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Legislator > Craig Hickman
State Senator
Craig Hickman
(D) - Maine
Maine Senate District 14
In Office - Started: 03/09/2021
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General Capitol Building Address
3 State House Station
Augusta, ME 04333
Augusta, ME 04333
Phone: 207-287-1515
| Bill | Bill Name | Summary | Progress |
|---|---|---|---|
| LD1488 | An Act Regarding Cannabis Testing | This bill removes the prohibition of simultaneously using manufacturing-related equipment, supplies and facilities for the manufacturing of cannabis and cannabis products and the manufacturing of hemp products and clarifies that the further processing, manufacturing or alteration of cannabis or cannabis products does not include the use of a cannabis extract or distillate in the creation of a baked good or other edible cannabis product except for potency, homogeneity and cannabinoid profiles. | Passed |
| LD117 | An Act to Provide Funding for Sexual Assault Services | An Act to Provide Funding for Sexual Assault Services | Signed/Enacted/Adopted |
| LD1425 | An Act to Improve Access to Sustainable and Low-barrier Trauma Recovery Services | This bill provides one-time funding only in fiscal years 2025-26 and 2026-27 to the Maine Resiliency Center in Lewiston to support the continuation and expansion of services for residents of the State affected by the immediate and cumulative effects of trauma through connection, information and support. | Passed |
| LD1669 | An Act to Establish the Cannabis Advisory Council | This bill establishes the Cannabis Advisory Council to make recommendations to the Director of the Office of Cannabis Policy within the Department of Administrative and Financial Services and the joint standing committee of the Legislature having jurisdiction over cannabis matters concerning how best to work with state agencies, municipal governments, the medical use cannabis industry and adult use cannabis industry and citizen groups to make improvements to and maintain the quality of the State's medical use cannabis industry and adult use cannabis industry concerning matters of interest to the State's medical use cannabis industry and adult use cannabis industry, including, but not limited to, changes to the tracking system contract, public health protection and federal legalization. The council is responsible for bringing forward to the director and the joint standing committee of the Legislature having jurisdiction over cannabis matters issues of concern to the medical use cannabis industry and adult use cannabis industry and for assisting in the dissemination of information to members of the medical use cannabis industry and adult use cannabis industry. | Passed |
| LD1840 | An Act to Amend the Maine Medical Use of Cannabis Act | This bill makes the following changes to the Maine Medical Use of Cannabis Act. 1. It amends the definition of "caregiver retail store" to clarify that it is a retail store with regular business hours at a location accessible to the general public where a registered caregiver sells cannabis paraphernalia, cannabis plants, harvested cannabis, related supplies or educational materials to qualifying patients without an appointment and other items to the general public. It provides that a caregiver retail store does not include an office at a location not accessible to the general public where a registered caregiver provides consultation services, cannabis paraphernalia, cannabis plants, harvested cannabis, related supplies or educational materials to qualifying patients by appointment. 2. It prohibits the Department of Administrative and Financial Services, except where explicitly authorized or directed by law, from requiring a registered caregiver, registered dispensary, cannabis testing facility or manufacturing facility to use a form issued by the department in complying with the requirements of the Act or of adopted rules and from issuing a guidance document or memorandum to such persons regarding compliance by those persons with the requirements of the Act or of adopted rules. The bill directs the department’s Office of Cannabis Policy to, as expeditiously as possible, rescind and remove from public availability any noncompliant forms and guidance documents or memoranda. 3. It repeals the provision of law that authorizes a caregiver to receive reasonable monetary compensation for costs associated with cultivating cannabis plants or assisting a qualifying patient with that patient's medical use of cannabis. 4. It provides that a caregiver is authorized to transport, sell, offer to sell or furnish cannabis plants or harvested cannabis on the property or premises owned, leased or rented by the caregiver; at trade shows, festivals or other cannabis industry-related events; or through delivery to or private arrangement with a qualifying patient, caregiver or registered dispensary. 5. It removes the process under the Act by which a person that is not a qualifying patient, registered caregiver, registered dispensary or manufacturing facility may receive authorization from the department to engage in cannabis extraction using an inherently hazardous substance and prohibits such cannabis extraction other than by qualifying patients, registered caregivers, registered dispensaries or manufacturing facilities. A qualifying patient, registered caregiver, registered dispensary or manufacturing facility that engages in cannabis extraction using an inherently hazardous substance must comply with any rules regarding that activity adopted by the department by rule but is not required to obtain additional approvals or authorizations from the department to do so. 6. It prohibits the department from posting on its publicly accessible website or otherwise making publicly available, except upon request, applications, supporting information and other nonconfidential information regarding a registered caregiver, including any address where the registered caregiver cultivates, manufactures, tests, packages, stores or sells cannabis plants or harvested cannabis under this chapter. The bill directs the office to, as expeditiously as possible, remove from the office's website and otherwise from public availability, except upon request, any such nonconfidential information regarding registered caregivers. 7. It prohibits the department from requiring a caregiver retail store, registered dispensary, cannabis testing facility or manufacturing facility to use a form provided by the department to demonstrate municipal approval or other local authorization, if such approval or authorization is required by the municipality in which the store, dispensary or facility is seeking to operate. 8. It provides that a caregiver retail store, registered dispensary, cannabis testing facility or manufacturing facility that was previously issued by the department a registration or other authorization to operate and was subsequently denied such registration or other authorization based solely on the failure of the store, dispensary or facility to obtain a completed form provided by the department to demonstrate municipal approval or other local authorization, or based solely on the failure of the municipality to adopt or amend an ordinance or approve a warrant article as required by law, is deemed in compliance with applicable municipal approval or local authorization requirements under the Act. A caregiver retail store, registered dispensary, cannabis testing facility or manufacturing facility deemed in compliance with applicable municipal approval or local authorization requirements pursuant to this provision may request and the department shall issue a registration or other authorization to renew operations, provided that: the store, dispensary or facility is to be located in the same municipality in which it was located when last issued a registration or other authorization to operate by the department; and the store, dispensary or facility satisfies all other applicable registration or authorization requirements pursuant to the Act and adopted rules, excluding any such requirements relating to municipal approval or local authorization and any such requirements that the store, dispensary or facility maintain continuous operation since it was last issued a registration or other authorization to operate by the department. 9. It provides that the Department of Administrative and Financial Services, in its annual report to the Legislature regarding the medical cannabis program, must include information regarding the gross sales of cannabis for medical use for the current and prior fiscal years. 10. It directs the Department of Administrative and Financial Services, Office of Cannabis Policy, on or before January 9, 2026, to provisionally adopt and submit for legislative review major substantive rules necessary to implement the medical cannabis research grant program in accordance with the Maine Revised Statutes, Title 22, section 2430, subsection 5. | Passed |
| LD1897 | An Act Regarding Outdoor Cultivation in the Medical Use Cannabis and Adult Use Cannabis Industries | This bill amends the Maine Medical Use of Cannabis Act and the Cannabis Legalization Act by: 1. Defining "sun-grown cultivators" under the medical use cannabis provisions and "sun-grown cultivation" under the adult use cannabis provisions; 2. Increasing the number of cannabis plants and expanding the area of canopy of cannabis plants that a medical use caregiver who is a sun-grown cultivator and who registers based on annual plant count or canopy may cultivate. The bill establishes a registration fee for such caregivers; 3. Creating requirements for the outdoor cultivation of cannabis for medical use; 4. Allowing medical use caregiver assistants and contractors, employees and other support staff of adult use cannabis licensees a 30-day grace period to assist, work or perform services after submitting an application for an individual identification card; 5. Repealing the prohibition on cannabis collectives under the medical use of cannabis provisions; and 6. Repealing the mandatory testing requirement for yeast and mold for adult use cannabis and cannabis products. | Passed |
| LD1141 | An Act to Increase the Procurement of Maine Foods by Certain State Institutions | This bill clarifies existing state policy governing food procurement by state institutions to require rather than encourage the procurement of Maine foods and food products by state institutions. The bill requires the Commissioner of Agriculture, Conservation and Forestry to implement and promote a Maine foods and food products procurement program that consolidates food commodity purchases by centralizing the control and purchase of food to stabilize state institution food budgets. The program must allow state institutions to take advantage of opportunity buying, coordinate dietary requirements and establish healthy menus consistently throughout state institutions. The bill creates a definition for "opportunity buying," which is defined as the purchasing of food and food products from vendors at a significant discount that is only available for a short period of time before the food or food products become unavailable for purchase. The bill also requires that the program measurably improve the quality and reduce the cost of food and food products for state institutions. Current law requires the Commissioner of Agriculture, Conservation and Forestry to establish a Maine foods and food products procurement program with the goal that 20% of food procured by state institutions is Maine food and food products. The bill adjusts the program goal with a requirement that, by 2030, that percentage must be 30%. The bill also requires the commissioner to designate an employee of the department as an institutional food procurement coordinator to coordinate food procurement for all state institutions and to implement and oversee a strategy to strengthen connections between Maine food producers, distributors and other institutional stakeholders outside of State Government to achieve the procurement goal established. The bill gives permission for the State to engage in off-contract purchasing, outlines requirements for the convening of an annual meeting and an advisory committee to assist the coordinator in advancing strategies for increasing purchases of Maine foods and food products by state institutions and requires the inclusion of the progress toward the procurement goal in the commissioner's biennial report. | Passed |
| LD1164 | An Act to Create Economic Opportunity for the Wabanaki Nations Through Internet Gaming | This bill authorizes each federally recognized Indian nation, tribe or band in this State to operate Internet gaming pursuant to a license from the Gambling Control Unit within the Department of Public Safety. Only a federally recognized Indian nation, tribe or band in this State is eligible to obtain a license and operate Internet gaming. The licensing structure follows the law governing sports wagering. | Passed |
| LD1755 | An Act to Increase the Maine Historic Property Rehabilitation Tax Credit in Rural Areas | An Act to Increase the Maine Historic Property Rehabilitation Tax Credit in Rural Areas | Signed/Enacted/Adopted |
