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Jim Thorne
(R) - Maine
Maine House District 035
In Office - Started: 12/07/2022

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Bill Bill Name Summary Progress
LD1623 An Act to Amend Certain Fish and Wildlife Laws Related to Landowner Representation Regarding Abandoned Property An Act to Amend Certain Fish and Wildlife Laws Related to Landowner Representation Regarding Abandoned Property Signed/Enacted/Adopted
LD1547 An Act to Use a Portion of the Sales Tax on Snowmobiles to Fund Maine's Snowmobile Trail Programs This bill provides that 40% of the sales and use taxes collected with respect to snowmobiles must be credited to the Snowmobile Trail Fund of the Department of Agriculture, Conservation and Forestry, Bureau of Parks and Lands. Of that 40%, 80% must be dedicated to trail maintenance and 20% must be dedicated to capital equipment expenditures. In Committee
LD1009 An Act to Restore Full Civil Rights to Possess Firearms to Persons Previously Convicted of Certain Nonviolent Felony Crimes Currently, persons who have been convicted of committing or found not criminally responsible by reason of insanity of committing a crime in this State, a crime under the laws of the United States and certain crimes in other jurisdictions that are punishable by a term of imprisonment of one year or more are prohibited from owning, possessing or having under their control a firearm. This bill restores the right for some of these convicted persons to own, possess and have a firearm under their control, setting certain eligibility requirements a person must meet to have their civil rights relating to firearms restored, including a requirement that 10 years have passed since the completion of any sentence imposed on them. Eligibility for restoration of firearm rights is excluded for certain enumerated categories of crimes, including murder; any Class A crime; any Class B or C crime in violation of the Maine Revised Statutes, Title 17-A, chapter 9, 11, 12, 13, 33 or 45; robbery; assault on an officer; assault on an emergency medical services person; assault on a firefighter; aggravated sex trafficking; and sex trafficking. The bill also outlines the procedure for applying for a restoration of civil rights. A person meeting the eligibility requirements may submit a request to the Department of Public Safety to have that person's firearm rights restored. Upon receipt of a request, the department must conduct a review of the person's criminal history to ensure the person is eligible. Upon a determination that the person is eligible, the department must notify the court having jurisdiction over the crime on which the person's firearm prohibition is based, and that court must issue an order restoring the person's rights. The bill also stipulates that, in the event a person who has had the person's civil rights restored is subsequently convicted of any felony crime, defined as a crime punishable by a sentence of imprisonment of one year or more in Maine or any other jurisdiction, that person's restored rights are revoked and the person is ineligible from qualifying for a restoration of that person's rights in the future. In this occurrence, the court that issued the order restoring the person's civil rights to own, possess and have under the person's control a firearm must revoke that order. In Committee
LD1353 An Act Regarding Required Landings in the Menhaden Fishery This bill authorizes the Commissioner of Marine Resources to issue a 2026 resident commercial menhaden fishing license or a 2026 nonresident commercial menhaden fishing license to an individual if that individual reported legal landings of menhaden of 20,000 pounds or more in at least one of the following years, 2019, 2020, 2021 or 2022. The individual must also have possessed a license to fish commercially for menhaden in at least 2 of the following years, 2019, 2020, 2021 or 2022. In Committee
LD1812 An Act to Establish the Loans for Trade Tools Program This bill, to encourage participation in the trades, does the following. 1. It establishes the Loans for Trade Tools Program, which is a program administered by the Finance Authority of Maine to provide low-interest loans to graduates of a trade program for the purchase of tools and equipment necessary for employment in a trade. Loans are limited to $20,000 and must be repaid within 10 years. If an employee maintains full-time employment, meaning at least 32 hours per week, in the trade, that employee's loan may be forgiven. 2. It establishes a tax credit for employers of employees engaged in a trade for the purchase of tools or equipment needed by that employee within the first year of employment with that employer. The credit is limited to 25% of the amount of the cost of the trade tools and $5,000 per employee, is nonrefundable and may not be carried forward from year to year. 3. It provides an appropriation of $1,000,000 for each year of the 2026-2027 biennium to the Finance Authority of Maine for the Loans for Trade Tools Program. Passed
LD76 An Act to Allow Use of the Fish Hatchery Maintenance Fund to Compensate Hatchery Staff When Certain Operational Needs Require Overtime This bill expands the use of the fish hatchery maintenance fund to allow the funding of overtime personnel services costs when overtime for fish stocking and other hatchery- related work is operationally required. In Committee
