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Legislator > Holly Eaton
State Representative
Holly Eaton
(D) - Maine
Maine House District 015
In Office - Started: 12/07/2022
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Capitol Office
House Democratic Office
2 State House Station
Augusta, ME 04333-0002
2 State House Station
Augusta, ME 04333-0002
Phone: 800-423-2900
Phone 2: 207-287-1430
| Bill | Bill Name | Summary | Progress |
|---|---|---|---|
| LD1523 | Resolve, to Develop MaineCare Coverage for Doula Services | Resolve, to Develop MaineCare Coverage for Doula Services | | Passed |
| LD1336 | An Act to Establish the Maine-Aomori Sister-state Advisory Council | This bill establishes in law the existing Maine-Aomori Sister-state Advisory Council, which promotes and cultivates a cooperative sister-state relationship between Maine and the Prefecture of Aomori, Japan. It includes an ongoing appropriation of $20,000 in fiscal years 2025-26 and 2026-27 to support the advisory council. | Passed |
| LD1279 | Resolve, Establishing the Biotoxin Testing of Cultured Scallops Pilot Program | Resolve, Establishing the Biotoxin Testing of Cultured Scallops Pilot Program | | Signed/Enacted/Adopted |
| LD1578 | Resolve, to Establish the Commission to Evaluate the Scope of Regulatory Review and Oversight over Health Care Transactions That Impact the Delivery of Health Care Services in the State | Resolve, to Establish the Commission to Evaluate the Scope of Regulatory Review and Oversight over Health Care Transactions That Impact the Delivery of Health Care Services in the State | Passed |
| 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 |
| LD1731 | An Act to Increase the Influence of the Maine State Ferry Advisory Board on the Funding and Operations of the Maine State Ferry Service | This bill requires the Maine State Ferry Service to consult with the Maine State Ferry Advisory Board on matters regarding budgets, strategic planning and major operational decisions. Recommendations made by the board regarding certain matters must be considered by the Maine State Ferry Service during its decision-making processes for the following fiscal year. The bill requires the Maine State Ferry Service to provide regular reports to the board and requires the board to review and provide feedback and recommendations. The bill also requires the board to conduct an annual review of the Maine State Ferry Service's performance and operations and provide a report to the joint standing committee of the Legislature having jurisdiction over transportation matters by January 15th of each year. | Vetoed |
| LD1682 | An Act to Increase Fairness in the Income Tax by Adding Higher Tax Brackets and Tax Rates | This bill, for tax years beginning in or after 2025: 1. Adjusts the existing tax brackets for single individuals and married persons filing separately, heads of household and individuals filing joint returns and surviving spouses; 2. Adds 3 new higher income tax brackets; and 3. Imposes 3 new rates of tax for those higher brackets of 8.15%, 9.15% and 10.15%. As under current law, the income tax brackets are indexed to the Chained Consumer Price Index as published by the United States Department of Labor, Bureau of Labor Statistics. | In Committee |
| LD1577 | Resolve, to Establish the Commission to Study and Recommend Solutions for Modernizing the Maine Legislature | This resolve establishes the Commission to Study and Recommend Solutions for Modernizing the Maine Legislature. The commission has 15 members, including current and former Legislators, nonpartisan staff, a member appointed by the Governor and a member appointed by the Chief Justice of the Supreme Judicial Court. The commission is required to study issues regarding and solutions for modernizing the Legislature, including, but not limited to, improving efficiencies through technology; increasing transparency; limiting the number of bills; changing the structure and type of Legislature through a reduction in the overall size or the length of sessions; increasing staffing; and improving physical access and facilities The commission is required to submit a report to the Joint Standing Committee on State and Local Government no later than November 4, 2026. The joint standing committee may submit legislation based on the report to the 133rd Legislature in 2027. | In Committee |
| LD1005 | Resolve, to Study Authorization for Municipal Fire Departments with Trained Personnel to Conduct Fire Sprinkler System Plan Reviews | Resolve, to Study Authorization for Municipal Fire Departments with Trained Personnel to Conduct Fire Sprinkler System Plan Reviews | | Passed |
| LD1106 | An Act to Provide Funds for the Redevelopment of the Island Nursing Home in Hancock County into Affordable Senior Housing | This bill provides one-time funds to support the conversion of the Island Nursing Home in Hancock County into 24 affordable apartments for senior citizens. It also requires the Maine State Housing Authority to submit a report regarding the use of the funds to the Joint Standing Committee on Appropriations and Financial Affairs. | Passed |
