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Kristi Mathieson
(D) - Maine
Maine House District 151
In Office - Started: 12/07/2022

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LD697 An Act to Direct the Maine Prescription Drug Affordability Board to Assess Strategies to Reduce Prescription Drug Costs and to Take Steps to Implement Reference-based Pricing This bill makes the following changes to the laws governing the Maine Prescription Drug Affordability Board. 1. It adds to the board the executive director of the Maine Health Data Organization, or the executive director's designee, as an ex officio, nonvoting member. 2. It removes the authority of the board to recommend that public payors pay an annual assessment to support the administration of the board. 3. It changes the scope of the duties of the board from determining prescription drug spending targets to focusing on an assessment of strategies to reduce prescription drug costs, reduce the rate of growth in prescription drug spending and reduce cost barriers for consumers. 4. It requires the board to review how states with authority to establish upper payment limits have implemented that authority and their regulation of pharmacy benefits managers, to recommend whether the board should have comparable authority and to assess implementing reference-based pricing for the first 10 prescription drugs for which the Medicare program has negotiated maximum fair prices through the Medicare drug price negotiation program. 5. It requires the board to recommend annual spending targets for prescription drugs for public payors and implementing complementary purchasing strategies; annual spending targets and strategies for the commercial insurance market; transparency requirements and supply chain regulation; strategies to reduce out-of-pocket costs through insurance regulation; and aligning prescription drug payment with acquisition costs. The bill also directs the board to recommend a program to reduce the impact of prescription drug costs on the State's health care system, stem the rate of growth in prescription drug spending and reduce cost barriers for consumers based on data the board has collected. The board is directed to submit in reports to the joint standing committee of the Legislature having jurisdiction over health coverage, insurance and financial services matters a preliminary plan to implement the program by January 30, 2026 and a final plan by October 1, 2027. The joint standing committee is authorized to report out legislation based on the reports. Passed
LD784 An Act to Create a Rebuttable Presumption Related to Specialized Risk Screening for First Responders For policies issued or renewed on or after January 1, 2027, this bill prohibits a health insurance carrier from denying coverage to an enrollee who is a first responder for specialized risk screening recommended by a health care provider. It limits the ability of a health insurance carrier to require prior authorization for specialized risk screening. It also prohibits a carrier from imposing any out-of-pocket costs for specialized risk screening except for high deductible health plans offered for use in connection with a health savings account to the extent required under federal regulations. Passed
LD1871 An Act to Permit Sealing Criminal History Record Information of Victims of Sex Trafficking or Sexual Exploitation This bill amends provisions of the law governing post-judgment motions to seal criminal history record information by creating a new category of criminal conviction for which a person may file a motion to seal the related criminal history record information. Under the bill, a person may file a motion to seal criminal history record information for a criminal conviction for any current or former crime if the person shows by a preponderance of the evidence that the person has been a victim of sex trafficking or sexual exploitation, as defined by the bill, and the commission of the crime for which the person was convicted was a substantial result of sex trafficking or sexual exploitation. The bill also provides that a person who is regularly engaged in the business of collecting, assembling, evaluating or disseminating criminal history record information related to specific individuals for a fee, also called a business screening service, is required to disseminate only complete and accurate records; investigate disputed records; correct or delete records found to be inaccurate or reflecting a criminal conviction that was sealed or pardoned; and provide a notice with disseminated records including the date the record was collected and a notice that information may include criminal records that have been sealed or otherwise have become inaccessible to the public. A person is considered in violation of these provisions only if the person's conduct violates these provisions and also violates relevant provisions of the federal Fair Credit Reporting Act. A person found in violation of both the state and federal law is liable to the subject of the record for a penalty of $1,000 and additional remedies. Passed
LD874 An Act to Provide Relief to Federal or State Employees Affected by a Federal Government or State Government Shutdown An Act to Provide Relief to Federal or State Employees Affected by a Federal Government or State Government Shutdown Signed/Enacted/Adopted