| LD1768 | An Act to Protect Residents of Mobile Home Parks by Amending the Real Estate Transfer Tax | An Act to Protect Residents of Mobile Home Parks by Amending the Real Estate Transfer Tax | Signed/Enacted/Adopted |
| LD366 | An Act to Ensure Consistency of Income Tax Deductions for Retired Members of the Uniformed Services | An Act to Ensure Consistency of Income Tax Deductions for Retired Members of the Uniformed Services | Signed/Enacted/Adopted |
| LD215 | An Act Regarding Large Recovery Residences | An Act Regarding Large Recovery Residences | Signed/Enacted/Adopted |
| LD948 | An Act to Reduce Administrative Burdens and Expand Access in the Laws Governing Cannabis | This bill increases the current limit under the medical cannabis laws to allow a caregiver to cultivate up to 60 mature cannabis plants, up to 120 immature cannabis plants, up to 1,000 square feet of mature plant canopy and up to 2,000 square feet of immature plant canopy. The bill also amends the medical cannabis and adult use cannabis laws to extend registration and license periods from one year to 2 and updates the license renewal process for registrants and licensees without any violations of those laws in the previous year to require only the payment of the license fee or registration fee to the Department of Administrative and Financial Services, Office of Cannabis Policy for a new active license to be issued. | Passed |
| LD794 | An Act to Include Judicial Marshals in the 1998 Special Plan for Retirement | This bill adds judicial marshals employed on October 1, 2025 or hired thereafter to the 1998 Special Plan in the Maine Public Employees Retirement System. | Passed |
| LD793 | Resolve, to Establish the Working Group to Review and Update the Laws Governing Harness Racing | This bill is a concept draft pursuant to Joint Rule 208. This bill proposes to amend the law governing gaming revenue allocations by modernizing cascade allocations and increasing the allocations to the Gambling Addiction Prevention and Treatment Fund. | Passed |
| LD1009 | An Act to Restore Full Civil Rights to Possess Firearms to Persons Previously Convicted of Certain Nonviolent Felony Crimes | Currently, persons who have been convicted of committing or found not criminally responsible by reason of insanity of committing a crime in this State, a crime under the laws of the United States and certain crimes in other jurisdictions that are punishable by a term of imprisonment of one year or more are prohibited from owning, possessing or having under their control a firearm. This bill restores the right for some of these convicted persons to own, possess and have a firearm under their control, setting certain eligibility requirements a person must meet to have their civil rights relating to firearms restored, including a requirement that 10 years have passed since the completion of any sentence imposed on them. Eligibility for restoration of firearm rights is excluded for certain enumerated categories of crimes, including murder; any Class A crime; any Class B or C crime in violation of the Maine Revised Statutes, Title 17-A, chapter 9, 11, 12, 13, 33 or 45; robbery; assault on an officer; assault on an emergency medical services person; assault on a firefighter; aggravated sex trafficking; and sex trafficking. The bill also outlines the procedure for applying for a restoration of civil rights. A person meeting the eligibility requirements may submit a request to the Department of Public Safety to have that person's firearm rights restored. Upon receipt of a request, the department must conduct a review of the person's criminal history to ensure the person is eligible. Upon a determination that the person is eligible, the department must notify the court having jurisdiction over the crime on which the person's firearm prohibition is based, and that court must issue an order restoring the person's rights. The bill also stipulates that, in the event a person who has had the person's civil rights restored is subsequently convicted of any felony crime, defined as a crime punishable by a sentence of imprisonment of one year or more in Maine or any other jurisdiction, that person's restored rights are revoked and the person is ineligible from qualifying for a restoration of that person's rights in the future. In this occurrence, the court that issued the order restoring the person's civil rights to own, possess and have under the person's control a firearm must revoke that order. | In Committee |
| LD1052 | RESOLUTION, Proposing an Amendment to the Constitution of Maine to Establish the State Auditor as a Constitutional Officer | This resolution proposes to amend the Constitution of Maine to establish the State Auditor as a constitutional officer. | Passed |
| LD761 | An Act to Support the Maintenance, Preservation and Promotion of State Historic Sites | This bill requires the State Controller, as the next priority transfer at the close of fiscal year 2024-25, after all transfers are made pursuant to statute and any other provision of law, to transfer from the available balance of the unappropriated surplus of the General Fund up to $18,000,000 to the Department of Agriculture, Conservation and Forestry, Parks - General Operations program, Other Special Revenue Funds account to be used for the ongoing maintenance, preservation and promotion of historic sites. | Passed |
| LD1017 | An Act to Include Food Provided or Served at Emergency Shelters in General Assistance Reimbursement | This bill includes the cost of food provided or served at emergency shelters in the Department of Health and Human Services' reimbursement of general assistance costs to municipalities. | Passed |
| LD555 | An Act to Create a Separate Department of Child and Family Services | This bill creates a new Department of Child and Family Services and transfers the functions of the Department of Health and Human Services that relate to child and family services and child welfare to the new department. The Department of Child and Family Services will have a commissioner appointed by the Governor and confirmed by the Legislature as is the current Commissioner of Health and Human Services. The bill also establishes provisions for transferring functions to the new department. | In Committee |
| LD584 | An Act to Make the Director of the Office of Cannabis Policy an Appointed Position Subject to Confirmation by the Legislature | This bill provides that the Director of the Office of Cannabis Policy within the Department of Administrative and Financial Services is appointed by the Governor and that the appointment is subject to review by the joint standing committee of the Legislature having jurisdiction over cannabis matters and to confirmation by the Legislature. The bill also requires the Governor to appoint the Director of the Office of Cannabis Policy no later than 60 days after the effective date of this legislation. | In Committee |
| LD540 | An Act to Identify the State's Unidentified Human Remains | This bill requires the Chief Medical Examiner to use forensic genetic genealogy testing with the deoxyribonucleic acid, or DNA, of the remains of an unidentified individual after 45 days of having possession of those remains. | Passed |
| LD749 | An Act to Ensure That the Will of the Voters Is Reflected in Interim Appointments of United States Senators | This bill provides that if there is a vacancy in the office of United States Senator and the person who vacated the office was enrolled in a political party at the time of that person's last election to that office, the qualified person appointed to fill the vacancy must have been enrolled in that party at the time of the most recent election and at the time the office was vacated and must be enrolled in that party at the time the qualified person is appointed. If the person who vacated the office was not enrolled in a political party at the time of that person's last election to that office, the qualified person appointed to fill the vacancy may not have been enrolled in a political party at the time of the most recent election and at the time the office was vacated and may not be enrolled in a political party at the time the qualified person is appointed. | Dead |
| LD328 | An Act Requiring the State to Pay a Retired State Employee's or Retired Teacher's Premium for Medicare Part B Under Medicare Advantage | This bill requires the State to pay 100% of a retired state employee's or retired teacher's premium for Medicare Part B under the Medicare Advantage plan beginning January 1, 2026. | Passed |
| LD762 | An Act to Authorize a General Fund Bond Issue for the Maintenance, Preservation and Promotion of State Historic Sites | The funds provided by this bond issue, in the amount of $18,000,000, will be used to fund the capital costs associated with the ongoing maintenance, preservation and promotion of state historic sites. | In Committee |
| LD260 | RESOLUTION, Proposing an Amendment to the Constitution of Maine to Establish That All Maine Residents Have Equal Rights Under the Law | This resolution proposes to amend the Constitution of Maine to prohibit the denial or abridgment by the State or any political subdivision of the State of equal rights based on the actual or perceived race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, age, physical or mental disability, ancestry or national origin of an individual. | Passed |
| LD311 | An Act to Improve Efficiency of Meat and Poultry Processing Facilities by Requiring the Designation of State Inspectors as Essential | This bill requires the Commissioner of Agriculture, Conservation and Forestry to designate state inspectors authorized to perform inspection functions under the laws governing meat and poultry inspections essential to the operations of establishments at which inspection of the slaughter of livestock or poultry or the preparation of livestock products or poultry products occurs. The bill also directs the commissioner to require, rather than authorize as in current law, inspection to continue at such an establishment on state holidays or beyond the regular work shift or workweek for state inspectors as long as the necessary inspectors are available and the establishment pays all overtime salaries for inspections necessary to keep the plant open and other expenses caused by the overtime employment. | Passed |
| LD467 | An Act to Require the State to Pay Medicare Part B Premiums for Certain Retired State Employees | This bill provides that the State must pay 100% of certain retired state employees' shares of the premiums for Medicare Part B for retirees not eligible for benefits under the United States Social Security Act whose base annual state pension benefit on or after January 1, 2026 is projected to be less than or equal to the maximum amount of the retirement benefits that is subject to the cost-of-living adjustment. | Passed |
| LD195 | An Act to Create the Small Business Capital Savings Account Program | This bill establishes the Small Business Capital Savings Account Program in the Department of Economic and Community Development to certify small businesses engaged in commercial agricultural production, commercial fishing or commercial wood harvesting eligible to claim a tax deduction for contributions made to qualifying small business capital savings accounts to be used for capital expenditures. The bill creates the tax deduction and establishes that withdrawals from the savings accounts are taxable income if not used for capital expenditures. Contributions may be made beginning January 1, 2026 but may not be made after December 31, 2029. | Passed |
| LD191 | An Act to Support Maine Businesses by Establishing a Pass-through Entity Tax and Tax Credit | This bill establishes, for tax years beginning on or after January 1, 2025, a pass-through entity tax on the income of partners and shareholders of S corporations to permit certain entities to elect to pay Maine income tax at the entity level. The effect of this is to allow a member of a pass-through entity a credit of 90% of the member's share of Maine income taxes paid as a pass-through entity. | In Committee |
| LD14 | An Act to Provide Indigenous Peoples Free Access to State Parks | This bill provides that a member of a federally recognized Indian nation, tribe or band in Maine is not required to pay a fee for admission to any state-owned park, historic site, camping area or beach managed by the State. The bill also specifies that to qualify for free admission, a person is required to present a qualifying tribal identification, as approved by the respective tribal government, to the park attendant or other designee of the Director of the Bureau of Parks and Lands within the Department of Agriculture, Conservation and Forestry. | Passed |
| LD127 | An Act to Strengthen Legislative Oversight of Government Agencies and Programs by Reaffirming the Legislature's Access to Confidential Records | This bill provides that the Government Oversight Committee may receive information and records that are privileged and confidential and that that information and those records are exempt from public disclosure. | In Committee |
