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Legislator > Gary Drinkwater
State Representative
Gary Drinkwater
(R) - Maine
Maine House District 027
In Office - Started: 12/07/2022
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Capitol Office
House Republican Office
2 State House Station
Augusta, ME 04333-0002
2 State House Station
Augusta, ME 04333-0002
Phone: 800-423-2900
Phone 2: 207-287-1440
| Bill | Bill Name | Summary | Progress |
|---|---|---|---|
| LD343 | An Act to Direct the Public Utilities Commission to Seek Informational Bids Regarding Small Modular Nuclear Reactors in the State | This bill requires the Public Utilities Commission to annually issue a request for informational bids for the establishment in the State of a small modular nuclear reactor, which is a nuclear reactor that has a rated generating capacity of no more than 350 megawatts, is capable of being constructed and operated at a single site on its own or in combination with one or more nuclear reactors and is required to be licensed by the United States Nuclear Regulatory Commission. The requests are for information only, including the timing for establishing a modular reactor and the cost, location and annual operating costs of a modular reactor, and are not binding on the State or the person submitting the information but may be used in developing a contract. The commission is required to make an annual report to the joint standing committee of the Legislature having jurisdiction over energy and utility matters detailing the informational bids received. The provisions of this legislation are repealed when the State accepts a bid for the establishment of a small modular nuclear reactor. The commission is required to notify the Revisor of Statutes when the State accepts a bid for the establishment of a small modular nuclear reactor. | Crossed Over |
| LD331 | Resolve, Directing the Department of Health and Human Services to Ensure Timely Reimbursement Under MaineCare Regarding Hospital Cost Reports | This bill requires the Department of Health and Human Services to amend its rules in Chapter 101: MaineCare Benefits Manual, Chapter III, Section 45, Hospital Services, to require the department to reimburse at least 75% of the as-filed settlement pursuant to a hospital's cost reports within 90 days of receipt. It requires the department to accomplish this within existing resources. | 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 |
| LD579 | An Act to Include Certain Mental Health Workers Under the 1998 Special Plan for Retirement | This bill adds employees of the Department of Health and Human Services employed on October 1, 2025 or hired thereafter who provide direct care to persons in need of mental health services in a community-based or residential setting or to residents or patients of mental health institutions in this State or have responsibility for providing crisis outreach and crisis services to adults with developmental disabilities or intellectual disabilities in a community-based or residential setting to the 1998 Special Plan for certain Maine Public Employees Retirement System members. | 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 |
| LD1562 | An Act Regarding Municipal Road Standards | An Act Regarding Municipal Road Standards | Signed/Enacted/Adopted |
| LD1895 | An Act to Require the Removal from a Property Tax Lien the Name of a Previous Owner Who Paid Prorated Property Taxes | An Act to Require the Removal from a Property Tax Lien the Name of a Previous Owner Who Paid Prorated Property Taxes | Signed/Enacted/Adopted |
| LD930 | An Act to Amend the Law Governing Items Identified as Prison Contraband | An Act to Amend the Law Governing Items Identified as Prison Contraband | Signed/Enacted/Adopted |
| LD1656 | An Act to Facilitate Compliance with Federal Immigration Law by State and Local Government Entities | This bill establishes prohibitions concerning restricting the sharing and use of immigration and citizenship information. It prohibits restricting the enforcement of federal immigration law. It establishes a complaint process and a duty to report violations of these provisions. The bill also provides that, if the Attorney General, upon investigation, determines that a government entity is violating these prohibitions, the Attorney General must issue an opinion stating that finding. The government entity has 30 days to appeal the finding to the Superior Court. If the Superior Court agrees with the Attorney General, the court must immediately enjoin the policy or practice. The government entity that continues the policy or practice is subject to a $500 fine for each day the policy or practice remains in effect. If the Superior Court disagrees with the Attorney General, the Attorney General must immediately certify that the government entity is in compliance with the law. | Dead |
| LD1243 | An Act Regarding the Licensing of Assisted Living Facilities | An Act Regarding the Licensing of Assisted Living Facilities Emergency preamble. Whereas, acts and resolves of the Legislature do not become effective until 90 days after adjournment unless enacted as emergencies; and Whereas, placement in assisted living facilities is limited, resulting in waiting lists; and Whereas, existing facilities that are constructing new facilities should be licensed as quickly as possible; 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 |
| LD515 | An Act to Reverse Recent Changes Made to the Law Governing Net Energy Billing and Distributed Generation | This bill repeals the provisions of law enacted by Public Law 2019, chapter 478 related to net energy billing and distributed generation. It directs the Public Utilities Commission to initiate rulemaking to amend its rule regarding net energy billing to be substantially similar to that in effect on March 29, 2017. The bill also repeals or amends provisions of law in the Maine Revised Statutes, Title 35-A that rely on provisions that were enacted by Public Law 2019, chapter 478 and are repealed by this bill. | Dead |