LD1687 An Act to Clarify and Increase Access to HIV Prevention Medications An Act to Clarify and Increase Access to HIV Prevention Medications Signed/Enacted/Adopted
LD1844 An Act to Expand the State's Workforce by Supporting the Transition from Incarceration to Employment An Act to Expand the State's Workforce by Supporting the Transition from Incarceration to Employment Signed/Enacted/Adopted
LD1906 An Act to Improve Accountability and Understanding of Data in Insurance Transactions An Act to Improve Accountability and Understanding of Data in Insurance Transactions Signed/Enacted/Adopted
LD82 An Act to Amend the Workers' Compensation Laws by Extending Indefinitely the Presumption Applying to Law Enforcement Officers, Corrections Officers, E-9-1-1 Dispatchers, Firefighters and Emergency Medical Services Persons Diagnosed with Post-traumatic Stress Disorder An Act to Amend the Workers' Compensation Laws by Extending Indefinitely the Presumption Applying to Law Enforcement Officers, Corrections Officers, E-9-1-1 Dispatchers, Firefighters and Emergency Medical Services Persons Diagnosed with Post-traumatic Stress Disorder Mandate preamble. This measure requires one or more local units of government to expand or modify activities so as to necessitate additional expenditures from local revenues but does not provide funding for at least 90% of those expenditures. Pursuant to the Constitution of Maine, Article IX, Section 21, 2/3 of all of the members elected to each House have determined it necessary to enact this measure. 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 presumption applying to law enforcement officers, corrections officers, E-9-1-1 dispatchers, firefighters and emergency medical services persons diagnosed with post-traumatic stress disorder in the workers' compensation laws is necessary for the recruitment and retainment of professionals employed in these career fields; and Whereas, the presumption is set to expire on October 1, 2025, which may be before the 90-day period has ended; 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
LD163 An Act to Require Health Insurance Coverage for Federally Approved Nonprescription Oral Hormonal Contraceptives and Nonprescription Emergency Contraceptives An Act to Require Health Insurance Coverage for Federally Approved Nonprescription Oral Hormonal Contraceptives and Nonprescription Emergency Contraceptives Signed/Enacted/Adopted
LD178 An Act Regarding Coverage for Step Therapy for Metastatic Cancer An Act Regarding Coverage for Step Therapy for Metastatic Cancer Signed/Enacted/Adopted
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
LD107 An Act to Require Health Insurance Coverage for Biomarker Testing This bill requires insurance coverage, including coverage in the MaineCare program, for biomarker testing. Passed
LD105 An Act to Implement the Recommendations of the Commission Regarding Foreign-trained Physicians Living in Maine to Establish a Sponsorship Program for Internationally Trained Physicians This bill establishes a sponsorship program within the Finance Authority of Maine to make grants to sponsoring institutions to provide an alternative license pathway for internationally trained physicians in the State and to expand the number of physicians practicing in areas in the State experiencing a shortage of physicians. Under the program, internationally trained physicians are provided a pathway to full and unrestricted licensure as physicians in the State as long as certain requirements are met. Passed
LD582 An Act to Require Health Insurance Carriers to Provide Coverage for Blood Testing for Perfluoroalkyl and Polyfluoroalkyl Substances This bill requires carriers offering health plans in this State to provide coverage for blood testing for perfluoroalkyl and polyfluoroalkyl substances, or PFAS, recommended by a provider as medically necessary health care in accordance with clinical guidelines established by the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine. The requirements of the bill apply to health plans issued or renewed on or after January 1, 2026. The bill also includes language stating the Legislature's finding that the requirement for coverage for blood testing for perfluoroalkyl and polyfluoroalkyl substances are not an expansion of the State's essential health benefits and do not require the State to defray costs pursuant to the federal Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act. Passed
LD1018 An Act to Protect Health Care for Rural and Underserved Areas by Prohibiting Discrimination by Participants in a Federal Drug Discount Program This bill prevents discrimination by pharmaceutical manufacturers, health insurance carriers, pharmacy benefits managers and their agents against pharmacies and health care providers that participate in the federal prescription drug discount program, known as the 340B drug discount program. The bill's provisions do not apply to the MaineCare program. The bill also includes language to clarify that the provisions may not be construed or applied in any way that conflicts with federal law. Dead