| 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 |
| LD415 | An Act to Support Hunger Prevention in Maine | This bill provides an additional $1,000,000 each year in ongoing funding to contract with nonprofit organizations that provide statewide hunger relief services. | Passed |
| LD756 | An Act Creating and Sustaining Jobs Through the Development of Cooperatives and Employee-owned Businesses by Providing Tax Deductions for Certain Qualified Business Activities | This bill does the following to support employee-owned businesses and cooperatives. 1. It excludes from Maine income tax the amount of gain, up to a maximum of $750,000, recognized by a business owner in transferring the business to an employee stock ownership plan, eligible worker-owned cooperative, consumer cooperative or agricultural producer cooperative. 2. It excludes from Maine income tax interest from loans that finance transfers of ownership from a business to an employee stock ownership plan, eligible worker-owned cooperative, consumer cooperative or agricultural producer cooperative and allows financial institutions subject to the franchise tax to subtract from Maine net income an amount equal to the interest received during the taxable year with respect to a qualified business acquisition loan. 3. It requires the Department of Economic and Community Development, Office of Business Development to contract with a nonprofit economic development organization with relevant expertise to develop and manage the Maine Employee Ownership Center to provide information and programs to assist businesses in the transition to employee or cooperative ownership. 4. It specifies performance measures that the Office of Program Evaluation and Government Accountability, the Government Oversight Committee and the joint standing committee of the Legislature having jurisdiction over taxation matters must consider in developing evaluation parameters to perform the review of the deductions provided under this bill as required by the Maine Revised Statutes, Title 3, chapter 37. | Passed |
| 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 |
| LD818 | An Act to Allow Expenditure of Maine Clean Election Act Funding for the Care of Candidates' Dependents | This bill allows a Maine Clean Election Act candidate to use Maine Clean Election Fund funds for paid caregiving services provided to the candidate or the candidate's spouse or domestic partner for the direct care of a dependent family member and for which the need for paid caregiving services is directly connected with the candidate's campaign activities during the election cycle and would not exist except for the candidate's campaign. | Passed |
| LD876 | An Act to Support the Maine Service Fellows Program | This bill provides ongoing funds for 20 program fellows to participate in the Maine Service Fellows Program. The bill also directs the Maine Commission for Community Service, in conjunction with the Department of Defense, Veterans and Emergency Management, to compile a list of volunteers who are available at the request of the Governor during states of emergency to provide emergency response and support services in coordination with the Maine Emergency Management Agency. | Passed |
| LD670 | An Act to Address Coercive Control in Domestic Abuse Cases | An Act to Address Coercive Control in Domestic Abuse Cases | Signed/Enacted/Adopted |
| LD841 | Resolve, to Study the Delivery of Emergency Medical Services to and Ferry Service Effects on Unbridged Island Communities in the State | Resolve, to Study the Delivery of Emergency Medical Services to and Ferry Service Effects on Unbridged Island Communities in the State | Passed |
| LD1751 | An Act to Improve the Growth Management Program Laws | An Act to Improve the Growth Management Program Laws | Signed/Enacted/Adopted |
| LD1756 | An Act to Establish a Statewide Transportation Project Selection Prioritization Process | This bill establishes the Transportation Project Selection Council to develop and manage a statewide project selection prioritization process. The council is directed to: 1. Advise the Department of Transportation and the Maine Turnpike Authority on the development of the prioritization process, in accordance with federal transportation requirements, and in cooperation with municipalities, counties and other planning organizations within the State; 2. Review projects and strategies to determine whether projects are consistent with assessment of capacity needs outlined in the department's or the authority's long-range transportation plans; 3. Weigh key goals for each of the State's federally designated planning organization regions; and 4. Solicit input from municipalities, counties and other planning organizations, transit operators, environmental groups, active transportation groups, economic development groups and other stakeholders in the development of the prioritization process. The council is required to report annually on the prioritization process to the Governor and the joint standing committee of the Legislature having jurisdiction over transportation matters. | Dead |