LD362 An Act to Authorize a General Fund Bond Issue to Replenish the Land for Maine's Future Program The funds provided by this bond issue, in the amount of $50,000,000, will be used by the Land for Maine's Future Board for the acquisition of land and interest in land for conservation; water access; wildlife or fish habitat including deer wintering areas; outdoor recreation, including hunting and fishing; working farmland preservation; and working waterfront preservation. In Committee
LD852 An Act to Reduce the Property Tax Burden by Adequately Funding County Jail Operations This bill amends the laws governing the operation of county jails as follows. 1. It amends the County Jail Operations Fund to provide that, beginning July 1, 2025 and prior to July 1, 2026, state funding must be appropriated annually for the fund in the amount of $25,445,838 plus any additional amount the Legislature may appropriate. Beginning July 1, 2026, state funding must be appropriated annually for that fund in an amount equal to 20% of the total General Fund appropriation to the Department of Corrections for the costs of all correctional facilities under the department plus any additional amount the Legislature may appropriate. Under current law, state funding is required to be appropriated annually for that fund in the amount of $20,342,104. 2. It provides that, in addition to those state funding requirements for the County Jail Operations Fund, beginning July 1, 2026, state funding must be appropriated annually for the fund in an amount equal to 90% of the costs incurred by county jails and the regional jails in the prior fiscal year in complying with the mandatory standards established by the Commissioner of Corrections. 3. It stipulates that, if a county jail fails to report certain information to the department by the end of a fiscal year as required by law, the department shall distribute the quarterly funding payment for that jail under the County Jail Operations Fund between all other jails that are in compliance with the reporting requirement for that quarter. 4. It provides that, in adopting rules and standards for the county jails, the commissioner incorporate the advisory input of the County Corrections Professional Standards Council. Current law only requires the commissioner to consider that advisory input. 5. It amends the law establishing the council to provide that administrative services costs associated with the activities of the council must be paid by the department. Passed
LD888 An Act to Expand Property Tax Relief for Veterans and Survivors of Veterans This bill changes the property tax benefits for veterans of the Armed Forces of the United States for property tax years beginning on or after April 1, 2026. The bill provides that veterans are no longer required to have served during a federally recognized war period and receive an exemption of up to $5,000 of the just value of the property. It provides that veterans who are 62 years of age or older receive an exemption of up to $6,000 of the just value of the property. It also provides that veterans receive an exemption of between $10,000 and $50,000 based on their United States Department of Veterans Affairs service- connected disability rating. The bill provides that a veteran's unremarried surviving spouse, minor child or parent remains eligible for the benefit that the veteran would be eligible for if the veteran was living. Passed
LD1478 An Act to Amend the Laws Governing Baitfish Wholesaler's Licenses An Act to Amend the Laws Governing Baitfish Wholesaler's Licenses Signed/Enacted/Adopted
LD1548 An Act to Prevent the Introduction or Transfer of Invasive Fish Species in Inland Waters of the State An Act to Prevent the Introduction or Transfer of Invasive Fish Species in Inland Waters of the State 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
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 This bill prohibits a school administrative unit or an elementary school, secondary school or postsecondary educational institution in the State that receives any state funding from allowing a person whose biological sex assigned at birth is male to participate in an athletic program or activity that is designated for females. Dead
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
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 This bill does the following. 1. It requires an operator of a motor vehicle to submit to a blood test for drugs when the operator is involved in an accident where there is probable cause to believe that death or serious bodily injury has occurred or will occur as a result of the accident. 2. It allows the blood test to be admissible at trial if the court reviews all available evidence, with the exception of the blood test, and the court determines that probable cause exists to believe that the operator was under the influence of THC at the time of the accident. 3. It requires that the Secretary of State suspend an operator's license for one year if the operator fails to submit to a blood test that is required under this bill. However, the bill requires that the suspension be removed if the person can show that the person was not under the influence of THC or that the person did not negligently cause the accident. Dead
