Maine legislation · 132nd Legislature
Maine LD1241: An Act to Establish the Make Change for Wildlife Program to Support the Maine Endangered and Nongame Wildlife Fund
Status: Signed into law, June 12, 2025
What the bill says
An Act to Establish the Make Change for Wildlife Program to Support the Maine Endangered and Nongame Wildlife Fund.
From the introduced text:
An Act to Establish the Make Change for Wildlife Program to Support the Maine Endangered and Nongame Wildlife Fund Sec. 1. 12 MRSA §10253, sub-§5, as enacted by PL 2003, c. 414, Pt. A, §2 and affected by c. 614, §9, is repealed. Sec. 2. 12 MRSA §10253, sub-§6 is enacted to read: 6. Make Change for Wildlife program. The Make Change for Wildlife program is established to encourage voluntary support for the fund from businesses that collect voluntary customer contributions at the point of sale. Businesses shall deposit contributions collected under this subsection with the Treasurer of State and designate those contributions for deposit in the fund. The Treasurer of State shall credit all contributions to the fund and all money generated pursuant to this subsection must be used only for the purposes described in subsection 1. Sec. 3. Report. The Department of Inland Fisheries and Wildlife shall submit a report regarding the Make Change for Wildlife program, established in the Maine Revised Statutes, Title 12, section 10253, subsection 6, including any suggested legislation, to the Joint Standing Committee on Inland Fisheries and Wildlife no later than January 1, 2026. The committee may report out a bill based on the report to the Second Regular Session of the 132nd Legislature. Page 1 - 132LR1991(03)
Sponsors
- Sally Cluchey (D, 52) · primary sponsor
- Joseph Baldacci (D, 9)
- William Bridgeo (D, 60)
- Anne Carney (D, 29)
- James Dill (D, 26)
- Lori Gramlich (D, 131)
- Ann Matlack (D, 43)
- Daniel Sayre (D, 135)
- Parnell Terry (D, 108)
Latest actions
- : PASSED TO BE ENACTED, in concurrence.
- : PASSED TO BE ENACTED. Sent for concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.
- : Report READ and ACCEPTED, in concurrence.READ ONCE.Committee Amendment "A" (H-480) 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-480), in concurrence.Ordered sent down forthwith.
- : 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-480).Sent for concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.
- : The Bill was REFERRED to the Committee on INLAND FISHERIES AND WILDLIFE in concurrence
- : Committee on Inland Fisheries and Wildlife suggested and ordered printed. The Bill was REFERRED to the Committee on INLAND FISHERIES AND WILDLIFE.Sent for concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.
Subjects: HOUSE BUSINESS OFFICE, CONTRIBUTIONS, Legislature, Senate, WILDLIFE, Other
Common questions
- What is LD1241?
- LD1241 is a bill in the Maine Legislature (132nd Legislature): An Act to Establish the Make Change for Wildlife Program to Support the Maine Endangered and Nongame Wildlife Fund.
- What does LD1241 do?
- In its own words: An Act to Establish the Make Change for Wildlife Program to Support the Maine Endangered and Nongame Wildlife Fund.
- What is the status of LD1241?
- Signed into law as of June 12, 2025. Latest action: PASSED TO BE ENACTED, in concurrence. (June 9, 2025).
- Who sponsored LD1241?
- Sally Cluchey (D, 52), with 8 co-sponsors.
- Where is the official record for LD1241?
- On the Maine Legislature website: https://legislature.maine.gov/legis/bills/display_ps.asp?LD=1241&snum=132
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