LD663 An Act Regarding Health Care This bill is a concept draft pursuant to Joint Rule 208. This bill proposes to amend provisions of law related to health care. In Committee
LD648 An Act to Expand the Supervised Community Confinement Program This bill establishes an exception to the standard eligibility criteria of the Department of Corrections’ supervised community confinement program by allowing a prisoner to be eligible if the prisoner is serving a term of imprisonment of at least 15 years, the prisoner has served at least 15 years of the term of imprisonment, the prisoner has continuously maintained a custody classification of medium, medium trustee status or minimum for the 5 years preceding the prisoner's consideration for the supervised community confinement program and the crime or crimes for which the prisoner is serving the term of imprisonment were committed before the prisoner attained 26 years of age. 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
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
LD748 An Act to Increase Bridging Rental Assistance Program Housing Voucher Funding to Reduce the Current Partial Waiting List and Increase Housing Vouchers for Persons Living with Mental Health Challenges This bill increases funding for the Bridging Rental Assistance Program to reduce the waiting list for assistance and increase housing vouchers by addressing the increase in program costs resulting from a 2021 policy change that increased the portion of a participant's rent paid by the program. Passed
LD1941 An Act to Implement Recommendations of the Commission to Examine Reestablishing Parole This bill implements the recommendations of the Commission to Examine Reestablishing Parole, as established by Resolve 2021, chapter 126. Part A of this bill renames the State Parole Board the Maine Parole Board and increases the membership of the board from 5 to 7 members appointed by the Governor, at least one of whom must be a formerly incarcerated individual. It also provides that member appointments must be reviewed by the joint standing committee of the Legislature having jurisdiction over judiciary matters and confirmed by the Legislature, and members must receive annual training regarding best practices in evaluating applications for parole and designing appropriate conditions of parole. Part B of the bill amends the laws governing parole. Current law provides that only individuals in the custody of the Department of Corrections pursuant to a sentence imposed under the law in effect before May 1, 1976 are eligible for parole. As recommended by the Commission to Examine Reestablishing Parole, this bill establishes the option of parole for individuals sentenced to the custody of the Department of Corrections after May 1, 1976. The bill incorporates the concepts of positive reentry parole; research and testimony presented to the Commission to Examine Reestablishing Parole by persons with expertise in victims' rights and advocacy, probation and parole structure and restorative justice; and some of the technical aspects of Maine's existing parole law. Part C of the bill amends the laws governing sentencing to provide that, when a person is sentenced to imprisonment for life, the sentencing court must specify whether the person is or is not eligible for parole. Part D of the bill specifies that a person who is incarcerated and in the custody of the Department of Corrections on the effective date of this legislation is not eligible for parole until at least 5 years after the effective date of this legislation. In Committee
LD1970 An Act to Amend the Laws Regarding Consent for HIV Testing and Disclosure of Related Medical Information for Insurance Purposes This bill provides that an HIV test may be undertaken with a patient's general consent. The bill defines "general consent" to mean consent obtained without undue inducement or any element of compulsion, fraud, deceit, duress or any other form of constraint or coercion and that is obtained after providing instruction to a patient that, as part of a medical procedure or test, the patient may receive an HIV test and that receiving an HIV test is voluntary and the patient may choose not to submit to an HIV test. The bill also provides that disclosure of information in a medical record for the purpose of seeking insurance reimbursement for HIV testing is not precluded. The bill removes the requirement that an HIV test may be undertaken only with a patient's informed consent. In Committee
LD1893 An Act to Establish an Independent Office of the Child Advocate This bill establishes the Office of the Child Advocate as an independent agency with jurisdiction over all children's services delivered or arranged by the State. It endows the Child Advocate with authority to receive complaints, access information, investigate, publicly report, make recommendations and advise the Governor, the Legislature, administrators of state agencies and the public on the best interests of children in providing services. It repeals the provision creating the ombudsman program in the Child and Family Services and Child Protection Act but retains services formerly provided by the ombudsman to be provided by the Office of the Child Advocate. It also provides for the transfer of funding from the ombudsman program to the Office of the Child Advocate. In Committee