| LD137 | An Act to Expand the 1998 Special Retirement Plan to Include Employees Who Work for the Office of Chief Medical Examiner | This bill provides that the 1998 Special Retirement Plan of the Maine Public Employees Retirement System applies to employees in the employment of the Office of Chief Medical Examiner within the Department of the Attorney General. Under that plan, a person may retire at 55 years of age with 10 years of creditable service or may retire before 55 years of age with 25 years of creditable service. It also provides that the service retirement benefit for an employee in the office must be computed on the basis of all of the member's creditable service, regardless of when that service was earned. | Passed |
| LD169 | Resolve, Establishing the Commission to Study MaineCare Estate Recovery | This bill requires the Department of Health and Human Services to return the state portion of estate recovery under the MaineCare program to the estate. This requirement does not impact the portion that is required to be paid to the Federal Government for estate recovery for Medicaid. The bill requires the department to amend its rules in Chapter 332: MaineCare Eligibility Manual, Part 15, Transfer of Assets, to change the standard for transfer of assets from "clear and convincing evidence" to a "preponderance of evidence." The rule is a major substantive rule. The bill also requires the department to develop educational materials to assist individuals with accessing programs that allow family members or legal guardians to be reimbursed for providing personal care services to a family member who is eligible to receive home and community-based services under the MaineCare program or a state-funded program. It also requires the department to develop educational materials to assist individuals with long-term care planning, estate planning and asset transferring and sheltering. | Passed |
| LD13 | An Act to Provide Funds Necessary for the Production and Delivery of Election Materials by the Secretary of State | This bill establishes the Production and Delivery of Election Materials Fund as a nonlapsing, interest-bearing Other Special Revenue Funds account within the Department of the Secretary of State for the purpose of receiving funds from the State to support the costs associated with the production and delivery of election materials. The use of funds from the fund is in addition to any other funds received by the department from the State for that purpose. It also provides for an ongoing transfer to the Production and Delivery of Election Materials Fund from the unappropriated surplus of the General Fund. In 2025 the transfer is $266,000, and the amount must be adjusted for the cost of living every 2 years. Additionally, it provides for any remaining balances in the Department of Secretary of State, Bureau of Corporations, Elections and Commissions program, General Fund account at the end of each fiscal year to be transferred to the Production and Delivery of Election Materials Fund. The bill also reconvenes a working group to study polling places at schools in order to protect the security of school students and staff, election staff and voters and to consider polling place accessibility. | Passed |
| LD1814 | An Act to Increase Transparency in State Government by Amending Laws Regarding Persons Attempting to Influence the Competitive Bidding Process and Lobbyist Reporting During Rule-making Processes | This bill requires any person who is specifically employed by another person for the purpose of attempting to influence the competitive bidding process to register with the Commission on Governmental Ethics and Election Practices for each employer and to submit monthly reports regarding activity, expenditures and compensation associated with attempting to influence any order, grant or contract on behalf of that employer. The bill requires the commission to create and maintain a publicly accessible website that displays this information to the public. It also expands the definition of "lobbying" and "grassroots lobbying" to include communicating directly with any official in the executive branch for the purpose of influencing any rulemaking. It requires a lobbyist or lobbyist associate who provides public comment on a proposed agency rule to disclose to the agency the name of the person or organization that lobbyist or lobbyist associate is representing in the same manner as when testifying before a joint select or joint standing committee of the Legislature. | In Committee |
| LD1737 | An Act to Ensure the Future of Maine's Sporting Camp Heritage | This bill establishes a separate license for a commercial sporting camp that is different than the existing license for a recreational camp or sporting camp. The bill defines "commercial sporting camp." Under the provisions of the bill, the Department of Health and Human Services may not require a commercial sporting camp located in an area without a municipal water supply to install sprinkler systems or to make upgrades or improvements to existing plumbing systems or septic systems as long as those plumbing and septic systems are operational. The department may not require an applicant for a license to demonstrate compliance with any other state laws except for compliance with the licensing requirements. The bill provides that a commercial sporting camp must qualify to serve meals and may not be prohibited from serving or catering meals to the general public if the camp meets the requirements of a Class A restaurant. The bill also makes a commercial sporting camp eligible for a separate moose permit drawing. | In Committee |
| LD1733 | An Act to Provide Reduced Interest Rates for Logging and Fishing Operations | An Act to Provide Reduced Interest Rates for Logging and Fishing Operations | Signed/Enacted/Adopted |
| LD1649 | Resolve, to Establish the Commission to Study and Recommend Solutions for Modernizing and Improving the Effectiveness of the Legislature | This resolve establishes the Blue Ribbon Commission to Study the Operations of the Legislature. The commission consists of 12 members, including 4 Legislators and 8 members of the public who have expertise in public policy, government relations, private business and organized labor. The commission is required to study the existing structure and operations of the Legislature for the purpose of determining its adequacy and effectiveness and identifying changes to the Legislature that could improve efficiency; provide better information to inform decisions; help prioritize legislative activity; develop, implement and coordinate a strategic plan; and reinforce political trust and support in State Government. | Passed |
| LD1474 | An Act to Strengthen the Teaching of Wabanaki Studies in Maine Schools | This bill establishes the position of Wabanaki studies specialist in the Department of Education to ensure the inclusion of Wabanaki studies in the parameters for essential instruction and graduation requirements and requires the department to provide ongoing funding for the work of the specialist as well as contracted Wabanaki advisors to advance the implementation of the instruction of Wabanaki studies across the State, including funding that school administrative units can apply for to fund Wabanaki studies resources. The bill also directs the State Board of Education to adopt rules to require the completion of a Wabanaki studies component in the qualifications for certifying teachers and requires the department to provide funding for contracted Wabanaki advisors and educators to work with the Wabanaki studies specialist to create and implement short-term courses that must be made available to all teachers throughout the State. | Passed |
| LD1605 | An Act to Support Farmers and Food Banks Affected by Federal Funding Cuts to Their Existing Contracts | This bill establishes the Food System Protection Program, administered by the Department of Agriculture, Conservation and Forestry, for the purpose of providing zero- interest loans and other resources to qualifying producers within the State, and nonprofit organizations within the State, established for the purpose of reducing hunger and increasing food security that have been affected by federal funding cuts and other changes to the status of contracts and certain federal programs. | In Committee |
| LD1640 | An Act to Implement the Recommendations of the Gagetown Harmful Chemical Study Commission and to Reestablish the Gagetown Harmful Chemical Study Commission | This bill establishes the Base Gagetown Training Registry within the Department of Defense, Veterans and Emergency Management, Maine Bureau of Veterans' Services to collect and maintain data related to military service and health conditions from individuals who voluntarily provide such data and who have trained at the Canadian military support base in Gagetown, New Brunswick. The bill also reestablishes the Gagetown Harmful Chemical Study Commission and requires the study commission to request certain information it determines necessary from the United States Department of Defense and other federal agencies to provide medical testing for individuals identified through information received pursuant to the requests as necessary to complete its study. | Passed |
| LD1902 | An Act to Support Nonprofit Organizations by Authorizing the Operation of Electronic Lucky Seven Devices and Similar Sealed Ticket Games | This bill authorizes the Department of Public Safety, Gambling Control Unit to issue licenses to operate electronic lucky seven devices to eligible organizations. The bill provides restrictions on the number, location and operation of electronic lucky seven devices and requires licensees to operate at least one kiosk for the redemption of electronic lucky seven vouchers. It also requires distributors of electronic lucky seven devices to be licensed. The bill also makes other necessary changes to the charitable gaming laws. | In Committee |
| LD1872 | An Act to Reinvest in the Pension Funds of the Maine Public Employees Retirement System | This bill requires that, for fiscal years 2028-29, 2029-30, 2030-31 and 2031-32, General Fund revenue be transferred annually to a nonlapsing fund to be used to pay for retirement benefit improvements for retired state employees and teachers and their beneficiaries. | In Committee |
| LD1666 | An Act to Include in the Ranked-choice Election Method for General and Special Elections the Offices of Governor, State Senator and State Representative and to Make Other Related Changes | This bill provides for ranked-choice voting for general and special elections for the offices of Governor, State Senator and State Representative and clarifies the definition of "ranked-choice voting" by changing the use of the terms "vote" and "ballot," and provides that the winner of an election in which ranked-choice voting is conducted is the winner by a plurality of the votes. | Crossed Over |
| LD1282 | An Act Regarding Eligibility for Historic Preservation Bond Proceeds | This bill amends the eligibility requirements for grants through the Maine Historic Preservation Commission for the preservation and restoration of historic properties to allow eligibility for properties that have been designated as historic properties by municipal historic preservation ordinances. The bill also directs the Maine Historic Preservation Commission to adopt rules regarding the disbursement of bond proceeds authorized by Public Law 2023, chapter 653 to establish a process for properties in the State that are not on the National Register of Historic Places but have been designated as historic properties by municipal historic preservation ordinances to receive funding through the bond proceeds. | Passed |
| LD1136 | An Act to Defend the Rights of LGBTQ+ Persons in the State | This bill is a concept draft pursuant to Joint Rule 208. This bill proposes to update certain laws to protect the rights of individuals who identify as LGBTQ+. | In Committee |
| LD820 | RESOLUTION, Proposing an Amendment to the Constitution of Maine to Establish the Right to Hunt and Fish | This resolution proposes to amend the Constitution of Maine to provide that the right of the people to hunt, fish and harvest game and fish, including by the use of traditional methods, may not be infringed, subject to reasonable laws and rules to promote wildlife conservation and management and to preserve the future of hunting and fishing. It also provides that public hunting and fishing are the preferred means of managing and controlling wildlife. | Passed |
| LD1140 | An Act to Authorize a General Fund Bond Issue to Strengthen the Resilience and Growth of Maine's Agricultural Economy | The funds provided by this bond issue, in the amount of $45,000,000, will be used to strengthen and expand infrastructure investments in the State's agricultural, food and forest products economy; to support the State's dairy sector; to protect working farmland; and for farmer disaster relief. | In Committee |
