An Act to Protect the Right to Harvest Wildlife
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Officially: “An Act to Protect the Right to Harvest Wildlife” Read the full text
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132nd legislature (2025-2026)SP 559
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^Received by the Secretary of the Senate on March 28, 2025 and REFERRED to the Committee on INLAND FISHERIES AND WILDLIFE pursuant to Joint Rule 308.2 · Mar 28, 2025
Reports READ On motion by Senator BALDACCI of Penobscot Tabled until Later in Today's Session, pending ACCEPTANCE OF EITHER REPORT. Unfinished Business · May 28, 2025
Unfinished Business · May 29, 2025
Taken from the table by the President On motion by Senator BALDACCI of Penobscot The Majority Ought to Pass As Amended by Committee Amendment "A" (S-158) Report ACCEPTED READ ONCE Committee Amendment · Jun 2, 2025
Reports READ. On motion of Representative ROBERTS of South Berwick, TABLED pending ACCEPTANCE of Either Report. Later today assigned. · Jun 3, 2025
Unfinished Business · Jun 3, 2025
Unfinished Business · Jun 4, 2025
Unfinished Business · Jun 5, 2025
Unfinished Business · Jun 9, 2025
Unfinished Business · Jun 10, 2025
Unfinished Business · Jun 11, 2025
Speaker laid before the House Subsequently, the Bill and accompanying papers were INDEFINITELY POSTPONED. ROLL CALL NO. 451 (Yeas 75 - Nays 73 - Absent 1 - Excused 2) In NON-CONCURRENCE and sent for c · Jun 12, 2025
On motion of Representative MOONEN of Portland, the House RECONSIDERED its action whereby the Bill and accompanying papers were INDEFINITELY POSTPONED. On further motion of same Representative the Bil · Jun 13, 2025
Reports READ On motion by Senator PIERCE of Cumberland the Senate RECEDED and CONCURRED to Bill and accompanying papers be COMMITTED to the Committee on INLAND FISHERIES AND WILDLIFE. Ordered sent dow · Jun 16, 2025
CARRIED OVER, in the same posture, to any special or regular session of the 132nd Legislature, pursuant to Joint Order SP 800. · Jun 25, 2025
Reports READ. Motion by Senator BALDACCI of Penobscot to ACCEPT the Majority Ought to Pass As Amended Report FAILED. Roll Call Ordered Roll Call Number 729 Yeas 15 - Nays 19 - Excused 1 - Absent 0 Sub · Mar 3, 2026
Reports READ. On motion of Representative MOONEN of Portland, TABLED pending ACCEPTANCE of Either Report. Later today assigned. · Mar 5, 2026
Unfinished Business · Mar 5, 2026
Unfinished Business · Mar 10, 2026
Unfinished Business · Mar 12, 2026
Speaker laid before the House Subsequently, motion of Representative DILL of Old Town to ACCEPT the Minority Ought Not to Pass Report FAILED. ROLL CALL NO. 658 (Yeas 71 - Nays 72 - Absent 6 - Excused · Mar 17, 2026
On motion by Senator PIERCE of Cumberland Tabled until Later in Today's Session, pending FURTHER CONSIDERATION. Sent down for concurrence. · Mar 18, 2026
Unfinished Business · Mar 19, 2026
Taken from the table by the President On motion by Senator HICKMAN of Kennebec to RECEDE and CONCUR to ACCEPTANCE of The Majority Ought to Pass As Amended by Committee Amendment "B" (S-522) Report and · Mar 24, 2026
On motion of Representative ROBERTS of South Berwick, TABLED pending PASSAGE TO BE ENACTED. ROLL CALL NO. 681 (Yeas 72 - Nays 68 - Absent 9 - Excused 1 - Vacant 1) Later today assigned. · Mar 25, 2026
Unfinished Business · Mar 25, 2026
Speaker laid before the House Subsequently, PASSED TO BE ENACTED. ROLL CALL NO. 692 (Yeas 77 - Nays 66 - Absent 6 - Excused 1 - Vacant 1) Sent for concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.^ · Mar 26, 2026
PASSED TO BE ENACTED, in concurrence. · Mar 30, 2026
The numbers
10
sponsors on the bill
Sponsors
Craig HickmanBilly Bob FaulkinghamStephen WoodMatthew HarringtonHarold StewartTiffany RobertsJoseph BaldacciTavis HasenfusAnn FredericksJames Dill
Recorded votes
EnactmentHouse · 2026-03-26 · PREVAILS · Yeas 77, Nays 66, Excused 1, NotVoting 6, Total 143
TABLE UNTIL LATERHouse · 2026-03-25 · PREVAILS · Yeas 72, Nays 68, Excused 1, NotVoting 9, Total 140
RECEDE AND CONCURSenate · 2026-03-24 · PREVAILS · Yeas 20, Nays 15, Excused 0, NotVoting 0, Total 35
ACC MIN OUGHT NOT TO PASS REPHouse · 2026-03-17 · FAILS · Yeas 71, Nays 72, Excused 1, NotVoting 6, Total 143
ACCEPT MAJORITY OUGHT TO PASS AS AMENDED REPORTSenate · 2026-03-03 · FAILS · Yeas 15, Nays 19, Excused 1, NotVoting 0, Total 34
INDEFINITELY POSTPONEHouse · 2025-06-12 · PREVAILS · Yeas 75, Nays 73, Excused 2, NotVoting 1, Total 148
Roll-call results shown verbatim from the Maine legislature’s records. A result reflects that roll call’s own motion, not the bill’s overall outcome.
Every fact on this page links to its source, starting with the official bill record. Last action: PASSED TO BE ENACTED, in concurrence. (Mar 30, 2026).