LD1062 An Act to Eliminate Background Checks for Private Sales of Firearms This bill amends the law governing background checks of firearms buyers to eliminate background checks for private sales of firearms. Dead
LD1049 An Act to Eliminate the Duty to Inform a Law Enforcement Officer When Carrying a Concealed Handgun Without a Permit Current law requires an individual carrying a concealed handgun without a valid permit who comes into contact with a law enforcement officer during the course of any arrest, detainment or routine traffic stop to immediately inform that law enforcement officer of the fact that the individual is carrying a concealed handgun. This bill repeals that requirement and the penalty provision for failure to comply with that requirement. Dead
LD1430 An Act Regarding the Transfer of Moose Permits to Disabled Veterans An Act Regarding the Transfer of Moose Permits to Disabled Veterans Signed/Enacted/Adopted
LD866 Resolve, Directing the Department of Inland Fisheries and Wildlife to Implement a Landowner Antlerless Deer Permit Gift Program Resolve, Directing the Department of Inland Fisheries and Wildlife to Implement a Landowner Antlerless Deer Permit Gift Program | Signed/Enacted/Adopted
LD424 An Act Concerning the Concealed Carrying of a Handgun by an Individual Who Is 18 Years of Age but Under 21 Years of Age This bill removes the exception from the provisions of the Maine Revised Statutes, Title 25, section 2001-A concerning the carrying of concealed weapons for handguns carried by persons 18 years of age or older and under 21 years of age who are on active duty in the Armed Forces of the United States or the National Guard or who are honorably discharged veterans and allows a person who is 18 years of age or older who is not otherwise prohibited from carrying a firearm to carry a concealed handgun. Dead
LD150 RESOLUTION, Proposing an Amendment to the Constitution of Maine to Provide for the Popular Election of the Treasurer of State This resolution proposes a constitutional amendment that provides for popular election beginning in 2026 of the Treasurer of State biennially in the manner currently provided for Senators and Representatives. Dead
LD886 An Act to Regulate Medication Abortions This bill regulates medication abortions, which are abortions resulting from the ingestion of a chemical agent or drug. The bill: 1. Prohibits purchasing or obtaining through online sources a chemical agent or drug used for medication abortions; 2. Requires a person opting to undergo a medication abortion to obtain a chemical agent or drug through a prescription from a licensed health care professional and requires that licensed health care professional to oversee the abortion in person; and 3. Requires the licensed health care professional to inform the patient: A. Of the physical steps involved in the medication abortion; B. What the patient will experience as a result of ingesting the chemical agent or drug; C. Of any physical, emotional or spiritual risks of undergoing the medication abortion; and D. Of any chemical agent, drug or other means by which the medication abortion may be reversed. Dead
LD971 An Act to Amend the Law Regarding the Checking of Baitfish Traps An Act to Amend the Law Regarding the Checking of Baitfish Traps Signed/Enacted/Adopted
LD149 RESOLUTION, Proposing an Amendment to the Constitution of Maine to Provide for the Popular Election of the Attorney General This resolution proposes a constitutional amendment that provides for popular election beginning in 2026 of the Attorney General biennially in the manner currently provided for Senators and Representatives. Dead
LD147 RESOLUTION, Proposing an Amendment to the Constitution of Maine to Provide for the Popular Election of the Secretary of State This resolution proposes a constitutional amendment that provides for popular election beginning in 2026 of the Secretary of State biennially in the manner currently provided for Senators and Representatives. Dead
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
LD1435 An Act to Allow a Municipality or Locally Recognized Lake Association to Post Certain Information on the Department of Inland Fisheries and Wildlife's Information Kiosks Located at State Boat Launch Facilities This bill requires the Department of Inland Fisheries and Wildlife to provide reasonable space to display information on the department's informational kiosks located at state boat launch facilities to municipalities and local lake associations and similar nonprofit organizations and disseminate to the general public information about these associations and organizations and water quality and invasive species activities. 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
LD968 Resolve, to Study Stakeholder Input Involving the Appointment of the Commissioner of Marine Resources This resolve directs the Department of Marine Resources to study the level of stakeholder input involved in the appointment of the Commissioner of Marine Resources and how that input may be expanded. The department is required to submit a report by December 3, 2025 to the Joint Standing Committee on Marine Resources, which may submit legislation related to the report to the Second Regular Session of the 132nd Legislature. Dead