LD1843 An Act to Provide Peer Respite for Individuals with Mental Health Care Needs This bill requires the Department of Health and Human Services to provide peer respite services and establish a peer respite center. The center must provide 24-hour peer respite services to individuals 18 years of age or older in need of voluntary, short-term mental health services. Passed
LD1803 An Act to Amend the Laws Governing Optometric Practice This bill amends provisions of the law governing optometrists. The bill provides a more detailed explanation of what constitutes the practice of optometry. The definition of "practice of optometry" in current law does not include surgical procedures. Under the bill, certain types of ophthalmic surgeries are included in the practice of optometry and certain procedures are specifically excluded. An optometrist may only perform ophthalmic surgery if the optometrist meets credentialing requirements established by the State Board of Optometry. The bill also broadens the authority of an optometrist to dispense drugs by expanding the types of drugs an optometrist may dispense to include schedule II narcotics limited to pharmaceuticals containing specified doses of hydrocodone combined with doses of another drug and by removing language that prohibits an optometrist from administering drugs by injection or intravenously. The bill directs the board to adopt rules to further define the scope of practice of optometry and establish credentialing requirements for surgical procedures. The bill clarifies that the board, and no other board or commission in the State, has the authority to define the scope of practice of optometry and to exercise the powers of the board. The bill authorizes the board to issue advisory opinions and declaratory rulings. The bill also makes minor changes to the provisions relating to telehealth services and filling contact lense and spectacle prescriptions. In Committee
LD882 An Act to Protect Communication with Providers of Critical Incident Stress Management Peer Support This bill: 1. Includes critical incident stress management peer support in the definition of "health care" in the laws governing the confidentiality of health care information; 2. Provides that providers of critical incident stress management peer support are mandatory reporters of suspected child abuse or neglect or suspicious child deaths; and 3. Designates communications of providers of critical incident stress management peer support as privileged communications. In Committee
LD1694 An Act to Provide an Income Tax Credit for Certain Disaster Mitigation Projects for Working Waterfront Property This bill provides a tax credit for taxpayers that undertake working waterfront disaster mitigation projects, such as the elevation of foundation walls, flood risk protection, shoreline stabilization and warning systems. The credit is equal to 30% of the cost of the qualifying working waterfront disaster mitigation project but may not exceed $300,000. A business qualifies if it has $47,000,000 or less in average annual gross receipts. In Committee
LD961 An Act to Address Maine's Health Care Workforce Shortage and Improve Access to Care This bill repeals the provision of law requiring that a certified nurse practitioner who qualifies as an advanced practice registered nurse must practice for at least 24 months under the supervision of a physician or supervising nurse practitioner or be employed by a clinic or hospital that has a medical director who is a licensed physician. The bill also eliminates the supervising nurse practitioner designation, which is no longer needed. In Committee
LD1502 An Act to Update the Requirements for Health Insurance Coverage of Prostate Cancer Screening Under current law, health insurance coverage must be provided for annual prostate cancer screening, if recommended by a physician, to men 50 years of age or older until attaining 72 years of age. This bill updates the required coverage by doing the following. 1. It expands the scope of the required screening services to include medically necessary follow-up testing as directed by a physician, including, but not limited to, urinary analysis; serum biomarker testing; and medical imaging. It retains the provision in current law that requires coverage of a digital rectal examination and a prostate-specific antigen test and provides that associated laboratory fees for those tests are also covered. 2. It requires the coverage of services for the early detection of prostate cancer, if recommended by a physician, when supported by medical and scientific evidence according to the most recently published nationally recognized clinical practice guideline. 3. It prohibits the use of any deductible, copayment, coinsurance or other cost-sharing requirement for the costs of services for the early detection of prostate cancer. The requirements of the bill apply to health plans issued or renewed on or after January 1, 2026. In Committee
