LD 1094 Maine House · 132nd Legislature (2025-2026)

An Act To Prohibit A Person From Obtaining An Elver Dealer'S License For A Minimum Of 5 Years In Cases Of Repeat Violations Of License Conditions

This bill prohibits issuing an elver dealer's license (or supplemental license) to a person using the same business address as someone who violated license conditions (under section 6404-K, subsection 1) for a minimum of five years after the violation. It directly affects individuals or businesses seeking to operate as elver dealers at locations tied to prior license violations. The key mechanism is a five-year ban on licensing at the same address following any violation, applying to all elver dealer licenses. This policy change aims to enforce compliance by making repeated violations carry significant operational consequences.
Bill status signed all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Mar 2025
Committee Review
Jun 2025
House Passage
Jun 2025
Senate Passage
Jun 2025
Signed into Law
Jun 2025
Introduced Mar 14, 2025 Signed Jun 19, 2025
Floor votes

How they voted

This bill passed the Senate by voice vote (no roll call recorded).
Full legislative history

Actions timeline

Total actions
19
Key actions
4
Committee
3
Jun 5, 2025
Upper · Passed
PASSED TO BE ENACTED, in concurrence.
upper
Jun 4, 2025
Lower · Passed
PASSED TO BE ENACTED.
lower
Jun 4, 2025
Upper · Passed
Committee Amendment "A" (H-475) READ and ADOPTED, in concurrence.
upper
Jun 3, 2025
Legislature · Passed
Reported Out - OTP-AM
legislature
Mar 14, 2025
Committee
The Bill was REFERRED to the Committee on MARINE RESOURCES pursuant to Joint Rule 308.2 and ordered printed pursuant to Joint Rule 401.
lower
1 primary · 0 co-sponsors

Sponsors

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Party
State
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Abden Simmons
RRepublican
ME
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