| LD1428 | An Act to Increase Access to Child Care for Maine Families | An Act to Increase Access to Child Care for Maine Families | Signed/Enacted/Adopted |
| LD1176 | An Act to Provide for the Sustainable Management of Marine Resources and Create a Noncommercial Northern Shrimp License | An Act to Provide for the Sustainable Management of Marine Resources and Create a Noncommercial Northern Shrimp License | Signed/Enacted/Adopted |
| LD447 | An Act to Amend the Law Governing Ferry Service to Matinicus Isle | An Act to Amend the Law Governing Ferry Service to Matinicus Isle | Signed/Enacted/Adopted |
| LD1874 | An Act to Enable the Maine Pilotage Commission to Oversee Pilots Operating in Portland Harbor | An Act to Enable the Maine Pilotage Commission to Oversee Pilots Operating in Portland Harbor | Signed/Enacted/Adopted |
| LD1676 | Resolve, to Study Ways to Improve Recruitment and Retention of Rural Emergency Medical Services Personnel Through Access to Health Insurance | This resolve requires the Commissioner of Public Safety to convene a commission to study ways to improve recruitment and retention of rural emergency medical services personnel through access to health insurance. By December 3, 2025, the commissioner must submit a report related to the study to the Joint Standing Committee on Criminal Justice and Public Safety and the joint standing committee may report out a bill related to the report to the Second Regular Session of the 132nd Legislature. | Dead |
| LD1561 | Resolve, Regarding the Percentage of a Lobster and Crab Fishing Licensee's Lobster Traps That May Be Fished in a Lobster Management Zone Listed on the License as a Secondary Zone | Resolve, Regarding the Percentage of a Lobster and Crab Fishing Licensee's Lobster Traps That May Be Fished in a Lobster Management Zone Listed on the License as a Secondary Zone | | Signed/Enacted/Adopted |
| LD1708 | An Act to Create the Commercial Fishing Safety Fund to Further Develop Training and Provide Equipment to Recover Ships and Other Watercraft and Persons in Distress or Lost at Sea | An Act to Create the Commercial Fishing Safety Fund to Further Develop Training and Provide Equipment to Recover Ships and Other Watercraft and Persons in Distress or Lost at Sea | Signed/Enacted/Adopted |
| LD1341 | Resolve, Directing the Department of Marine Resources to Evaluate How to Effectively Allow 2 Licensed Individuals to Fish for Lobsters or Scallops from a Single Vessel | Resolve, Directing the Department of Marine Resources to Evaluate How to Effectively Allow 2 Licensed Individuals to Fish for Lobsters or Scallops from a Single Vessel | | Passed |
| LD1612 | Resolve, Directing the Department of Transportation to Solicit Proposals for the Utilization of Unused State-owned Railroad Lines | This resolve requires the Department of Transportation to develop and issue requests for proposals for each unused railroad line owned by the State no later than 180 days after the effective date of this resolve. The department must evaluate proposals based on criteria outlined in the requests for proposals, which may include financial feasibility and potential economic benefits to the State, consistency with environmental and community development objectives and a proposer's qualifications and ability to execute the proposed project. The department must allow proposals to include traditional rail services as well as innovative uses for recreational or commercial activities as long as they do not preclude the preservation of rights-of-way for future freight or passenger rail purposes in accordance with the State Railroad Preservation and Assistance Act. The department must submit a report to the joint standing committee of the Legislature having jurisdiction over transportation matters detailing the results of the request for proposals process within 90 days after the submission deadline. | Dead |
| LD1268 | An Act to Address Employee Recruitment and Retention Issues Within the Maine State Ferry Service by Providing a Yearly Stipend | This bill directs the Department of Transportation, beginning January 1, 2026, to provide an annual stipend to all employees of the Maine State Ferry Service calculated in an amount equal to $5.00 per hour multiplied by the total hours worked the previous year for each employee and prohibits the department from raising ferry tolls to pay for the stipend. | 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 |
| 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 |
