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LD1364 • 2025

Resolve, Authorizing a Study on the Impacts and Risks of Lead-based Ammunition

Resolve, Authorizing a Study on the Impacts and Risks of Lead-based Ammunition

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Sponsor
Representative William Bridgeo
Last action
2025-06-11
Official status
On motion by Senator PIERCE of Cumberland the Senate INSISTED to its previous action whereby it ACCEPTED the The Majority Ought Not To Pass report In NON-CONCURRENCE. Placed in Legislative Files (DEAD)
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Resolve, Authorizing a Study on the Impacts and Risks of Lead-based Ammunition

Resolve, Authorizing a Study on the Impacts and Risks of Lead-based Ammunition Sponsor: Representative William Bridgeo Reference committee: Inland Fisheries and Wildlife Latest committee action: Reported Out; ONTP/OTP-AM

What This Bill Does

  • Resolve, Authorizing a Study on the Impacts and Risks of Lead-based Ammunition Sponsor: Representative William Bridgeo Reference committee: Inland Fisheries and Wildlife Latest committee action: Reported Out; ONTP/OTP-AM

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Amendments

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Adopted by House

Plain English: Page 1 - 132LR1441(02) COMMITTEE AMENDMENT 1 L.D.

  • Page 1 - 132LR1441(02) COMMITTEE AMENDMENT 1 L.D.
  • 1364 2 Date: (Filing No.
  • H- ) 3INLAND FISHERIES AND WILDLIFE 4 Reproduced and distributed under the direction of the Clerk of the House.
  • 5STATE OF MAINE 6HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 7132ND LEGISLATURE 8FIRST SPECIAL SESSION 9 COMMITTEE AMENDMENT “ ” to H.P.

Bill History

  1. 2025-06-11 House

    Speaker FECTEAU of Biddeford MOVED to INSIST . Motion of Representative MASON of Lisbon to RECEDE and CONCUR to ACCEPTANCE of the Majority Ought Not to Pass Report FAILED . ROLL CALL NO. 426 (Yeas 67 - Nays 73 - Absent 9 - Excused 2) Subsequently, the House INSISTED on ACCEPTANCE of the Minority Ought to Pass as Amended Report and PASSAGE TO BE ENGROSSED as Amended by Committee Amendment "A" (H-523) ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.

  2. 2025-06-11 Senate

    On motion by Senator PIERCE of Cumberland the Senate INSISTED to its previous action whereby it ACCEPTED the The Majority Ought Not To Pass report In NON-CONCURRENCE. Placed in Legislative Files (DEAD)

  3. 2025-06-05 Committee

    Reported Out; ONTP/OTP-AM

  4. 2025-05-07 Committee

    Work Session Held

  5. 2025-05-07 Committee

    Voted; Divided Report

  6. 2025-04-14 Committee

    Work Session Held; TABLED

  7. 2025-03-28 Committee

    Referred to Committee on Inland Fisheries and Wildlife.

Official Summary Text

Resolve, Authorizing a Study on the Impacts and Risks of Lead-based Ammunition
Sponsor:
Representative William Bridgeo
Reference committee:
Inland Fisheries and Wildlife
Latest committee action:
Reported Out; ONTP/OTP-AM

Current Bill Text

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132nd MAINE LEGISLATURE
FIRST SPECIAL SESSION-2025
Legislative Document No. 1364
H.P. 887 House of Representatives, April 1, 2025
Resolve, Authorizing a Study on the Impacts and Risks of Lead-
based Ammunition
Received by the Clerk of the House on March 28, 2025. Referred to the Committee on
Inland Fisheries and Wildlife pursuant to Joint Rule 308.2 and ordered printed pursuant to Joint
Rule 401.
ROBERT B. HUNT
Clerk
Presented by Representative BRIDGEO of Augusta.
Cosponsored by Representatives: DILL of Old Town, ROBERTS of South Berwick.

Page 1 - 132LR1441(01)
1Sec. 1. Department of Inland Fisheries and Wildlife to study impacts and
2risks of lead-based ammunition. Resolved: That the Department of Inland Fisheries
3 and Wildlife shall study the impacts on and risks to wildlife, humans and the environment
4 of using lead-based ammunition to hunt. The department shall consider and recommend
5 ways to minimize the risk to wildlife, humans and the environment posed by lead from
6 hunting ammunition and identify biological, social, economic, political and administrative
7 considerations. The department shall submit a report with findings and recommendations
8 to the Joint Standing Committee on Inland Fisheries and Wildlife no later than November
9 4, 2026. The joint standing committee of the Legislature having jurisdiction over inland
10 fisheries and wildlife matters may submit a bill to the 133rd Legislature in 2027 relating to
11 the subject matter of the report.
12SUMMARY
13 This resolve directs the Department of Inland Fisheries and Wildlife to study the
14 impacts on and risks to wildlife, humans and the environment of using lead-based
15 ammunition to hunt and submit a report with findings and recommendations to the Joint
16 Standing Committee on Inland Fisheries and Wildlife no later than November 4, 2026.
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