LD332 An Act to Establish Mandatory Minimum Sentences for Gross Sexual Assaults Against Children and Aggravated Sex Trafficking of Children This bill provides that if the State pleads and proves that a gross sexual assault was committed against an individual who had not yet attained 12 years of age, the court is required to impose a definite term of imprisonment of not less than 25 years, none of which may be suspended. It also provides that, in the case of a gross sexual assault committed against an individual who had not yet attained 12 years of age when the defendant had previously been convicted and sentenced for committing gross sexual assault, formerly denominated as gross sexual misconduct, or rape against an individual who had not yet attained 12 years of age or that the defendant had previously been convicted and sentenced for engaging in substantially similar conduct in another jurisdiction against an individual who had not yet attained 12 years of age, the court is required to instead impose a term of imprisonment for life. It also provides that, in the case of aggravated sex trafficking for which the State pleads and proves that the defendant knowingly promoted prostitution of a person who had not yet attained 12 years of age, the court is required to set a definite term of imprisonment of not less than 25 years, none of which may be suspended. Dead
LD660 An Act to Provide Transparency and Public Access to Public School Curricula This bill requires school administrative units to adopt policies and procedures to ensure that the approved curriculum presented is implemented in the classroom without change, to post at least 3 years of data regarding certain student enrollment and performance, to maintain lists regarding participation in and development of professional development programs and to create an online portal that will act as the single source for all student information and data that can be accessed by 3rd-party contractors, including curriculum materials and information regarding speakers and guests. The bill requires the Department of Education to list and make available to the public all administrator, teacher and staff professional development and instructional programs offered to schools that are paid for with state funds and maintain a list of school boards that have approved a statewide program. The bill places restrictions on the choice of academic class offerings and curriculum materials and on-site professional development programs. Certain provisions of this bill are designed to satisfy federal law related to parental access to information and protection of pupil's rights. 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
HP1329 JOINT RESOLUTION TO EXPRESS THE LEGISLATURE'S OPPOSITION TO THE REMOVAL OF NAVIGATIONAL BUOYS JOINT RESOLUTION TO EXPRESS THE LEGISLATURE'S OPPOSITION TO THE REMOVAL OF NAVIGATIONAL BUOYS Signed/Enacted/Adopted
LD1503 An Act to Create a Green Crab Only Wholesale Dealer License An Act to Create a Green Crab Only Wholesale Dealer License Signed/Enacted/Adopted
LD1839 An Act to Strengthen the So-called Maine Hire-a-Vet Program This bill establishes the Fundraising and Advisory Commission to Support the Hiring of Veterans in order to support a program to help veterans and members of their families find jobs, promote the hiring of veterans and members of their families by employers in this State and provide information to veterans and members of their families regarding the services to which they are entitled. The bill also establishes the Fund to Support the Hiring of Veterans, to be administered by the advisory commission to support the program. Dead
LD309 An Act to Allow a Political Party to Determine How That Party's Nominee Is Selected in a Primary Election This bill allows a political party, during the state convention held by each party between March 1st and August 1st biennially during each general election year, to determine if the party's primary election to be held for the general election following the next general election after the party's convention will be determined by ranked-choice voting pursuant to the Maine Revised Statutes, Title 21-A, section 723-A or by an alternate method determined for the party's primary election at the state convention and incorporated into the party's rules. The bill requires the party's state committee to notify the Secretary of State no later than October 1st of the year prior to a party's primary election if that party has determined an alternate method for conducting that party's primary election. 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
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
HP1327 JOINT RESOLUTION RECOGNIZING MEMORIAL DAY JOINT RESOLUTION RECOGNIZING MEMORIAL DAY Signed/Enacted/Adopted
LD1438 Resolve, Regarding Deer Hunting on Mount Desert Island This resolve directs the Commissioner of Inland Fisheries and Wildlife to adopt rules opening Mount Desert Island to deer hunting in accordance with the Maine Revised Statutes, Title 12, section 11402, subsection 4. Dead
