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LD77Introduced in the House

An Act to Stabilize and Sustainably Fund the Department of Inland Fisheries and Wildlife, Fisheries and Hatcheries Division by Increasing the Inland Fishing License Fees and Establishing the Inland Fisheries Conservation and Enhancement Fund

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Introduced by Stephen Wood, District 92

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Official description

An Act to Stabilize and Sustainably Fund the Department of Inland Fisheries and Wildlife, Fisheries and Hatcheries Division by Increasing the Inland Fishing License Fees and Establishing the Inland Fisheries Conservation and Enhancement Fund

Where it stands

The Bill was in the possession of the House when the Legislature adjourned Sine Die and was placed in the Legislative Files. (DEAD)

June 25, 2025

How did lawmakers vote?

House votes

1 recorded vote · each counted separately

Senate votes

1 recorded vote · each counted separately

SenateStage: Accept Majority Ought To Pass As Amended Report RC #283 · June 2, 2025

11

Yes

23

No

1

Absent or Not Voting

35 senators recorded in this Senate vote. Colors show vote categories only, not whether a vote was good or bad.

See how each senator voted

SenatorDistrictVote
Susan Bernard1No
Harold Stewart2No
Bradlee Farrin3No
Stacey Guerin4No
Russell Black5No
Marianne Moore6No
Nicole Grohoski7No
Michael Tipping8No
Joseph Baldacci9Absent
David Haggan10No

Bill history

  1. Received by the Clerk of the House on January 6, 2025.

  2. The Bill was REFERRED to the Committee on INLAND FISHERIES AND WILDLIFE pursuant to Joint Rule 308.2 and ordered printed pursuant to Joint Rule 401.

  3. Work Session Held

  4. Voted: Divided Report

  5. Carried over, in the same posture, to the next special or regular session of the 132nd Legislature, pursuant to Joint Order SP 519.

  6. Reported Out: OTP-AM/ONTP

  7. Reports READ.

  8. On motion of Representative ROBERTS of South Berwick, the Majority Ought to Pass as Amended Report was ACCEPTED.

  9. ROLL CALL NO. 243 (Yeas 76 - Nays 70 - Absent 5 - Excused 0)

  10. The Bill was READ ONCE.

  11. Committee Amendment "A" (H-323) was READ and ADOPTED.

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

  13. The Bill was PASSED TO BE ENGROSSED as Amended by Committee Amendment "A" (H-323).

  14. Sent for concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.

  15. Reports Read

  16. Motion by Senator PIERCE of Cumberland to ACCEPT the Majority Ought to Pass as Amended by Committee Amendment "A" (H-323) Report FAILED

  17. Roll Call Ordered Roll Call Number 283 Yeas 11 - Nays 23 - Excused 1 - Absent 0

  18. Subsequently, The Minority Ought Not To Pass Report ACCEPTED in NON-CONCURRENCE.

  19. Sent down for concurrence

  20. On motion of Representative MOONEN of Portland, TABLED pending FURTHER CONSIDERATION.

  21. Later today assigned.

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  33. The Bill was in the possession of the House when the Legislature adjourned Sine Die and was placed in the Legislative Files. (DEAD)

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