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IntroducedDec 03, 2025
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Passed HouseMar 17, 2026
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Passed SenateMar 19, 2026
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Became Law
Maine House Bill
HP 1343, An Act To Authorize The Commissioner Of Marine Resources To Adopt Emergency Rules To Protect Certain Marine Mammals In Exceptional Circumstances
Last Action See all actions
Senate • Mar 19, 2026: Ordered sent down forthwith.
Latest Bill Text See all bill texts
Summary
Comments on LD 2013
Tweets
Whip Lists
Sponsors
Votes
Actions
- Mar 19, 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" (H-856), in concurrence.
- Ordered sent down forthwith.
- Mar 18, 2026 | Senate
- Report READ and ACCEPTED, in concurrence.
- Bill READ ONCE
- Committee Amendment "A" (H-856) READ and ADOPTED.
- ASSIGNED FOR SECOND READING NEXT LEGISLATIVE DAY.
- Mar 17, 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" (H-856).
- Sent for concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.
- Mar 13, 2026 | legislature
- Reported Out - OTP-AM
- Feb 19, 2026 | legislature
- Work Session (Cross Building, Room 202)
- Work Session Held
- Voted - OTP-AM
- Feb 12, 2026 | legislature
- Public Hearing (Cross Building, Room 202)
- Dec 03, 2025 | House
- Received by the Clerk of the House on December 3, 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-856) (Adopted by House & Senate)HTML
- Fiscal Note for Amendment C-A (H-856) (Adopted by House & Senate)PDF
- Testimony on Feb 12, 2026 by Allison Hepler (Maine State Legislature)PDF
- Testimony on Feb 12, 2026 by Jason Joyce (New England Fishermen’s Stewardship Association )PDF
- Testimony on Feb 12, 2026 by Patrice McCarron (Maine Lobstermen's Association)PDF
- Testimony on Feb 12, 2026 by Patrice McCarron (Maine Lobstermen's Association)PDF
- Testimony on Feb 12, 2026 by Carl Wilson (Department of Marine Resources)PDF
- Patrice McCarron, Maine Lobstermen's Association (Written) - MAR 02/12/2026 10:28 AM
- Jason Joyce, New England Fishermen’s Stewardship Association (Written) - MAR 02/12/2026 07:14 AM
Sources
- https://legislature.maine.gov/LawMakerWeb/summary.asp?ld=2013&SessionID=16
- https://legislature.maine.gov/LawMakerWeb/sponsors.asp?ID=280100880
- https://legislature.maine.gov/LawMakerWeb/subjects.asp?ID=280100880
- https://legislature.maine.gov/legis/bills/display_ps.asp?ld=2013&PID=1456&snum=132
- https://legislature.maine.gov/LawMakerWeb/dockets.asp?ID=280100880
- http://legislature.maine.gov/ctl/MAR/02-12-2026

