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Timmy Guerrette
(R) - Maine
Maine House District 004
In Office - Started: 12/07/2022

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Bill Bill Name Summary Progress
LD1669 An Act to Establish the Cannabis Advisory Council This bill establishes the Cannabis Advisory Council to make recommendations to the Director of the Office of Cannabis Policy within the Department of Administrative and Financial Services and the joint standing committee of the Legislature having jurisdiction over cannabis matters concerning how best to work with state agencies, municipal governments, the medical use cannabis industry and adult use cannabis industry and citizen groups to make improvements to and maintain the quality of the State's medical use cannabis industry and adult use cannabis industry concerning matters of interest to the State's medical use cannabis industry and adult use cannabis industry, including, but not limited to, changes to the tracking system contract, public health protection and federal legalization. The council is responsible for bringing forward to the director and the joint standing committee of the Legislature having jurisdiction over cannabis matters issues of concern to the medical use cannabis industry and adult use cannabis industry and for assisting in the dissemination of information to members of the medical use cannabis industry and adult use cannabis industry. Passed
LD1667 Resolve, to Allow Hemphill Farms, Inc. to Sue the State This resolve authorizes Hemphill Farms, Inc., in Presque Isle, which claims to have suffered damages in connection with actions taken by the Department of Agriculture, Conservation and Forestry, to sue the department for damages resulting from those actions. Passed
LD1951 An Act to Promote Food Processing and Manufacturing Facility Expansion and Create Jobs An Act to Promote Food Processing and Manufacturing Facility Expansion and Create Jobs Signed/Enacted/Adopted
LD753 An Act to Authorize the Use of Funds Resulting from the Issuance of Securities by the Maine Governmental Facilities Authority for the Purpose of Developing or Improving New or Existing Court Facilities in Penobscot County An Act to Authorize the Use of Funds Resulting from the Issuance of Securities by the Maine Governmental Facilities Authority for the Purpose of Developing or Improving New or Existing Court Facilities in Penobscot County Signed/Enacted/Adopted
LD192 An Act to Exempt from State Sales Tax Utility Vehicles Purchased for Use in Commercial Fishing, Agricultural Production, Aquacultural Production and Wood Harvesting This bill provides that utility vehicles, as defined in the bill, are eligible for the refund of sales tax on depreciable machinery and equipment used in commercial agricultural production, commercial fishing, commercial aquacultural production and commercial wood harvesting. Passed
LD311 An Act to Improve Efficiency of Meat and Poultry Processing Facilities by Requiring the Designation of State Inspectors as Essential This bill requires the Commissioner of Agriculture, Conservation and Forestry to designate state inspectors authorized to perform inspection functions under the laws governing meat and poultry inspections essential to the operations of establishments at which inspection of the slaughter of livestock or poultry or the preparation of livestock products or poultry products occurs. The bill also directs the commissioner to require, rather than authorize as in current law, inspection to continue at such an establishment on state holidays or beyond the regular work shift or workweek for state inspectors as long as the necessary inspectors are available and the establishment pays all overtime salaries for inspections necessary to keep the plant open and other expenses caused by the overtime employment. Passed
LD195 An Act to Create the Small Business Capital Savings Account Program This bill establishes the Small Business Capital Savings Account Program in the Department of Economic and Community Development to certify small businesses engaged in commercial agricultural production, commercial fishing or commercial wood harvesting eligible to claim a tax deduction for contributions made to qualifying small business capital savings accounts to be used for capital expenditures. The bill creates the tax deduction and establishes that withdrawals from the savings accounts are taxable income if not used for capital expenditures. Contributions may be made beginning January 1, 2026 but may not be made after December 31, 2029. Passed
LD361 An Act to Support the Francis Malcolm Science Center This bill provides one-time funds to support the Francis Malcolm Science Center in Easton. Passed
LD893 An Act to Exempt Nonprofit Agricultural Membership Organizations from Insurance Requirements This bill exempts statewide nonprofit agricultural membership organizations that provide health care benefits and that meet certain requirements from the definition of "health insurance" under the Maine Insurance Code. Passed
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
LD1699 An Act to Create a Refundable Tax Credit for Agricultural Enterprises This bill allows an agricultural enterprise to qualify for the Maine Seed Capital Tax Credit Program, which provides an eligible business a tax credit for investments in plant, equipment, research and development, or working capital for the business or such other business activity as may be approved by the Finance Authority of Maine. The bill allows an agricultural enterprise determined eligible by the authority to qualify for a tax credit for investments made in infrastructure, not including real estate, but including any improvement that expands the marketing, production or processing of agricultural products, in addition to the qualifying investments that may be made by a business. In Committee
