128th Maine Legislature proposed bills
RESOLUTION, Proposing an Amendment to the Constitution of Maine To Exclude Wildlife Issues from Citizen Initiatives
An Act To Protect Maine's Forest Rangers
An Act To Prohibit the Creation of a Firearms Owner Registry
RESOLUTION, Proposing an Amendment to the Constitution of Maine To Establish the Right To Hunt and Fish
An Act To Exempt a Person under 18 Years of Age from the Requirement To Wear a Helmet While on an All-terrain Vehicle in Certain Circumstances
An Act To Lower the Age Requirement To Carry a Concealed Handgun
An Act Concerning the Ownership of a Causeway on Long Lake near St. Agatha
An Act To Exempt Certain Veterans from Hunter Safety Courses
An Act To Provide Funding for the Restoration of China Lake
An Act To Allow Senior Hunters To Shoot Antlerless Deer
An Act To Allow Bird Hunting on Sundays by Licensed Hunters Using a Shotgun
An Act To Remove the Prohibition on Baiting Deer
An Act To Eliminate Permits for Wild Turkey Hunting, Expand the Bag Limits and Expand Opportunities for Registering Wild Turkeys
An Act To Allow Sunday Hunting by Landowners and Those with Landowner Permission
An Act To Assist Island and Coastal Communities with Controlling Excess Deer Populations
An Act To Further Limit the Liability of Landowners Who Permit the Use of Land for Outdoor Recreational Activity
An Act To Strengthen the Farm and Open Space Tax Law
An Act To Prohibit Foraging on Private Land without Permission
An Act To Protect the Biomass Industry
Last bill listed LD134 2017-01-17
An Act To Require the Reporting of Animal Cruelty or Neglect
An Act To Prohibit the Mining of Massive Sulfide Ore Deposits on State Lands
An Act To Prohibit the Mining of Massive Sulfide Ore Deposits under the Maine Metallic Mineral Mining Act
Resolve, To Establish a Commission To Simplify Maine's Fishing Rules
(The above bill lists a number of people to be appointed to the panel. The lists includes representatives from SAM, and MPGA, among others. If you are interested and have the time to commit to attending meetings and hearings please contact your local legislator)
An Act To Allow Dipping for Smelt on King Pond in Hancock County
An Act To Allow Bird Hunting on Sunday in Aroostook County and Unorganized Townships in Western Maine
An Act To Allow Spearfishing for Northern Pike in Sebago Lake
An Act To Authorize 3-day All-terrain Vehicle Registration Reciprocity with the Provinces of New Brunswick and Quebec
An Act Regarding Maine's Moose Lottery
Last bill listed LD232 as of 2017-01-22
An Act To Eliminate the Authority of Game Wardens To Violate the Hunting and Fishing Laws When Carrying Out the Duties of the Department of Inland Fisheries and Wildlife
An Act To Clarify the Use of State Lands Designated for Conservation or Recreation Purposes
An Act To Repeal the Affirmative Defense for Cruelty to Animals
An Act To Repeal the Maine Metallic Mineral Mining Act
An Act To Implement a Moratorium on Metallic Mineral Mining
An Act To Expand Disabled Veteran Eligibility for Complimentary Hunting, Fishing and Trapping Licenses
An Act To Require a Game Warden's Certificate To Kill Wild Animals Causing Damage to Crops or Orchards and Notification to Nearby Residents
An Act Regarding the Use of Helmets by Minors Riding in an All-terrain Vehicle with an Adult
An Act To Amend the Hunting Laws as They Pertain to the Training of Dogs
An Act To Give Veterans Priority in the Issuance of Antlerless Deer Permits
An Act To Promote and Encourage the Sustainability of the Elver Fishery
Resolve, Prohibiting the Commissioner of Marine Resources from Adopting or Enforcing Certain Rules Limiting the Quantity of Smelts a Person May Take from the Coastal Waters of the State until after Completion of a Study
An Act To Require Permits for Wildlife in Captivity and Notification of the Escape of Exotic Wildlife in Captivity
An Act To Amend the Process for Distributing Any-deer Permits
Last bill listed LD330 as of 2017-01-28
An Act To Allow 100 Percent Disabled Veterans To Choose the Zone in Which Their Antlerless Deer Permits Are Issued
An Act To Promote Deer Hunting
An Act To Require the Use of Personal Flotation Devices in Canoes
An Act To Prohibit the Discharge of a Firearm within 300 Feet of a State-owned Boat Launching Ramp
An Act To Repeal Certain Requirements Concerning the Sale and Purchase of Firearms
An Act To Allow Municipalities To Prohibit Weapons at Municipal Public Proceedings and Voting Places
An Act To Require a Dealer To Sell a Gun Lock with Every New Firearm
An Act To Create a Penalty for the Discharge of Septic Waste from Watercraft into the Inland Waters