| LD1068 | An Act to Allow the People to Elect the State Auditor | This bill provides for the statewide popular election of the State Auditor every 4 years beginning in 2028. | Dead |
| LD1328 | An Act to Create Culturally Appropriate and Trauma-informed Housing and Recovery Services | This bill requires the Maine State Housing Authority to contract for the operation of at least 3 certified recovery residences that are led and governed by people in recovery from substance use disorder that identify as LGBTQIA+ and provide services to LGBTQIA+ individuals recovering from substance use disorder and other individuals recovering from substance use disorder, regardless of sexual orientation or gender identity, that meet the criteria established by the Maine State Housing Authority. The bill establishes requirements based on population for the location of the contracted certified recovery residences and staffing requirements and establishes the LGBTQIA+ Recovery Residence Fund within the Maine State Housing Authority. | Vetoed |
| LD1229 | An Act to Create Equity in Maine's Campaign Finance Laws | This bill applies the same contribution limit in any one election cycle to a gubernatorial or legislative candidate who is not on the ballot in a primary election as a gubernatorial or legislative candidate who is on the ballot in primary election. | Dead |
| LD1326 | An Act to Protect the Drinking Water for Consumers of Certain Water Systems by Establishing Maximum Contaminant Levels for Certain Perfluoroalkyl and Polyfluoroalkyl Substances | An Act to Protect the Drinking Water for Consumers of Certain Water Systems by Establishing Maximum Contaminant Levels for Certain Perfluoroalkyl and Polyfluoroalkyl Substances | Signed/Enacted/Adopted |
| LD1343 | An Act to Protect the Right to Harvest Wildlife | This bill defines the verb "harvest" for the marine resources laws and the inland fisheries and wildlife laws. The bill provides that the people of this State have the right to harvest wildlife by hunting, fishing or trapping, subject to applicable laws, rules and regulations. | Crossed Over |
| LD1202 | An Act to Establish the African American Studies Advisory Council and Provide Funding to Support African American Studies | This bill does the following. 1. It establishes the African American Studies Advisory Council to serve as a resource to educators, schools and the Department of Education to ensure the implementation of African American studies in accordance with the Maine Revised Statutes, Title 20-A, section 4706. Appointments to the advisory council must be made within 30 days of the effective date of the legislation by the appointing authorities. The duties of the advisory council include: A. Assisting school administrative units and educators in the exploration of a wide range of educational materials and resources relating to African American studies; B. Identifying materials and resources for implementing African American studies; C. Making recommendations to the Department of Education regarding African American studies curricula, revisions to the system of learning results, funding and opportunities for professional development, training and technical assistance; and D. Using data gathered pursuant to the representative statewide sampling conducted by the Department of Education of African American studies curricula in school administrative units to establish a baseline measure of the implementation of African American studies in school administrative units. The advisory council is directed to submit an annual report to the joint standing committee of the Legislature having jurisdiction over education matters beginning January 15, 2027. 2. It directs the Department of Education to develop professional development opportunities for educators in African American studies. 3. It directs the State Board of Education to convene a stakeholder group to study the development of an endorsement in African American studies on an educator credential or the inclusion of a requirement for an African American studies course as a requirement for an educator credential in this State and report to the Joint Standing Committee on Education and Cultural Affairs no later than January 15, 2026. 4. It provides an appropriations and allocations section to: A. Establish in the Department of Education a content specialist position in African American studies and to provide outreach to school administrative units with support and technical assistance in curriculum development and implementation of African American studies; and B. Provide $1,000,000 in one-time, nonlapsing funds in fiscal year 2025-26 to the Department of Education to support the work of the African American Studies Advisory Council and administer and provide grants to school administrative units to expand or implement African American studies curricula. | Passed |
| LD1577 | Resolve, to Establish the Commission to Study and Recommend Solutions for Modernizing the Maine Legislature | This resolve establishes the Commission to Study and Recommend Solutions for Modernizing the Maine Legislature. The commission has 15 members, including current and former Legislators, nonpartisan staff, a member appointed by the Governor and a member appointed by the Chief Justice of the Supreme Judicial Court. The commission is required to study issues regarding and solutions for modernizing the Legislature, including, but not limited to, improving efficiencies through technology; increasing transparency; limiting the number of bills; changing the structure and type of Legislature through a reduction in the overall size or the length of sessions; increasing staffing; and improving physical access and facilities The commission is required to submit a report to the Joint Standing Committee on State and Local Government no later than November 4, 2026. The joint standing committee may submit legislation based on the report to the 133rd Legislature in 2027. | In Committee |
| LD1528 | An Act to Support Farmland Conservation | This bill establishes a separate nonlapsing, interest-bearing account administered by the Department of Agriculture, Conservation and Forestry to support public-private partnerships to carry out the purposes of the Maine Working Farmland Access and Protection Program. The account consists of money appropriated or allocated to the program account by the Legislature or received from any private or public source. The bill establishes and provides ongoing funding for one full-time, permanent position within the Department of Agriculture, Conservation and Forestry, Bureau of Agriculture, Food and Rural Resources. The bill also transfers $1,000,000 from the unappropriated surplus of the General Fund to fund farmland conservation efforts under the Department of Agriculture, Conservation and Forestry, Bureau of Agriculture, Food and Rural Resources, Maine Working Farmland Access and Protection Program. | Passed |
| LD1539 | An Act to Create a State Employee Compensation Stabilization Fund | This bill creates the State Employee Compensation Stabilization Fund within the Department of Administrative and Financial Services. Funds must be used to augment the salaries of state employees to provide parity between the salaries of state employees and the salaries of comparable positions in the public and private sectors as determined by a market pay study. Unexpended balances in the fund at the end of the fiscal year do not lapse and are carried forward to the next fiscal year. "State employees," as used in the bill, refers to employees of the executive branch. The bill amends provisions governing the allocation of excess General Fund revenues to fund the State Employee Compensation Stabilization Fund. The bill reduces the percentage of funds received by the Highway and Bridge Capital program from 20% to 19% and directs to the State Employee Compensation Stabilization Fund 1% of the excess General Fund revenues left over after certain transfers are made. | Passed |
| LD1596 | Resolve, Directing the Department of Marine Resources to Submit a Report on the Findings and Recommendations of the Aquaculture Advisory Council | Resolve, Directing the Department of Marine Resources to Submit a Report on the Findings and Recommendations of the Aquaculture Advisory Council | | Passed |
| LD1091 | An Act to Reinforce Free Speech at Town Meetings by Requiring Opportunity for Public Comment | An Act to Reinforce Free Speech at Town Meetings by Requiring Opportunity for Public Comment | Signed/Enacted/Adopted |
| LD1830 | Resolve, to Expand the Recipients of the Report on the Public Safety Health and Wellness Grant Pilot Program and Authorize Legislation to Be Submitted in Response to the Report | Resolve, to Expand the Recipients of the Report on the Public Safety Health and Wellness Grant Pilot Program and Authorize Legislation to Be Submitted in Response to the Report | | Passed |
| LD246 | An Act to Establish the Option of Sentencing Alternatives for Primary Caregivers | An Act to Establish the Option of Sentencing Alternatives for Primary Caregivers | Signed/Enacted/Adopted |
| LD662 | An Act to Support Survivors of Military Sexual Trauma and Active Duty Military Members Transitioning to Civilian Life | An Act to Support Survivors of Military Sexual Trauma and Active Duty Military Members Transitioning to Civilian Life Emergency preamble. Whereas, acts and resolves of the Legislature do not become effective until 90 days after adjournment unless enacted as emergencies; and Whereas, veterans have made significant sacrifices to protect our country and ensure our freedom, and many of those veterans in Maine may face challenges transitioning back to civilian life; and Whereas, the Legislature remains committed to supporting efforts that assist military service members and their families as they separate from military service and transition back to civilian life by helping them find stable employment, access health care and housing and find their place in society; and Whereas, it is particularly important to support those veterans who have sacrificed more than others because they have experienced military sexual trauma while serving their country in the military; and Whereas, this legislation needs to take effect before the expiration of the 90-day period to provide desperately needed funding to organizations that support veterans and their families; and Whereas, in the judgment of the Legislature, these facts create an emergency within the meaning of the Constitution of Maine and require the following legislation as immediately necessary for the preservation of the public peace, health and safety; now, therefore, | Signed/Enacted/Adopted |
| LD857 | An Act to Increase Government Transparency in the Procurement of Goods and Services | An Act to Increase Government Transparency in the Procurement of Goods and Services | Signed/Enacted/Adopted |
| LD1977 | An Act to Amend the Laws Governing Elections | An Act to Amend the Laws Governing Elections | Signed/Enacted/Adopted |
| HP1338 | JOINT RESOLUTION RECOGNIZING JUNE 2025 AS PRIDE MONTH | JOINT RESOLUTION RECOGNIZING JUNE 2025 AS PRIDE MONTH | Signed/Enacted/Adopted |
| LD1960 | An Act to Exempt Electronic Smoking Devices or Other Tobacco Products Containing Ingestible Hemp from the Tax Imposed on Tobacco Products | This bill exempts from the tax imposed on tobacco products an electronic smoking device or other tobacco product containing ingestible consumer products containing hemp or cannabidiol derived from hemp. | Dead |
| LD1702 | An Act to Amend Election Polling Place Candidate Restrictions | An Act to Amend Election Polling Place Candidate Restrictions Emergency preamble. Whereas, acts and resolves of the Legislature do not become effective until 90 days after adjournment unless enacted as emergencies; and Whereas, many municipalities in the State will hold elections in June; and Whereas, this legislation makes changes to polling place restrictions on candidates, and those changes need to be in place prior to those elections; and Whereas, in the judgment of the Legislature, these facts create an emergency within the meaning of the Constitution of Maine and require the following legislation as immediately necessary for the preservation of the public peace, health and safety; now, therefore, | Signed/Enacted/Adopted |