LD928 An Act to Maintain Public Access to Town Ways in Maine This bill provides that if the municipal officers or county commissioners have declared a town way discontinued by abandonment and have retained a public easement in the abandoned town way under this section for at least 15 years, the municipality, county commissioners or an abutter on the way may not gate, bar or otherwise obstruct the town way. The bill also provides that if the municipal officers or county commissioners have declared a town way discontinued by abandonment and have retained a public easement in the abandoned town way under this section for less than 15 years, the municipality, county commissioners or an abutter on the way, acting with the written permission of the municipal officers or county commissioners, may remove any gates, bars or other obstructions in the town way. Dead
LD148 An Act to Provide for the Statewide Popular Election of the State Auditor This bill provides for the statewide popular election of the State Auditor every 4 years beginning in 2028. Dead
LD236 An Act to Provide Legislative Oversight of the Rule-making Petition Process This bill amends the law governing petition-based rulemaking by an agency to provide that a rule-making proceeding initiated by an agency based on a petition to adopt or modify a rule submitted by 150 or more registered voters of the State must be conducted by the agency through major substantive rulemaking in accordance with the requirements of the Maine Revised Statutes, Title 5, chapter 375, subchapter 2-A. Dead
LD492 RESOLUTION, Proposing an Amendment to the Constitution of Maine to Provide for Parental Rights This resolution proposes to amend the Constitution of Maine to provide that the natural, inherent and unalienable rights of minor children are held by their parents or guardians until the age of majority or a grant of emancipation and that this State, its political subdivisions and all governmental entities may not infringe on the authority of parents to direct the upbringing, education and care for the physical, mental and spiritual health of their children, absent abuse or neglect by the parent or guardian or criminal acts by the minor. 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
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
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
HP1242 JOINT RESOLUTION HONORING THE MEMORY OF POPE FRANCIS JOINT RESOLUTION HONORING THE MEMORY OF POPE FRANCIS Signed/Enacted/Adopted
LD1352 An Act to Amend Provisions Regarding the Scallop Fishery License Apprentice Program, Licensing and Limited Access Areas This bill amends provisions regarding the scallop fishery by: 1. Prohibiting an apprentice program for entry into the scallop fishery to be conducted through a lottery; 2. Allowing a new entrant to be eligible for a hand fishing scallop license or a scallop dragging license only upon the termination of an existing hand fishing scallop license or a scallop dragging license; and 3. Directing the Department of Marine Resources to adopt rules to allow all holders of hand fishing scallop licenses and scallop dragging licenses equal access to limited access scallop fishing areas during the same period and not on a rotational basis. Dead
LD1046 An Act to Establish a 180-day State Residency Requirement for Receiving Municipal General Assistance This bill establishes a 180-day state residency requirement for applicants for municipal general assistance. Dead
LD1194 An Act to Phase Out Vehicle Excise Taxes and Implement a Fee for Infrastructure Funding Based on a Vehicle's Annual Mileage This bill does the following. 1. It eliminates the excise tax for new vehicles beginning on July 1, 2025. 2. It phases out excise taxes for motor vehicles, beginning on July 1, 2025, by reducing the excise tax by 20% for each fiscal year over 5 years. 3. It establishes, beginning July 1, 2027, a usage-based infrastructure fee. The usage- based infrastructure fee imposes a fee on a person who owns a motor vehicle for using public ways based on the type of motor vehicle and the annual mileage of the vehicle, maintained by the Department of Transportation. 4. It specifies that a person or a certified inspection mechanic during an annual motor vehicle inspection must report the annual mileage for the purposes of calculating the usage- based infrastructure fee. The department is responsible for establishing a digital reporting system for an owner of a motor vehicle to report the annual mileage on the motor vehicle and ensuring accurate vehicle mileage reporting. 5. It establishes the Maine Transportation Fund within the department for the purposes of maintaining and repairing roads, maintaining and repairing bridges and funding transportation infrastructure projects. The funds allocated to the fund may be transferred to municipalities and to the Highway Fund. 6. It requires the State Auditor to submit a biennial audit report to the joint standing committee of the Legislature having jurisdiction over transportation matters on the financial and operational impact of the usage-based infrastructure fee, including a comparison of municipal funding generated by the fees rather than excise taxes. 