LD1252 An Act to Amend the Laws Governing the Maine Agriculture, Food System and Forest Products Infrastructure Investment Advisory Board This bill modifies provisions of the law governing the Maine Agriculture, Food System and Forest Products Infrastructure Investment Advisory Board and disbursements from the Maine Agriculture, Food and Forest Products Investment Fund, which the advisory board oversees. The bill requires that disbursements may be made only to a producer of agricultural, food or forest products that has or is seeking to establish a processing or manufacturing facility located in the State. A producer receiving a disbursement must use the disbursement to support the operations of a processing or manufacturing facility located in this State for the following purposes, including, but not limited to, obtaining equipment and investing in supply chain infrastructure to grow, harvest, process or manufacture agricultural, food or forest products used in commercial products. In carrying out these purposes, the producer must obtain, to the extent practicable, agricultural, food or forest products from a farm or a forest or waters in the State or from offshore waters to be collected in the State. The bill also prohibits a member of the advisory board from participating in any vote when that member has a conflict of interest. A conflict of interest exists when the board member or a member of the board member's immediate family has or would acquire a direct and substantial personal financial interest, distinct from that of the general public, in an enterprise that would be financially benefited by a proposed fund allocation. Passed
LD1201 An Act to Protect Maine Agriculture and Farms by Exempting Certain Pesticides from Regulation This bill amends the law providing for exemption of certain veterinary products from the law governing products containing perfluoroalkyl and polyfluoroalkyl substances, or PFAS, to allow products approved for use for aerial or land application that are regulated by the United States Environmental Protection Agency pursuant to the Federal Insecticide, Fungicide, and Rodenticide Act. It creates an exemption for a pesticide registered by the United States Environmental Protection Agency pursuant to the Federal Insecticide, Fungicide, and Rodenticide Act applied by a person licensed by the Department of Agriculture, Conservation, and Forestry, Board of Pesticides Control as an agricultural basic applicator, a private applicator or a commercial applicator. Dead
LD1574 An Act to Amend the Credit for Educational Opportunity and Student Loan Repayment Tax Credit This bill allows student borrowers to make early payment of eligible student loans and to carry the relevant income tax credit forward, taking up to the annual maximum income tax credit each year until the tax credit is entirely depleted. Passed
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
LD1605 An Act to Support Farmers and Food Banks Affected by Federal Funding Cuts to Their Existing Contracts This bill establishes the Food System Protection Program, administered by the Department of Agriculture, Conservation and Forestry, for the purpose of providing zero- interest loans and other resources to qualifying producers within the State, and nonprofit organizations within the State, established for the purpose of reducing hunger and increasing food security that have been affected by federal funding cuts and other changes to the status of contracts and certain federal programs. In Committee
LD1661 An Act to Establish a Comprehensive and Interagency Approach to Invasive Species Management This bill establishes the Maine Invasive Species Advisory Council and the Comprehensive Invasive Species Management Office to evaluate and prioritize invasive species management across all taxa and coordinate interagency collaboration to accomplish invasive species prevention, management, education and outreach. In Committee
LD1297 Resolve, to Establish the Committee to Study the Use of Sunflower Crops to Produce Biofuels and Other Products This resolve establishes the Committee to Study the Use of Sunflower Crops to Produce Biofuels, which is directed to study the feasibility of using the State's sunflower crops to produce biofuels and review current and past legislation and biofuel projects in Hawaii as a potential model for use in this State. The committee is required to submit a report and suggested legislation by December 3, 2025 to the Joint Standing Committee on Energy, Utilities and Technology and the Joint Standing Committee on Agriculture, Conservation and Forestry, which are authorized to report out legislation based on the report to the Second Regular Session of the 132nd Legislature. Passed
LD1325 An Act to Create Clarity in the Laws Regarding Property Tax Abatement Appeals An Act to Create Clarity in the Laws Regarding Property Tax Abatement Appeals Signed/Enacted/Adopted