LD1583 An Act Regarding Home Health Care and Hospice Services Ordered by a Health Care Provider Outside of Maine This bill allows a home health care or hospice provider to deliver home health care or hospice services to a patient who resides in this State based upon an order from a health care provider from another state or jurisdiction in the United States who is licensed and prescribes services pursuant to an in-person physical examination in the jurisdiction of licensure. In Committee
LD1706 An Act Regarding Notification of Appointment of Legal Representation for Indigent Clients in Custody This bill requires assignment of competent defense counsel to an accused person who is indigent within 24 hours of such assignment if the accused is incarcerated. Passed
LD1105 An Act Concerning Displaced Civilian Federal Firefighters in Maine An Act Concerning Displaced Civilian Federal Firefighters in Maine Signed/Enacted/Adopted
LD613 An Act to Amend the Maine Death with Dignity Act to Ensure Access by Qualified Patients An Act to Amend the Maine Death with Dignity Act to Ensure Access by Qualified Patients Signed/Enacted/Adopted
LD1854 An Act to Require the Board of Counseling Professionals Licensure, Board of Dental Practice, Board of Speech, Audiology and Hearing, Board of Occupational Therapy Practice, State Board of Social Worker Licensure, Board of Osteopathic Licensure and Board of Licensure in Medicine to Obtain Fingerprint-based Federal Bureau of Investigation Criminal Background Checks for Initial Applicants and Licensees Seeking Compact Privileges An Act to Require the Board of Counseling Professionals Licensure, Board of Dental Practice, Board of Speech, Audiology and Hearing, Board of Occupational Therapy Practice, State Board of Social Worker Licensure, Board of Osteopathic Licensure and Board of Licensure in Medicine to Obtain Fingerprint-based Federal Bureau of Investigation Criminal Background Checks for Initial Applicants and Licensees Seeking Compact Privileges Signed/Enacted/Adopted
LD180 An Act Regarding Reimbursements by Health Insurance Carriers or Pharmacy Benefits Managers to Pharmacies An Act Regarding Reimbursements by Health Insurance Carriers or Pharmacy Benefits Managers to Pharmacies Signed/Enacted/Adopted
LD403 An Act to Protect Holders of Distressed Mortgages from Fraud An Act to Protect Holders of Distressed Mortgages from Fraud Signed/Enacted/Adopted
LD1785 An Act to Require Health Insurance Carriers to Provide Contact Information for Employees Responsible for Negotiating Health Care Provider Contracts An Act to Require Health Insurance Carriers to Provide Contact Information for Employees Responsible for Negotiating Health Care Provider Contracts Signed/Enacted/Adopted
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
LD647 An Act Regarding Telephone and Video Call Access in Detention and Correctional Facilities and Jails This bill amends the laws governing telephone services for residents of detention and correctional facilities and jails to include video call services. For a detention or correctional facility administered by the Department of Corrections, it requires the department to provide a resident a telephone and video call allowance for 90 minutes of free telephone and video calls per week. The department also must provide a resident free telephone and video calls with the resident's attorney. A service provider may not charge a fee to deposit money into a resident's telephone or video call account. For a municipal or county jail, it requires the sheriff or jailer to provide a resident with a reasonable opportunity to make telephone and video calls to relatives and friends, except that the sheriff or jailer may restrict or prohibit telephone and video calls when the restriction or prohibition is necessary for the security of the jail. The sheriff or jailer must provide to a resident who has less than $50 in the resident's jail account a telephone and video call allowance for 90 minutes of free telephone and video calls per week. The sheriff or jailer also must provide a resident with a reasonable opportunity to make telephone and video calls protected by the attorney- client privilege. The sheriff or jailer must provide a resident free telephone and video calls with the resident's attorney. The bill specifies requirements for service providers regarding outgoing interstate and intrastate telephone and video calls. 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
LD1757 An Act to Update the Laws Governing Osteopathic Physician Licensing An Act to Update the Laws Governing Osteopathic Physician Licensing Signed/Enacted/Adopted
LD538 An Act to Amend Maine's Prescription Drug Labeling Law by Allowing the Removal of the Name of a Prescriber of Mifepristone, Misoprostol and Their Generic Alternatives An Act to Amend Maine's Prescription Drug Labeling Law by Allowing the Removal of the Name of a Prescriber of Mifepristone, Misoprostol and Their Generic Alternatives Signed/Enacted/Adopted
LD1196 Resolve, to Require the Towns of Kittery and York to Develop a Boundary Description This resolve requires the Town of Kittery and the Town of York to jointly develop a description, in metes and bounds, of the boundary between the 2 towns based on the assessing maps in each of the towns. The towns are required to jointly provide the description to the Joint Standing Committee on State and Local Government, which may report out a bill to the Second Regular Session of the 132nd Legislature establishing the boundary between the 2 towns. Dead
