# Maine LD 820: RESOLUTION, Proposing an Amendment to the Constitution of Maine to Establish the Right to Hunt and Fish

Maine LD 820, RESOLUTION, Proposing an Amendment to the Constitution of Maine to Establish the Right to Hunt and Fish, is a 132nd Maine Legislature (2025-2026) House bill sponsored by Elizabeth Caruso (Republican); status failed, last action 2026-04-29 (Died on Adjournment) (as of 2026-10-17).

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## Facts
- Bill: Maine LD 820
- State: Maine
- Session: 132nd Maine Legislature (2025-2026)
- Title: RESOLUTION, Proposing an Amendment to the Constitution of Maine to Establish the Right to Hunt and Fish
- Status: failed
- Chamber: House
- Introduced: 2025-02-27
- Last action: 2026-04-29, Died on Adjournment
- Sponsor: Elizabeth Caruso (Republican)
- Cosponsors: 8
- Subjects: HUNTING, HUNTING - REGULATIONS
- Touches household money: no
- Roll calls: 4 (258 yes, 195 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: Elizabeth Caruso (Republican), House
- Cosponsor: Craig V. Hickman (Democratic), Senate
- Cosponsor: David Boyer (Republican), House
- Cosponsor: Donald Ardell (Republican), House
- Cosponsor: James Dill (Democratic), House
- Cosponsor: Joshua Morris (Republican), House
- Cosponsor: Katrina Smith (Republican), House
- Cosponsor: Richard Bradstreet (Republican), Senate
- Cosponsor: Scott Cyrway (Republican), Senate

## Roll call votes

| Date | Chamber | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Other |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 2025-06-02 | Senate | ACCEPT MAJORITY OUGHT TO PASS AS AMENDED REPORT | pass | 18 | 16 |   |
| 2025-06-02 | House | TABLE UNTIL LATER | fail | 68 | 69 |   |
| 2025-06-02 | House | final passage | fail | 79 | 59 |   |
| 2025-05-29 | House | ACC MAJ OTP AS AMENDED REP | pass | 93 | 51 |   |

## Actions (10)

- 2026-04-29: Died on Adjournment
- 2026-04-29: Died in Possession of the Senate when the Legislature adjourned Sine Die and was PLACED IN THE LEGISLATIVE FILES. (DEAD) (Senate)
- 2025-06-25: CARRIED OVER, in the same posture, to any special or regular session of the 132nd Legislature, pursuant to Joint Order SP 800. (Senate)
- 2025-06-03: On motion by Senator ROTUNDO of Androscoggin PLACED ON THE SPECIAL APPROPRIATIONS TABLE pending FINAL PASSAGE - Emergency -2/3 Elected Required In NON-CONCURRENCE (Senate)
- 2025-06-03: RELEASED.Sent for concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH. (House)
- 2025-06-02: This being a Constitutional Amendment, in accordance with the provisions of Section 4 of Article X of the Constitution, a two-thirds vote of the membership of the House present was necessary.Representative CARUSO of Caratunk REQUESTED a Roll Call. More than one-fifth of the members present expressed a desire for a roll call, which was ORDERED.Motion of Representative CARUSO of Caratunk, to TABLE pending FINAL PASSAGE FAILED.ROLL CALL NO. 273(Yeas 68 - Nays 69 - Absent 14 - Excused 0)Subsequently, the Bill FAILED FINAL PASSAGE.ROLL CALL NO. 274(Yeas 79 - Nays 59 - Absent 13 - Excused 0)HELD at the Request of Representative MOONEN of Portland. (House)
- 2025-06-02: Report READ Senator CARNEY of Cumberland moved to ACCEPT The Majority Ought to Pass As Amended Report. On motion by Senator PIERCE of Cumberland Tabled until Later in Today's Session, pending Motion by Senator CARNEY of Cumberland to ACCEPT The Majority Ought to Pass As Amended by Committee Amendment "A" (H-324) in concurrence Taken from the table by the President Subsequently, The Majority Ought to Pass As Amended by Committee Amendment "A" (H-324) Report ACCEPTED. PREVAILED Roll Call Ordered Roll Call Number 287 Yeas 18 - Nays 16 - Excused 1 - Absent 0 Senator PIERCE of Cumberland asked and received leave of the Senate to Withdraw their motion to table. READ ONCE. Committee Amendment "A" (H-324) READ. On motion by Senator PIERCE of Cumberland Tabled until Later in Today's Session, pending ADOPTION of Committee Amendment "A" (H-324) Taken from the table by the President Subsequently, Committee Amendment "A" (H-324) ADOPTED Under suspension of the Rules, READ A SECOND TIME and PASSED TO BE ENGROSSED AS AMENDED by Committee Amendment "A" (H-324) in 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. 245(Yeas 93 - Nays 51 - Absent 7 - Excused 0)The RESOLUTION was READ ONCE.Committee Amendment "A" (H-324) was READ and ADOPTED.Under suspension of the rules, the RESOLUTION was given its SECOND READING without REFERENCE to the Committee on Bills in the Second Reading.The RESOLUTION was PASSED TO BE ENGROSSED as Amended by Committee Amendment "A" (H-324). 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)
- 2025-02-27: Received by the Clerk of the House on February 27, 2025.The RESOLUTION 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-324), adopted by House & Senate: [PDF](https://legislature.maine.gov/legis/bills/getPDF.asp?paper=HP0527&item=2&snum=132)
- Introduced: [PDF](https://legislature.maine.gov/legis/bills/getPDF.asp?paper=HP0527&item=1&snum=132)

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## Sources
- [Amendment C-A (H-324), adopted by House & Senate (PDF)](https://legislature.maine.gov/legis/bills/getPDF.asp?paper=HP0527&item=2&snum=132)
- [Introduced (PDF)](https://legislature.maine.gov/legis/bills/getPDF.asp?paper=HP0527&item=1&snum=132)

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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/ME-LD820-132 (as of 2026-10-17).