LD1672 An Act to Allow Participation in the Adult Use Cannabis Tracking System to Be Voluntary This bill amends the Cannabis Legalization Act to provide that a cannabis establishment licensee may voluntarily elect, but is not required, to use the tracking system for adult use cannabis and adult use cannabis products implemented and administered by the Department of Administrative and Financial Services, Office of Cannabis Policy. The office is directed to adopt major substantive rules regarding minimum inventory control system and other requirements that must be satisfied by a licensee that does not voluntarily elect to use that tracking system implemented and administered by the office. The bill also prohibits the office from renewing, extending, negotiating or entering into any contract or other agreement with a 3rd-party entity for the administration of, or otherwise relating to, the tracking system for adult use cannabis and adult use cannabis products. The office is directed to, as expeditiously as possible, take all reasonable steps to cancel or terminate any such existing contracts or agreements with 3rd-party entities, subject to the terms, conditions and other limitations of those contracts or agreements. By June 30, 2026, the Department of Administrative and Financial Services is required to transfer to the Department of Defense, Veterans and Emergency Management, Bureau of Veterans' Services, Maine Veterans' Homes Stabilization Fund, established in the Maine Revised Statutes, Title 37-B, section 613, all funds in its possession allocated or otherwise dedicated to the administration of, or otherwise relating to, the tracking system for adult use cannabis and adult use cannabis products. Dead
LD1232 An Act to Require Radon Testing for Certain Commercial and Residential Construction This bill requires a radon permit for new commercial and residential construction and for improvements or alterations to a commercial structure requiring a building permit. A person registered by the Department of Health and Human Services to test radon must apply for the permit and conduct testing, and if it is determined that radon mitigation measures are required, the person designing and installing the radon mitigation measures must be registered by the department. Residential construction in a municipality without a building code or performed by a homeowner acting as a general contractor and who performs more than 50% of the framing and finishing of the structure are exempt from the permit requirements. Penalties for violations are $1,000 for commercial construction and $500 for residential construction. Dead
LD380 An Act to Amend Certain Laws Regarding Gender-affirming Health Care Services This bill repeals provisions enacted by Public Law 2023, chapter 648 protecting persons who seek, health care practitioners who provide and those who assist health care practitioners in providing gender-affirming health care services and reproductive health care services in accordance with the applicable standard of care. The bill replaces the provisions addressed in chapter 648 with the law that was in effect prior to enactment of chapter 648. Dead
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
LD1188 An Act to Amend the Law Governing Facilities Approved by the State Harness Racing Commission to Sell Pari-mutuel Pools and Common Pari-mutuel Pools for Simulcast Racing An Act to Amend the Law Governing Facilities Approved by the State Harness Racing Commission to Sell Pari-mutuel Pools and Common Pari- mutuel Pools for Simulcast Racing Emergency preamble. Whereas, acts and resolves of the Legislature do not become effective until 90 days after adjournment unless enacted as emergencies; and Whereas, Maine harness racing is an important historic sport; and Whereas, attracting new fans to Maine harness racing is critical to the future well- being of the industry and agriculture; and Whereas, the 2025 racing season commenced in April and this legislation must take effect as early in the 2025 racing season as possible; and Whereas, in the judgment of the Legislature, these facts create an emergency within the meaning of the Constitution of Maine and require the following legislation as immediately necessary for the preservation of the public peace, health and safety; now, therefore, Signed/Enacted/Adopted
LD1860 An Act to Allow Certain Distributed Energy Resources to Participate in the State's Net Energy Billing Program This bill authorizes 2 distributed generation resources to participate in the State's net energy billing program, despite the projects' failure to meet certain participation criteria. Dead
LD494 An Act to Update and Clarify Certain Provisions of State Liquor and Lottery Laws An Act to Update and Clarify Certain Provisions of State Liquor and Lottery Laws Emergency preamble. Whereas, acts and resolves of the Legislature do not become effective until 90 days after adjournment unless enacted as emergencies; and Whereas, certain provisions in this legislation relate to businesses that cater to tourists, and the Legislature recognizes that the tourism season is crucial for the State's economy and public well-being; and Whereas, the tourism season, which brings millions of visitors and significant revenue to the State, relies on a regulated and enjoyable environment, including accessible and responsible alcohol sales; and Whereas, for these reasons, this legislation needs to take effect before the expiration of the 90-day period; 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
LD647 An Act Regarding Telephone and Video Call Access in Detention and Correctional Facilities and Jails This bill amends the laws governing telephone services for residents of detention and correctional facilities and jails to include video call services. For a detention or correctional facility administered by the Department of Corrections, it requires the department to provide a resident a telephone and video call allowance for 90 minutes of free telephone and video calls per week. The department also must provide a resident free telephone and video calls with the resident's attorney. A service provider may not charge a fee to deposit money into a resident's telephone or video call account. For a municipal or county jail, it requires the sheriff or jailer to provide a resident with a reasonable opportunity to make telephone and video calls to relatives and friends, except that the sheriff or jailer may restrict or prohibit telephone and video calls when the restriction or prohibition is necessary for the security of the jail. The sheriff or jailer must provide to a resident who has less than $50 in the resident's jail account a telephone and video call allowance for 90 minutes of free telephone and video calls per week. The sheriff or jailer also must provide a resident with a reasonable opportunity to make telephone and video calls protected by the attorney- client privilege. The sheriff or jailer must provide a resident free telephone and video calls with the resident's attorney. The bill specifies requirements for service providers regarding outgoing interstate and intrastate telephone and video calls. Dead
