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LD1596 • 2025

Resolve, Directing the Department of Marine Resources to Submit a Report on the Findings and Recommendations of the Aquaculture Advisory Council

Resolve, Directing the Department of Marine Resources to Submit a Report on the Findings and Recommendations of the Aquaculture Advisory Council

Enacted

This bill passed the Legislature and reached final enactment based on the latest official action.

Sponsor
Representative Morgan Rielly
Last action
2025-06-22
Official status
Became Law without Governor's Signature
Effective date
Not listed

Plain English Breakdown

Using official source text because the generated explanation was unavailable or could not be confirmed against the official bill text.

Resolve, Directing the Department of Marine Resources to Submit a Report on the Findings and Recommendations of the Aquaculture Advisory Council

Resolve, Directing the Department of Marine Resources to Submit a Report on the Findings and Recommendations of the Aquaculture Advisory Council Sponsor: Representative Morgan Rielly Reference committee: Marine Resources Governor action: Became Law without Governor's Signature

What This Bill Does

  • Resolve, Directing the Department of Marine Resources to Submit a Report on the Findings and Recommendations of the Aquaculture Advisory Council Sponsor: Representative Morgan Rielly Reference committee: Marine Resources Governor action: Became Law without Governor's Signature

Limits and Unknowns

  • This entry is temporarily using official source text because the generated explanation could not be confirmed against the official bill text during the last sync.

Amendments

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Adopted by House & Senate

Plain English: Page 1 - 132LR2087(02) COMMITTEE AMENDMENT 1 L.D.

  • Page 1 - 132LR2087(02) COMMITTEE AMENDMENT 1 L.D.
  • 1596 2 Date: (Filing No.
  • H- ) 3MARINE RESOURCES 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. 2025-06-22 Governor

    Became Law without Governor's Signature

  2. 2025-06-09 House

    FINALLY PASSED . Sent for concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.

  3. 2025-06-09 Senate

    FINALLY PASSED , in concurrence.

  4. 2025-06-03 Committee

    Reported Out; OTP-AM/ONTP

  5. 2025-05-08 Committee

    Work Session Held

  6. 2025-05-08 Committee

    Voted; Divided Report

  7. 2025-04-10 Committee

    Referred to Committee on Marine Resources.

Official Summary Text

Resolve, Directing the Department of Marine Resources to Submit a Report on the Findings and Recommendations of the Aquaculture Advisory Council
Sponsor:
Representative Morgan Rielly
Reference committee:
Marine Resources
Governor action:
Became Law without Governor's Signature

Current Bill Text

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Page 1 - 132LR2087(03)
STATE OF MAINE
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IN THE YEAR OF OUR LORD
TWO THOUSAND TWENTY-FIVE
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H.P. 1054 - L.D. 1596
Resolve, Directing the Department of Marine Resources to Submit a Report
on the Findings and Recommendations of the Aquaculture Advisory Council
Sec. 1. Department of Marine Resources to submit report on findings and
recommendations of Aquaculture Advisory Council. Resolved: That the
Department of Marine Resources shall, no later than January 1, 2026, submit a report to
the Joint Standing Committee on Marine Resources detailing the findings and
recommendations of the Aquaculture Advisory Council and the council's subcommittees,
particularly as these relate to the council's deliberations concerning changes to the
aquaculture leasing process. The department shall communicate this information to
industry members, and the committee may report out a bill based on the report to the
Second Regular Session of the 132nd Legislature.
LAW WITHOUT
GOVERNOR'S
SIGNATURE

JUNE 22, 2025
CHAPTER
102
RESOLVES