| LD1002 | An Act to Protect Children's Identification by Requiring Public Schools to Use the Name and Gender Specified on a Child's Birth Certificate | This bill provides that public school and public charter school personnel must refer to a minor student by the name and gender listed on the student's official record of birth submitted to the school at the time of enrollment unless the minor student's parent or guardian provides written permission stating otherwise or documentation of a legal change of name or gender is provided to the school. | Dead |
| LD380 | An Act to Amend Certain Laws Regarding Gender-affirming Health Care Services | This bill repeals provisions enacted by Public Law 2023, chapter 648 protecting persons who seek, health care practitioners who provide and those who assist health care practitioners in providing gender-affirming health care services and reproductive health care services in accordance with the applicable standard of care. The bill replaces the provisions addressed in chapter 648 with the law that was in effect prior to enactment of chapter 648. | Dead |
| LD1704 | An Act to Prohibit a School Administrative Unit from Adopting a Policy That Allows a Student to Use a Restroom Designated for Use by the Opposite Sex | This bill prohibits a school administrative unit from adopting a policy that permits a student to use a school restroom according to the student's gender identity if that restroom is designated for use by a sex that does not correspond to the student's sex assigned at birth. The bill also directs the Department of Education to update its rules consistent with this legislation. | Dead |
| LD1432 | An Act to Remove Consideration of Gender Identity from the Maine Human Rights Act | This bill removes consideration of gender identity from the Maine Human Rights Act. The bill also makes a technical change by repealing a definition of a term to correct a cross-reference. | Dead |
| LD998 | An Act Regarding an Employer's Authority to Prohibit an Employee from Storing a Firearm in the Employee's Vehicle | This bill modifies the provision of law governing an employer's authority to prohibit an employee from storing a firearm in the employee's vehicle. The current law states that an employer is not permitted to prohibit an employee from storing a firearm in the employee's vehicle if the employee has a valid permit to carry a concealed firearm under the Maine Revised Statutes, Title 25, chapter 252, as long as the vehicle is locked and the firearm is stored out of sight. The bill removes the specification that the employee must have a valid permit to carry a concealed firearm. | Dead |
| LD1032 | An Act Regarding Court Security | This bill requires the State Court Administrator to contract for the services of qualified individuals to perform court security-related functions and services at a court if court operations at that court have been adversely affected by a lack of available court security for more than 2% of scheduled court time in a month at that court. It provides that, when the State Court Administrator contracts for the services of qualified individuals to perform court security-related functions and services, the State Court Administrator must first offer the contract to the appropriate sheriff's office before the contract is offered to another party. | Dead |
| LD1221 | Resolve, Directing the Department of Labor to Study Protection of Paid Family and Medical Leave Benefits Program Funds | Resolve, Directing the Department of Labor to Study Protection of Paid Family and Medical Leave Benefits Program Funds | | Signed/Enacted/Adopted |
| LD1707 | An Act to Require a Person to Be a United States Citizen to Receive State or Local Financial Assistance and to Ensure Municipal Compliance with Federal Immigration Laws | This bill requires an individual to be a citizen of the United States in order to receive any form of financial assistance from the State or a municipality, except for funding for general purpose aid for education. The bill also provides that a municipality is ineligible to receive municipal general assistance and state-municipal revenue sharing if that municipality prohibits or restricts, formally or informally, the exchange of information with federal immigration authorities or any other federal, state or local government entity regarding the citizenship or immigration status, lawful or unlawful, of any individual or the maintenance of such information. | Dead |
| LD316 | RESOLUTION, Proposing an Amendment to the Constitution of Maine to Create Equity in State Senate Representation | This resolution proposes to amend the Constitution of Maine to reduce the size of the Senate from no more than 35 members to 32 members as a result of reapportioning to 2 Senators per county. The resolution also requires the redrawing of district lines in 2026 to coincide with the counties of the State. | Dead |
| LD173 | An Act to Exempt Certain Watercraft from Registration Requirements | This bill exempts canoes, kayaks and rowboats that are equipped with a motor having a manufacturer's horsepower rating less than 100 horsepower from boat registration requirements. | Dead |
| LD1439 | An Act to Protect the Health and Welfare of Children in Public Schools by Requiring Parental Consent for Certain Tests, Analyses and Diagnoses | This bill prohibits school administrative units from conducting student evaluations that include testing of intellectual, emotional, behavioral, psychological or physical development or are for the purpose of diagnosing an intellectual, emotional, behavioral, psychological or physical condition without first obtaining parental consent. | Dead |
