# Maine LD 144: An Act to Create a Limited Retail Seafood Harvester Certificate

Maine LD 144, An Act to Create a Limited Retail Seafood Harvester Certificate, is a 132nd Maine Legislature (2025-2026) Senate bill sponsored by Cameron D. Reny (Democratic); status signed, last action 2025-05-23 (Signed by Governor, ACTPUB Chapter 82); PRIA reads it as touching household money (as of 2026-10-17).

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## Facts
- Bill: Maine LD 144
- State: Maine
- Session: 132nd Maine Legislature (2025-2026)
- Title: An Act to Create a Limited Retail Seafood Harvester Certificate
- Status: signed
- Chamber: Senate
- Introduced: 2025-01-14
- Last action: 2025-05-23, Signed by Governor, ACTPUB Chapter 82
- Sponsor: Cameron D. Reny (Democratic)
- Cosponsors: 0
- Subjects: COMMERCIAL FISHING, COMMERCIAL FISHING - LICENSES
- Touches household money: yes
- Economic provisions PRIA read: 2

## Summary

No summary available.

## Bill overview: provisions PRIA read

- New rules and free endorsements for seafood retailers: cost, medium. Beginning May 23, 2025, the commissioner sets routine technical rules for retail seafood license holders and for enhanced and limited certificate holders. Rules can set sanitation for shops and vehicles, standards for shellfish and whole scallops, handling and shipping methods, records and reportin…
- New limited harvester certificate, $50 fee: mixed, low. Beginning May 23, 2025, retail seafood license holders can get a limited retail seafood harvester certificate. It lets the business sell, transport, and serve shellstock taken by the primary owner listed on the retail license. The primary owner must hold one of these licenses: commercial shellfish,…

## Sponsors and cosponsors

- Sponsor: Cameron D. Reny (Democratic), Senate

## Actions (8)

- 2025-05-23: Signed by Governor, ACTPUB Chapter 82
- 2025-05-21: PASSED TO BE ENACTED - Emergency - 2/3 Elected Required, in concurrence. (Senate)
- 2025-05-20: This being an emergency measure, a two-thirds vote of all the members elected to the House was necessary.PASSED TO BE ENACTED.Sent for concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH. (House)
- 2025-05-13: CONSENT CALENDAR - FIRST DAYUnder suspension of the rules CONSENT CALENDAR - SECOND DAY.The Bill was PASSED TO BE ENGROSSED as Amended by Committee Amendment "A" (S-46).In concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH. (House)
- 2025-05-07: Report READ and ACCEPTED.READ ONCE.Committee Amendment "A" (S-46) READ and ADOPTED.Under suspension of the Rules, READ A SECOND TIME and PASSED TO BE ENGROSSED AS AMENDED BY Committee Amendment "A" (S-46).Ordered sent down forthwith for concurrence. (Senate)
- 2025-03-21: CARRIED OVER, in the same posture, to the next special or regular session of the 132nd Legislature, pursuant to Joint Order SP 519. (Senate)
- 2025-01-14: The Bill was REFERRED to the Committee on MARINE RESOURCES.In concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH. (House)
- 2025-01-14: Committee on MARINE RESOURCES suggested and ordered printed REFERENCE to the Committee on MARINE RESOURCES Ordered sent down forthwith for concurrence (Senate)

## Bill text

- Amendment C-A (S-46), adopted by House & Senate: [PDF](https://legislature.maine.gov/legis/bills/getPDF.asp?paper=SP0080&item=2&snum=132)
- Enacted: [PDF](https://legislature.maine.gov/legis/bills/getPDF.asp?paper=SP0080&item=3&snum=132)
- Introduced: [PDF](https://legislature.maine.gov/legis/bills/getPDF.asp?paper=SP0080&item=1&snum=132)

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- LD 1522: An Act to Establish the Maine Eviction Prevention Program (failed)
- LD 1665: An Act to Provide Property Tax Relief to Maine Families (failed)
- LD 1872: An Act to Reinvest in the Pension Funds of the Maine Public Employees Retirement System (failed)
- LD 2067: An Act to Include Community Mental Health Workers Under the 1998 Special Plan for Retirement (failed)
- LD 1611: An Act to Decrease the Retirement Contributions Required for Teachers and State Employees (failed)
- LD 1294: An Act to Expand the Dependent Exemption Tax Credit (failed)

## Sources
- [Amendment C-A (S-46), adopted by House & Senate (PDF)](https://legislature.maine.gov/legis/bills/getPDF.asp?paper=SP0080&item=2&snum=132)
- [Enacted (PDF)](https://legislature.maine.gov/legis/bills/getPDF.asp?paper=SP0080&item=3&snum=132)
- [Introduced (PDF)](https://legislature.maine.gov/legis/bills/getPDF.asp?paper=SP0080&item=1&snum=132)

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- [LD 1522: An Act to Establish the Maine Eviction Prevention Program](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/ME-LD1522-132)
- [LD 1665: An Act to Provide Property Tax Relief to Maine Families](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/ME-LD1665-132)
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- [LD 2067: An Act to Include Community Mental Health Workers Under the 1998 Special Plan f…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/ME-LD2067-132)
- [LD 1611: An Act to Decrease the Retirement Contributions Required for Teachers and State…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/ME-LD1611-132)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/ME-LD144-132 (as of 2026-10-17).