LD1688 An Act to Encourage Continuing Education Relating to Certain Infection-associated Chronic Conditions for Physicians and Nurses This bill requires the Board of Osteopathic Licensure, the Board of Licensure in Medicine and the State Board of Nursing to encourage licensees and applicants for relicensure to attend continuing education relating to infection-associated chronic conditions, including long COVID, chronic Lyme disease, myalgic encephalomyelitis, postural orthostatic tachycardia syndrome and dysautonomia. Dead
LD482 An Act to Expand Educational Opportunities and Broaden Educational Services for Students Enrolled in Equivalent Instruction Programs This bill modifies the provisions of law governing standards for participation in public school by students who are enrolled in equivalent instruction programs. Equivalent instruction programs include home instruction programs, private schools or other alternative arrangements approved by the Commissioner of Education. Current law provides different standards for participation in public school for students enrolled in home instruction programs as opposed to students enrolled in certain recognized private schools. The bill amends the law to provide one set of standards to apply to all types of equivalent instruction programs. The bill makes changes related to the approval process that a student enrolled in an equivalent instruction program must follow to participate in regular classes in a public school. These changes include eliminating the requirement that a student receive written approval from the superintendent or the superintendent's designee to enroll in or audit a course and modifying the terms used to describe the academic achievement a student must demonstrate in order to participate. The bill allows an equivalent instruction program to use facilities on property owned or leased by a library, community service organization, museum, performing arts venue, theater, cinema or church facility if the property is being used solely for the purpose of operating a type of facility described in the bill, the facility is or was actively used for one of those purposes within 5 years of any executed agreement for the equivalent instruction program to use that facility and the facility follows the state and local health, safety and welfare laws, codes and rules applicable to that facility, including fire safety and building safety. Dead
LD1501 An Act to Extend the Time Frame for a Chiropractic Intern License An Act to Extend the Time Frame for a Chiropractic Intern License Signed/Enacted/Adopted
LD71 An Act Regarding Special Education Funding This bill provides that, beginning in fiscal year 2025-26, the minimum state share of a school administrative unit's special education costs under the essential programs and services school funding formula must be 55%. 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
LD1625 An Act Regarding the Preservation of Working Waterfronts This bill establishes the Maine Working Waterfront Preservation Program and the Maine Working Waterfront Preservation Fund to preserve strategically significant working waterfront property from redevelopment for purposes that are not related to working waterfront uses and whose continued availability to commercial fisheries businesses is essential to the long-term future of the economic sector. It directs the Department of Marine Resources to administer the program either directly or by contract with a suitable organization. Dead
LD170 Resolve, Establishing a Pilot Program to Reduce Personal Electronic Device Distractions During the School Day This resolve requires the Department of Education to establish a pilot program to reduce student use of personal electronic devices during the school day by awarding one- time funding to one or more school administrative units for the cost of implementing a policy during the 2026-2027 school year that requires all student personal electronic devices to be turned off, securely locked away and inaccessible to students during the school day. The total amount of funding for the pilot program may not exceed $250,000. The resolve also directs the Maine Education Policy Research Institute to support the department in developing an application form and provide the department with a list of possible evidence-based technology solutions and a pilot program evaluation plan. The resolve directs the Maine Education Policy Research Institute to submit a preliminary report by November 4, 2026 and a final report by December 1, 2027 to the joint standing committee of the Legislature having jurisdiction over education matters. Dead
LD707 An Act to Amend the Membership of the State Employee Health Commission and Make Referential Changes to the Office of Employee Health, Wellness and Workers' Compensation An Act to Amend the Membership of the State Employee Health Commission and Make Referential Changes to the Office of Employee Health, Wellness and Workers' Compensation Signed/Enacted/Adopted
