Maine 131st Legislature (2023-2024) Status: Enacted Bipartisan · 4 D · 3 R cosponsors

LD 817 — An Act To Allow The Crew Member Of A Holder Of An Elver Fishing License To Empty An Elver Fyke Net

Last action — Signed by Governor

  1. ✓
    Introduced
  2. ✓
    In Committee
  3. ✓
    Passed House
  4. ✓
    Passed Senate
  5. ✓
    To Executive
  6. 6
    Enacted

This bill has been enacted into law. Introduced February 28, 2023. Enacted.

Signed by Governor Janet Mills (Democratic) on May 15, 2023.

Odds of enactment

High chance

Based on the sponsor, cosponsors, and committee posture, this bill has a high chance of becoming law.

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Prognosis

Likely to advance 78% · moderate confidence

  • Enacted

    Current position in the legislative process.

  • 9 sponsors

    1 primary, 8 co-sponsors signed on.

  • Bipartisan support

    Sponsored across 2 parties (4 D · 3 R) — cross-party backing.

Based on stage, sponsorship breadth, committee status, recorded votes, and cross-state momentum — a description of the observable signals, not a prediction.

Bill Text

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Action History

  1. Signed by Governor

  2. PASSED TO BE ENACTED - Emergency - 2/3 Elected Required, in concurrence.

  3. Sent for concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.

  4. PASSED TO BE ENACTED.

  5. This being an emergency measure, a two-thirds vote of all the members elected to the House was necessary.

  6. Ordered sent down forthwith.

  7. READ A SECOND TIME and PASSED TO BE ENGROSSED AS AMENDED BY Committee Amendment "A" (H-89), in concurrence.

  8. COMMITTEE ON BILLS IN THE SECOND READING REPORTS NO FURTHER VERBAL AMENDMENTS NECESSARY. REPORT ACCEPTED.

  9. ASSIGNED FOR SECOND READING NEXT LEGISLATIVE DAY.

  10. Committee Amendment "A" (H-89) READ and ADOPTED

  11. READ ONCE

  12. Report READ and ACCEPTED in concurrence

  13. Sent for concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.

  14. The Bill was PASSED TO BE ENGROSSED as Amended by Committee Amendment "A" (H-89).

  15. Under suspension of the rules CONSENT CALENDAR - SECOND DAY.

  16. CONSENT CALENDAR - FIRST DAY

  17. Reported Out - OTP-AM

  18. Carried over, in the same posture, to any special or regular session of the 131st Legislature, pursuant to Joint Order SP 594.

  19. Voted - OTP-AM

  20. Work Session Held

  21. The Bill was REFERRED to the Committee on MARINE RESOURCES in concurrence

  22. Sent for concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.

  23. The Bill was REFERRED to the Committee on MARINE RESOURCES.

  24. Committee on Marine Resources suggested and ordered printed.

Sponsors

Sponsorship breakdown

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1 sponsors · 8 co-sponsors · 177 not signed on

Sponsors (1)

Co-sponsors (8)

Not signed on (177)

177 members have not signed on to this bill.

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"Not signed on" means a member has not sponsored or co-sponsored this bill — it does not imply opposition. Members flagged Voted No have a recorded No vote on this bill.

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Frequently asked questions

Who sponsors LD 817?
LD 817 is sponsored by Lynne WILLIAMS, Marianne Moore (Republican), Nina Milliken (Democrat), Allison Hepler (Democrat), Holly Eaton (Democrat), James Dill (Democrat), Kenneth DAVIS, Scott W. Cyrway (Republican), and Tiffany Strout (Republican).
What is the current status of LD 817?
This bill has been enacted into law. Introduced February 28, 2023. Enacted.
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