| LD1672 | An Act to Allow Participation in the Adult Use Cannabis Tracking System to Be Voluntary | This bill amends the Cannabis Legalization Act to provide that a cannabis establishment licensee may voluntarily elect, but is not required, to use the tracking system for adult use cannabis and adult use cannabis products implemented and administered by the Department of Administrative and Financial Services, Office of Cannabis Policy. The office is directed to adopt major substantive rules regarding minimum inventory control system and other requirements that must be satisfied by a licensee that does not voluntarily elect to use that tracking system implemented and administered by the office. The bill also prohibits the office from renewing, extending, negotiating or entering into any contract or other agreement with a 3rd-party entity for the administration of, or otherwise relating to, the tracking system for adult use cannabis and adult use cannabis products. The office is directed to, as expeditiously as possible, take all reasonable steps to cancel or terminate any such existing contracts or agreements with 3rd-party entities, subject to the terms, conditions and other limitations of those contracts or agreements. By June 30, 2026, the Department of Administrative and Financial Services is required to transfer to the Department of Defense, Veterans and Emergency Management, Bureau of Veterans' Services, Maine Veterans' Homes Stabilization Fund, established in the Maine Revised Statutes, Title 37-B, section 613, all funds in its possession allocated or otherwise dedicated to the administration of, or otherwise relating to, the tracking system for adult use cannabis and adult use cannabis products. | Dead |
| LD738 | An Act to Remove Barriers to Becoming a Lawyer by Establishing a Law Office Study Program | This bill creates additional opportunities for individuals to qualify to take the examination for admission to the bar. Under the bill, an applicant for admission to the bar who has studied law for 4 years in a law office study program under the supervision of a judge or attorney who is a member of the bar in good standing need not attend law school prior to taking the bar examination. During the 4-year period, the applicant must pursue a systematic course of legal study designed to prepare the applicant for the general practice of law that must include, at a minimum, each of the subjects tested on the bar examination. An applicant may receive credit for up to 2 of the 4 required years of legal study based on the applicant's study of law at an accredited law school in this country, study of law at an equivalent foreign law school, legal study in a foreign jurisdiction that led to the admission of the applicant to practice law before a court of general jurisdiction within that jurisdiction or legal study in compliance with the requirements of a law office study program in another state. The bill requires that an applicant who is determined by the board of bar examiners to be otherwise eligible through a law office study program to take the examination for admission to the bar must pay a fee fixed by the Supreme Judicial Court before the applicant is determined eligible to take the examination. The bill requires the board, by January 1, 2026, to create and make available forms for applicants to submit required reports and notices to the board to be eligible to take the examination for admission to the bar through a law office study program. If the board fails to make these forms available by the deadline, then applicants may submit those reports and notices in any reasonable form or format as long as the reports and notices otherwise conform with the law. | Dead |
| LD1033 | An Act to Regulate Alcoholic Beverage Competitions | An Act to Regulate Alcoholic Beverage Competitions | Signed/Enacted/Adopted |
| LD1114 | An Act to Provide That Spouses and Children of Corrections Officers Who Die in the Line of Duty Receive a Pension | Similar to the provision of law requiring dependents of sheriffs and deputies who die in the line of duty to receive pensions, this bill requires that spouses or children of corrections officers who die as a result of injury received in the line of duty must receive pensions equal to 1/2 of the pay of the corrections officer, but not less than $1,000 annually. | Dead |
| LD124 | An Act to Protect the Right to Food | An Act to Protect the Right to Food | Signed/Enacted/Adopted |
| LD1838 | An Act to Provide Opportunities and Sustainable Revenue for Maine Farms, Agricultural Fairs, Wabanaki Tribes and Veterans' Homes | This bill authorizes the licensed operation of electronic wagering terminals to place wagers on historical horse races, purchase virtual sealed tickets and to conduct electronic beano by federally recognized Indian tribes, certain off-track betting facilities and commercial tracks and organizations eligible to conduct certain games of chance. Licenses are issued by the director of the Gambling Control Unit within the Department of Public Safety. The bill also requires distributors of electronic wagering terminals to be licensed with the Gambling Control Unit. The bill establishes limits on the number and location of terminals based upon the type of licensee. The bill requires an operator of an electronic wagering terminal to collect 25% of net terminal income for distribution among the General Fund for administrative expenses of the Gambling Control Unit; gambling addiction prevention and treatment services; the Maine Milk Pool until January 1, 2035 and, on or after January 1, 2035, to the Agricultural Development Fund; agricultural fairs; funds dedicated to supporting and promoting harness racing; career and technical education; the Maine Veterans' Homes Stabilization Fund; and municipalities in which terminals are located. | Dead |
| LD1861 | An Act to Require Training on Textured Hair for Aestheticians, Barber Hair Stylists, Cosmetologists and Hair Designers | An Act to Require Training on Textured Hair for Aestheticians, Barber Hair Stylists, Cosmetologists and Hair Designers | Signed/Enacted/Adopted |
| LD1863 | An Act to Amend the Laws Governing the Maine Space Corporation | An Act to Amend the Laws Governing the Maine Space Corporation | Signed/Enacted/Adopted |
| LD1754 | An Act to Provide for the Direct Shipment of Spirits to Consumers | This bill allows distilleries, small distilleries, rectifiers and out-of-state spirits manufacturers to ship their spirits to recipients in the State in a manner similar to that presently allowed for wineries to ship their wine products. The bill authorizes a direct shipper of spirits to use a fulfillment provider for the direct shipment of spirits. The bill provides that fulfillment providers must be registered with the Department of Administrative and Financial Services, Bureau of Alcoholic Beverages and Lottery Operations in order to ship spirits on behalf of a direct shipper to recipients in this State. The bill establishes reporting and record retention requirements for direct shippers, fulfillment providers and common carriers. The bill establishes shipment restrictions and limitations for direct shippers of spirits and procedures for establishing spirits pricing and for payments to the bureau for spirits shipped directly to recipients in the State, rather than going through the State's warehouse. The bill also establishes an effective date of July 1, 2026. | Dead |
| LD1638 | An Act Regarding Disability Retirement Benefits Under the Maine Public Employees Retirement System | An Act Regarding Disability Retirement Benefits Under the Maine Public Employees Retirement System | Signed/Enacted/Adopted |
| LD405 | An Act to Require Reporting on the Uses of Prisoner Segregation | An Act to Require Reporting on the Uses of Prisoner Segregation | Signed/Enacted/Adopted |
| LD508 | RESOLUTION, Proposing an Amendment to the Constitution of Maine to Require Constitutional Officers to Be Elected by Popular Election | This resolution proposes a constitutional amendment that provides for direct popular election beginning in 2026 of the Secretary of State, the Treasurer of State and the Attorney General biennially in the manner currently provided for Senators and Representatives. | Dead |
| LD589 | An Act to Establish a State Minimum Hourly Wage for Agricultural Workers | An Act to Establish a State Minimum Hourly Wage for Agricultural Workers | Signed/Enacted/Adopted |
| LD1034 | An Act to Decriminalize Personal Possession of Therapeutic Amounts of Psilocybin for Adults | This bill decriminalizes the possession of one ounce or less of psilocybin for persons 21 years of age or older. | Dead |
| LD9 | An Act Regarding Campaign Finance Disclosure | An Act Regarding Campaign Finance Disclosure | Signed/Enacted/Adopted |
| LD1375 | Resolve, to Establish a Working Group to Address Regulatory Barriers to Housing Construction | Resolve, to Establish a Working Group to Address Regulatory Barriers to Housing Construction | | Signed/Enacted/Adopted |
| LD455 | RESOLUTION, Proposing an Amendment to the Constitution of Maine to Require a Statewide Popular Election of the Secretary of State, the Treasurer of State and the Attorney General for 4-year Terms | This resolution proposes a constitutional amendment that provides for the popular election beginning in 2032 and every 4 years thereafter of the Secretary of State, the Treasurer of State and the Attorney General on the same date and in the manner currently provided for the election of members of the Senate and House of Representatives. | Dead |
| LD1450 | An Act Regarding the Voluntary Municipal Farm Support Program | An Act Regarding the Voluntary Municipal Farm Support Program | Signed/Enacted/Adopted |
| LD1576 | An Act to Extend a One-year Lobbying Prohibition to Partisan and Nonpartisan Staff of the Legislature | An Act to Extend a One-year Lobbying Prohibition to Partisan and Nonpartisan Staff of the Legislature | Signed/Enacted/Adopted |
| LD1376 | An Act to Increase the Acceptable Level of Alcohol in a Low-alcohol Spirits Product and to Increase Availability of Those Products | This bill amends the definition of "low-alcohol spirits products" for the laws regarding liquor by raising the maximum level of alcohol by volume of a low-alcohol spirits product from 8% to 15%. The bill also provides that a low-alcohol spirits product may be sold by a person licensed to sell malt liquor for on-premises and off-premises consumption. It authorizes in-state wholesalers of malt liquor to sell and distribute low-alcohol spirits products. | Dead |
| LD558 | An Act to Strengthen Consumer Protections by Prohibiting the Report of Medical Debt on Consumer Reports | An Act to Strengthen Consumer Protections by Prohibiting the Report of Medical Debt on Consumer Reports | Signed/Enacted/Adopted |
| LD390 | An Act to Establish a Primary Election Period for Unenrolled Candidates in Order to Receive Campaign Contributions in Amounts Equal to Amounts Allowed for Enrolled Candidates in the Same Period | An Act to Establish a Primary Election Period for Unenrolled Candidates in Order to Receive Campaign Contributions in Amounts Equal to Amounts Allowed for Enrolled Candidates in the Same Period | Signed/Enacted/Adopted |
| LD544 | An Act to Create Parity in the Taxation of Medicine by Exempting Sales of Cannabis for Medical Use | This bill includes in the sales tax exemption that applies to medicines sold on a doctor's prescription sales of cannabis to a person who is certified for medical use by a medical provider pursuant to the Maine Medical Use of Cannabis Act. | Dead |
| LD132 | Resolve, to Establish the Commission to Study the Constitution of Maine | This resolve creates the Commission to Study the Constitution of Maine to study and review the Constitution of Maine and any constitutional resolutions introduced in the 132nd Legislature. The bill requires the commission to submit a report of its findings and recommendations to the Joint Standing Committee on Judiciary by November 4, 2026 and authorizes the joint standing committee of the Legislature having jurisdiction over judiciary matters to submit legislation, including a resolution to amend the Constitution of Maine, based on the findings and recommendations in the report to the 133rd Legislature in 2027. | Dead |
| LD1010 | An Act to Amend the State's Vehicle Inspection Law by Requiring Inspections Biennially | This bill provides that a motor vehicle required to be registered must have an inspection every other year. Current law requires an annual inspection. | Dead |
| LD1884 | Resolve, to Increase the Number of Kennebec County Commissioners | This resolve proposes a referendum to increase the number of commissioners for Kennebec County from 3 to 5. The resolve will put the question out to the voters of Kennebec County in November 2026. | Dead |
| LD1148 | Resolve, Directing the Secretary of State to Study Providing Access to Absentee Ballots for Municipal Elections to Uniformed Service Voters or Overseas Voters in the Same Manner as Absentee Ballots for Statewide Elections | Resolve, Directing the Secretary of State to Study Providing Access to Absentee Ballots for Municipal Elections to Uniformed Service Voters or Overseas Voters in the Same Manner as Absentee Ballots for Statewide Elections | | Signed/Enacted/Adopted |
| LD1213 | An Act Regarding Apportionment of Stipends to Agricultural Fairs | An Act Regarding Apportionment of Stipends to Agricultural Fairs | Signed/Enacted/Adopted |
| LD1198 | Resolve, Directing the Department of Agriculture, Conservation and Forestry to Assess Its Current Meat and Poultry Inspection Programs | Resolve, Directing the Department of Agriculture, Conservation and Forestry to Assess Its Current Meat and Poultry Inspection Programs | Passed |
