# Maine LD 489: An Act to Provide for a Vessel Breakdown License Exception for Commercial Halibut Fishing License Holders

Maine LD 489, An Act to Provide for a Vessel Breakdown License Exception for Commercial Halibut Fishing License Holders, is a 132nd Maine Legislature (2025-2026) House bill sponsored by Tiffany Strout (Republican); status signed, last action 2025-05-09 (Signed by Governor, ACTPUB Chapter 60); PRIA reads it as touching household money (as of 2026-10-17).

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## Facts
- Bill: Maine LD 489
- State: Maine
- Session: 132nd Maine Legislature (2025-2026)
- Title: An Act to Provide for a Vessel Breakdown License Exception for Commercial Halibut Fishing License Holders
- Status: signed
- Chamber: House
- Introduced: 2025-02-06
- Last action: 2025-05-09, Signed by Governor, ACTPUB Chapter 60
- Sponsor: Tiffany Strout (Republican)
- Cosponsors: 6
- Subjects: COMMERCIAL FISHING, COMMERCIAL FISHING - PRACTICES
- Touches household money: yes
- Economic provisions PRIA read: 1

## Summary

No summary available.

## Bill overview: provisions PRIA read

- New vessel limits and breakdown waiver for halibut fishers: mixed, medium. Beginning May 9, 2025, you must use the vessel named on your commercial halibut license to fish for, land, or sell halibut. Crew may fish only if your license lists crew. If your named vessel is temporarily inoperable from an accident or mechanical failure, the Commissioner can let you use a differ…

## Sponsors and cosponsors

- Sponsor: Tiffany Strout (Republican), House
- Cosponsor: Cameron D. Reny (Democratic), Senate
- Cosponsor: Gary Drinkwater (Republican), House
- Cosponsor: Marianne Moore (Republican), Senate
- Cosponsor: Sheila Lyman (Republican), House
- Cosponsor: Tracy Quint (Republican), House
- Cosponsor: William Tuell (Republican), House

## Actions (7)

- 2025-05-09: Signed by Governor, ACTPUB Chapter 60
- 2025-05-07: PASSED TO BE ENACTED - Emergency - 2/3 Elected Required, in concurrence. (Senate)
- 2025-05-06: 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)
- 2025-04-30: Report READ and ACCEPTED, in concurrence.READ ONCE.Committee Amendment "A" (H-74) READ and ADOPTED, in concurrence.Under suspension of the Rules, READ A SECOND TIME and PASSED TO BE ENGROSSED AS AMENDED BY Committee Amendment "A" (H-74), in concurrence.Ordered sent down forthwith. (Senate)
- 2025-04-29: 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" (H-74).Sent for concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH. (House)
- 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. (House)
- 2025-02-06: Received by the Clerk of the House on February 6, 2025.The Bill was REFERRED to the Committee on MARINE RESOURCES pursuant to Joint Rule 308.2 and ordered printed pursuant to Joint Rule 401. (House)

## Bill text

- Amendment C-A (H-74), adopted by House & Senate: [PDF](https://legislature.maine.gov/legis/bills/getPDF.asp?paper=HP0318&item=2&snum=132)
- Enacted: [PDF](https://legislature.maine.gov/legis/bills/getPDF.asp?paper=HP0318&item=3&snum=132)
- Introduced: [PDF](https://legislature.maine.gov/legis/bills/getPDF.asp?paper=HP0318&item=1&snum=132)

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- 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 (H-74), adopted by House & Senate (PDF)](https://legislature.maine.gov/legis/bills/getPDF.asp?paper=HP0318&item=2&snum=132)
- [Enacted (PDF)](https://legislature.maine.gov/legis/bills/getPDF.asp?paper=HP0318&item=3&snum=132)
- [Introduced (PDF)](https://legislature.maine.gov/legis/bills/getPDF.asp?paper=HP0318&item=1&snum=132)

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- [LD 1665: An Act to Provide Property Tax Relief to Maine Families](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/ME-LD1665-132)
- [LD 1872: An Act to Reinvest in the Pension Funds of the Maine Public Employees Retiremen…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/ME-LD1872-132)
- [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-LD489-132 (as of 2026-10-17).