LD1335 An Act to Prohibit Life Sentences This bill amends the sentencing provisions under the Maine Criminal Code to provide that, for a person convicted of any crime under that Code on or after January 1, 2026, in sentencing the person, a court may not set a term of imprisonment for life or for any term of years equivalent to imprisonment for life. The bill defines "term of years equivalent to imprisonment for life" to mean a sentence of imprisonment for a term of years that, as determined by the court based on the age of the convicted person at the time of sentencing and other factors determined by the court, is reasonably expected to result in the imprisonment of the person for the remainder of the person's life. Dead
LD1019 An Act to Provide Funding for Fort McClary This bill provides one-time funding to the Town of Kittery for renovations and maintenance to restore and preserve the Fort McClary State Historic Site in Kittery Point. Dead
LD805 Resolve, to Direct the Board of Licensure in Medicine and the Board of Osteopathic Licensure to Conduct a Study Regarding the Feasibility of Combining Those Boards This resolve directs the Board of Licensure in Medicine and Board of Osteopathic Licensure to conduct a study regarding the feasibility of combining into a single board that licenses and regulates physicians and physician assistants. The boards are required to submit a report based on the evaluation by December 31, 2025 to the Joint Standing Committee on Health Coverage, Insurance and Financial Services, which may submit legislation related to the report to the Second Regular Session of the 132nd Legislature. Dead
LD716 An Act to Restrict the Hunting of Coyotes This bill establishes a coyote hunting season to be held from October 1st to March 31st. It also updates the penalties associated with hunting coyotes outside of the prescribed season. Dead
LD645 An Act to Change the Size and Composition of the Board of Directors of the Maine Health Data Organization An Act to Change the Size and Composition of the Board of Directors of the Maine Health Data Organization Signed/Enacted/Adopted
LD416 An Act to Enact the Dietitian Licensure Compact This bill is a concept draft pursuant to Joint Rule 208. This bill would adopt the Dietitian Licensure Compact, the text of which may be found here: https://legislature.maine.gov/doc/11378 . Dead
HP0504 JOINT RESOLUTION RECOGNIZING MARCH 2025 AS SOCIAL WORK MONTH JOINT RESOLUTION RECOGNIZING MARCH 2025 AS SOCIAL WORK MONTH Signed/Enacted/Adopted
HP0577 JOINT RESOLUTION RECOGNIZING FEBRUARY 2025 AS CHILDREN'S DENTAL HEALTH MONTH JOINT RESOLUTION RECOGNIZING FEBRUARY 2025 AS CHILDREN'S DENTAL HEALTH MONTH Signed/Enacted/Adopted
Bill Bill Name Motion Vote Date Vote
LD70 An Act to Fund Free Health Clinics Enactment RC #601 06/25/2025 Yea
LD70 An Act to Fund Free Health Clinics Recede And Concur RC #588 06/25/2025 Yea
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 Yea
LD143 An Act to Improve Women's Health and Economic Security by Funding Family Planning Services Enactment RC #602 06/25/2025 Yea
LD143 An Act to Improve Women's Health and Economic Security by Funding Family Planning Services Recede RC #599 06/25/2025 Yea
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 Yea
LD698 An Act to Sustain Emergency Homeless Shelters in Maine Recede And Concur RC #591 06/25/2025 Yea
LD747 An Act to Provide Funds to Reduce Student Homelessness Recede And Concur RC #592 06/25/2025 Yea
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 Yea
LD958 An Act to Prohibit Eminent Domain on Existing Tribal Trust Lands Reconsideration - Veto RC #586 06/25/2025 Yea
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 Yea
LD1126 An Act Requiring Serial Numbers on Firearms and Prohibiting Undetectable Firearms Recede And Concur RC #595 06/25/2025 Yea
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 Yea
LD1328 An Act to Create Culturally Appropriate and Trauma-informed Housing and Recovery Services Reconsideration - Veto RC #587 06/25/2025 Yea
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 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 #583 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 Recede And Concur RC #579 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 Acc Maj Otp As Amended Rep RC #571 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 Enactment RC #582 06/18/2025 Nay
LD893 An Act to Exempt Nonprofit Agricultural Membership Organizations from Insurance Requirements Passage To Be Engrossed RC #578 06/18/2025 Nay
LD1088 An Act to Enact the Maine Consumer Data Privacy Act Acc Report "a" Ontp RC #584 06/18/2025 Yea
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 Yea
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 Yea
LD1940 An Act to Revise the Growth Management Program Laws Recede And Concur RC #581 06/18/2025 Yea
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 Yea
LD1963 An Act to Protect and Compensate Public Utility Whistleblowers Recede And Concur RC #573 06/18/2025 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 Enactment RC #574 06/18/2025 Yea
HP1338 JOINT RESOLUTION RECOGNIZING JUNE 2025 AS PRIDE MONTH Adoption RC #577 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 Enactment RC #556 06/17/2025 Yea
LD184 Resolve, Establishing the Commission to Study the Foreclosure Process Recede And Concur RC #548 06/17/2025 Yea
LD252 An Act to Withdraw from the National Popular Vote Compact Recede And Concur RC #546 06/17/2025 Yea