| LD1458 | An Act Regarding Compensation Fees and Related Conservation Efforts for Solar and Wind Energy Development and High-impact Electric Transmission Lines Under the Site Location of Development Laws | Under current law, the Department of Environmental Protection is required to establish and maintain a compensation fee program to offset the adverse effects of a renewable energy development project and to determine the compensation fee amounts based on criteria established by the department. This bill removes the requirement that the department establish the criteria for compensation and instead requires a compensation fee equal to the average value of the undeveloped land occupied by the renewable energy development project, with certain exceptions. The bill also specifies which wildlife habitats the department may consider for purposes of determining an adverse effect. Finally, the bill changes rules adopted by the department to routine technical rules. | Dead |
| LD1839 | An Act to Strengthen the So-called Maine Hire-a-Vet Program | This bill establishes the Fundraising and Advisory Commission to Support the Hiring of Veterans in order to support a program to help veterans and members of their families find jobs, promote the hiring of veterans and members of their families by employers in this State and provide information to veterans and members of their families regarding the services to which they are entitled. The bill also establishes the Fund to Support the Hiring of Veterans, to be administered by the advisory commission to support the program. | Dead |
| LD914 | An Act Regarding Employees in the Office of the State Auditor | This bill provides that the auditors, assistants and employees in the Office of the State Auditor are classified, titled and compensated as the State Auditor considers appropriate. | Dead |
| LD487 | Resolve, Directing the Northern New England Passenger Rail Authority to Apply for Federal Funding for the Purpose of Identifying the Rail Corridor Connecting Portland to Orono as an Intercity Passenger Rail Corridor | This resolve directs the Northern New England Passenger Rail Authority to apply for funding through the federal corridor identification and development program for the purpose of identifying the rail corridor that extends from Portland through Auburn, Lewiston, Waterville and Bangor to Orono, with other station locations determined to be appropriate, as an intercity passenger rail corridor. The Northern New England Passenger Rail Authority is directed to apply for this funding during the 2025 application period. | Dead |
| LD194 | An Act to Improve the Maine Unfair Trade Practices Act | This bill removes the requirements that a person have purchased or leased goods, services or property primarily for personal, family or household purposes and that the loss suffered be of money or property in order for that person to pursue private remedies under the Maine Unfair Trade Practices Act. | Dead |
| LD1958 | An Act to Ensure Due Process for Recipients of No Trespass Orders on Certain State Properties | This bill is a concept draft pursuant to Joint Rule 208. The bill would ensure due process for a recipient of a no trespass order from a State Government entity that prohibits the recipient of the order from accessing certain state properties. 1. The legislation is limited to state properties where the public accesses state services and where the public has a reasonable expectation of entry. 2. The no trespass order must include a reason for the order that is available to the recipient of the order upon request of the recipient of the order. 3. The allowable reasons to serve such a no trespass order are harassment of the State Government entity as defined in the Maine Revised Statutes, Title 5, section 4651, subsection 2 or a refusal to leave the state property upon request 3 or more times in a one- month period. 4. The recipient of the no trespass order may contest the order within 14 days of the receipt of the order. 5. The court must set a date for return within 7 days of the recipient's contesting the order. 6. In a court proceeding on the issuance of such a no trespass order, the court must use the procedure as described for the issuance of a protection from abuse order under Title 19-A, chapter 103 and ensure that a defendant in a proceeding on the issuance of a no trespass order receives the same due process protections as a defendant in a proceeding on the issuance of a protection from abuse order. | Dead |
| LD1683 | An Act to Make a Freedom of Access Act Request Free of Charge upon Petition | This bill amends the Freedom of Access Act by: 1. Prohibiting the charging of a fee by an agency or official that has custody or control of a public record that is requested if that request is accompanied by a petition signed by at least 150 individuals registered to vote in this State making the same request; and 2. Requiring that the agency or official to provide an update regarding the status of the request at least every 30 working days; current law requires the agency or official to make a good faith effort to comply with the request within the nonbinding estimate of time provided by the agency or official. | Dead |
| LD1762 | An Act to Protect Recreational Trails by Establishing the Trails for the Future Program | This bill creates the Trails for the Future Fund and the Trails for the Future Program to protect public access to established recreational trails, including snowmobile trails and all-terrain vehicle, or ATV, trails, through the acquisition of property and the establishment of easements. The bill requires that an acquisition or grant made pursuant to the program is subject to the requirement that the recreational trail on the property may not be altered or developed in a manner that precludes its existing use, including use by a snowmobile or by an ATV, if applicable. The bill also requires that any change to the access or layout of a recreational trail protected pursuant to the program must be approved by the snowmobile club, ATV club or another club or group that maintains the recreational trail. If no club or group is responsible for maintaining the recreational trail the proposed changes must be approved by the Commissioner of Agriculture, Conservation and Forestry. | Dead |
| LD1314 | An Act to Protect Cannabis Industry Workers' Access to Personal Credit | This bill prohibits a creditor from denying, refusing to extend credit for or cancelling a credit card solely on the basis that a person is an owner, operator or employee of a cannabis establishment or is a registered caregiver under the Maine Medical Use of Cannabis Act, except when prohibited by federal law and regulation. | Dead |
| LD1204 | An Act to Support Direct Access Worker Employment by Removing Certain Employment Disqualifications | This bill removes aggravated cultivating of marijuana as a disqualifying offense that prohibits an individual's employment as a direct access worker for a personal care agency. | Dead |
| LD693 | An Act to Support the Department of the Secretary of State, Bureau of Corporations, Elections and Commissions | An Act to Support the Department of the Secretary of State, Bureau of Corporations, Elections and Commissions | Signed/Enacted/Adopted |
| LD171 | An Act to Enhance Protections Regarding Invasive Aquatic Plant and Animal Infestations in Inland Waters of the State | An Act to Enhance Protections Regarding Invasive Aquatic Plant and Animal Infestations in Inland Waters of the State | Signed/Enacted/Adopted |
| LD139 | Resolve, Directing the Department of Inland Fisheries and Wildlife to Study Establishing a Program for the Electronic Tagging of Deer | Resolve, Directing the Department of Inland Fisheries and Wildlife to Study Establishing a Program for the Electronic Tagging of Deer | | Signed/Enacted/Adopted |
| LD33 | An Act to Amend the Laws Governing Fantasy Contests | An Act to Amend the Laws Governing Fantasy Contests | Signed/Enacted/Adopted |
| LD388 | An Act to Provide Access to Quality Family Child Care for Military Personnel by Exempting Certain Military Child Care Providers from State Licensing Requirements | An Act to Provide Access to Quality Family Child Care for Military Personnel by Exempting Certain Military Child Care Providers from State Licensing Requirements | Signed/Enacted/Adopted |
| LD665 | An Act Regarding the Use of Military Protective Orders in Protection from Abuse and Protection from Harassment Proceedings | An Act Regarding the Use of Military Protective Orders in Protection from Abuse and Protection from Harassment Proceedings | Signed/Enacted/Adopted |
| LD954 | An Act to Amend the Law Governing the Membership of the Government Oversight Committee | An Act to Amend the Law Governing the Membership of the Government Oversight Committee Emergency preamble. Whereas, acts and resolves of the Legislature do not become effective until 90 days after adjournment unless enacted as emergencies; and Whereas, this legislation amends the laws governing the membership of the Government Oversight Committee; and Whereas, this legislation needs to take effect as soon as possible during the current legislative session in order to clarify the membership requirements of the committee; and Whereas, in the judgment of the Legislature, these facts create an emergency within the meaning of the Constitution of Maine and require the following legislation as immediately necessary for the preservation of the public peace, health and safety; now, therefore, | Signed/Enacted/Adopted |
| LD1116 | An Act to Protect the Constitutional Rights of Petition Circulators | This bill is a concept draft pursuant to Joint Rule 208. This bill proposes to update certain laws to protect the constitutional rights of individuals who circulate petitions. | Dead |
| LD1660 | An Act Creating a Private Right of Action Against a Government Employer | This bill creates a private right of action for a person against a government employer for an injury caused by an act or omission of a government employee who violates a right of another person under the United States Constitution or the Constitution of Maine. | Dead |
| LD1717 | An Act Regarding Background Checks for Medical Cannabis Providers | This bill requires anyone applying for or renewing a registry identification card or registration certificate under the Maine Medical Use of Cannabis Act to submit to a criminal history record check. If a person applying for or renewing a registry identification card or registration certificate is a business entity, every officer or director or assistant of the business entity is also required to submit to a criminal history record check. | Dead |
| SP0778 | JOINT RESOLUTION RECOGNIZING THE 50TH ANNIVERSARY OF THE LAST UNITED STATES COMBAT MISSION IN SOUTHEAST ASIA AT THE END OF THE VIETNAM WAR | JOINT RESOLUTION RECOGNIZING THE 50TH ANNIVERSARY OF THE LAST UNITED STATES COMBAT MISSION IN SOUTHEAST ASIA AT THE END OF THE VIETNAM WAR | Signed/Enacted/Adopted |
| LD684 | An Act to Amend the Laws Governing Liquor and Lottery Operations | This bill is a concept draft pursuant to Joint Rule 208. This bill proposes to amend the laws governing liquor and lottery operations. | Dead |
| LD392 | An Act to Amend the Laws Governing Cannabis | This bill is a concept draft pursuant to Joint Rule 208. This bill proposes to amend the laws governing cannabis. | Dead |
| LD1446 | RESOLUTION, Proposing an Amendment to the Constitution of Maine to Lower the Voting Age to 16 Years of Age | This resolution proposes to amend the Constitution of Maine to reduce the voting age qualification by 2 years, from 18 years of age or older to 16 years of age or older, subject to approval at referendum. | Dead |
| LD1559 | An Act to Authorize Medical Cannabis Farmers' Markets | This bill amends the Maine Medical Use of Cannabis Act to provide for the licensure of medical cannabis farmers' markets. The bill defines "medical cannabis farmers' market" as a building, structure or place, used by one or more registered caregivers or registered dispensaries and licensed by the Department of Administrative and Financial Services, Office of Cannabis Policy, for the direct sale of harvested cannabis and cannabis products to qualifying patients and for the consumption of harvested cannabis and cannabis products purchased by qualifying patients from the registered caregivers or registered dispensaries. The office is directed to provisionally adopt major substantive rules regarding the licensure, operation and administration of medical cannabis farmers' markets and to submit those rules for legislative review by January 9, 2026. | Dead |
| LD1508 | An Act to Clarify the Law Regarding Tinted Windows in Motor Vehicles | This bill requires the Chief of the State Police to provide the owner of a motor vehicle with a certificate of exemption from the laws prohibiting reflective or tinted windows upon written request signed by a medical provider. | Dead |