| LD1169 | An Act Regarding Employer Payments for the Paid Family and Medical Leave Benefits Program | Current law allows an employer that has a private plan substantially equivalent to the paid family and medical leave plan established in the Maine Revised Statutes, Title 26, chapter 7, subchapter 6-C and administered by the Department of Labor to apply for and receive approval to not participate in the department's plan. Until approval is given, the employer is responsible for the premiums of 1% of each employee's wages, 50% of which may be paid by the employee. This bill allows an employer whose private plan is approved by the department to request a refund of the premiums paid if that employer had a substantially equivalent private plan in place on or before January 1, 2025, the date that premiums started to be due. The department or administrator, after verifying the amount paid by the employer, is required, within 90 days of receipt of the refund request, to refund the employer the premiums paid, plus interest that accrues to the date the refund payment is issued. The bill also requires the department to make available information regarding the availability of a refund. | Dead |
| LD1852 | An Act to Promote Equitable Property Taxation by Reducing Valuation Based on Nearby Clean Energy Projects | This bill requires a tax assessor, when establishing the valuation of improved real property that abuts a solar energy development or grid-scale wind energy development, to reduce the value of the property due to its proximity to the solar energy development or grid-scale wind energy development. | Dead |
| LD1067 | An Act to Improve the Process for Mobile Home Owners to Purchase Their Mobile Home Park | This bill increases from 51% to 60% the percentage of mobile home owners needed to indicate in writing that they support a group of mobile home owners or a mobile home owners' association making an offer to purchase the mobile home park where their mobile homes are located. The bill also prohibits a mobile home owners' association from contacting mobile home owners more than 3 times about the purchase of the mobile home park. | Dead |
| LD594 | Resolve, Directing the State Auditor to Audit All State Agencies | This resolve requires the State Auditor to audit all state agencies and compile a report for each state agency listing the number of current employees; the number of newly hired employees over a period of time; the current and projected budget; the growth of the budget over a period of time; the agency's jurisdiction, roles and responsibilities; the scope of current, completed and incomplete projects over a period of time; and the percentage of the total of the most current state biennial budget the agency's budget represents. | Dead |
| LD1585 | Resolve, to Direct the Maine State Housing Authority to Amend Its Rules Governing the Fuel Assistance Program Regarding Benefit Payments for Wood Fuel | This resolve directs the Maine State Housing Authority to amend its rules governing the fuel assistance program to require that benefit payments for wood fuel be made directly to vendors prior to delivery. | Dead |
| LD1372 | An Act to Establish a Special Committee to Review Routine Technical Rules | This bill establishes the Special Committee on Regulatory Review to review routine technical rules. The committee consists of 6 members of the Senate and 6 members of the House of Representatives, evenly divided between each of the 2 parties holding the largest number of seats in each chamber. The appointment of members and the selection of chairs are established by joint rule of the Legislature. The committee is directed to establish a process for reviewing routine technical rules for necessity, efficiency and the benefit of the rule to the public. The process must allow the committee to approve the rule with or without changes or reject adoption of the rule. The committee is required to submit legislation proposing to amend the statutory authority for the adoption of routine technical rules to conform to the review process established by the committee. | Dead |
| LD919 | An Act to Require Parental Permission for Certain Surveys and Questionnaires Administered to Minors in Schools | This bill prohibits a public school, public charter school or private school approved for tuition purposes from administering to a student who is a minor a survey or questionnaire that asks or identifies the student's full name without affirmative written permission from the student's parent. | Dead |
| LD1095 | An Act to Restrict Removal of Common Loons for Relocation in Maine from Bodies of Water of 500 Acres or Less | This bill prohibits the removal of a common loon from a body of water that measures 500 acres or less as part of a wildlife relocation program. | Dead |
| LD1331 | RESOLUTION, Proposing an Amendment to the Constitution of Maine Regarding When the Governor May Call the Legislature into Session | This resolution proposes to amend the Constitution of Maine to provide that if the Legislature has adjourned without day, the Governor may not convene the Legislature until 90 days after the Legislature adjourned without day. | Dead |
| LD1650 | An Act to Allow Paralegals to Be Paid by the Maine Commission on Public Defense Services | This bill requires the Maine Commission on Public Defense Services to implement a system to compensate paralegals employed to help provide indigent legal services at the average labor market rate for paralegal services. | 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 |
| LD777 | Resolve, Directing the Department of Inland Fisheries and Wildlife to Study Lengthening the Muzzle-loading Season for Deer in Certain Wildlife Management Districts | Resolve, Directing the Department of Inland Fisheries and Wildlife to Study Lengthening the Muzzle-loading Season for Deer in Certain Wildlife Management Districts | | Signed/Enacted/Adopted |