| LD1292 | An Act to Codify the Maine Turnpike Authority's Contributions to the Highway Fund with Regard to the Sensible Transportation Policy Act | This bill specifies that the Maine Turnpike Authority must contribute, on a quarterly basis, to the Highway Fund any revenues and reserves exceeding the sum of the authority's legislatively approved operating budget, reserve maintenance fund, debt services fund and debt service reserve fund, the amount required to support the debt service, any additional amount required to be kept in reserve, any additional amount allocated to a planning or capital project outside the authority's general maintenance and preservation duty that has been legislatively approved and approved by the Department of Transportation and found to be a greater priority than any other department projects and to be consistent with the Sensible Transportation Policy Act. | Dead |
| LD1314 | An Act to Protect Cannabis Industry Workers' Access to Personal Credit | This bill prohibits a creditor from denying, refusing to extend credit for or cancelling a credit card solely on the basis that a person is an owner, operator or employee of a cannabis establishment or is a registered caregiver under the Maine Medical Use of Cannabis Act, except when prohibited by federal law and regulation. | Dead |
| LD1914 | An Act to Address Housing Density Requirements in Sole Source Aquifer Island and Peninsular Communities | This bill establishes an exemption from the Maine Revised Statutes, Title 30-A, sections 4364 to 4364-C for municipalities that are located wholly or partially on an island or peninsula and rely on a primary drinking water supply derived from a sole source aquifer. The bill provides that such a municipality is exempt from these provisions until a licensed geologist has analyzed the groundwater and septic capacity within the municipality or a particular area within the municipality and determined that it can support an increase in housing density. If the licensed geologist determines in the geologist's evaluation report that the area can support an increase in housing, the municipality is required to comply with the provisions of Title 30-A, sections 4364 to 4364-C, to the extent that the licensed geologist determines the area can support the increase. If the geologist's evaluation report indicates the area cannot support an increase in housing density, the municipality is exempt from Title 30-A, sections 4364 to 4364-C. The Department of Economic and Community Development and the Department of Environmental Protection are directed to adopt rules to implement this legislation. The Department of Environmental Protection has rule-making authority limited to establishing criteria by which municipalities may select a licensed geologist and other rules necessary to perform the geological evaluation required under this legislation. | Dead |
| LD139 | Resolve, Directing the Department of Inland Fisheries and Wildlife to Study Establishing a Program for the Electronic Tagging of Deer | Resolve, Directing the Department of Inland Fisheries and Wildlife to Study Establishing a Program for the Electronic Tagging of Deer | | Signed/Enacted/Adopted |
| LD947 | An Act to Clarify Overnight Docking at Mainland Ports for Certain Island Ferry Vessels | This bill requires the Department of Transportation to allow a ferry operated by the Maine State Ferry Service to dock overnight at its island port or to dock at a mainland port when that docking is common practice, with the exception that the department may require a ferry vessel to dock at a mainland port or at an alternative island port for an emergency situation, including, but not limited to, an extreme weather event. | Dead |
| LD1632 | An Act to Provide Incentives and Amend Laws Regarding Access to Protect Rural Highway Capacity and Promote Long-term Economic Development | This bill reinstates that all state highways, rather than only controlled access highways, are subject to Department of Transportation access management rules. The bill stipulates that the department may waive access management rules and issue a permit for a driveway only if the property is located within a locally designated growth area identified in a state- approved comprehensive plan. The bill also reestablishes the program within the Department of Transportation, which is to be funded on a pilot project basis, to provide technical assistance and incentive grants to municipalities to prevent new development along state highways and reduce the cost of future highway improvement projects. The bill specifies an incentive funding grant may be used to purchase rural lands adjacent to the highways to secure access rights and to plan the development of a public way or a town way within a municipality. | Dead |
| LD1680 | An Act to Establish a Permanent Ferry Oversight Committee to Ensure Sustainable and Equitable Ferry Operations | This bill establishes the Ferry Oversight Committee, which is an independent committee providing continuous oversight of ferry operations and serving as a legislative mechanism for ensuring accountability and transparency around key decisions that affect unbridged island communities. | Dead |