| LD1289 | An Act to Amend the Election Recount Process | This bill reduces by half the vote percentage difference or amount of votes in an election used to determine the deposit required for a recount. The bill also includes in the actual cost of the recount that the candidate requesting the recount is required to pay the payroll costs of the state workers necessary to conduct the recount. The bill requires a refund to be provided to the requesting candidate if the deposit paid is more than the actual cost of the recount and requires the requesting candidate to pay the difference if the actual cost of the recount is more than the deposit paid. | Dead |
| LD126 | An Act to Expand the Use of the Veterans' Homelessness Prevention Partnership Fund | An Act to Expand the Use of the Veterans' Homelessness Prevention Partnership Fund | Signed/Enacted/Adopted |
| LD891 | An Act to Exclude Poverty as a Factor When Determining Instances of Willful Neglect or Abuse of a Child | This bill amends certain definitions under the Child and Family Services and Child Protection Act and excludes poverty as a factor in a determination of willful neglect or abuse of a child. The bill also amends the laws governing preliminary protection order requests and reasonable efforts to prevent the removal of a child from a home to require the consideration of specific efforts made, the duration of those efforts and the outcome of those efforts. | Dead |
| LD759 | An Act to Increase Patient Safety in Long-term Care Facilities | This bill requires a long-term care facility to equip a resident's bed with side rails if the resident or the resident's legal guardian requests side rails or if side rails are necessary for the safety of the resident. | Dead |
| LD367 | An Act to Authorize General Fund Bond Issues to Improve Highways, Bridges and Nonhighway Modes of Transportation | The funds provided in Part A by this bond issue, put out to referendum in November 2025, in the amount of $100,000,000, will be used to provide funding for improvements to roads and bridges and nonhighway modes of transportation. The funds provided in Part B by this bond issue, put out to referendum in November 2026, in the amount of $100,000,000, will be used to provide funding for improvements to roads and bridges and nonhighway modes of transportation. | Dead |
| LD1132 | An Act to Further Protect Low-impact Landscaping | This bill prohibits any instrument, such as a deed or bylaw, governing activities on real estate within a condominium or real estate subject to common ownership from prohibiting low-impact landscaping on any portion of a condominium or real estate subject to common ownership, including limited common elements. It also prohibits the application of pesticides on limited common elements or land within 50 feet of a unit without the express permission of the unit owner. | Dead |
| LD683 | An Act to Clarify the Law Governing the Minimum Indirect Financial Interest Disclosure Requirement for Liquor Licenses | An Act to Clarify the Law Governing the Minimum Indirect Financial Interest Disclosure Requirement for Liquor Licenses | Signed/Enacted/Adopted |
| LD1038 | An Act to Increase the Maximum Term of a Medical Cannabis Written Certification to 2 Years | This bill changes the maximum term for a medical cannabis written certification from up to one year as determined by a qualifying patient's medical provider to 2 years. | Dead |
| LD368 | An Act to Address Concerns Regarding Radiation Machines and Similar Equipment Used in the Cannabis Industry | This bill is a concept draft pursuant to Joint Rule 208. This bill proposes to amend the laws governing cannabis to address concerns about the health effects of the use of radiation machines and similar equipment used to treat, decontaminate or remediate cannabis flower and trim and to protect consumers from the unknowing or unwanted use of products that have been processed using these machines or equipment. This bill also proposes to clarify the laws governing testing requirements for adult use cannabis and cannabis products. | Dead |
| HP0950 | JOINT RESOLUTION HONORING THE LATE HONORABLE LOIS GALGAY RECKITT ON THE OCCASION OF THE BOSTON RED SOX OPENING HOME GAME ON APRIL 4, 2025 | JOINT RESOLUTION HONORING THE LATE HONORABLE LOIS GALGAY RECKITT ON THE OCCASION OF THE BOSTON RED SOX OPENING HOME GAME ON APRIL 4, 2025 | Signed/Enacted/Adopted |
| SP0319 | JOINT RESOLUTION RECOGNIZING THE 60TH ANNIVERSARY OF THE MARCH FROM SELMA TO MONTGOMERY | JOINT RESOLUTION RECOGNIZING THE 60TH ANNIVERSARY OF THE MARCH FROM SELMA TO MONTGOMERY | Signed/Enacted/Adopted |
| LD240 | An Act to Create Consistency in Retirement Service Benefits Deferral Under the Maine Public Employees Retirement System | An Act to Create Consistency in Retirement Service Benefits Deferral Under the Maine Public Employees Retirement System | Signed/Enacted/Adopted |
| LD196 | An Act Regarding Documents Obtained by Subpoena by the Government Oversight Committee | This bill provides that the Government Oversight Committee has access to papers or records received as a result of a subpoena issued by the committee and that those papers or records are confidential and exempt from public disclosure. | Dead |
| LD118 | An Act to Allow Candidates for Sheriff and District Attorney to Participate in the Maine Clean Election Act | This bill allows candidates for the office of sheriff and for the office of district attorney to participate in the Maine Clean Election Act beginning with the 2028 election cycle. | Dead |
| SP0173 | JOINT RESOLUTION MAKING AN APPLICATION TO THE CONGRESS OF THE UNITED STATES CALLING AN ARTICLE V CONVENTION TO PROPOSE AN AMENDMENT ADDRESSING CAMPAIGN FINANCE REFORM | JOINT RESOLUTION MAKING AN APPLICATION TO THE CONGRESS OF THE UNITED STATES CALLING AN ARTICLE V CONVENTION TO PROPOSE AN AMENDMENT ADDRESSING CAMPAIGN FINANCE REFORM | Dead |
| LD207 | An Act to Amend the Laws Governing Qualifying Contributions of Cash Under the Maine Clean Election Act | This bill eliminates the requirement that contributors making qualifying contributions in the form of cash to a participating candidate in the Maine Clean Election Act sign a form affirming that the contributor made the contribution with personal funds. | Dead |
| SP0332 | JOINT RESOLUTION HONORING THE LIFE AND WORK OF FREDERICK DOUGLASS | JOINT RESOLUTION HONORING THE LIFE AND WORK OF FREDERICK DOUGLASS | Signed/Enacted/Adopted |
| SP0324 | JOINT RESOLUTION TO RECOGNIZE THE 125TH ANNIVERSARY OF THE POEM "LIFT EVERY VOICE AND SING" BY JAMES WELDON JOHNSON | JOINT RESOLUTION TO RECOGNIZE THE 125TH ANNIVERSARY OF THE POEM "LIFT EVERY VOICE AND SING" BY JAMES WELDON JOHNSON | Signed/Enacted/Adopted |
| SP0333 | JOINT RESOLUTION RECOGNIZING THE LIFE OF BAYARD RUSTIN AND HIS CONTRIBUTIONS TO THE CIVIL RIGHTS MOVEMENT | JOINT RESOLUTION RECOGNIZING THE LIFE OF BAYARD RUSTIN AND HIS CONTRIBUTIONS TO THE CIVIL RIGHTS MOVEMENT | Signed/Enacted/Adopted |
| SP0236 | JOINT RESOLUTION CELEBRATING THE LIFE OF STAGECOACH MARY FIELDS | JOINT RESOLUTION CELEBRATING THE LIFE OF STAGECOACH MARY FIELDS | Signed/Enacted/Adopted |
| SP0183 | JOINT RESOLUTION RECOGNIZING FEBRUARY 2025 AS BLACK HISTORY MONTH | JOINT RESOLUTION RECOGNIZING FEBRUARY 2025 AS BLACK HISTORY MONTH | Signed/Enacted/Adopted |
| SP0184 | JOINT RESOLUTION CELEBRATING THE LIFE OF MARY MCLEOD BETHUNE | JOINT RESOLUTION CELEBRATING THE LIFE OF MARY MCLEOD BETHUNE | Signed/Enacted/Adopted |
| SP0121 | JOINT RESOLUTION COMMEMORATING MARTIN LUTHER KING, JR. DAY | JOINT RESOLUTION COMMEMORATING MARTIN LUTHER KING, JR. DAY | Signed/Enacted/Adopted |
| Bill | Bill Name | Motion | Vote Date | Vote |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| LD143 | An Act to Improve Women's Health and Economic Security by Funding Family Planning Services | Enactment RC #651 | 06/25/2025 | Yea |
| LD143 | An Act to Improve Women's Health and Economic Security by Funding Family Planning Services | Recede And Concur RC #649 | 06/25/2025 | Yea |
| LD143 | An Act to Improve Women's Health and Economic Security by Funding Family Planning Services | Suspend Rules (2/3) RC #640 | 06/25/2025 | Yea |
| LD166 | An Act to Prohibit the Sale of Tobacco Products in Pharmacies and Retail Establishments Containing Pharmacies | Enactment RC #650 | 06/25/2025 | Yea |
| LD182 | An Act to Provide Per Diem Payments for MaineCare Residents of the Maine Veterans' Homes | Suspend Rules (2/3) RC #656 | 06/25/2025 | Yea |
| LD556 | An Act to Preserve Heating and Energy Choice by Prohibiting a Municipality from Prohibiting a Particular Energy System or Energy Distributor | Reconsider RC #647 | 06/25/2025 | Nay |
| LD556 | An Act to Preserve Heating and Energy Choice by Prohibiting a Municipality from Prohibiting a Particular Energy System or Energy Distributor | Enactment RC #646 | 06/25/2025 | Yea |
| LD549 | An Act to Establish a Statewide Sexual Assault Forensic Examination Kit Tracking System and Update Certain Requirements Regarding Sexual Assault Forensic Examination Kits | Suspend Rules (2/3) RC #653 | 06/25/2025 | Nay |
| LD588 | An Act to Enact the Agricultural Employees Concerted Activity Protection Act | Veto Override (2/3) RC #642 | 06/25/2025 | Yea |
| LD698 | An Act to Sustain Emergency Homeless Shelters in Maine | Enactment RC #652 | 06/25/2025 | Yea |
| LD893 | An Act to Exempt Nonprofit Agricultural Membership Organizations from Insurance Requirements | Enactment RC #648 | 06/25/2025 | Yea |
| LD1088 | An Act to Enact the Maine Consumer Data Privacy Act | Accept Report 'a' Ought Not To Pass RC #645 | 06/25/2025 | Yea |
| LD1126 | An Act Requiring Serial Numbers on Firearms and Prohibiting Undetectable Firearms | Enactment RC #654 | 06/25/2025 | Nay |
| LD1126 | An Act Requiring Serial Numbers on Firearms and Prohibiting Undetectable Firearms | Adopt Senate Amendment (sbs-468) To Committee Amendment RC #638 | 06/25/2025 | Nay |
| LD1217 | An Act Regarding the New Markets Tax Credit and the Maine New Markets Capital Investment Program | Reconsider RC #659 | 06/25/2025 | Yea |
| LD1217 | An Act Regarding the New Markets Tax Credit and the Maine New Markets Capital Investment Program | Commit RC #657 | 06/25/2025 | Nay |
| LD1731 | An Act to Increase the Influence of the Maine State Ferry Advisory Board on the Funding and Operations of the Maine State Ferry Service | Veto Override (2/3) RC #643 | 06/25/2025 | Yea |
| LD1802 | An Act to Implement the Recommendations of the Maine Commission on Public Defense Services to Clarify When an Indigent Criminal Defendant Is Entitled to Counsel at State Expense | Veto Override (2/3) RC #641 | 06/25/2025 | Nay |
| LD1816 | An Act to Establish a Statewide Sexual Assault Forensic Examination Kit Tracking System and Conduct an Inventory of Existing Forensic Examination Kits in the Possession of Law Enforcement | Suspend Rules (2/3) RC #655 | 06/25/2025 | Nay |
| LD1968 | An Act to Amend the Laws Regarding Legislative Reimbursement | Enactment RC #658 | 06/25/2025 | Yea |
| SP0799 | Joint Order, to Require the Joint Standing Committee on Appropriations and Financial Affairs to Report Out 2 Bills to the Senate | Passage RC #644 | 06/25/2025 | Nay |
| LD210 | An Act Making Unified Appropriations and Allocations from the General Fund and Other Funds for the Expenditures of State Government and Changing Certain Provisions of the Law Necessary to the Proper Operations of State Government for the Fiscal Years Ending June 30, 2025, June 30, 2026 and June 30, 2027 | Enactment RC #635 | 06/18/2025 | Yea |
| LD210 | An Act Making Unified Appropriations and Allocations from the General Fund and Other Funds for the Expenditures of State Government and Changing Certain Provisions of the Law Necessary to the Proper Operations of State Government for the Fiscal Years Ending June 30, 2025, June 30, 2026 and June 30, 2027 | Indefinitely Postpone Senate Amendment (scs-436) RC #631 | 06/18/2025 | Nay |
| LD210 | An Act Making Unified Appropriations and Allocations from the General Fund and Other Funds for the Expenditures of State Government and Changing Certain Provisions of the Law Necessary to the Proper Operations of State Government for the Fiscal Years Ending June 30, 2025, June 30, 2026 and June 30, 2027 | Indefinitely Postpone Senate Amendment (sbs-434) RC #630 | 06/18/2025 | Nay |
| LD210 | An Act Making Unified Appropriations and Allocations from the General Fund and Other Funds for the Expenditures of State Government and Changing Certain Provisions of the Law Necessary to the Proper Operations of State Government for the Fiscal Years Ending June 30, 2025, June 30, 2026 and June 30, 2027 | Indefinitely Postpone Senate Amendment (sas-433) RC #629 | 06/18/2025 | Yea |
| LD210 | An Act Making Unified Appropriations and Allocations from the General Fund and Other Funds for the Expenditures of State Government and Changing Certain Provisions of the Law Necessary to the Proper Operations of State Government for the Fiscal Years Ending June 30, 2025, June 30, 2026 and June 30, 2027 | Indefinitely Postpone RC #628 | 06/18/2025 | Yea |
| LD210 | An Act Making Unified Appropriations and Allocations from the General Fund and Other Funds for the Expenditures of State Government and Changing Certain Provisions of the Law Necessary to the Proper Operations of State Government for the Fiscal Years Ending June 30, 2025, June 30, 2026 and June 30, 2027 | Accept Majority Ought To Pass As Amended Report RC #627 | 06/18/2025 | Yea |