LD940 An Act to Increase the Maximum Cash Prize for the Long Lake Ice Fishing Derby An Act to Increase the Maximum Cash Prize for the Long Lake Ice Fishing Derby Signed/Enacted/Adopted
LD1982 An Act to Ensure Uniformity in the Regulation of PFAS This bill changes the definition of "perfluoroalkyl and polyfluoroalkyl substances" or "PFAS" in the laws governing reduction of toxics in packaging, the sale of products containing intentionally added PFAS, the Fund to Address PFAS Contamination, pesticides, renewable energy procurement in contaminated land, firefighting or fire- suppressing foam, waste discharge licenses, licenses to spread septage and the Land Application Containment Monitoring Fund to align with the United States Environmental Protection Agency's definition of "PFAS." Dead
LD1307 An Act to Suspend the Remittance Obligation for Paid Family and Medical Leave Private Plan Users This bill immediately suspends the payroll premiums imposed on employers under the paid family and medical leave benefits program until January 1, 2026, but allows an employer that wants to participate in the program to continue to pay the premiums. The bill also requires the Department of Labor to amend its rules adopted for the program to establish an expedited process for approval of an employer's substitute private plan that is substantially equivalent to the program and to waive the payroll premiums during consideration of an employer's application for exemption. The rules must be in effect no later than November 1, 2025. Dead
LD952 An Act to Exempt Agricultural Employers and Employees from the Maine Paid Family and Medical Leave Benefits Program This bill removes any individual employed in agriculture as described by the Employment Security Law and the Federal Unemployment Tax Act from the paid family and medical leave benefits program. The bill requires the Department of Labor to refund contributions made by employers of individuals in agriculture pursuant to the paid family and medical leave benefits program. It requires an employer that deducted a portion of the premium required for an employee from that employee's wages to remit that portion of the premium to the employee as part of the employee's wage. Dead
LD1198 Resolve, Directing the Department of Agriculture, Conservation and Forestry to Assess Its Current Meat and Poultry Inspection Programs Resolve, Directing the Department of Agriculture, Conservation and Forestry to Assess Its Current Meat and Poultry Inspection Programs Passed
LD1213 An Act Regarding Apportionment of Stipends to Agricultural Fairs An Act Regarding Apportionment of Stipends to Agricultural Fairs Signed/Enacted/Adopted
LD1306 An Act to Continue the Exemption for Polystyrene Foam Disposable Food Service Containers Prepackaged at Wholesale An Act to Continue the Exemption for Polystyrene Foam Disposable Food Service Containers Prepackaged at Wholesale 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 provisions of law regarding disposable food service containers. Pursuant to Public Law 2021, chapter 208, those provisions of law are effective July 1, 2025; and Whereas, this legislation needs to be enacted prior to July 1, 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
SP0779 JOINT RESOLUTION RECOGNIZING MAY 2025 AS MAINE TREATMENT AND RECOVERY COURT MONTH JOINT RESOLUTION RECOGNIZING MAY 2025 AS MAINE TREATMENT AND RECOVERY COURT MONTH Signed/Enacted/Adopted
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
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
LD1207 An Act to Amend the Site Location of Development Laws to Require a 100-foot Buffer Between Solar Energy Developments and Rivers, Streams and Brooks An Act to Amend the Site Location of Development Laws to Require a 100- foot Buffer Between Solar Energy Developments and Rivers, Streams and Brooks Signed/Enacted/Adopted
LD266 An Act to Require the Updating of Voter Registration Signatures This bill stipulates that, beginning January 1, 2026, a voter signature is valid for 5 years from the time it was last updated. It also requires the registrar from each municipality to review the central voter registration system annually and notify those voters whose signatures expire in that calendar year and provide those voters with a voter signature registration update form. The bill also requires the registrar to update the central voter registration system with the updated signatures. Dead
