motion of Representative FAULKINGHAM of Winter Harbor, TABLED pending FURTHER CONSIDERATION.
- Later today assigned.
- Apr 06, 2026 | Senate
- Taken from the table by the President
- Subsequently, FAILED ENACTMENT in NON-CONCURRENCE.
- Roll Call Ordered Roll Call Number 890 Yeas 14 - Nays 18 - Excused 3 - Absent 0
- Sent down for concurrence.
- Apr 02, 2026 | Senate
- On motion by Senator DUSON of Cumberland Tabled until Later in Today's Session, pending PASSAGE TO BE ENACTED, in concurrence.
- Mar 30, 2026 | House
- PASSED TO BE ENACTED.
- Sent for concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.
- Mar 26, 2026 | Senate
- RELEASED
- Mar 25, 2026 | Senate
- Reports Read
- Motion by Senator TEPLER of Sagadahoc to ACCEPT the Minority Ought Not to Pass Report FAILED
- Roll Call Ordered Roll Call Number 795 Yeas 17 - Nays 18 - Excused 0 - Absent 0
- Subsequently The Majority Ought to Pass As Amended by Committee Amendment "A" (H-873) Report ACCEPTED in concurrence.
- READ ONCE
- Committee Amendment "A" (H-873) READ and ADOPTED.
- Under suspension of the Rules, READ A SECOND TIME and PASSED TO BE ENGROSSED AS AMENDED by Committee Amendment "A" (H-873) in concurrence.
- Held at the Request of PIERCE of Cumberland
- Mar 24, 2026 | House
- Reports READ.
- On motion of Representative HEPLER of Woolwich, the Majority Ought to Pass as Amended Report was ACCEPTED.
- ROLL CALL NO. 670
- (Yeas 79 - Nays 63 - Absent 7 - Excused 1 - Vacant 1)
- The Bill was READ ONCE.
- Committee Amendment "A" (H-873) was READ and ADOPTED.
- Under suspension of the rules, the Bill was given its SECOND READING without REFERENCE to the Committee on Bills in the Second Reading.
- The Bill was PASSED TO BE ENGROSSED as Amended by Committee Amendment "A" (H-873).
- Sent for concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.
- Mar 19, 2026 | legislature
- Reported Out - OTP-AM/ONTP
- Feb 26, 2026 | legislature
- Work Session Reconsidered
- Voted - Divided Report
- Feb 05, 2026 | legislature
- Work Session Reconsidered
- Voted - Divided Report
- Jan 29, 2026 | legislature
- Work Session Reconsidered
- Jan 15, 2026 | legislature
- Work Session (Cross Building, Room 202)
- Work Session Held
- Voted - Divided Report
- Jun 25, 2025 | House
- Carried over, in the same posture, to any special or regular session of the 132nd Legislature, pursuant to Joint Order SP 800.
- May 19, 2025 | legislature
- Carry Over Approved
- May 16, 2025 | legislature
- Carry Over Requested
- May 15, 2025 | legislature
- Work Session (Cross Building, Room 202)
- May 01, 2025 | legislature
- Work Session (Cross Building, Room 202)
- Work Session Held - TABLED
- Apr 17, 2025 | legislature
- Public Hearing (Cross Building, Room 202)
- Mar 28, 2025 | House
- Received by the Clerk of the House on March 28, 2025.
- The Bill was REFERRED to the Committee on MARINE RESOURCES pursuant to Joint Rule 308.2 and ordered printed pursuant to Joint Rule 401.
Documents
- Fiscal Note for Amendment C-A (H-873) (Adopted by House & Senate)HTML
- Fiscal Note for Amendment C-A (H-873) (Adopted by House & Senate)PDF
- Testimony on Apr 17, 2025 by Billy Bob Faulkingham (Maine State Legislature)PDF
- Testimony on Apr 17, 2025 by Deirdre Gilbert (Department of Marine Resources)PDF
- Testimony on Apr 17, 2025 by Warren Graybill (Harpswell)PDF
- Testimony on Apr 17, 2025 by Jason Joyce (Swan's Island)PDF
- Testimony on Apr 17, 2025 by Eric Staples (Swan’s Island )PDF
- Testimony on Apr 17, 2025 by Matt Williams (Swans island)PDF
- Eric Staples, Swan’s Island (Written) - MAR 04/16/2025 08:20 PM
- Jason Joyce, Swan's Island (Written) - MAR 04/19/2025 08:48 AM
- Matt Williams, Swans island (Written) - MAR 04/17/2025 10:17 AM
Sources
- https://legislature.maine.gov/LawMakerWeb/summary.asp?ld=1353&SessionID=16
- https://legislature.maine.gov/LawMakerWeb/sponsors.asp?ID=280097952
- https://legislature.maine.gov/LawMakerWeb/subjects.asp?ID=280097952
- https://legislature.maine.gov/legis/bills/display_ps.asp?ld=1353&PID=1456&snum=132
- https://legislature.maine.gov/LawMakerWeb/dockets.asp?ID=280097952
- https://legislature.maine.gov/ctl/MAR/04-17-2025