| LD937 | An Act to Establish a Permit to Hunt Coyote over Bait | This bill establishes that a person who possesses a valid hunting license may obtain a permit to hunt coyote over bait between September 1st and December 15th in wildlife management districts 1 to 14, 18, 19, 27 and 28, as long as the person places coyote bait in towns known to have active deer wintering areas and the person follows other bait placement and use provisions already in statute. The bill also directs the Commissioner of Inland Fisheries and Wildlife to establish rules related to the placement of coyote bait and sets a fee for the permit at $4. | Dead |
| LD341 | An Act to Amend the Definition of "Oversized ATV" to Increase the Minimum Weight Requirement | This bill increases the minimum weight of an oversized all-terrain vehicle from 2,000 to 3,500 pounds. | Dead |
| LD174 | An Act to Restore Religious Exemptions to Immunization Requirements | This bill reinstates exemptions from immunization requirements based on a sincere religious belief for students in elementary, secondary and postsecondary schools and employees of nursery schools. It also provides the same exemption to health care practitioners. | Dead |
| LD282 | An Act to Raise the Limit on the Total Number of Public Charter Schools | This bill requires that when the cap on the number of public charter schools allowed is reached, the cap increases by one. | Dead |
| LD1454 | An Act to Redefine "Term" in the Law Governing Term Limits for Constitutional Offices | This bill changes the earliest starting point of a partial term that the Secretary of State, Treasurer of State, Attorney General or State Auditor may serve without it being considered a term for purposes of term limits from the 3rd Wednesday in June in an odd-numbered year to the first Wednesday in December in an odd-numbered year. | Dead |
| LD1709 | An Act Regarding Antique Automobiles | This bill reduces the age that an automobile or truck must be to be considered an antique auto in the motor vehicle laws from 35 years old to 25 years old. This age requirement was increased from 25 years old to 35 years old in Public Law 2023, chapter 634. The bill requires a person registering an antique auto to show proof of registration and insurance for the motor vehicle used as that person's primary mode of transportation of passengers or goods and maintain the registration and insurance for that motor vehicle or a replacement motor vehicle during the term of registration of the antique auto. A person may not operate an antique auto when a motor vehicle used as that person's primary mode of transportation of passengers or goods is not registered and insured. A person who violates this provision commits a civil violation for which a fine of not more than $2,500 may be adjudged and for which the Secretary of State may immediately revoke the registration for the antique auto. | Dead |
| LD429 | An Act to Track Certain Information Regarding and Seek Federal Reimbursement for Medical Care Provided to Asylum Seekers | This bill requires a hospital to collect information from a patient seeking care regarding the patient's immigration status. The hospital must inform the patient that the patient is not required to provide this information and that declining to provide this information does not preclude a patient from receiving medical care. The hospital must also inform the patient that the patient's immigration status does not affect the patient's ability to receive medical care at the hospital. A hospital must, by January 1, 2027 and on a quarterly basis thereafter, provide a report to the Department of Health and Human Services providing the aggregate cost of medical care provided to patients who are asylum seekers. The department is required to provide, by March 1, 2027 and annually thereafter, a report to the Governor and to the joint standing committee of the Legislature having jurisdiction over health and human services matters that provides information on the aggregate cost of medical care provided to patients who are asylum seekers. The department is required to establish routine technical rules to implement the requirements of this legislation. The bill also requires the department, by July 1, 2027 and annually thereafter, to submit a written request to the United States Department of Health and Human Services, Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services seeking reimbursement for the aggregate cost of medical care provided to asylum seekers during the prior year. | Dead |
| LD433 | An Act Relating to Requirements for School Bus Drivers | This bill clarifies the law governing school bus operator endorsements. It provides that the endorsement is contingent on the applicant meeting certain federal requirements only if there is no waiver of those requirements in place. It also clarifies that the requirement that the applicant pass an examination of the person's ability to operate a vehicle of comparable type to a school bus does not include an ability to operate a combination vehicle consisting of a truck tractor and semitrailer. The bill also directs the Secretary of State to seek from the United States Department of Transportation, Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration a waiver of the engine compartment component of the pre-trip vehicle inspection skills testing requirement in 49 Code of Federal Regulations, Section 383.113(a)(1)(i), known as "the under-the-hood" component, for commercial driver's license applicants seeking the school bus and passenger endorsements, as well as a waiver of the requirement in 49 Code of Federal Regulations, Section 383.133(c)(1) that the State administer this portion of the pre-trip vehicle inspection skills test in accordance with a Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration pre-approved examiner manual. The Secretary of State may seek additional waivers of requirements that the Secretary of State determines are unnecessary for operation of a school bus in this State. The Secretary of State is directed to report to the Joint Standing Committee on Transportation by December 3, 2025 on the progress in obtaining the waivers, as well as any related changes in federal law or regulations that may be pending or have taken place. | Dead |