| LD1809 | An Act to Further Stabilize Highway Fund Revenue | This bill provides 3 additional sources of revenue for the Highway Fund: 1. A $1 surcharge imposed by the Maine Turnpike Authority on any noncommercial passenger vehicle that uses the turnpike and is not registered in this State; 2. An annual registration fee of $200 imposed on the registration of battery electric vehicles and $100 imposed on plug-in hybrid electric vehicles; and 3. A delivery fee of 50 cents per delivery imposed and collected at the time of a sale of at least $100 of tangible personal property tax that is subject to sales tax. All revenue from the surcharge, registration fee and delivery charge is required to be deposited in the Highway Fund. | Dead |
| LD1929 | An Act to Improve Public Utility Service by Addressing Seasonal Property Hazards | This bill requires the owner of a seasonal residential dwelling to conduct inspections at least annually to identify and address potential hazards such as overgrown trees or damaged utility lines; arrange for services of a caretaker or responsible person during a period when the seasonal residential dwelling is unoccupied to ensure the timely resolution of public utility-related issues; and provide contact information for the caretaker or responsible person to each public utility to which the seasonal residential dwelling is connected and to the municipality in which the seasonal residential dwelling is located. It requires the Public Utilities Commission to establish a statewide system to allow persons and public utilities to report hazards related to seasonal residential dwellings; conduct a public education campaign to raise awareness among owners of seasonal residential dwellings regarding the impact of seasonal residential dwellings on public utilities and the importance of regular maintenance; and provide financial assistance to low-income owners of seasonal residential dwellings to help them comply with the requirements of the bill. It requires a public utility to maintain a list containing contact information for caretakers and responsible persons for seasonal residential dwellings; develop protocols regarding repairs on portions of a utility line affected by hazards related to seasonal residential dwellings with a focus on minimizing disruptions to residential dwellings that are occupied at the time of the repairs and prioritizing residential dwellings that are occupied at the time of the repairs in storm restoration efforts; and conduct inspections at least annually of portions of a utility line with a history of outages, particularly those with a history of issues related to seasonal residential dwellings. | Dead |
| LD1597 | An Act to Prohibit the Use of Dynamic Pricing for Certain Consumer Goods | This bill prohibits an eating establishment or grocery store from setting prices using dynamic pricing, which is the practice of causing a price for a good or a product to fluctuate based upon demand, the weather, consumer data or other similar factors including an artificial intelligence-enabled pricing adjustment. It provides that a violation of this provision is an unfair trade practice under the Maine Unfair Trade Practices Act. Dynamic pricing does not include discounts, specials or market pricing for goods or products traditionally set by market conditions, such as seafood. | Dead |
| LD1679 | An Act to Allocate Scallop Dragging Licenses for Island Communities | This bill directs the Commissioner of Marine Resources to allocate one scallop dragging license each for certain island communities to be issued to an applicant who is a resident of each community. The bill prohibits a license issued to a resident of an island community from being transferred to a resident of a community other than the community to which the commissioner allocated the license. The bill also allows the commissioner to reallocate a license that goes unissued for 3 consecutive years to another island community and directs the commissioner to work with the municipal officers of the island communities and relevant organizations within the communities to implement and administer the provisions of the bill. | Dead |
| LD1678 | An Act to Allocate Commercial Menhaden Fishing Licenses for Island Communities | This bill directs the Commissioner of Marine Resources to allocate one commercial menhaden fishing license each for certain island communities to be issued to an applicant who is a resident of each community. The bill prohibits a license issued to a resident of an island community from being transferred to a resident of a community other than the community to which the commissioner allocated the license. The bill also allows the commissioner to reallocate a license that goes unissued for 3 consecutive years to another island community and directs the commissioner to work with the municipal officers of the island communities and relevant organizations within the communities to implement and administer the provisions of the bill. | Dead |