LD433 An Act Relating to Requirements for School Bus Drivers This bill clarifies the law governing school bus operator endorsements. It provides that the endorsement is contingent on the applicant meeting certain federal requirements only if there is no waiver of those requirements in place. It also clarifies that the requirement that the applicant pass an examination of the person's ability to operate a vehicle of comparable type to a school bus does not include an ability to operate a combination vehicle consisting of a truck tractor and semitrailer. The bill also directs the Secretary of State to seek from the United States Department of Transportation, Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration a waiver of the engine compartment component of the pre-trip vehicle inspection skills testing requirement in 49 Code of Federal Regulations, Section 383.113(a)(1)(i), known as "the under-the-hood" component, for commercial driver's license applicants seeking the school bus and passenger endorsements, as well as a waiver of the requirement in 49 Code of Federal Regulations, Section 383.133(c)(1) that the State administer this portion of the pre-trip vehicle inspection skills test in accordance with a Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration pre-approved examiner manual. The Secretary of State may seek additional waivers of requirements that the Secretary of State determines are unnecessary for operation of a school bus in this State. The Secretary of State is directed to report to the Joint Standing Committee on Transportation by December 3, 2025 on the progress in obtaining the waivers, as well as any related changes in federal law or regulations that may be pending or have taken place. Dead
LD1709 An Act Regarding Antique Automobiles This bill reduces the age that an automobile or truck must be to be considered an antique auto in the motor vehicle laws from 35 years old to 25 years old. This age requirement was increased from 25 years old to 35 years old in Public Law 2023, chapter 634. The bill requires a person registering an antique auto to show proof of registration and insurance for the motor vehicle used as that person's primary mode of transportation of passengers or goods and maintain the registration and insurance for that motor vehicle or a replacement motor vehicle during the term of registration of the antique auto. A person may not operate an antique auto when a motor vehicle used as that person's primary mode of transportation of passengers or goods is not registered and insured. A person who violates this provision commits a civil violation for which a fine of not more than $2,500 may be adjudged and for which the Secretary of State may immediately revoke the registration for the antique auto. Dead
LD1659 An Act to Raise Revenue to Fund Firefighting Equipment Purchases and Training Related to Electric Vehicle Fires Through a Fee on Electric Vehicles This bill establishes the Electric Vehicle Firefighting Fund to provide funds to fire departments in the State to purchase equipment and provide training related to electric vehicle fires. The bill also establishes a fee of $250 on the sale of new and used electric vehicles by a dealer. The bill requires revenue from the fee to be collected by the Secretary of State on behalf of the State Tax Assessor and deposited into the Electric Vehicle Firefighting Fund. Dead
LD1565 An Act to Allow the Use of Certain All-terrain Vehicles on Snowmobile Trails This bill provides that when registering an all-terrain vehicle, a person may purchase an endorsement for $25 that allows them to switch between tires and snow tracks for the registration period to operate on snowmobile trails in the State. The endorsement is in the form of stickers, which must be displayed on the front and back of the ATV next to the registration number. Dead
LD320 An Act to Repeal Certain Motor Vehicle Inspection Requirements This bill repeals statutory provisions requiring inspections for certain motor vehicles in the State. It repeals statutory provisions requiring inspections for motor vehicles registered in the State, except that the provisions regarding inspection of commercial motor vehicles, trailers and semitrailers under the Maine Revised Statutes, Title 29-A, section 1753; inspection of fire trucks under Title 29-A, section 1755; and inspection by dealers and transporters under Title 29-A, section 1754 are not repealed. Dead
LD1531 An Act to Better Protect Animal-drawn Vehicles and Motorists on Public Roadways This bill repeals the current law relating to light and reflective gear requirements for animal-drawn vehicles operated on a public way and replaces it with more detailed light and gear requirements for the operation of animal-drawn vehicles at all times and additional requirements for times when there is limited visibility. The bill also provides an exception for animal-drawn agricultural equipment that is not transporting any livestock or a person other than the operator. Dead
LD398 An Act to Amend the Definition of "Transient Occupancy" in the Laws Governing the Maine Land Use Planning Commission An Act to Amend the Definition of "Transient Occupancy" in the Laws Governing the Maine Land Use Planning Commission Emergency preamble. Whereas, acts and resolves of the Legislature do not become effective until 90 days after adjournment unless enacted as emergencies; and Whereas, the Legislature finds that it is desirable to extend principles of sound planning, zoning and development to the unorganized and deorganized townships of the State; and Whereas, the Legislature desires to encourage appropriate use of these lands by the residents of Maine and visitors in pursuit of outdoor recreation activities, including, but not limited to, camping; and Whereas, this legislation must take effect before the expiration of the 90-day period since recreational camping season begins Memorial Day weekend in the month of May; and Whereas, in the judgment of the Legislature, these facts create an emergency within the meaning of the Constitution of Maine and require the following legislation as immediately necessary for the preservation of the public peace, health and safety; now, therefore, Signed/Enacted/Adopted