| LD622 | An Act to Implement a Surcharge on Electric Vehicle Registration | This bill directs the Secretary of State to require the owner of an electric vehicle to pay an electric vehicle registration surcharge of $250 per year. The money collected from the surcharge must be transmitted to the Treasurer of State to be credited to the Highway Fund. | Dead |
| LD644 | An Act to Expand Employment Opportunities for Minor Students by Eliminating Certain Work Limitations | This bill repeals the provisions of law specifying that a minor 16 or 17 years of age may not work: 1. More than 50 hours in any week when the minor's school is not in session; 2. More than 24 hours in any week when the minor's school is in session; 3. More than 6 hours in any day when the minor's school is in session; 4. More than 10 hours in any day when the minor's school is not in session; 5. More than 6 consecutive days; 6. After 10:15 p.m. on a day preceding a day on which the minor's school is in session or after 12 midnight on a day that does not precede such a school day; or 7. Before 7 a.m. on a day on which the minor's school is in session or before 5 a.m. on any other day. The bill also repeals the provision of law specifying that a minor under 17 years of age may not be employed during the hours that the public schools of the town or city in which the minor resides are in session. The bill also repeals record-keeping requirements regarding work hours for minors. | Dead |
| LD187 | An Act to Prohibit Labor Organizations from Imposing Mandatory Service Fees on Nonmembers | Current law authorizes an organization that serves as a bargaining agent to charge employees who are represented by but are not members of the organization a service fee for expenditures related to representation. This bill removes that authorization. | Dead |
| LD833 | An Act to Expand the Earned Paid Leave Exception | This bill exempts employers that provide employees with 80 or more hours of paid leave during the calendar year from the laws governing earned paid leave. | Dead |
| LD398 | An Act to Amend the Definition of "Transient Occupancy" in the Laws Governing the Maine Land Use Planning Commission | An Act to Amend the Definition of "Transient Occupancy" in the Laws Governing the Maine Land Use Planning Commission Emergency preamble. Whereas, acts and resolves of the Legislature do not become effective until 90 days after adjournment unless enacted as emergencies; and Whereas, the Legislature finds that it is desirable to extend principles of sound planning, zoning and development to the unorganized and deorganized townships of the State; and Whereas, the Legislature desires to encourage appropriate use of these lands by the residents of Maine and visitors in pursuit of outdoor recreation activities, including, but not limited to, camping; and Whereas, this legislation must take effect before the expiration of the 90-day period since recreational camping season begins Memorial Day weekend in the month of May; 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 |
| LD489 | An Act to Provide for a Vessel Breakdown License Exception for Commercial Halibut Fishing License Holders | An Act to Provide for a Vessel Breakdown License Exception for Commercial Halibut Fishing License Holders 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 must take effect before May 18, 2025, the beginning of the 2025 commercial halibut fishing season; 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 |
| LD614 | An Act to Modify Current Property Tax Assessment Methods to Make Property Taxes Affordable for Longtime Property Owners | This bill is a concept draft pursuant to Joint Rule 208. This bill proposes to modify the methods of assessing property taxes on residential properties to help residents retain their homes. | Dead |
| LD1137 | An Act to Expand Landowner Liability Protections to Include Sport Shooting Ranges | This bill specifies that the owner, lessee, manager, holder of an easement or occupant of land who gives permission to another to engage in sport shooting on that owner's, lessee's manager's, holder's or occupant's land is entitled to limited liability for injury to that other person. Sport shooting is defined as engaging in archery, skeet and trap shooting or other similar shooting sports and the shooting of rifles, shotguns and pistols. | Dead |
| 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 |
| LD807 | An Act to Limit the Number of Free Motor Vehicle Registrations That May Be Provided to a Disabled Veteran and Reimburse Municipalities for the Loss of Excise Taxes | This bill specifies that only 3 registered motor vehicles may be exempt from excise taxes for a disabled veteran. The bill also requires the State Controller to fully reimburse municipalities for the excise tax revenue lost from this exemption based on a report from the Secretary of State. | Dead |
