# Maine LD 937: An Act to Establish a Permit to Hunt Coyote over Bait

Maine LD 937, An Act to Establish a Permit to Hunt Coyote over Bait, is a 132nd Maine Legislature (2025-2026) House bill sponsored by Richard Mason (Republican); status failed, last action 2025-05-27 (Pursuant to Joint Rule 310.3 Placed in Legislative Files (DEAD)) (as of 2026-10-18).

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## Facts
- Bill: Maine LD 937
- State: Maine
- Session: 132nd Maine Legislature (2025-2026)
- Title: An Act to Establish a Permit to Hunt Coyote over Bait
- Status: failed
- Chamber: House
- Introduced: 2025-03-05
- Last action: 2025-05-27, Pursuant to Joint Rule 310.3 Placed in Legislative Files (DEAD)
- Sponsor: Richard Mason (Republican)
- Cosponsors: 9
- Subjects: HUNTING, HUNTING - COYOTE
- Touches household money: no
- Economic provisions PRIA read: 0

## Summary

No summary available.

## Bill overview

No economic impacts identified for this bill.

## Sponsors and cosponsors

- Sponsor: Richard Mason (Republican), House
- Cosponsor: Gary Drinkwater (Republican), House
- Cosponsor: Trey L. Stewart (Republican), Senate
- Cosponsor: Joshua Morris (Republican), House
- Cosponsor: Mark Babin (Republican), House
- Cosponsor: Mark Blier (Republican), House
- Cosponsor: Richard Campbell (Republican), House
- Cosponsor: Robert Foley (Republican), House
- Cosponsor: Roger Albert (Republican), House
- Cosponsor: Stephen Wood (Republican), House

## Actions (3)

- 2025-05-27: Pursuant to Joint Rule 310.3 Placed in Legislative Files (DEAD) (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. (House)
- 2025-03-05: Received by the Clerk of the House on March 5, 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

- Introduced: [PDF](https://legislature.maine.gov/legis/bills/getPDF.asp?paper=HP0602&item=1&snum=132)

## Related bills

- LD 1522: An Act to Establish the Maine Eviction Prevention Program (failed)
- LD 2067: An Act to Include Community Mental Health Workers Under the 1998 Special Plan for Retirement (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 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
- [Introduced (PDF)](https://legislature.maine.gov/legis/bills/getPDF.asp?paper=HP0602&item=1&snum=132)

## Related
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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 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 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)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/ME-LD937-132 (as of 2026-10-18).