LD203 An Act to Provide an Income Tax Credit for Employer-supported Child Care This bill repeals the law governing the employer-assisted day care income tax credit, which by its own terms does not apply to tax years beginning on or after January 1, 2016. The bill authorizes, for tax years beginning on or after January 1, 2026, a refundable tax credit for an employer that pays or provides in-kind resources for child care for the children of its employees. The amount of the annual credit is 50% of the amount expended or $3,000 per child, whichever is lower. The bill also provides that the credit is subject to ongoing legislative review. Dead
LD614 An Act to Modify Current Property Tax Assessment Methods to Make Property Taxes Affordable for Longtime Property Owners This bill is a concept draft pursuant to Joint Rule 208. This bill proposes to modify the methods of assessing property taxes on residential properties to help residents retain their homes. Dead
LD807 An Act to Limit the Number of Free Motor Vehicle Registrations That May Be Provided to a Disabled Veteran and Reimburse Municipalities for the Loss of Excise Taxes This bill specifies that only 3 registered motor vehicles may be exempt from excise taxes for a disabled veteran. The bill also requires the State Controller to fully reimburse municipalities for the excise tax revenue lost from this exemption based on a report from the Secretary of State. Dead
SP0514 JOINT RESOLUTION RECOGNIZING THE MAINE FOREST SERVICE FOR ITS 2024 OUT-OF-STATE MOBILIZATIONS JOINT RESOLUTION RECOGNIZING THE MAINE FOREST SERVICE FOR ITS 2024 OUT-OF-STATE MOBILIZATIONS Signed/Enacted/Adopted
LD603 An Act to Ensure That the Exemption of Certain Agricultural Buildings from the Maine Uniform Building and Energy Code Includes Maple Sugarhouses An Act to Ensure That the Exemption of Certain Agricultural Buildings from the Maine Uniform Building and Energy Code Includes Maple Sugarhouses Signed/Enacted/Adopted
LD939 An Act to Increase the Maximum Permissible Size of Recreational Campfires This bill increases the maximum permissible size of a recreational campfire from 3 feet in diameter to 42 inches in diameter. Dead
LD1557 An Act to Ensure Uniformity in the Regulation of Perfluoroalkyl and Polyfluoroalkyl Substances in Pesticides This bill changes the definition of "perfluoroalkyl and polyfluoroalkyl substances," also referred to as PFAS, in the Maine Pesticide Control Act of 1975 to align with the United States Environmental Protection Agency's definition of "PFAS." The bill also applies this definition of PFAS for the purposes of the prohibition on the sale of pesticide products containing intentionally added PFAS. Dead
LD1173 Resolve, to Establish a Group to Study the Laws Governing the Guardianship of Adults and Ongoing Parental Rights of Parents of Disabled Adults This resolve establishes the Study Group to Examine the Guardianship of Adults and Ongoing Parental Rights of Parents of Disabled Adults. The study group is established to review current laws and rules applying to the legal guardianship of an adult in this State and the laws and rules applying to the ongoing parental rights of a parent of an adult child with one or more disabilities that impair the adult child's ability to meet essential requirements for physical health, safety or self-care. The study group must evaluate what, if any, actions should be taken to improve the clarity of those laws and rules. By December 3, 2025, the study group must submit a report that includes its findings and recommendations, including any suggested legislation, to the Joint Standing Committee on Health and Human Services and the Joint Standing Committee on Judiciary. The joint standing committees may report out legislation related to the report to the 132nd Legislature in the Second Regular Session. Dead
LD942 An Act to Safeguard Sustainable Food Sources Provided by Certain Maine Farmers This bill adds the following to the duties of the Commissioner of Agriculture, Conservation and Forestry: 1. Ensure that federal grants designated for livestock farmers give priority to small and midsize farms; 2. Issue clear state grant application requirements and, in collaboration with stakeholders, create a process for evaluating state grants; and 3. Develop, establish and prioritize shared-use kitchen programming to enable midsize farms to build shared-use kitchen infrastructure and increase processing capability for agricultural products for personal use and local community demand. Dead
LD711 An Act to Facilitate the State Meeting Its Climate Goals While Protecting Farms This bill requires the Public Utilities Commission to adopt rules to establish a process by which an entity proposing the development of a distributed generation resource for net energy billing on nonfertile land may appeal a denial of a good-cause exemption related to delays. The bill requires the commission to find that delays related to site inspections and local government approvals are external delays outside of the entity's control. The bill defines "nonfertile land" as land that cannot be used for or is not capable of use without substantial modification for production of agriculturally related products, including, but not limited to, crops, livestock, poultry, dairy products and sod. Dead
LD285 Resolve, Directing the Department of Transportation to Amend Its Rules Regarding Seasonal Load Restrictions on Certain State and State Aid Highways This resolve directs the Department of Transportation to amend its rule Chapter 308: Rules to Establish Seasonal Load Restrictions on Certain State and State Aid Highways to include greenhouse supplies for agriculture in the definition of "special commodity." Dead
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