An Act To Protect Maine Lakes and Ponds from Invasive Species
Last bill listed LD390 as of 2017-02-01
Resolve, Regarding Legislative Review of Chapter 200: Metallic Mineral Exploration, Advanced Exploration and Mining, a Major Substantive Rule of the Department of Environmental Protection
An Act To Revise Maine's Environmental Laws
An Act Regarding the Construction or Placement of Decks within the Shoreland Zone
An Act To Create the Maine Forest Resources Council
An Act To Promote Economic Development and Critical Communications for Rural Family Farms, Businesses and Residences by Strategic Public Investment in High-speed Internet
An Act To Facilitate the Creation of the Maine Water Trust To Regulate and Protect Maine's Water Supply and To Ensure the Quantity and Quality of Maine's Drinking Water
An Act To Extend Internet Availability in Rural Maine
An Act To Extend the Big Game Season in Coastal Wildlife Management Areas
An Act To Extend Fall Fishing Opportunities
An Act To Allow Hunters Whose Religion Prohibits Wearing Hunter Orange Clothing To Instead Wear Red
An Act To Give Certain Landowners First Priority for Antlerless Deer Permits
An Act To Ensure Safe Drinking Water for Families in Maine
Resolve, To Create the Commission To Study the Needs, Opportunities and Efficiencies Associated with the Production of Salmonid Sport Fish in Maine
An Act To Improve Enforcement of Snowmobile Noise Levels
An Act To Allow Ice Fishing in Seboomook Lake Township on Baker Lake and on Third, Fourth and Fifth St. John Ponds
An Act To Allow Migratory Game Birds To Be Hunted on Sundays
An Act To Tax the Extraction of Water for Certain Commercial Purposes and Fund Water Quality Programs
An Act To Allow Reciprocal Recognition of New Hampshire and Maine Snowmobile Registrations
An Act To Allocate at Least 10 Percent of Antlerless Deer Permits Available in Each Wildlife Management District to Hunters 70 Years of Age and Older
An Act To Clarify Occupancy for Tents, Campers, Trailers and Other Devices used for Camping in Unorganized Townships
An Act To Authorize a General Fund Bond Issue To Increase Rural Maine's Access to Broadband Internet Service
An Act Regarding the Commercial Forestry Excise Tax
An Act To Authorize a General Fund Bond Issue To Support Biological Research in Maine
An Act To Update Maine's Fishing Laws
Last bill listed LD547 as of 2017-02-09
An Act To Recognize Preexisting Land Uses
An Act To Amend Maine's Fish and Wildlife Licensing Laws
An Act To Offer Hunters 65 Years of Age or Older Who Have Accumulated at Least 30 Points a Guaranteed Moose Permit
An Act To Allow Owners of 25 Acres or More of Land That Is Open to the Public for Hunting To Take Any Deer without a Special Permit
An Act To Revoke the Hunting License of a Person Charged with Defacing Property Posting Signs
An Act To Improve Moose Hunting
An Act To Standardize the Law Concerning Property Transfers and To Protect Water Quality
An Act To Amend the Provision of Law Requiring Disclosure of the Possession of a Firearm under Certain Circumstances
An Act To Modify the Mining Laws
An Act To Implement the Recommendations of the Commission To Study the Public Reserved Lands Management Fund
An Act To Allow Fees To Be Charged for Wild Game Dinners
An Act Prohibiting a Law Enforcement Officer from Confiscating a Firearm under Certain Conditions
Last bill listed LD599 as of 2017-02-15
An Act To Protect Maine's Lakes by Prohibiting the Discharge of Waste from Watercraft
An Act To Expand Opportunities for Moose Permit Winners To Swap Their Permits
An Act To Require an Operator of an All-terrain Vehicle Driven on Certain Roads To Have a Driver's License and Liability Insurance
An Act To Protect Maine's Lands
An Act To Expand the Types of Nonprofit Organizations to Which Surplus Property May Be Sold by the State
Resolve, To Establish a Working Group To Propose Changes to the Animal Welfare Laws
Resolve, Directing the Department of Agriculture, Conservation and Forestry To Work with All-terrain Vehicle Clubs To Develop All-terrain Vehicle Trails in Northern Maine
An Act To Increase Vegetative Buffers in the Shoreland Zone
An Act To Establish the Mining Advisory Panel
An Act To Remove Restrictions on the Membership of Regional Water Councils
An Act To Clarify the Laws Governing Hunting from a Vehicle
An Act To Create a Local Option for a Sunday Exception Allowing Deer Hunting with Rifles
An Act To Double the Number of Moose Permits Available for Auction by Conservation Organizations
An Act To Increase the Quota for Smelts for Commercial Pelagic and Anadromous Fishing License Holders
An Act To Protect Young Bucks in Northern, Eastern and Western Maine