| LD1242 | An Act to Incentivize the Construction of Solar Carport Canopies and Solar Chargers at Highway Picnic Areas | This bill directs the Department of Transportation to enter into leases at no cost at all highway picnic areas for the installation of solar-powered electric vehicle charging stations. The bill also allows a person that builds or has built a solar carport canopy that houses at least 2 electric vehicle charging stations to amortize the sales and use tax assessed on materials and equipment spent to construct the solar carport canopy and any electric vehicle charging stations under the solar carport canopy. | Dead |
| LD376 | An Act to Improve Maternal and Infant Health Outcomes Through Doula Care | This bill requires reimbursement under the MaineCare program for doula services. | Dead |
| HP1242 | JOINT RESOLUTION HONORING THE MEMORY OF POPE FRANCIS | JOINT RESOLUTION HONORING THE MEMORY OF POPE FRANCIS | Signed/Enacted/Adopted |
| LD1489 | Resolve, to Provide Stability to Long-term Care Facility Funding | This bill requires the Department of Health and Human Services to provide a cost-of- living adjustment for residential care facilities and apply that adjustment retroactively to January 1, 2025. The bill also requires the department to conduct a rate study and determine rates for residential care facility services no later than January 1, 2026. | Dead |
| LD1237 | An Act to Support Adult Family Care Homes and Residential Care Facilities That Are Small or Located in Rural and Isolated Areas of the State | This bill requires the Department of Health and Human Services to amend its rules in Chapter 101: MaineCare Benefits Manual, Chapters II and III, Section 2, Adult Family Care Services, and Chapter III, Section 97, Private Non-Medical Institution Services, Appendix C, to provide a supplemental payment of 10% to the MaineCare rates for facilities that have fewer than 10 beds or are at least 35 miles away from the nearest similar facility. The bill also requires the Department of Health and Human Services to determine the likely impact of proposed rule changes to reimbursement and staffing requirements to long-term care facilities on small, rural, isolated and island facilities to reduce impacts on the communities where those facilities are located as well as the impact on safety and quality of services. | Dead |
| LD1280 | Resolve, to Create Pilot Programs to Provide Tuition Assistance and Grants for Rural Child Care Providers | This bill directs the Department of Education to develop, by July 1, 2026, a pilot program to provide tuition assistance to students pursuing a degree in early childhood education or a related field. In developing the program, the department must provide that students awarded assistance must be ineligible for free community college enrollment, must reside in a county with a population under 100,000 and must also apply for federal financial aid. This bill directs the Department of Health and Human Services to develop, by July 1, 2026, a pilot program to provide grants to child care providers licensed under the Maine Revised Statutes, Title 22, section 8301-A, subsection 2 and family child care providers licensed under Title 22, section 8301-A, subsection 3 and located in counties with populations under 100,000 to open or expand child care programs. This bill also includes a one-time appropriation of $600,000 to implement these pilot programs. | Dead |
| LD625 | An Act Supporting Education for the Rural Health Care Workforce | This bill establishes the Maine Rural Health Care Education Workforce Fund to support rural primary care and health professions workforce development in rural areas of the State. | 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 |
| LD153 | An Act to Prohibit the Unauthorized Mooring of Watercraft | This bill prohibits a person from securing a watercraft to a mooring without receiving permission from the mooring's owner or lessee and establishes penalties and exceptions to that prohibition. | Dead |
| LD409 | An Act to Enhance the Mobility of Licensed Massage Therapists Across State Lines | This bill is a concept draft pursuant to Joint Rule 208. This bill would adopt the Interstate Massage Compact, the text of which may be found here: https://legislature.maine.gov/doc/11383 . | Dead |
| LD480 | An Act to Support Healthy Weight by Providing MaineCare Coverage for Certain Weight Loss Medications | This bill requires the Department of Health and Human Services to provide reimbursement under the MaineCare program for glucagon-like peptide-1 receptor agonists that are approved by the federal Food and Drug Administration for the treatment of obesity. The department must restrict reimbursement to medications prescribed by a primary care provider or a bariatric specialist and must require a prior authorization of the medication. | Dead |