LD308 An Act to Update the Laws Governing the Administration of the Animal Welfare Advisory Council An Act to Update the Laws Governing the Administration of the Animal Welfare Advisory Council Signed/Enacted/Adopted
LD313 An Act to Improve Voter Confidence in Electronic Ballot Counting by Requiring Ballots to Contain Unique Identifiers This bill requires each ballot prepared by the Secretary of State to contain a unique identifier, except for sample ballots. Voting devices used in the conduct of state elections must be able to record the unique identifier assigned to each ballot and any votes cast for any person, or any question, on that ballot. The clerk of a municipality is required to post on the municipality's publicly accessible website, as soon as practicable after the election return is prepared, a list of votes cast, organized by unique identifier. This provision does not apply to paper ballots counted using other methods. 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 Yea
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 Nay
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 Yea
LD93 An Act to Reduce Cost and Increase Access to Disease Prevention by Expanding the Universal Childhood Immunization Program to Include Adults Enactment RC #556 06/17/2025 Nay
LD184 Resolve, Establishing the Commission to Study the Foreclosure Process Recede And Concur RC #548 06/17/2025 Nay
LD252 An Act to Withdraw from the National Popular Vote Compact Recede And Concur RC #546 06/17/2025 Nay
LD556 An Act to Preserve Heating and Energy Choice by Prohibiting a Municipality from Prohibiting a Particular Energy System or Energy Distributor Acc Maj Ought To Pass Rep RC #553 06/17/2025 Yea
LD532 An Act to Protect Health Care Workers by Addressing Assaults in Health Care Settings Acc Min Otp As Amended Rep RC #567 06/17/2025 Yea
LD532 An Act to Protect Health Care Workers by Addressing Assaults in Health Care Settings Acc Maj Otp As Amended Rep RC #566 06/17/2025 Nay
LD746 An Act to Authorize a Local Option Sales Tax on Short-term Lodging to Fund Municipalities and Affordable Housing Acc Maj Otp As Amended Rep RC #568 06/17/2025 Nay
LD953 An Act to Change the Definition of "Machine Gun" in the Maine Criminal Code Acc Report "b" Ontp RC #547 06/17/2025 Nay
LD978 An Act to Increase General Assistance Reimbursement for Municipalities and Indian Tribes Acc Maj Otp As Amended Rep RC #545 06/17/2025 Nay
LD1077 An Act to Exempt Drinking Water from Sales and Use Tax Acc Maj Ought Not To Pass Rep RC #537 06/17/2025 Nay
LD1126 An Act Requiring Serial Numbers on Firearms and Prohibiting Undetectable Firearms Enactment RC #557 06/17/2025 Nay
LD1217 An Act Regarding the New Markets Tax Credit and the Maine New Markets Capital Investment Program Acc Maj Otp As Amended Rep RC #558 06/17/2025 Yea
LD1189 An Act to Allow an Attorney for the State to Determine Whether to Charge Certain Class E Crimes as Civil Violations Acc Maj Otp As Amended Rep RC #539 06/17/2025 Nay
LD1164 An Act to Create Economic Opportunity for the Wabanaki Nations Through Internet Gaming Enactment RC #550 06/17/2025 Yea
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 Yea
LD1656 An Act to Facilitate Compliance with Federal Immigration Law by State and Local Government Entities Acc Maj Ought Not To Pass Rep RC #540 06/17/2025 Nay
LD1667 Resolve, to Allow Hemphill Farms, Inc. to Sue the State Acc Maj Ought Not To Pass Rep RC #563 06/17/2025 Nay
LD1715 RESOLUTION, Proposing an Amendment to the Constitution of Maine to Amend the Appointment and Confirmation Process for Certain Judicial, Civil and Military Officers Recede And Concur RC #549 06/17/2025 Yea
LD1710 An Act Regarding the Authority to Transport Prisoners Confined in Jail and the Use of Physical Force with Respect to Prisoners and Persons Who Have Been Arrested Enactment RC #552 06/17/2025 Yea
LD1710 An Act Regarding the Authority to Transport Prisoners Confined in Jail and the Use of Physical Force with Respect to Prisoners and Persons Who Have Been Arrested Table Until Later RC #551 06/17/2025 Nay
LD1749 Resolve, Directing the Department of Corrections to Study Achieving Gender Equality Acc Maj Ought To Pass Rep RC #564 06/17/2025 Nay
LD1751 An Act to Improve the Growth Management Program Laws Acc Maj Ought Not To Pass Rep RC #570 06/17/2025 Nay
LD1849 An Act to Establish a Minimum Age at Which Conduct Constitutes a Juvenile Crime and to Confer Jurisdiction to the Juvenile Courts Over Any Criminal Offense Under Maine Law Committed by a Juvenile Acc Maj Otp As Amended Rep RC #562 06/17/2025 Nay
LD1867 An Act to Prohibit Financial Institutions from Using Merchant Category Codes to Identify or Track Firearm Purchases or Disclose Firearm Purchase Records Acc Maj Otp As Amended Rep RC #560 06/17/2025 Yea
LD1871 An Act to Permit Sealing Criminal History Record Information of Victims of Sex Trafficking or Sexual Exploitation Enactment RC #542 06/17/2025 Nay
LD1937 An Act to Require Hospitals and Hospital-affiliated Providers to Provide Financial Assistance Programs for Medical Care Adopt Hah-707 To Cas-346 RC #544 06/17/2025 Yea
LD1937 An Act to Require Hospitals and Hospital-affiliated Providers to Provide Financial Assistance Programs for Medical Care Acc Maj Otp As Amended Rep RC #543 06/17/2025 Nay
LD1940 An Act to Revise the Growth Management Program Laws Acc Report "a" Otp-am RC #569 06/17/2025 Nay
LD1963 An Act to Protect and Compensate Public Utility Whistleblowers Acc Maj Otp As Amended Rep RC #559 06/17/2025 Nay
LD1971 An Act to Protect Workers in This State by Clarifying the Relationship of State and Local Law Enforcement Agencies with Federal Immigration Authorities Acc Maj Otp As Amended Rep RC #541 06/17/2025 Nay
LD1987 An Act to Fund Collective Bargaining Agreements with Executive Branch Employees and Continue the Voluntary Employee Incentive Program Recede And Concur RC #555 06/17/2025 Yea