Last bill listed LD 741 as of 2017-02-28
An Act To Prohibit the Feeding of Deer from August 15th to December 15th
An Act To Establish 2 Comprehensive Licenses for Hunting and for Hunting and Fishing
An Act To Protect Maine's Clean Water and Taxpayers from Mining Pollution
An Act Regarding Game That Is Confiscated in Connection with an Alleged Violation of Inland Fisheries and Wildlife Laws
An Act To Amend the Laws Governing Tagging of Harvested Animals To Reflect the Closure of Tagging Stations Due to Holidays and Other Legitimate Reasons
An Act To Amend the Laws Governing the Determination of a Wind Energy Development's Effect on the Scenic Character of Maine's Special Places
An Act To Prohibit Personal Watercraft on Third Pond in Blue Hill
An Act To Protect Maine's Agriculture
An Act To Authorize a General Fund Bond Issue To Support the Biomass Industry
Last bill listed LD 956 as of 2017-03-07
An Act To Add .17 Caliber Hornady Magnum Rimfire Rifle Cartridges to the Cartridges Acceptable for Deer Hunting
An Act To Prohibit Stocking Fish in or Using Live Fish as Bait on Tributaries to State Heritage Fish Waters
An Act To Exempt Holders of Bear Hunting Permits from Archery Hunting License Requirements
An Act To Minimize Crop Damage by Deer by Amending Certain Laws Governing Hunting
An Act To Allow Junior Hunters To Take an Antlered or Antlerless Deer in Any Wildlife Management District on Youth Deer Hunting Day
An Act Regarding Permitting under the Natural Resources Protection Act
An Act Regarding the Safe Discharge of Firearms during Deer Hunting Season
An Act To Dedicate All Money Raised from the Moose Lottery and Permits to Research and Management of Moose
An Act To Increase the Penalties for Hunting Deer over Bait
Last bill listed LD 1122 as of 2017-03-20
An Act To Support Tourism on Public Reserved Lands by Leasing Sites to Commercial Sporting Camps
An Act To Amend the Laws Governing Crossbow Hunting
An Act To Provide a Voluntary Method of Determining Whether a Purchaser of a Firearm Is Prohibited from Possessing a Firearm without a Background Check
An Act To Deregulate the In-state Extraction and Sale of Raw Honey
An Act To Better Understand and Control Invasive Aquatic Plants and Nuisance Species
An Act To Increase Funding for Programs That Support the Mission of the Department of Inland Fisheries and Wildlife
An Act To Provide Funding to Municipalities Severely Infested by Brown-tail Moth Caterpillars
An Act To Increase Transparency in Cooperative Agreements within the Department of Agriculture, Conservation and Forestry
An Act To Allow the Commissioner of Inland Fisheries and Wildlife To Change the Closing Date of Fishing Seasons
An Act To Improve Maine's Heritage Fish List
An Act To Provide Landowners a Property Tax Exemption for Certain Trails
An Act To Permit the Operation of Certain All-terrain Vehicles on Public Ways
An Act To Modernize the Mining Excise Tax
An Act To Update Maine's Water Quality Standards
Last bill listed LD1318 as of 2017-04-01
An Act To Prohibit Possession of Black Powder and Muzzle-loading Firearms by Certain Persons
An Act To Support Local Agricultural Production
An Act To Enhance Safety on College and University Campuses by Allowing Firearms To Be Carried on the Campuses of Public Colleges and Universities
An Act To Ensure the Continuation of the Landowner Relations Program
Last bill listed LD1409 as of 2017-04-09
Added the one below on 2014-04-12
Resolve, To Study Repeal of Occupational Licensing Requirements for Certain Occupations
Updated on 2017-05-03
An Act To Allow Junior Hunters To Take an Antlered or Antlerless Deer in Any Wildlife Management District on Youth Deer Hunting Day
An Act Regarding Permitting under the Natural Resources Protection Act
An Act Regarding the Safe Discharge of Firearms during Deer Hunting Season
Resolve, Directing the Department of Agriculture, Conservation and Forestry To Convey Certain Lands to Roosevelt Conference Center Doing Business as Eagle Lake Sporting Camps
Resolve, To Expand Research To Fight Lyme Disease
An Act To Dedicate All Money Raised from the Moose Lottery and Permits to Research and Management of Moose
An Act To Replace Municipal Property Tax Revenue Lost Due to Land Acquisitions under the Land for Maine's Future Fund
An Act To Increase the Penalties for Hunting Deer over Bait
An Act To Amend the Rules Regulating Invasive Terrestrial Plant Species
An Act To Support Tourism on Public Reserved Lands by Leasing Sites to Commercial Sporting Camps
An Act To Provide Occupants of Motor Vehicles with Gold Star Family Registration Plates Free Entry to State Parks
An Act To Amend the Laws Governing Crossbow Hunting