| Bill | Bill Name | Motion | Vote Date | Vote |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| LD70 | An Act to Fund Free Health Clinics | Enactment RC #601 | 06/25/2025 | Absent |
| LD70 | An Act to Fund Free Health Clinics | Recede And Concur RC #588 | 06/25/2025 | Absent |
| 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 | Absent |
| LD143 | An Act to Improve Women's Health and Economic Security by Funding Family Planning Services | Enactment RC #602 | 06/25/2025 | Absent |
| LD143 | An Act to Improve Women's Health and Economic Security by Funding Family Planning Services | Recede RC #599 | 06/25/2025 | Absent |
| 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 | Absent |
| LD698 | An Act to Sustain Emergency Homeless Shelters in Maine | Recede And Concur RC #591 | 06/25/2025 | Absent |
| LD747 | An Act to Provide Funds to Reduce Student Homelessness | Recede And Concur RC #592 | 06/25/2025 | Absent |
| 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 | Absent |
| LD958 | An Act to Prohibit Eminent Domain on Existing Tribal Trust Lands | Reconsideration - Veto RC #586 | 06/25/2025 | Absent |
| 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 | Absent |
| LD1126 | An Act Requiring Serial Numbers on Firearms and Prohibiting Undetectable Firearms | Recede And Concur RC #595 | 06/25/2025 | Absent |
| 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 | Absent |
| LD1328 | An Act to Create Culturally Appropriate and Trauma-informed Housing and Recovery Services | Reconsideration - Veto RC #587 | 06/25/2025 | Absent |
| 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 | Absent |
| LD1951 | An Act to Promote Food Processing and Manufacturing Facility Expansion and Create Jobs | Recede And Concur RC #598 | 06/25/2025 | Absent |
| 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 | Absent |
| 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 | Absent |
| 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 | Absent |
| 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 | Absent |
| LD893 | An Act to Exempt Nonprofit Agricultural Membership Organizations from Insurance Requirements | Passage To Be Engrossed RC #578 | 06/18/2025 | Absent |
| LD1088 | An Act to Enact the Maine Consumer Data Privacy Act | Acc Report "a" Ontp RC #584 | 06/18/2025 | Absent |
| 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 | Absent |
| LD1298 | An Act Establishing Alternative Pathways to Social Worker Licensing | Recede And Concur RC #580 | 06/18/2025 | Absent |
| 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 | Absent |
| LD1940 | An Act to Revise the Growth Management Program Laws | Recede And Concur RC #581 | 06/18/2025 | Absent |
| 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 | Absent |
| LD1963 | An Act to Protect and Compensate Public Utility Whistleblowers | Recede And Concur RC #573 | 06/18/2025 | Absent |
| 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 | Absent |
| HP1338 | JOINT RESOLUTION RECOGNIZING JUNE 2025 AS PRIDE MONTH | Adoption RC #577 | 06/18/2025 | Absent |
| 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 | Absent |
| LD184 | Resolve, Establishing the Commission to Study the Foreclosure Process | Recede And Concur RC #548 | 06/17/2025 | Absent |
| LD252 | An Act to Withdraw from the National Popular Vote Compact | Recede And Concur RC #546 | 06/17/2025 | Absent |
| 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 | Absent |
| 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 | Absent |
| 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 | Absent |
| 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 | Absent |
| LD953 | An Act to Change the Definition of "Machine Gun" in the Maine Criminal Code | Acc Report "b" Ontp RC #547 | 06/17/2025 | Absent |
| LD978 | An Act to Increase General Assistance Reimbursement for Municipalities and Indian Tribes | Acc Maj Otp As Amended Rep RC #545 | 06/17/2025 | Absent |
| LD1077 | An Act to Exempt Drinking Water from Sales and Use Tax | Acc Maj Ought Not To Pass Rep RC #537 | 06/17/2025 | Absent |
| LD1126 | An Act Requiring Serial Numbers on Firearms and Prohibiting Undetectable Firearms | Enactment RC #557 | 06/17/2025 | Absent |
| 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 | Absent |
| 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 | Absent |
| LD1164 | An Act to Create Economic Opportunity for the Wabanaki Nations Through Internet Gaming | Enactment RC #550 | 06/17/2025 | Absent |
| LD1270 | An Act to Establish the Department of Energy Resources | Adopt Hah-771 To Cah-746 RC #561 | 06/17/2025 | Absent |
| LD1270 | An Act to Establish the Department of Energy Resources | Acc Maj Otp As Amended Rep RC #536 | 06/17/2025 | Absent |
| 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 | Absent |
| 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 | Absent |
