# Maine LD 77: An Act to Stabilize and Sustainably Fund the Department of Inland Fisheries and Wildlife, Fisheries and Hatcheries Division by Increasing the Inland Fishing License Fees and Establishing the Inland Fisheries Conservation and Enhancement Fund Maine LD 77, An Act to Stabilize and Sustainably Fund the Department of Inland Fisheries and Wildlife, Fisheries and Hatcheries Division by Increasing the Inland Fishing License Fees and Establishing the Inland Fisheries Conservation and Enhancement Fund, is a 132nd Maine Legislature (2025-2026) House bill sponsored by Stephen Wood (Republican); status failed, last action 2025-06-25 (Died on Adjournment); PRIA reads it as touching household money (as of 2026-10-19). - Canonical: https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/ME-LD77-132 - As of: 2026-10-19 - Plain-text twin of the page above; the HTML and this file carry the same facts. ## Facts - Bill: Maine LD 77 - State: Maine - Session: 132nd Maine Legislature (2025-2026) - Title: An Act to Stabilize and Sustainably Fund the Department of Inland Fisheries and Wildlife, Fisheries and Hatcheries Division by Increasing the Inland Fishing License Fees and Establishing the Inland Fisheries Conservation and Enhancement Fund - Status: failed - Chamber: House - Introduced: 2025-01-06 - Last action: 2025-06-25, Died on Adjournment - Sponsor: Stephen Wood (Republican) - Cosponsors: 0 - Subjects: FISHING, FISHING - LICENSES - Touches household money: yes - Roll calls: 2 (87 yes, 93 no in all) - Economic provisions PRIA read: 0 ## Summary No summary available. ## Bill overview No economic impacts identified for this bill. ## Sponsors and cosponsors - Sponsor: Stephen Wood (Republican), House ## Roll call votes | Date | Chamber | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Other | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 2025-06-02 | Senate | ACCEPT MAJORITY OUGHT TO PASS AS AMENDED REPORT | fail | 11 | 23 | | | 2025-05-29 | House | ACC MAJ OTP AS AMENDED REP | pass | 76 | 70 | | ## Actions (18) - 2025-06-25: Died on Adjournment - 2025-06-25: The Bill was in the possession of the House when the Legislature adjourned Sine Die and was placed in the Legislative Files. (DEAD) (House) - 2025-06-18: Unfinished Business (House) - 2025-06-17: Unfinished Business (House) - 2025-06-16: Unfinished Business (House) - 2025-06-13: Unfinished Business (House) - 2025-06-12: Unfinished Business (House) - 2025-06-11: Unfinished Business (House) - 2025-06-10: Unfinished Business (House) - 2025-06-09: Unfinished Business (House) - 2025-06-05: Unfinished Business (House) - 2025-06-04: Unfinished Business (House) - 2025-06-03: Unfinished Business (House) - 2025-06-03: On motion of Representative MOONEN of Portland, TABLED pending FURTHER CONSIDERATION.Later today assigned. (House) - 2025-06-02: Reports ReadMotion by Senator PIERCE of Cumberland to ACCEPT the Majority Ought to Pass as Amended by Committee Amendment "A" (H-323) Report FAILED Roll Call Ordered Roll Call Number 283 Yeas 11 - Nays 23 - Excused 1 - Absent 0 Subsequently, The Minority Ought Not To Pass Report ACCEPTED in NON-CONCURRENCE. Sent down for concurrence (Senate) - 2025-05-29: Reports READ.On motion of Representative ROBERTS of South Berwick, the Majority Ought to Pass as Amended Report was ACCEPTED.ROLL CALL NO. 243(Yeas 76 - Nays 70 - Absent 5 - Excused 0)The Bill was READ ONCE.Committee Amendment "A" (H-323) was READ and ADOPTED.Under suspension of the rules, the Bill was given its SECOND READING without REFERENCE to the Committee on Bills in the Second Reading.The Bill was PASSED TO BE ENGROSSED as Amended by Committee Amendment "A" (H-323). 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) - 2025-01-06: Received by the Clerk of the House on January 6, 2025.The Bill was REFERRED to the Committee on INLAND FISHERIES AND WILDLIFE pursuant to Joint Rule 308.2 and ordered printed pursuant to Joint Rule 401. (House) ## Bill text - Amendment C-A (H-323), adopted by House: [PDF](https://legislature.maine.gov/legis/bills/getPDF.asp?paper=HP0041&item=2&snum=132) - Introduced: [PDF](https://legislature.maine.gov/legis/bills/getPDF.asp?paper=HP0041&item=1&snum=132) ## Related bills - 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 (H-323), adopted by House (PDF)](https://legislature.maine.gov/legis/bills/getPDF.asp?paper=HP0041&item=2&snum=132) - [Introduced (PDF)](https://legislature.maine.gov/legis/bills/getPDF.asp?paper=HP0041&item=1&snum=132) ## Related - [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) - [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) - [LD 1294: An Act to Expand the Dependent Exemption Tax Credit](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/ME-LD1294-132) - [Maine bills](https://policyrisk.com/states/maine/bills) - [Maine state hub](https://policyrisk.com/states/maine) - [All state legislation](https://policyrisk.com/state-bills) Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/ME-LD77-132 (as of 2026-10-19).