An Act To Provide a Voluntary Method of Determining Whether a Purchaser of a Firearm Is Prohibited from Possessing a Firearm without a Background Check
An Act To Deregulate the In-state Extraction and Sale of Raw Honey
An Act To Increase Funding for Programs That Support the Mission of the Department of Inland Fisheries and Wildlife
An Act To Provide Funding to Municipalities Severely Infested by Brown-tail Moth Caterpillars
An Act To Allow the Commissioner of Inland Fisheries and Wildlife To Change the Closing Date of Fishing Seasons
An Act To Improve Maine's Heritage Fish List
An Act To Provide Landowners a Property Tax Exemption for Certain Trails
An Act To Permit the Operation of Certain All-terrain Vehicles on Public Ways
An Act To Modernize the Mining Excise Tax
An Act To Prohibit Possession of Black Powder and Muzzle-loading Firearms by Certain Persons
An Act To Support Local Agricultural Production
An Act To Designate the Maine Farms Agricultural Resource Management and Sustainability Recognition Program
An Act Regarding the Confidentiality of Information in the Animal Welfare Laws
An Act To Promote Biosecurity and Better Regulate the Importation, Possession and Use of Aquatic Species
An Act To Regulate Hydraulic Fracturing To Prevent Threats to Maine's Drinking Water
An Act To Extend the Time for an Appeal of Limited Entry Fishing License Denial for Members of the Military
An Act Relating to Firearms Exclusions in Certain Locations
An Act To Require That Landowners with Property Enrolled in the Tree Growth Tax Program Receive Timely Notice of Changes in Valuation of That Property
An Act To Authorize the Revocation, Suspension or Denial of a Guide License under Specified Circumstances
An Act To Correct and Clarify Maine's Fish and Wildlife Laws
An Act To Improve Animal Control in Maine
An Act To Encourage Development in the Logging Industry by Requiring State and Local Government Agencies To Give Preference to Lumber and Solid Wood Products Harvested in the State
An Act To Clarify and Enhance Maine's Fish and Wildlife Enforcement Laws
An Act To Transfer the Authority To Issue Nonconcealed Firearm Permits in Certain Cases from the Department of Public Safety to the Office of the Governor
Last bill listed LD 1590 as of 2017-05-07
An Act To Improve the Maine Tree Growth Tax Law
An Act To Authorize a General Fund Bond Issue for Agricultural Water Resource Development and Marketing
An Act To Protect Persons Who Cultivate, Process, Buy and Sell Hemp
Resolve, Authorizing Certain Land Transactions by the Department of Agriculture, Conservation and Forestry, Bureau of Parks and Lands
Last bill listed LD 1644 as of 2017-07-03
Resolve, Authorizing Certain Land Transactions by the Bureau of Parks and Lands within the Department of Agriculture, Conservation and Forestry
An Act To Prohibit the Entry of Anadromous Fish Species into Sheepscot Pond for 3 Years and To Study the Consequences of the Presence of Anadromous Fish in Sheepscot Pond
Resolve, Regarding Legislative Review of Portions of Chapter 502: Direct Watersheds of Lakes Most at Risk from New Development, Urban Impaired Streams, a Major Substantive Rule of the Department of Environmental Protection
An Act To Amend the Registered Maine Guide Background Check Requirement
An Act To Revise the Renewable Portfolio Standard Laws To Allow Certain Hydropower Facilities To Qualify as New Renewable Capacity Resources
An Act To Allow Certain Hydropower Facilities To Sell Electricity Directly to Rural Manufacturing and Industrial Sites
An Act Authorizing Changes to the Ownership and Leases of Certain Public Lands
An Act To Increase Safety on a Youth Hunting Day for Hunting Bear by Allowing an Accompanying Adult To Possess a Firearm
An Act To Implement Recommendations Resulting from a State Government Evaluation Act Review of the Board of Environmental Protection by the Joint Standing Committee on Environment and Natural Resources
An Act To Implement Recommendations Resulting from a State Government Evaluation Act Review of the Department of Environmental Protection by the Joint Standing Committee on Environment and Natural Resources
An Act Regarding the Penalties for Hunting Deer over Bait
An Act Regarding the Repeal of a Provision of Law Allowing Certain Nonresidents To Hunt Deer before the Open Season on Deer
An Act Regarding the Termination of the Authority To Issue a Permit for a Noise Suppression Device on a Firearm for Hunting
An Act To Transfer Funds within the Department of Inland Fisheries and Wildlife
An Act To Exempt from Hunter Safety Courses Certain Veterans and Persons Who Have Completed Firearms Safety Courses
Lat bill listed LD1845 on 2018-02-22
