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IntroducedDec 03, 2025
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Passed SenateMar 03, 2026
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Passed HouseMar 05, 2026
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Became LawMar 19, 2026
Maine Senate Bill
SP 803, An Act To Authorize An Educational Requirement For Seaweed Permit Holders
Summary
Comments on LD 1991
Tweets
Whip Lists
Sponsors
Votes
Actions
- Mar 19, 2026 | Senate
- Enacted
- Mar 19, 2026 | executive
- Signed by Governor
- Mar 12, 2026 | Senate
- PASSED TO BE ENACTED, in concurrence.
- Mar 10, 2026 | House
- PASSED TO BE ENACTED.
- Sent for concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.
- Mar 05, 2026 | House
- CONSENT CALENDAR - FIRST DAY
- Under suspension of the rules CONSENT CALENDAR - SECOND DAY.
- The Bill was PASSED TO BE ENGROSSED as Amended by Committee Amendment "A" (S-516).
- In concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.
- Mar 03, 2026 | Senate
- COMMITTEE ON BILLS IN THE SECOND READING REPORTS NO FURTHER VERBAL AMENDMENTS NECESSARY. REPORT ACCEPTED.
- READ A SECOND TIME and PASSED TO BE ENGROSSED AS AMENDED BY Committee Amendment "A" (S-516)
- Ordered sent down forthwith for concurrence.
- Feb 26, 2026 | Senate
- Report READ and ACCEPTED.
- Bill READ ONCE.
- Committee Amendment "A" (S-516) READ and ADOPTED.
- ASSIGNED FOR SECOND READING NEXT LEGISLATIVE DAY.
- Feb 24, 2026 | legislature
- Reported Out - OTP-AM
- Feb 12, 2026 | legislature
- Work Session (Cross Building, Room 202)
- Work Session Held
- Voted - OTP-AM
- Feb 05, 2026 | legislature
- Public Hearing (Cross Building, Room 202)
- Dec 03, 2025 | Senate
- Received by the Secretary of the Senate on December 3, 2025 and REFERRED to the Committee on MARINE RESOURCES pursuant to Joint Rule 308.2
Documents
- Fiscal Note for Amendment C-A (S-516) (Adopted by House & Senate)HTML
- Fiscal Note for Amendment C-A (S-516) (Adopted by House & Senate)PDF
- Chapter Fiscal NoteHTML
- Chapter Fiscal NotePDF
- Testimony on Feb 05, 2026 by Thomas Adamo (None but see above public service)PDF
- Testimony on Feb 05, 2026 by Colleen Brown (Whiting)PDF
- Testimony on Feb 05, 2026 by Shep Erhart (Maine Seaweed Council)PDF
- Testimony on Feb 05, 2026 by Deirdre Gilbert (Department of Marine Resources)PDF
- Testimony on Feb 05, 2026 by Larch Hanson (Steuben)PDF
- Testimony on Feb 05, 2026 by David Porter (Brooklin)PDF
- Testimony on Feb 05, 2026 by Robin Hadlock Seeley (Maine Rockweed Coalition)PDF
- Testimony on Feb 05, 2026 by Denise Tepler (Maine State Legislature)PDF
- Thomas Adamo, None but see above public service (Written) - MAR 02/05/2026 10:06 AM
- Robin Hadlock Seeley, Maine Rockweed Coalition (Speaking For) - MAR 02/05/2026 02:03 AM
- Colleen Brown, Whiting (Written) - MAR 01/31/2026 07:25 AM
- David Porter, Brooklin (Written) - MAR 02/05/2026 07:18 AM
Sources
- https://legislature.maine.gov/LawMakerWeb/summary.asp?ld=1991&SessionID=16
- https://legislature.maine.gov/LawMakerWeb/sponsors.asp?ID=280100706
- https://legislature.maine.gov/LawMakerWeb/subjects.asp?ID=280100706
- https://legislature.maine.gov/legis/bills/display_ps.asp?ld=1991&PID=1456&snum=132
- https://legislature.maine.gov/LawMakerWeb/dockets.asp?ID=280100706
- https://legislature.maine.gov/ctl/MAR/02-05-2026