| LD1235 | An Act to Establish Transparency in Opioid Settlement Funds Allocated to Municipalities or Counties | This bill requires that a direct share subdivision that receives opioid settlement funds in accordance with the Maine State-Subdivision Memorandum of Understanding and Agreement Regarding Use of Settlement Funds, dated and signed on January 26, 2022, and the Maine State-Subdivision Memorandum of Understanding and Agreement Regarding Use of Settlement Funds-2023, dated and signed on May 2, 2023, collectively defined in the bill as "Memoranda of Understanding," must submit an annual report to the Attorney General detailing the amount of such funds received and expended in the prior calendar year and including a description of each such expenditure. The first annual report must be submitted by January 15, 2026. "Direct share subdivision" is defined in the bill as a municipality or county that is a plaintiff subdivision identified in Exhibit 3 of the Memoranda of Understanding. | Dead |
| HP1155 | JOINT RESOLUTION RECOGNIZING CHRISTIAN HOLY WEEK IN MAINE | JOINT RESOLUTION RECOGNIZING CHRISTIAN HOLY WEEK IN MAINE | Signed/Enacted/Adopted |
| LD1171 | An Act to Restore Complimentary Licenses to Hunt, Trap and Fish for Residents 70 Years of Age and Older | This bill repeals the law prohibiting complimentary licenses to hunt, trap and fish for persons 70 years of age and older, which has the effect of restoring the requirement that the complimentary licenses must be issued upon application. | Dead |
| LD963 | An Act to Standardize Subsidized Housing Application Forms | This bill requires the Maine State Housing Authority to develop a standard application form for subsidized housing applications. It requires municipal housing authorities and their contractors that administer subsidized housing programs to use the standard form to the extent practicable. | Dead |
| LD728 | An Act to Amend the Laws Regarding Smelt Fishing | This bill makes clear that a person may temporarily exceed daily bag limits when actively fishing for smelt as long as the fish are contained in a grader or other live containment device and live fish that exceed the daily bag limit are released at the water's edge when a person is finished fishing for the day. The bill also makes clear that a person has the opportunity to measure the person's catch after fishing before deciding which fish to release. | Dead |
| LD516 | Resolve, to Name the Bridge Between Milford and Old Town the Alton L. Drinkwater Memorial Bridge | Resolve, to Name the Bridge Between Milford and Old Town the Alton L. Drinkwater Memorial Bridge | | Signed/Enacted/Adopted |
| Bill | Bill Name | Motion | Vote Date | Vote |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| LD70 | An Act to Fund Free Health Clinics | Enactment RC #601 | 06/25/2025 | Absent |
| LD70 | An Act to Fund Free Health Clinics | Recede And Concur RC #588 | 06/25/2025 | Nay |
| LD109 | Resolve, Directing the Maine Arts Commission to Study Federal and National Efforts to Protect Artists from Copyright Infringement by Artificial Intelligence Companies and Users and to Monitor Educational Use | Recede And Concur RC #589 | 06/25/2025 | Nay |
| LD143 | An Act to Improve Women's Health and Economic Security by Funding Family Planning Services | Enactment RC #602 | 06/25/2025 | Nay |
| LD143 | An Act to Improve Women's Health and Economic Security by Funding Family Planning Services | Recede RC #599 | 06/25/2025 | Nay |
| LD166 | An Act to Prohibit the Sale of Tobacco Products in Pharmacies and Retail Establishments Containing Pharmacies | Recede And Concur RC #590 | 06/25/2025 | Nay |
| LD698 | An Act to Sustain Emergency Homeless Shelters in Maine | Recede And Concur RC #591 | 06/25/2025 | Nay |
| LD747 | An Act to Provide Funds to Reduce Student Homelessness | Recede And Concur RC #592 | 06/25/2025 | Nay |
| LD874 | An Act to Provide Relief to Federal or State Employees Affected by a Federal Government or State Government Shutdown | Recede And Concur RC #593 | 06/25/2025 | Nay |
| LD958 | An Act to Prohibit Eminent Domain on Existing Tribal Trust Lands | Reconsideration - Veto RC #586 | 06/25/2025 | Nay |
| LD1023 | Resolve, to Reestablish the Blue Economy Task Force to Support Maine's Emergence as a Center for Blue Economy Innovation and Opportunity in the 21st Century | Recede And Concur RC #594 | 06/25/2025 | Nay |
| LD1126 | An Act Requiring Serial Numbers on Firearms and Prohibiting Undetectable Firearms | Recede And Concur RC #595 | 06/25/2025 | Nay |
| LD1184 | An Act to Require Municipal Reporting on Residential Building Permits, Dwelling Units Permitted and Demolished and Certificates of Occupancy Issued | Recede And Concur RC #596 | 06/25/2025 | Nay |
| LD1328 | An Act to Create Culturally Appropriate and Trauma-informed Housing and Recovery Services | Reconsideration - Veto RC #587 | 06/25/2025 | Nay |
| LD1738 | An Act to Establish the Biohazard Waste Disposal Grant Program to Support Public Health Efforts in the State | Recede And Concur RC #597 | 06/25/2025 | Yea |
| LD1951 | An Act to Promote Food Processing and Manufacturing Facility Expansion and Create Jobs | Recede And Concur RC #598 | 06/25/2025 | 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 | Enactment RC #583 | 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 | Recede And Concur RC #579 | 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 | Acc Maj Otp As Amended Rep RC #571 | 06/18/2025 | 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 #582 | 06/18/2025 | Yea |
| LD893 | An Act to Exempt Nonprofit Agricultural Membership Organizations from Insurance Requirements | Passage To Be Engrossed RC #578 | 06/18/2025 | Yea |
| LD1088 | An Act to Enact the Maine Consumer Data Privacy Act | Acc Report "a" Ontp RC #584 | 06/18/2025 | Nay |
| LD1211 | An Act Regarding Certain Definitions in the Sales and Use Tax Laws Affecting Rental Equipment | Acc Report "a" Otp-am RC #575 | 06/18/2025 | Nay |
| LD1298 | An Act Establishing Alternative Pathways to Social Worker Licensing | Recede And Concur RC #580 | 06/18/2025 | Nay |
