# Maine LD 2240: Resolve, Regarding Legislative Review of Chapter 10: Significant Wildlife Habitat, a Late-filed Major Substantive Rule of the Department of Inland Fisheries and Wildlife

Maine LD 2240, Resolve, Regarding Legislative Review of Chapter 10: Significant Wildlife Habitat, a Late-filed Major Substantive Rule of the Department of Inland Fisheries and Wildlife, is a 132nd Maine Legislature (2025-2026) House bill sponsored by no sponsor on record; status signed, last action 2026-04-13 (Signed by Governor, RESLV Chapter 161) (as of 2026-10-18).

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## Facts
- Bill: Maine LD 2240
- State: Maine
- Session: 132nd Maine Legislature (2025-2026)
- Title: Resolve, Regarding Legislative Review of Chapter 10: Significant Wildlife Habitat, a Late-filed Major Substantive Rule of the Department of Inland Fisheries and Wildlife
- Status: signed
- Chamber: House
- Introduced: 2026-03-19
- Last action: 2026-04-13, Signed by Governor, RESLV Chapter 161
- Sponsors: no sponsor on record
- Cosponsors: 0
- Subjects: INLAND FISHERIES AND WILDLIFE DEPT, INLAND FISHERIES AND WILDLIFE DEPT - RULES
- Touches household money: no
- Roll calls: 2 (95 yes, 77 no in all)
- Economic provisions PRIA read: 0

## Summary

No summary available.

## Bill overview

No economic impacts identified for this bill.

## Sponsors and cosponsors

- (none)

## Roll call votes

| Date | Chamber | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Other |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 2026-04-02 | Senate | ACCEPT MAJORITY OUGHT TO PASS REPORT | pass | 22 | 11 |   |
| 2026-03-30 | House | ACC MAJ OUGHT TO PASS REP | pass | 73 | 66 |   |

## Actions (8)

- 2026-04-13: Signed by Governor, RESLV Chapter 161
- 2026-04-06: FINALLY PASSED, in concurrence. (Senate)
- 2026-04-06: FINALLY PASSED.Sent for concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH. (House)
- 2026-04-06: The House RECEDED and CONCURRED to PASSAGE TO BE ENGROSSED as Amended by Senate Amendment "A" (S-599).ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH. (House)
- 2026-04-02: Reports READOn motion by Senator BALDACCI of Penobscot the Majority Ought to Pass Report ACCEPTED. Roll Call Ordered Roll Call Number 839 Yeas 22 - Nays 11 - Excused 2 - Absent 0 READ ONCE. Under suspension of the Rules, READ A SECOND TIME On motion by Senator BALDACCI of Penobscot Senate Amendment "A" (S-599) READ and ADOPTED. PASSED TO BE ENGROSSED AS AMENDED BY Senate Amendment "A" (S-599) in NON-CONCURRENCE. Sent down for concurrence. (Senate)
- 2026-03-30: Reports READ.On motion of Representative ROBERTS of South Berwick, the Majority Ought to Pass Report was ACCEPTED.ROLL CALL NO. 698(Yeas 73 - Nays 66 - Absent 11 - Excused 0 - Vacant 1)The Resolve was READ ONCE.Under suspension of the rules, the Resolve was given its SECOND READING without REFERENCE to the Committee on Bills in the Second Reading.The Resolve was PASSED TO BE ENGROSSED.Sent for concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH. (House)
- 2026-03-19: Report READ and ACCEPTED, in concurrence.On motion by Senator Baldacci of Penobscot REFERRED to the Committee on INLAND FISHERIES AND WILDLIFE and ordered printed pursuant to Joint Rule 218, in concurrence. (Senate)
- 2026-03-19: Representative ROBERTS for the Department of Inland Fisheries and Wildlife pursuant to the Maine Revised Statutes, Title 5, section 8072 and approved for introduction by a majority of the Legislative Council, reports that the Resolve be REFERRED to the Committee on INLAND FISHERIES AND WILDLIFE and ordered printed pursuant to Joint Rule 218.Report was READ and ACCEPTED.The Resolve was REFERRED to the Committee on INLAND FISHERIES AND WILDLIFE and ordered printed pursuant to Joint Rule 218.Sent for concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH. (House)

## Bill text

- Amendment S-A (S-599), adopted by House & Senate: [PDF](https://legislature.maine.gov/legis/bills/getPDF.asp?paper=HP1515&item=4&snum=132)
- Enacted: [PDF](https://legislature.maine.gov/legis/bills/getPDF.asp?paper=HP1515&item=5&snum=132)
- Introduced: [PDF](https://legislature.maine.gov/legis/bills/getPDF.asp?paper=HP1515&item=1&snum=132)

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## Sources
- [Amendment S-A (S-599), adopted by House & Senate (PDF)](https://legislature.maine.gov/legis/bills/getPDF.asp?paper=HP1515&item=4&snum=132)
- [Enacted (PDF)](https://legislature.maine.gov/legis/bills/getPDF.asp?paper=HP1515&item=5&snum=132)
- [Introduced (PDF)](https://legislature.maine.gov/legis/bills/getPDF.asp?paper=HP1515&item=1&snum=132)

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