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An Act to Increase the Maximum Cash Prize for the Long Lake Ice Fishing Derby

An Act to Increase the Maximum Cash Prize for the Long Lake Ice Fishing Derby

Enacted

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

Sponsor
Representative Roger Albert
Last action
2025-06-09
Official status
Signed by the Governor
Effective date
Not listed

Plain English Breakdown

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An Act to Increase the Maximum Cash Prize for the Long Lake Ice Fishing Derby

An Act to Increase the Maximum Cash Prize for the Long Lake Ice Fishing Derby Sponsor: Representative Roger Albert Reference committee: Inland Fisheries and Wildlife Governor action: Signed by the Governor

What This Bill Does

  • An Act to Increase the Maximum Cash Prize for the Long Lake Ice Fishing Derby Sponsor: Representative Roger Albert Reference committee: Inland Fisheries and Wildlife Governor action: Signed by the Governor

Limits and Unknowns

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Amendments

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Adopted by House & Senate

Plain English: Page 1 - 132LR1209(02) COMMITTEE AMENDMENT 1 L.D.

  • Page 1 - 132LR1209(02) COMMITTEE AMENDMENT 1 L.D.
  • 940 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. 2025-06-09 Governor

    Signed by the Governor

  2. 2025-06-02 Senate

    PASSED TO BE ENACTED , in concurrence.

  3. 2025-05-29 House

    PASSED TO BE ENACTED . Sent for concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.

  4. 2025-05-23 Committee

    Reported Out; OTP-AM

  5. 2025-03-31 Committee

    Work Session Held

  6. 2025-03-31 Committee

    Voted; OTP-AM

  7. 2025-03-26 Committee

    Work Session Held; TABLED

  8. 2025-03-05 Committee

    Referred to Committee on Inland Fisheries and Wildlife.

Official Summary Text

An Act to Increase the Maximum Cash Prize for the Long Lake Ice Fishing Derby
Sponsor:
Representative Roger Albert
Reference committee:
Inland Fisheries and Wildlife
Governor action:
Signed by the Governor

Current Bill Text

Read the full stored bill text 
Page 1 - 132LR1209(03)
STATE OF MAINE
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IN THE YEAR OF OUR LORD
TWO THOUSAND TWENTY-FIVE
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H.P. 605 - L.D. 940
An Act to Increase the Maximum Cash Prize for the Long Lake Ice Fishing
Derby
Be it enacted by the People of the State of Maine as follows:
Sec. 1. 12 MRSA §12504, sub-§3, ¶B, as amended by PL 2013, c. 358, §5, is
further amended to read:
B. Fixing the maximum total value of prizes that may be awarded at each derby, except
that for a derby 2 derbies, one held on Sebago Lake in Cumberland County and in
conjunction with the department's fisheries management objectives the Long Lake Ice
Fishing Derby held in northern Aroostook County, the maximum total value of prizes
at each derby may not exceed $100,000. These derbies must be conducted in such a
manner as to be consistent with the department's fisheries management objectives.
APPROVED
JUNE 9, 2025
BY GOVERNOR
CHAPTER
204
PUBLIC LAW