| 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 #576 | 06/18/2025 | Nay |
| LD1940 | An Act to Revise the Growth Management Program Laws | Recede And Concur RC #581 | 06/18/2025 | Nay |
| LD1960 | An Act to Exempt Electronic Smoking Devices or Other Tobacco Products Containing Ingestible Hemp from the Tax Imposed on Tobacco Products | Recede And Concur RC #572 | 06/18/2025 | Nay |
| LD1963 | An Act to Protect and Compensate Public Utility Whistleblowers | Recede And Concur RC #573 | 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 #574 | 06/18/2025 | Nay |
| HP1338 | JOINT RESOLUTION RECOGNIZING JUNE 2025 AS PRIDE MONTH | Adoption RC #577 | 06/18/2025 | Nay |
| LD93 | An Act to Reduce Cost and Increase Access to Disease Prevention by Expanding the Universal Childhood Immunization Program to Include Adults | Enactment RC #556 | 06/17/2025 | Nay |
| LD184 | Resolve, Establishing the Commission to Study the Foreclosure Process | Recede And Concur RC #548 | 06/17/2025 | Nay |
| LD252 | An Act to Withdraw from the National Popular Vote Compact | Recede And Concur RC #546 | 06/17/2025 | Nay |
| LD556 | An Act to Preserve Heating and Energy Choice by Prohibiting a Municipality from Prohibiting a Particular Energy System or Energy Distributor | Acc Maj Ought To Pass Rep RC #553 | 06/17/2025 | Yea |
| LD532 | An Act to Protect Health Care Workers by Addressing Assaults in Health Care Settings | Acc Min Otp As Amended Rep RC #567 | 06/17/2025 | Yea |
| LD532 | An Act to Protect Health Care Workers by Addressing Assaults in Health Care Settings | Acc Maj Otp As Amended Rep RC #566 | 06/17/2025 | Nay |
| LD746 | An Act to Authorize a Local Option Sales Tax on Short-term Lodging to Fund Municipalities and Affordable Housing | Acc Maj Otp As Amended Rep RC #568 | 06/17/2025 | Nay |
| LD953 | An Act to Change the Definition of "Machine Gun" in the Maine Criminal Code | Acc Report "b" Ontp RC #547 | 06/17/2025 | Nay |
| LD978 | An Act to Increase General Assistance Reimbursement for Municipalities and Indian Tribes | Acc Maj Otp As Amended Rep RC #545 | 06/17/2025 | Nay |
| LD1077 | An Act to Exempt Drinking Water from Sales and Use Tax | Acc Maj Ought Not To Pass Rep RC #537 | 06/17/2025 | Nay |
| LD1126 | An Act Requiring Serial Numbers on Firearms and Prohibiting Undetectable Firearms | Enactment RC #557 | 06/17/2025 | Nay |
| LD1217 | An Act Regarding the New Markets Tax Credit and the Maine New Markets Capital Investment Program | Acc Maj Otp As Amended Rep RC #558 | 06/17/2025 | Yea |
| LD1189 | An Act to Allow an Attorney for the State to Determine Whether to Charge Certain Class E Crimes as Civil Violations | Acc Maj Otp As Amended Rep RC #539 | 06/17/2025 | Nay |
| LD1164 | An Act to Create Economic Opportunity for the Wabanaki Nations Through Internet Gaming | Enactment RC #550 | 06/17/2025 | Nay |
| LD1270 | An Act to Establish the Department of Energy Resources | Adopt Hah-771 To Cah-746 RC #561 | 06/17/2025 | Nay |
| LD1270 | An Act to Establish the Department of Energy Resources | Acc Maj Otp As Amended Rep RC #536 | 06/17/2025 | Nay |
| LD1228 | An Act to Clarify Certain Terms in and to Make Other Changes to the Automotive Right to Repair Laws | Acc Maj Otp As Amended Rep RC #565 | 06/17/2025 | Yea |
| 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 | Acc Maj Ought Not To Pass Rep RC #538 | 06/17/2025 | Nay |
| LD1423 | An Act to Improve Recycling by Updating the Stewardship Program for Packaging | Acc Maj Otp As Amended Rep RC #554 | 06/17/2025 | Nay |
| LD1656 | An Act to Facilitate Compliance with Federal Immigration Law by State and Local Government Entities | Acc Maj Ought Not To Pass Rep RC #540 | 06/17/2025 | Nay |
| LD1667 | Resolve, to Allow Hemphill Farms, Inc. to Sue the State | Acc Maj Ought Not To Pass Rep RC #563 | 06/17/2025 | Nay |
| LD1715 | RESOLUTION, Proposing an Amendment to the Constitution of Maine to Amend the Appointment and Confirmation Process for Certain Judicial, Civil and Military Officers | Recede And Concur RC #549 | 06/17/2025 | 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 | Enactment RC #552 | 06/17/2025 | 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 | Table Until Later RC #551 | 06/17/2025 | Nay |
| LD1749 | Resolve, Directing the Department of Corrections to Study Achieving Gender Equality | Acc Maj Ought To Pass Rep RC #564 | 06/17/2025 | Nay |
| LD1751 | An Act to Improve the Growth Management Program Laws | Acc Maj Ought Not To Pass Rep RC #570 | 06/17/2025 | Nay |
| 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 | Acc Maj Otp As Amended Rep RC #562 | 06/17/2025 | Nay |
| LD1867 | An Act to Prohibit Financial Institutions from Using Merchant Category Codes to Identify or Track Firearm Purchases or Disclose Firearm Purchase Records | Acc Maj Otp As Amended Rep RC #560 | 06/17/2025 | Yea |
| LD1871 | An Act to Permit Sealing Criminal History Record Information of Victims of Sex Trafficking or Sexual Exploitation | Enactment RC #542 | 06/17/2025 | Nay |
| LD1937 | An Act to Require Hospitals and Hospital-affiliated Providers to Provide Financial Assistance Programs for Medical Care | Adopt Hah-707 To Cas-346 RC #544 | 06/17/2025 | Yea |
| LD1937 | An Act to Require Hospitals and Hospital-affiliated Providers to Provide Financial Assistance Programs for Medical Care | Acc Maj Otp As Amended Rep RC #543 | 06/17/2025 | Nay |
| LD1940 | An Act to Revise the Growth Management Program Laws | Acc Report "a" Otp-am RC #569 | 06/17/2025 | Nay |
| LD1963 | An Act to Protect and Compensate Public Utility Whistleblowers | Acc Maj Otp As Amended Rep RC #559 | 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 | Acc Maj Otp As Amended Rep RC #541 | 06/17/2025 | Nay |
| LD1987 | An Act to Fund Collective Bargaining Agreements with Executive Branch Employees and Continue the Voluntary Employee Incentive Program | Recede And Concur RC #555 | 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 | Acc Maj Otp As Amended Rep RC #526 | 06/16/2025 | Nay |