7. It requires the department to submit an annual report on the findings and recommendations regarding the compliance of the usage-based infrastructure fee, findings and recommendations regarding the effectiveness and equity of the usage-based infrastructure fee and the costs associated with the transition to and the administration of the usage-based infrastructure fee. 8. It requires, by January 1, 2026, the department to submit a plan to the joint standing committee of the Legislature having jurisdiction over transportation matters on the implementation of the usage-based infrastructure fee. 9. It requires, by January 1, 2035, the department to submit a report to the joint standing committee of the Legislature having jurisdiction over transportation matters on the findings and recommendations regarding the compliance, effectiveness and equity of the usage- based infrastructure fees. Dead
LD920 Resolve, to Review Efficiencies in the Licensing of Solid Waste Disposal Facilities by the Department of Environmental Protection This resolve directs the Department of Environmental Protection to review the requirements in statute, department rules and department policies that apply to the licensing of solid waste disposal facilities. The purpose of the review is to identify efficiencies and inefficiencies in the license review process. The review must include a general review of the license review process and a targeted review of the license review process related to the Penobscot Energy Recovery Company's waste-to-energy facility in the Town of Orrington. Dead
LD816 An Act Regarding the Emptying of Elver Fyke Nets An Act Regarding the Emptying of Elver Fyke Nets Emergency preamble. Whereas, acts and resolves of the Legislature do not become effective until 90 days after adjournment unless enacted as emergencies; and Whereas, this legislation amends the law governing the emptying of elver fyke nets; and Whereas, it is important that this legislation take effect immediately in order for these changes to be in place before the beginning of the next elver fishing season in March 2025; 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
LD969 An Act to Increase Emergency Medical Services Provider Training Opportunities This bill directs the Emergency Medical Services' Board to adopt rules to allow municipalities to conduct or host emergency medical services licensing and relicensing training. Dead
LD303 An Act to Repeal the Law Prohibiting Unauthorized Paramilitary Training This bill repeals the law prohibiting unauthorized paramilitary training. Dead
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
HP0950 JOINT RESOLUTION HONORING THE LATE HONORABLE LOIS GALGAY RECKITT ON THE OCCASION OF THE BOSTON RED SOX OPENING HOME GAME ON APRIL 4, 2025 JOINT RESOLUTION HONORING THE LATE HONORABLE LOIS GALGAY RECKITT ON THE OCCASION OF THE BOSTON RED SOX OPENING HOME GAME ON APRIL 4, 2025 Signed/Enacted/Adopted
LD804 An Act to Encourage Election Involvement by Making Election Day a State Holiday in Even-numbered Years This bill designates the day of the general election, which is the day of the regular election of state and county officials occurring biennially in November, as a state holiday. 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
LD162 Resolve, to Rename a Bridge in the Town of Carmel the Kevin M. Howell Memorial Bridge Resolve, to Rename a Bridge in the Town of Carmel the Kevin M. Howell Memorial Bridge | Signed/Enacted/Adopted
LD336 An Act to Change the Waiting List System for Commercial Lobster and Crab Fishing Licenses This bill establishes that, notwithstanding any provision of law or rule to the contrary, the exit ratio for lobster and crab fishing licenses within limited-entry zones is one to one. Dead
LD543 An Act to Enhance Maine's Wildlife Conservation Efforts and Preserve Maine's Sporting Heritage by Requiring Hunter Safety Education in Schools This bill adds a requirement that the elements of a firearm hunter safety course must be taught no later than grade 9 in all public and private schools in Maine. Successful completion of the course will result in the issuance to the student of a hunter safety certificate that satisfies the safety course requirement for obtaining an adult hunting license in Maine. Dead
LD668 An Act to Abolish Ranked-choice Voting This bill repeals the laws governing ranked-choice voting in: 1. Primary elections for the offices of President of the United States, United States Senator, United States Representative to Congress, Governor, State Senator and State Representative; 2. General and special elections for the offices of United States Senator and United States Representative to Congress; and 3. General elections for presidential electors. Dead
Bill Bill Name Motion Vote Date Vote
LD70 An Act to Fund Free Health Clinics Enactment RC #601 06/25/2025 Nay
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 Nay
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 Nay
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 Inland Fisheries and Wildlife Committee 9
Detail Maine Joint Marine Resources Committee 9
State District Chamber Party Status Start Date End Date
ME Maine House District 035 House Republican In Office 12/07/2022
ME Maine House District 103 House Republican Out of Office 12/02/2020 03/12/2024