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 Nay
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 Nay
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 Yea
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 Yea
LD953 An Act to Change the Definition of "Machine Gun" in the Maine Criminal Code Acc Report "b" Ontp RC #547 06/17/2025 Yea
LD978 An Act to Increase General Assistance Reimbursement for Municipalities and Indian Tribes Acc Maj Otp As Amended Rep RC #545 06/17/2025 Yea
LD1077 An Act to Exempt Drinking Water from Sales and Use Tax Acc Maj Ought Not To Pass Rep RC #537 06/17/2025 Yea
LD1126 An Act Requiring Serial Numbers on Firearms and Prohibiting Undetectable Firearms Enactment RC #557 06/17/2025 Yea
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 Yea
LD1164 An Act to Create Economic Opportunity for the Wabanaki Nations Through Internet Gaming Enactment RC #550 06/17/2025 Yea
LD1270 An Act to Establish the Department of Energy Resources Adopt Hah-771 To Cah-746 RC #561 06/17/2025 Yea
LD1270 An Act to Establish the Department of Energy Resources Acc Maj Otp As Amended Rep RC #536 06/17/2025 Yea
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 Yea
LD1423 An Act to Improve Recycling by Updating the Stewardship Program for Packaging Acc Maj Otp As Amended Rep RC #554 06/17/2025 Yea
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 Yea
LD1667 Resolve, to Allow Hemphill Farms, Inc. to Sue the State Acc Maj Ought Not To Pass Rep RC #563 06/17/2025 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 Recede And Concur RC #549 06/17/2025 Nay
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 Nay
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 Yea
LD1749 Resolve, Directing the Department of Corrections to Study Achieving Gender Equality Acc Maj Ought To Pass Rep RC #564 06/17/2025 Yea
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 Yea
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 Nay
LD1871 An Act to Permit Sealing Criminal History Record Information of Victims of Sex Trafficking or Sexual Exploitation Enactment RC #542 06/17/2025 Yea
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 Nay
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 Yea
LD1940 An Act to Revise the Growth Management Program Laws Acc Report "a" Otp-am RC #569 06/17/2025 Yea
LD1963 An Act to Protect and Compensate Public Utility Whistleblowers Acc Maj Otp As Amended Rep RC #559 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 Acc Maj Otp As Amended Rep RC #541 06/17/2025 Yea
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 Yea
LD184 Resolve, Establishing the Commission to Study the Foreclosure Process Acc Maj Ought Not To Pass Rep RC #517 06/16/2025 Yea
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 Yea
LD297 An Act Regarding the Management of Wastewater Treatment Plant Sludge at the State-owned Landfill Recede RC #511 06/16/2025 Yea
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 Nay
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 Nay
LD427 An Act to Regulate Municipal Parking Space Minimums Recede And Concur RC #534 06/16/2025 Yea
LD427 An Act to Regulate Municipal Parking Space Minimums Enactment RC #514 06/16/2025 Yea
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 Yea
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 Nay
LD670 An Act to Address Coercive Control in Domestic Abuse Cases Acc Maj Otp As Amended Rep RC #518 06/16/2025 Yea
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 Yea
LD738 An Act to Remove Barriers to Becoming a Lawyer by Establishing a Law Office Study Program Insist RC #523 06/16/2025 Nay
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 Nay
LD958 An Act to Prohibit Eminent Domain on Existing Tribal Trust Lands Enactment RC #513 06/16/2025 Yea
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 Yea
LD1299 An Act to Prohibit the Unsecured Storage of Handguns in Motor Vehicles Acc Maj Otp As Amended Rep RC #516 06/16/2025 Yea
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 Yea
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 Yea
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 Nay
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 Nay
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 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 #509 06/16/2025 Yea
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 Nay
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 Yea
LD1868 An Act to Advance a Clean Energy Economy by Updating Renewable and Clean Resource Procurement Laws Enactment RC #515 06/16/2025 Yea
LD1873 An Act to Require Age Verification for Online Obscene Matter Acc Maj Ought Not To Pass Rep RC #522 06/16/2025 Yea
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 Yea
LD1968 An Act to Amend the Laws Regarding Legislative Reimbursement Recede RC #525 06/16/2025 Nay
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 Nay
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 Yea
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 Yea
State District Chamber Party Status Start Date End Date
ME Maine House District 151 House Democrat In Office 12/07/2022
ME Maine House District 001 House Democrat Out of Office 12/02/2020 05/25/2024