| LD184 | Resolve, Establishing the Commission to Study the Foreclosure Process | Acc Maj Ought Not To Pass Rep RC #517 | 06/16/2025 | Nay |
| LD264 | An Act to Remove the 12-month Waiting Period for the Maine Resident Homestead Property Tax Exemption | Acc Maj Otp As Amended Rep RC #527 | 06/16/2025 | Nay |
| LD297 | An Act Regarding the Management of Wastewater Treatment Plant Sludge at the State-owned Landfill | Recede RC #511 | 06/16/2025 | Nay |
| LD291 | An Act to Eliminate the Lodging Tax on Campground Sites and Revert to Using the Current Sales Tax | Acc Maj Otp As Amended Rep RC #528 | 06/16/2025 | Yea |
| LD372 | An Act to Protect Maine People from Inflation by Exempting Gold and Silver Coins and Bullion from the State Sales and Use Tax | Recede And Concur RC #507 | 06/16/2025 | Yea |
| LD427 | An Act to Regulate Municipal Parking Space Minimums | Recede And Concur RC #534 | 06/16/2025 | Nay |
| LD427 | An Act to Regulate Municipal Parking Space Minimums | Enactment RC #514 | 06/16/2025 | Nay |
| LD515 | An Act to Reverse Recent Changes Made to the Law Governing Net Energy Billing and Distributed Generation | Acc Maj Ought Not To Pass Rep RC #531 | 06/16/2025 | Nay |
| LD525 | An Act to Strengthen Maine Citizens' Second Amendment Rights by Allowing the Discharge of Firearms on Private Property That Is Within 500 Feet of School Property in Certain Circumstances | Recede And Concur RC #505 | 06/16/2025 | Yea |
| LD670 | An Act to Address Coercive Control in Domestic Abuse Cases | Acc Maj Otp As Amended Rep RC #518 | 06/16/2025 | Nay |
| LD613 | An Act to Amend the Maine Death with Dignity Act to Ensure Access by Qualified Patients | Recede And Concur RC #508 | 06/16/2025 | Nay |
| LD738 | An Act to Remove Barriers to Becoming a Lawyer by Establishing a Law Office Study Program | Insist RC #523 | 06/16/2025 | Yea |
| LD879 | An Act to Increase Maximum Small Claim Limits for Home Construction Contracts | Acc Maj Ought Not To Pass Rep RC #512 | 06/16/2025 | Yea |
| LD958 | An Act to Prohibit Eminent Domain on Existing Tribal Trust Lands | Enactment RC #513 | 06/16/2025 | Nay |
| LD1138 | An Act to Reduce Pollution Associated with Transportation in Alignment with the State's Climate Action Plan | Recede And Concur RC #510 | 06/16/2025 | Nay |
| LD1299 | An Act to Prohibit the Unsecured Storage of Handguns in Motor Vehicles | Acc Maj Otp As Amended Rep RC #516 | 06/16/2025 | Nay |
| LD1266 | Resolve, Directing the Department of Health and Human Services, Office of Behavioral Health to Convene a Working Group to Propose a Plan for Expanding the Reach of Treatment Courts | Acc Maj Otp As Amended Rep RC #519 | 06/16/2025 | Nay |
| LD1318 | An Act to Enhance Data Collection Requirements Related to Immigration Status and Asylum Seekers to Safeguard Services for Legal Residents | Acc Maj Ought Not To Pass Rep RC #532 | 06/16/2025 | Nay |
| LD1517 | An Act to Replace Participation Thresholds with Approval Thresholds in Certain School, Municipal and County Measures | Recede And Concur RC #506 | 06/16/2025 | Yea |
| LD1672 | An Act to Allow Participation in the Adult Use Cannabis Tracking System to Be Voluntary | Insist RC #524 | 06/16/2025 | Yea |
| LD1715 | RESOLUTION, Proposing an Amendment to the Constitution of Maine to Amend the Appointment and Confirmation Process for Certain Judicial, Civil and Military Officers | Acc Maj Otp As Amended Rep RC #533 | 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 | Acc Min Otp As Amended Rep RC #530 | 06/16/2025 | Nay |
| 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 #509 | 06/16/2025 | Nay |
| LD1815 | An Act to Require a Blood Test for Drugs for Drivers Involved in a Motor Vehicle Accident That Results in Serious Bodily Injury or Death | Recede And Concur RC #535 | 06/16/2025 | Yea |
| LD1853 | An Act to Establish an Educational Tax Credit Program to Help Parents Pay for Nonpublic School Tuition and Fees | Acc Maj Ought Not To Pass Rep RC #529 | 06/16/2025 | Nay |
| LD1868 | An Act to Advance a Clean Energy Economy by Updating Renewable and Clean Resource Procurement Laws | Enactment RC #515 | 06/16/2025 | Nay |
| LD1873 | An Act to Require Age Verification for Online Obscene Matter | Acc Maj Ought Not To Pass Rep RC #522 | 06/16/2025 | Nay |
| LD1897 | An Act Regarding Outdoor Cultivation in the Medical Use Cannabis and Adult Use Cannabis Industries | Acc Min Otp As Amended Rep RC #521 | 06/16/2025 | Yea |
| LD1897 | An Act Regarding Outdoor Cultivation in the Medical Use Cannabis and Adult Use Cannabis Industries | Acc Maj Otp As Amended Rep RC #520 | 06/16/2025 | Nay |
| LD1968 | An Act to Amend the Laws Regarding Legislative Reimbursement | Recede RC #525 | 06/16/2025 | Yea |
| LD179 | An Act to Amend the Maine Bail Code to Eliminate the Class E Crime of Violation of Condition of Release | Acc Maj Ought Not To Pass Rep RC #484 | 06/13/2025 | Yea |
| LD165 | An Act to Allow School Boards to Expel or Suspend Students Regardless of Grade Level | Acc Report "a" Ontp RC #473 | 06/13/2025 | Nay |
| LD182 | An Act to Provide Per Diem Payments for MaineCare Residents of the Maine Veterans' Homes | Acc Ought To Pass As Amend Rep RC #487 | 06/13/2025 | 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 | Acc Report "b" Ontp RC #492 | 06/13/2025 | Nay |
| Committee | Position | Rank | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Detail | Maine Joint Labor Committee | 5 |
| State | District | Chamber | Party | Status | Start Date | End Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ME | Maine House District 027 | House | Republican | In Office | 12/07/2022 | |
| ME | Maine House District 121 | House | Republican | Out of Office | 12/05/2018 | 03/13/2024 |