| LD1423 | An Act to Improve Recycling by Updating the Stewardship Program for Packaging | Acc Maj Otp As Amended Rep RC #554 | 06/17/2025 | Absent |
| 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 | Absent |
| LD1667 | Resolve, to Allow Hemphill Farms, Inc. to Sue the State | Acc Maj Ought Not To Pass Rep RC #563 | 06/17/2025 | Absent |
| 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 | Absent |
| 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 | Absent |
| 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 | Absent |
| LD1749 | Resolve, Directing the Department of Corrections to Study Achieving Gender Equality | Acc Maj Ought To Pass Rep RC #564 | 06/17/2025 | Absent |
| LD1751 | An Act to Improve the Growth Management Program Laws | Acc Maj Ought Not To Pass Rep RC #570 | 06/17/2025 | Absent |
| 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 | Absent |
| 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 | Absent |
| LD1871 | An Act to Permit Sealing Criminal History Record Information of Victims of Sex Trafficking or Sexual Exploitation | Enactment RC #542 | 06/17/2025 | Absent |
| 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 | Absent |
| 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 | Absent |
| LD1940 | An Act to Revise the Growth Management Program Laws | Acc Report "a" Otp-am RC #569 | 06/17/2025 | Absent |
| LD1963 | An Act to Protect and Compensate Public Utility Whistleblowers | Acc Maj Otp As Amended Rep RC #559 | 06/17/2025 | Absent |
| 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 | Absent |
| 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 | Absent |
| 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 | Absent |
| LD184 | Resolve, Establishing the Commission to Study the Foreclosure Process | Acc Maj Ought Not To Pass Rep RC #517 | 06/16/2025 | Absent |
| 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 | Absent |
| LD297 | An Act Regarding the Management of Wastewater Treatment Plant Sludge at the State-owned Landfill | Recede RC #511 | 06/16/2025 | Absent |
| 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 | Absent |
| 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 | Absent |
| LD427 | An Act to Regulate Municipal Parking Space Minimums | Recede And Concur RC #534 | 06/16/2025 | Absent |
| LD427 | An Act to Regulate Municipal Parking Space Minimums | Enactment RC #514 | 06/16/2025 | Absent |
| 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 | Absent |
| 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 | Absent |
| LD670 | An Act to Address Coercive Control in Domestic Abuse Cases | Acc Maj Otp As Amended Rep RC #518 | 06/16/2025 | Absent |
| 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 | Absent |
| LD738 | An Act to Remove Barriers to Becoming a Lawyer by Establishing a Law Office Study Program | Insist RC #523 | 06/16/2025 | Absent |
| 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 | Absent |
| LD958 | An Act to Prohibit Eminent Domain on Existing Tribal Trust Lands | Enactment RC #513 | 06/16/2025 | Absent |
| 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 | Absent |
| LD1299 | An Act to Prohibit the Unsecured Storage of Handguns in Motor Vehicles | Acc Maj Otp As Amended Rep RC #516 | 06/16/2025 | Absent |
| 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 | Absent |
| 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 | Absent |
| 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 | Absent |
| LD1672 | An Act to Allow Participation in the Adult Use Cannabis Tracking System to Be Voluntary | Insist RC #524 | 06/16/2025 | Absent |
| 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 | Absent |
| 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 | Absent |
| 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 | Absent |
| 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 | Absent |
| 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 | Absent |
| LD1868 | An Act to Advance a Clean Energy Economy by Updating Renewable and Clean Resource Procurement Laws | Enactment RC #515 | 06/16/2025 | Absent |
| LD1873 | An Act to Require Age Verification for Online Obscene Matter | Acc Maj Ought Not To Pass Rep RC #522 | 06/16/2025 | Absent |
| 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 | Absent |
| 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 | Absent |
| LD1968 | An Act to Amend the Laws Regarding Legislative Reimbursement | Recede RC #525 | 06/16/2025 | Absent |
| 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 | Absent |
| 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 | Absent |
| 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 | Absent |
| 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 | Absent |
| State | District | Chamber | Party | Status | Start Date | End Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ME | Maine House District 015 | House | Democrat | In Office | 12/07/2022 |