| LD442 | An Act to Amend the Automotive Repair Statute | Accept Majority Ought Not To Pass Report RC #621 | 06/18/2025 | Yea |
| LD556 | An Act to Preserve Heating and Energy Choice by Prohibiting a Municipality from Prohibiting a Particular Energy System or Energy Distributor | Recede And Concur RC #620 | 06/18/2025 | Yea |
| LD532 | An Act to Protect Health Care Workers by Addressing Assaults in Health Care Settings | Recede And Concur RC #632 | 06/18/2025 | Nay |
| LD746 | An Act to Authorize a Local Option Sales Tax on Short-term Lodging to Fund Municipalities and Affordable Housing | Accept Majority Ought To Pass As Amended Report RC #624 | 06/18/2025 | Nay |
| LD1227 | An Act to Repeal the Requirement That Motor Vehicle Manufacturers Equip Vehicles with a Standardized Data Access Platform | Accept Majority Ought Not To Pass Report RC #622 | 06/18/2025 | Nay |
| LD1270 | An Act to Establish the Department of Energy Resources | Accept Majority Ought To Pass As Amended Report RC #626 | 06/18/2025 | Yea |
| LD1394 | An Act to Support Maine's Electric Vehicle Adoption Goals by Providing an Exclusion for Electric Vehicles from Certain Requirements of the Right to Repair Law | Accept Majority Ought Not To Pass Report RC #623 | 06/18/2025 | Yea |
| LD1666 | An Act to Include in the Ranked-choice Election Method for General and Special Elections the Offices of Governor, State Senator and State Representative and to Make Other Related Changes | Enactment RC #637 | 06/18/2025 | Yea |
| LD1777 | An Act to Reduce Costs and Increase Customer Protections for the State's Net Energy Billing Programs | Adopt Senate Amendment (s-439) To Committee Amendment RC #633 | 06/18/2025 | Yea |
| LD1940 | An Act to Revise the Growth Management Program Laws | Accept Report 'c' Ought To Pass As Amended RC #625 | 06/18/2025 | Nay |
| LD1971 | An Act to Protect Workers in This State by Clarifying the Relationship of State and Local Law Enforcement Agencies with Federal Immigration Authorities | Enactment RC #634 | 06/18/2025 | Yea |
| HP1338 | JOINT RESOLUTION RECOGNIZING JUNE 2025 AS PRIDE MONTH | Adoption RC #636 | 06/18/2025 | Yea |
| LD93 | An Act to Reduce Cost and Increase Access to Disease Prevention by Expanding the Universal Childhood Immunization Program to Include Adults | Adopt Senate Amendment (s-426) To Committee Amendment RC #600 | 06/17/2025 | Yea |
| LD93 | An Act to Reduce Cost and Increase Access to Disease Prevention by Expanding the Universal Childhood Immunization Program to Include Adults | Accept Majority Ought To Pass As Amended Report RC #599 | 06/17/2025 | Yea |
| LD252 | An Act to Withdraw from the National Popular Vote Compact | Commit RC #608 | 06/17/2025 | Nay |
| LD252 | An Act to Withdraw from the National Popular Vote Compact | Recede And Concur RC #607 | 06/17/2025 | Yea |
| LD532 | An Act to Protect Health Care Workers by Addressing Assaults in Health Care Settings | Indefinitely Postpone RC #619 | 06/17/2025 | Yea |
| LD1077 | An Act to Exempt Drinking Water from Sales and Use Tax | Accept Majority Ought Not To Pass Report RC #601 | 06/17/2025 | Nay |
| LD1126 | An Act Requiring Serial Numbers on Firearms and Prohibiting Undetectable Firearms | Adopt Cah-660 RC #596 | 06/17/2025 | Nay |
| LD1126 | An Act Requiring Serial Numbers on Firearms and Prohibiting Undetectable Firearms | Adopt Senate Amendment (s-403) To Committee Amendment RC #595 | 06/17/2025 | Yea |
| LD1211 | An Act Regarding Certain Definitions in the Sales and Use Tax Laws Affecting Rental Equipment | Accept Report 'a' Ought To Pass As Amended RC #613 | 06/17/2025 | Nay |
| LD1189 | An Act to Allow an Attorney for the State to Determine Whether to Charge Certain Class E Crimes as Civil Violations | Accept Majority Ought To Pass As Amended Report RC #603 | 06/17/2025 | Yea |
| LD1270 | An Act to Establish the Department of Energy Resources | Accept Majority Ought To Pass As Amended Report RC #616 | 06/17/2025 | Yea |
| LD1228 | An Act to Clarify Certain Terms in and to Make Other Changes to the Automotive Right to Repair Laws | Accept Majority Ought To Pass As Amended Report RC #618 | 06/17/2025 | Nay |
| LD1386 | An Act to Provide Emergency One-time Relief from the Wild Blueberry Tax for Sellers in Maine and Partial Relief for Processors and Shippers | Recede And Concur RC #609 | 06/17/2025 | Nay |
| LD1386 | An Act to Provide Emergency One-time Relief from the Wild Blueberry Tax for Sellers in Maine and Partial Relief for Processors and Shippers | Accept Majority Ought Not To Pass Report RC #602 | 06/17/2025 | Yea |
| LD1656 | An Act to Facilitate Compliance with Federal Immigration Law by State and Local Government Entities | Accept Majority Ought Not To Pass Report RC #604 | 06/17/2025 | Yea |
| LD1667 | Resolve, to Allow Hemphill Farms, Inc. to Sue the State | Accept Majority Ought Not To Pass Report RC #597 | 06/17/2025 | Nay |
| LD1749 | Resolve, Directing the Department of Corrections to Study Achieving Gender Equality | Accept Majority Ought To Pass Report RC #617 | 06/17/2025 | Yea |
| LD1849 | An Act to Establish a Minimum Age at Which Conduct Constitutes a Juvenile Crime and to Confer Jurisdiction to the Juvenile Courts Over Any Criminal Offense Under Maine Law Committed by a Juvenile | Accept Majority Ought To Pass As Amended Report RC #615 | 06/17/2025 | Yea |
| LD1868 | An Act to Advance a Clean Energy Economy by Updating Renewable and Clean Resource Procurement Laws | Enactment RC #612 | 06/17/2025 | Yea |
| LD1868 | An Act to Advance a Clean Energy Economy by Updating Renewable and Clean Resource Procurement Laws | Enactment RC #610 | 06/17/2025 | Yea |
| LD1868 | An Act to Advance a Clean Energy Economy by Updating Renewable and Clean Resource Procurement Laws | Commit RC #598 | 06/17/2025 | Nay |
| LD1873 | An Act to Require Age Verification for Online Obscene Matter | Recede RC #611 | 06/17/2025 | Nay |
| LD1963 | An Act to Protect and Compensate Public Utility Whistleblowers | Recede And Concur RC #614 | 06/17/2025 | Nay |
| LD1971 | An Act to Protect Workers in This State by Clarifying the Relationship of State and Local Law Enforcement Agencies with Federal Immigration Authorities | Passage To Be Engrossed As Amended RC #606 | 06/17/2025 | Yea |
| LD1971 | An Act to Protect Workers in This State by Clarifying the Relationship of State and Local Law Enforcement Agencies with Federal Immigration Authorities | Accept Majority Ought To Pass As Amended Report RC #605 | 06/17/2025 | Yea |
| LD93 | An Act to Reduce Cost and Increase Access to Disease Prevention by Expanding the Universal Childhood Immunization Program to Include Adults | Table Until Later RC #587 | 06/16/2025 | Yea |
| LD184 | Resolve, Establishing the Commission to Study the Foreclosure Process | Accept Majority Ought Not To Pass Report RC #578 | 06/16/2025 | Yea |
| LD233 | An Act to Prohibit Biological Males from Participating in School Athletic Programs and Activities Designated for Females When State Funding Is Provided to the School | Recede And Concur RC #586 | 06/16/2025 | Nay |
| LD233 | An Act to Prohibit Biological Males from Participating in School Athletic Programs and Activities Designated for Females When State Funding Is Provided to the School | Accept Report 'b' Ought Not To Pass RC #556 | 06/16/2025 | Yea |
| LD244 | Resolve, to Provide Safe, Short-term Housing to Individuals Recently Released from Correctional Facilities | Accept Majority Ought To Pass As Amended Report RC #564 | 06/16/2025 | Yea |
| LD252 | An Act to Withdraw from the National Popular Vote Compact | Reconsider RC #577 | 06/16/2025 | Yea |
| LD252 | An Act to Withdraw from the National Popular Vote Compact | Accept Majority Ought To Pass Report RC #567 | 06/16/2025 | Yea |
| LD297 | An Act Regarding the Management of Wastewater Treatment Plant Sludge at the State-owned Landfill | Enactment RC #571 | 06/16/2025 | Nay |
| LD291 | An Act to Eliminate the Lodging Tax on Campground Sites and Revert to Using the Current Sales Tax | Accept Majority Ought To Pass As Amended Report RC #588 | 06/16/2025 | Yea |
| LD515 | An Act to Reverse Recent Changes Made to the Law Governing Net Energy Billing and Distributed Generation | Accept Majority Ought Not To Pass Report RC #590 | 06/16/2025 | Yea |
| LD556 | An Act to Preserve Heating and Energy Choice by Prohibiting a Municipality from Prohibiting a Particular Energy System or Energy Distributor | Reconsider RC #576 | 06/16/2025 | Yea |
| LD556 | An Act to Preserve Heating and Energy Choice by Prohibiting a Municipality from Prohibiting a Particular Energy System or Energy Distributor | Table Until Later RC #566 | 06/16/2025 | Nay |
| LD556 | An Act to Preserve Heating and Energy Choice by Prohibiting a Municipality from Prohibiting a Particular Energy System or Energy Distributor | Accept Majority Ought To Pass Report RC #565 | 06/16/2025 | Yea |
| LD670 | An Act to Address Coercive Control in Domestic Abuse Cases | Accept Majority Ought To Pass As Amended Report RC #563 | 06/16/2025 | Yea |
| LD738 | An Act to Remove Barriers to Becoming a Lawyer by Establishing a Law Office Study Program | Accept Minority Ought Not To Pass Report RC #550 | 06/16/2025 | Nay |
| LD868 | An Act to Ensure Equity and Safety in Athletics, Restrooms, Changing Rooms and Housing at Elementary, Secondary and Postsecondary Schools | Accept Report 'b' Ought Not To Pass RC #557 | 06/16/2025 | Yea |
| LD953 | An Act to Change the Definition of "Machine Gun" in the Maine Criminal Code | Indefinitely Postpone RC #569 | 06/16/2025 | Nay |
| LD1089 | An Act to Permanently Fund 55 Percent of the State's Share of Education by Establishing a Tax on Incomes of More than $1,000,000 | Accept Majority Ought To Pass As Amended Report RC #593 | 06/16/2025 | Nay |
| LD1089 | An Act to Permanently Fund 55 Percent of the State's Share of Education by Establishing a Tax on Incomes of More than $1,000,000 | Accept Minority Ought Not To Pass Report RC #592 | 06/16/2025 | Yea |
| LD1107 | An Act to Amend the Tax Expenditure Review Process and Centralize Incentive Data Collection | Accept Majority Ought To Pass As Amended Report RC #555 | 06/16/2025 | Yea |
| LD1217 | An Act Regarding the New Markets Tax Credit and the Maine New Markets Capital Investment Program | Accept Majority Ought To Pass As Amended Report RC #583 | 06/16/2025 | Yea |
| LD1164 | An Act to Create Economic Opportunity for the Wabanaki Nations Through Internet Gaming | Reconsider RC #575 | 06/16/2025 | Nay |
| LD1164 | An Act to Create Economic Opportunity for the Wabanaki Nations Through Internet Gaming | Indefinitely Postpone RC #574 | 06/16/2025 | Nay |
| LD1164 | An Act to Create Economic Opportunity for the Wabanaki Nations Through Internet Gaming | Accept Minority Ought Not To Pass Report RC #573 | 06/16/2025 | Nay |
| LD1164 | An Act to Create Economic Opportunity for the Wabanaki Nations Through Internet Gaming | Reconsider RC #570 | 06/16/2025 | Yea |
| LD1298 | An Act Establishing Alternative Pathways to Social Worker Licensing | Accept Majority Ought To Pass As Amended Report RC #572 | 06/16/2025 | Nay |
| LD1337 | An Act to Amend the Maine Human Rights Act Regarding Female Athletes and Safety in Women's Single-sex Shelters | Accept Report 'b' Ought Not To Pass RC #558 | 06/16/2025 | Yea |
| LD1318 | An Act to Enhance Data Collection Requirements Related to Immigration Status and Asylum Seekers to Safeguard Services for Legal Residents | Accept Majority Ought Not To Pass Report RC #559 | 06/16/2025 | Yea |
| LD1488 | An Act Regarding Cannabis Testing | Adopt Cas-320 RC #568 | 06/16/2025 | Yea |
| LD1498 | An Act to Address Maine's Housing Crisis by Limiting Municipal Impact Fees on Housing Development | Accept Report RC #579 | 06/16/2025 | Yea |
| LD1665 | An Act to Provide Property Tax Relief to Maine Families | Accept Majority Ought To Pass As Amended Report RC #584 | 06/16/2025 | Yea |
| LD1672 | An Act to Allow Participation in the Adult Use Cannabis Tracking System to Be Voluntary | Accept Report 'a' Ought To Pass As Amended RC #552 | 06/16/2025 | Yea |
| LD1710 | An Act Regarding the Authority to Transport Prisoners Confined in Jail and the Use of Physical Force with Respect to Prisoners and Persons Who Have Been Arrested | Accept Minority Ought To Pass As Amended Report RC #589 | 06/16/2025 | Yea |
| LD1748 | An Act to Enhance Businesses' Understanding of Labor Standards and Grow Maine's Energy Economy Through Project Development Information Resources | Accept Majority Ought To Pass As Amended Report RC #549 | 06/16/2025 | Yea |
| LD1731 | An Act to Increase the Influence of the Maine State Ferry Advisory Board on the Funding and Operations of the Maine State Ferry Service | Enactment RC #553 | 06/16/2025 | Yea |
| LD1743 | An Act to Allow Municipalities to Prohibit Firearms Within Their Municipal Buildings and Voting Places and at Their Municipal Public Proceedings | Recede And Concur RC #562 | 06/16/2025 | Yea |
| State | District | Chamber | Party | Status | Start Date | End Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ME | Maine Senate District 14 | Senate | Democrat | In Office | 03/09/2021 | |
| ME | District 81 | House | Democrat | Out of Office | 12/05/2012 | 01/16/2024 |