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Maine · 132nd Legislature (2025-2026) · Bill

LD 489: An Act To Provide For A Vessel Breakdown License Exception For Commercial Halibut Fishing License Holders

Enacted Official data

  1. Introduced
  2. In committee
  3. Passed one chamber
  4. Passed both chambers
  5. Enacted

Last official action: ·Record last updated:

Plain-language summary

LD 489 is a bill introduced in the Maine House on February 6, 2025. According to its official title, it concerns: An Act To Provide For A Vessel Breakdown License Exception For Commercial Halibut Fishing License Holders. Primary sponsor: Tiffany Strout (Republican). It lists 6 additional sponsors. Most recent recorded action (May 9, 2025): Signed by Governor.

Generated automatically from the official title, sponsor list, and status record only. It does not characterize the bill’s purpose or effects. How summaries are written

Sponsors

Sponsors by party (alphabetical): Democratic 1 · Republican 6

NameRolePartyChamberDistrict
Tiffany StroutPrimary sponsorRepublicanHouse11
Gary DrinkwaterCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse27
Sheila LymanCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse76
Marianne MooreCo-sponsorRepublicanSenate6
Tracy QuintCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse8
Cameron RenyCo-sponsorDemocraticSenate13
Will TuellCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse10

“Support” is shown only as formal sponsorship recorded by the legislature. Roll-call votes are available on the official bill page.

Recent official actions

  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. Under suspension of the Rules, READ A SECOND TIME and PASSED TO BE ENGROSSED AS AMENDED BY Committee Amendment "A" (H-74), in concurrence.
  8. Committee Amendment "A" (H-74) READ and ADOPTED, in concurrence.
  9. READ ONCE.
  10. Report READ and ACCEPTED, in concurrence.
  11. Sent for concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.
  12. The Bill was PASSED TO BE ENGROSSED as Amended by Committee Amendment "A" (H-74).

Showing 12 most recent of 20 actions. Full history

Sources

  1. Open States / Plural (data from the official legislature website)
  2. Official legislature source