LD93 An Act to Reduce Cost and Increase Access to Disease Prevention by Expanding the Universal Childhood Immunization Program to Include Adults Acc Maj Otp As Amended Rep RC #526 06/16/2025 Nay
LD184 Resolve, Establishing the Commission to Study the Foreclosure Process Acc Maj Ought Not To Pass Rep RC #517 06/16/2025 Nay
LD264 An Act to Remove the 12-month Waiting Period for the Maine Resident Homestead Property Tax Exemption Acc Maj Otp As Amended Rep RC #527 06/16/2025 Nay
LD297 An Act Regarding the Management of Wastewater Treatment Plant Sludge at the State-owned Landfill Recede RC #511 06/16/2025 Nay
LD291 An Act to Eliminate the Lodging Tax on Campground Sites and Revert to Using the Current Sales Tax Acc Maj Otp As Amended Rep RC #528 06/16/2025 Yea
LD372 An Act to Protect Maine People from Inflation by Exempting Gold and Silver Coins and Bullion from the State Sales and Use Tax Recede And Concur RC #507 06/16/2025 Yea
LD427 An Act to Regulate Municipal Parking Space Minimums Recede And Concur RC #534 06/16/2025 Nay
LD427 An Act to Regulate Municipal Parking Space Minimums Enactment RC #514 06/16/2025 Nay
LD515 An Act to Reverse Recent Changes Made to the Law Governing Net Energy Billing and Distributed Generation Acc Maj Ought Not To Pass Rep RC #531 06/16/2025 Nay
LD525 An Act to Strengthen Maine Citizens' Second Amendment Rights by Allowing the Discharge of Firearms on Private Property That Is Within 500 Feet of School Property in Certain Circumstances Recede And Concur RC #505 06/16/2025 Yea
LD670 An Act to Address Coercive Control in Domestic Abuse Cases Acc Maj Otp As Amended Rep RC #518 06/16/2025 Nay
LD613 An Act to Amend the Maine Death with Dignity Act to Ensure Access by Qualified Patients Recede And Concur RC #508 06/16/2025 Nay
LD738 An Act to Remove Barriers to Becoming a Lawyer by Establishing a Law Office Study Program Insist RC #523 06/16/2025 Yea
LD879 An Act to Increase Maximum Small Claim Limits for Home Construction Contracts Acc Maj Ought Not To Pass Rep RC #512 06/16/2025 Yea
LD958 An Act to Prohibit Eminent Domain on Existing Tribal Trust Lands Enactment RC #513 06/16/2025 Nay
LD1138 An Act to Reduce Pollution Associated with Transportation in Alignment with the State's Climate Action Plan Recede And Concur RC #510 06/16/2025 Nay
LD1299 An Act to Prohibit the Unsecured Storage of Handguns in Motor Vehicles Acc Maj Otp As Amended Rep RC #516 06/16/2025 Nay
LD1266 Resolve, Directing the Department of Health and Human Services, Office of Behavioral Health to Convene a Working Group to Propose a Plan for Expanding the Reach of Treatment Courts Acc Maj Otp As Amended Rep RC #519 06/16/2025 Nay
LD1318 An Act to Enhance Data Collection Requirements Related to Immigration Status and Asylum Seekers to Safeguard Services for Legal Residents Acc Maj Ought Not To Pass Rep RC #532 06/16/2025 Nay
LD1517 An Act to Replace Participation Thresholds with Approval Thresholds in Certain School, Municipal and County Measures Recede And Concur RC #506 06/16/2025 Yea
LD1672 An Act to Allow Participation in the Adult Use Cannabis Tracking System to Be Voluntary Insist RC #524 06/16/2025 Yea
LD1715 RESOLUTION, Proposing an Amendment to the Constitution of Maine to Amend the Appointment and Confirmation Process for Certain Judicial, Civil and Military Officers Acc Maj Otp As Amended Rep RC #533 06/16/2025 Yea
LD1710 An Act Regarding the Authority to Transport Prisoners Confined in Jail and the Use of Physical Force with Respect to Prisoners and Persons Who Have Been Arrested Acc Min Otp As Amended Rep RC #530 06/16/2025 Nay
LD1743 An Act to Allow Municipalities to Prohibit Firearms Within Their Municipal Buildings and Voting Places and at Their Municipal Public Proceedings Recede And Concur RC #509 06/16/2025 Nay
LD1815 An Act to Require a Blood Test for Drugs for Drivers Involved in a Motor Vehicle Accident That Results in Serious Bodily Injury or Death Recede And Concur RC #535 06/16/2025 Yea
LD1853 An Act to Establish an Educational Tax Credit Program to Help Parents Pay for Nonpublic School Tuition and Fees Acc Maj Ought Not To Pass Rep RC #529 06/16/2025 Nay
LD1868 An Act to Advance a Clean Energy Economy by Updating Renewable and Clean Resource Procurement Laws Enactment RC #515 06/16/2025 Nay
LD1873 An Act to Require Age Verification for Online Obscene Matter Acc Maj Ought Not To Pass Rep RC #522 06/16/2025 Nay
LD1897 An Act Regarding Outdoor Cultivation in the Medical Use Cannabis and Adult Use Cannabis Industries Acc Min Otp As Amended Rep RC #521 06/16/2025 Yea
LD1897 An Act Regarding Outdoor Cultivation in the Medical Use Cannabis and Adult Use Cannabis Industries Acc Maj Otp As Amended Rep RC #520 06/16/2025 Nay
LD1968 An Act to Amend the Laws Regarding Legislative Reimbursement Recede RC #525 06/16/2025 Yea
LD179 An Act to Amend the Maine Bail Code to Eliminate the Class E Crime of Violation of Condition of Release Acc Maj Ought Not To Pass Rep RC #484 06/13/2025 Yea
LD165 An Act to Allow School Boards to Expel or Suspend Students Regardless of Grade Level Acc Report "a" Ontp RC #473 06/13/2025 Nay
LD182 An Act to Provide Per Diem Payments for MaineCare Residents of the Maine Veterans' Homes Acc Ought To Pass As Amend Rep RC #487 06/13/2025 Yea
LD233 An Act to Prohibit Biological Males from Participating in School Athletic Programs and Activities Designated for Females When State Funding Is Provided to the School Acc Report "b" Ontp RC #492 06/13/2025 Nay
  Committee Position Rank
Detail Maine Joint Agriculture, Conservation and Forestry Committee 7
State District Chamber Party Status Start Date End Date
ME Maine House District 004 House Republican In Office 12/07/2022