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An Act to Offer Military Veterans a 50 Percent Discount on the License Fee for a Commercial Shellfish License

An Act to Offer Military Veterans a 50 Percent Discount on the License Fee for a Commercial Shellfish License

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Sponsor
Representative William Tuell
Last action
2026-03-18
Official status
Reports Read On motion by Senator TEPLER of Sagadahoc the Majority Ought Not to Pass Report ACCEPTED in concurrence. Placed in Legislative Files (DEAD)
Effective date
Not listed

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An Act to Offer Military Veterans a 50 Percent Discount on the License Fee for a Commercial Shellfish License

An Act to Offer Military Veterans a 50 Percent Discount on the License Fee for a Commercial Shellfish License Sponsor: Representative William Tuell Reference committee: Marine Resources Latest committee action: Reported Out; ONTP/OTP-AM

What This Bill Does

  • An Act to Offer Military Veterans a 50 Percent Discount on the License Fee for a Commercial Shellfish License Sponsor: Representative William Tuell Reference committee: Marine Resources Latest committee action: Reported Out; ONTP/OTP-AM

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Filed

Plain English: Page 1 - 132LR2601(02) COMMITTEE AMENDMENT 1 L.D.

  • Page 1 - 132LR2601(02) COMMITTEE AMENDMENT 1 L.D.
  • 2031 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 8SECOND REGULAR SESSION 9 COMMITTEE AMENDMENT “ ” to H.P.

Bill History

  1. 2026-03-18 Senate

    Reports Read On motion by Senator TEPLER of Sagadahoc the Majority Ought Not to Pass Report ACCEPTED in concurrence. Placed in Legislative Files (DEAD)

  2. 2026-03-17 House

    Reports READ . On motion of Representative HEPLER of Woolwich, the Majority Ought Not to Pass Report was ACCEPTED . Sent for concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.

  3. 2026-03-13 Committee

    Reported Out; ONTP/OTP-AM

  4. 2026-02-19 Committee

    Work Session Held

  5. 2026-02-19 Committee

    Voted; Divided Report

  6. 2025-12-03 Committee

    Referred to Committee on Marine Resources.

Official Summary Text

An Act to Offer Military Veterans a 50 Percent Discount on the License Fee for a Commercial Shellfish License
Sponsor:
Representative William Tuell
Reference committee:
Marine Resources
Latest committee action:
Reported Out; ONTP/OTP-AM

Current Bill Text

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132nd MAINE LEGISLATURE
SECOND REGULAR SESSION-2026
Legislative Document No. 2031
H.P. 1361 House of Representatives, December 5, 2025
An Act to Offer Military Veterans a 50 Percent Discount on the
License Fee for a Commercial Shellfish License
Received by the Clerk of the House on December 3, 2025. Referred to the Committee on
Marine Resources pursuant to Joint Rule 308.2 and ordered printed pursuant to Joint Rule 401.
ROBERT B. HUNT
Clerk
Presented by Representative TUELL of East Machias.

Page 1 - 132LR2601(01)
1Be it enacted by the People of the State of Maine as follows:
2Sec. 1. 12 MRSA §6601, sub-§5, as amended by PL 2017, c. 284, Pt. EEEEE, §14,
3 is further amended to read:
45. License fee. Except as provided in subsection subsections 5‑A and 5-B, the fee for
5 a commercial shellfish license is $58.25.
6Sec. 2. 12 MRSA §6601, sub-§5-A, as amended by PL 2017, c. 284, Pt. EEEEE,
7 §15, is further amended to read:
85-A. Exception; age. The fee for a commercial shellfish license for applicants 70
9 years of age or older and applicants under 18 years of age is $67, which must be deposited
10 in the Shellfish Fund established under section 6651.
11Sec. 3. 12 MRSA §6601, sub-§5-B is enacted to read:
125-B. Exception; veterans. The department shall offer a 50% discount on the
13 applicable license fee required under subsection 5 or 5-A to an applicant who is a veteran
14 of the United States Armed Forces and who was honorably discharged.
15Sec. 4. Effective date. This Act takes effect January 1, 2027.
16SUMMARY
17 This bill directs the Department of Marine Resources to offer a 50% discount on the
18 license fee to obtain a commercial shellfish license for an applicant who is a veteran of the
19 United States Armed Forces and who was honorably discharged.
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