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Legislator > Mark Cooper
State Representative
Mark Cooper
(R) - Maine
Maine House District 107
In Office - Started: 12/03/2024
contact info
House GOP Office
2 State House Station
Augusta, ME 04333-0002
Augusta, ME 04333-0002
Phone: 207-287-1440
Home Address
81 Chute Road
Windham, ME 04062
Windham, ME 04062
Phone: 207-232-5842
| Bill | Bill Name | Summary | Progress |
|---|---|---|---|
| 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 |
| LD252 | An Act to Withdraw from the National Popular Vote Compact | This bill repeals the National Popular Vote for President Act and makes changes to other election statutes to reflect that repeal. | Crossed Over |
| 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. | In Committee |
| 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. | Introduced |
| LD1213 | An Act Regarding Apportionment of Stipends to Agricultural Fairs | This bill modifies the provisions of law governing distribution of stipends to persons or entities licensed to hold an agricultural fair. Under current law, after certain distributions are made from the Stipend Fund pursuant to the Maine Revised Statutes, Title 7, section 86, the amount remaining is distributed among fair licensees meeting certain requirements. Distributions are based on premiums and gratuities actually paid by the licensees. The current law limits the use of premiums and gratuities for determination of apportionment to premiums and gratuities paid for certain specified activities and events. The bill broadens the activities and events that may be considered in the calculation of apportionment for stipends by specifying that, in addition to the activities and events considered under current law, any other agricultural event approved by the Commissioner of Agriculture, Conservation and Forestry may be used to determine the apportionment. | 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. | 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 |
| LD1198 | Resolve, Directing the Department of Agriculture, Conservation and Forestry to Assess Its Current Meat and Poultry Inspection Programs | This resolve directs the Department of Agriculture, Conservation and Forestry to conduct a review of programs and processes related to meat and poultry inspections, including processes related to exemptions from inspections, to determine areas for possible improvements, efficiencies and enhanced flexibility to benefit agricultural producers, processors and retail and public customers. The department is required to submit a report based on its evaluation by January 15, 2026 to the Joint Standing Committee on Agriculture, Conservation and Forestry, which may submit legislation related to the report to the Second Regular Session of the 132nd Legislature. | Passed |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 | This bill directs the Department of Environmental Protection, in consultation with the Department of Inland Fisheries and Wildlife, to establish, adopt rules for and administer a program to monitor air and water temperatures surrounding solar energy developments. Under the bill, "solar energy development" is defined as a development occupying 3 or more acres that uses a solar energy system consisting of ground-mounted solar panels to convert solar energy to electrical energy for sale or use by a person other than the generator. | Signed/Enacted/Adopted |
| LD174 | An Act to Restore Religious Exemptions to Immunization Requirements | This bill reinstates exemptions from immunization requirements based on a sincere religious belief for students in elementary, secondary and postsecondary schools and employees of nursery schools. It also provides the same exemption to health care practitioners. | Dead |
| LD612 | An Act to Require the Department of Health and Human Services to Review Medicaid, Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program and Electronic Benefits Transfer Card Transactions and Lottery Operations | This bill requires the Department of Health and Human Services to cross-check data of lottery winners with recipients of Medicaid benefits or the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program and to deduct from the winnings the past 5 years of benefits received by the prize winner and administrative costs. The bill also requires the department to monitor out-of-state electronic benefits transfer, or EBT, system transactions and terminate the benefits of any recipient who makes solely out-of-state EBT card transactions over a 90-day period and is determined to no longer reside in the State or does not respond to department contact. | In Committee |
| LD1739 | An Act to Authorize a General Fund Bond Issue to Support Maine's Agricultural Sector, to Create an Agricultural Buildings Property Tax Exemption and to Direct the Department of Agriculture, Conservation and Forestry to Study Barriers to Its Financial Assistance Programs and Study the Potential for a Common Application for Those Programs | This bill does the following. 1. The funds provided by the bond issue in Part A, in the amount of $55,600,000, will be used to support the agricultural sector in the State. 2. Part B establishes a property tax exemption for certain agricultural and horticultural structures and buildings. 3. Part C requires the Commissioner of Agriculture, Conservation and Forestry to direct staff of the Department of Agriculture, Conservation and Forestry, Bureau of Agriculture, Food and Rural Resources to study the bureau's financial assistance programs for farmers and food producers to identify barriers to accessing these programs and methods to eliminate those barriers and increase the effectiveness of the programs in addressing farmer and food producer needs. The study must also include an examination of how to create a simple common application for all of the department's financial assistance programs. The commissioner is required to submit a report by January 15, 2027 to the joint standing committee of the Legislature having jurisdiction over agriculture, conservation and forestry matters, which may report out legislation to the 133rd Legislature in 2027. | In Committee |
| LD1771 | An Act to Strengthen Oversight of Kennels by Changing the Licensing Authority from Municipalities to the Department of Agriculture, Conservation and Forestry | This bill moves the responsibility for the issuance of kennel licenses from municipalities to the Department of Agriculture, Conservation and Forestry. The bill enacts criteria regarding the department's authority to refuse to issue or renew, suspend or revoke a facility license for an animal shelter, kennel, boarding kennel, breeding kennel or pet shop. The bill also updates certain definitions, licensing and recording fees and cross- references related to facility licensing. | In Committee |
| 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 |
| LD1515 | An Act to Exempt Wheelchair Adapted Vehicles from the Sales and Use Tax | This bill exempts from the sales and use tax sales of automobiles adapted for the use of occupants in wheelchairs or intended to be so adapted within 6 months of purchase. | In Committee |
| LD1274 | An Act to Cap State General Assistance Reimbursement to Municipalities | This bill provides that the Department of Health and Human Services may not reimburse a single municipality for general assistance in an amount totaling more than 50% of the funds reimbursed to municipalities for general assistance in a fiscal year. | 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. | In Committee |
| LD676 | An Act to Fund the Recommendations of the Mountain Division Rail Use Advisory Council | This bill provides a one-time allocation to go toward the replacement of the tracks on the 31 miles of the rail corridor between the towns of Fryeburg and Standish per the recommendations of the Mountain Division Rail Use Advisory Council. | Dead |
| 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 |
| LD932 | An Act to Require the Issuance of Maine Agricultural Fair Licenses Every 4 Years | An Act to Require the Issuance of Maine Agricultural Fair Licenses Every 4 Years Emergency preamble. Whereas, acts and resolves of the Legislature do not become effective until 90 days after adjournment unless enacted as emergencies; and Whereas, agricultural fairs will begin soon, and this legislation needs to take effect before the expiration of the 90-day period to allow the change in the term of an agricultural fair license to take effect as soon 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 |
| LD1702 | An Act to Amend Election Polling Place Candidate Restrictions | This bill adds new restrictions regarding signatures and campaign contributions and clarifies existing restrictions in current law applying to the political activities of a candidate for public office at a voting place on election day. The bill prohibits a candidate or the candidate's representative, on public property within 250 feet of the entrance to the voting place as well as within the voting place itself, from collecting or soliciting voter signatures on a petition in support of the candidate's candidacy or campaign contributions under the Maine Clean Election Act for an office the candidate is seeking in that election year. The bill also clarifies that at or within 250 feet of a voting place a person may not influence or attempt to influence a voter's decision regarding a candidate for an office that is on the ballot for the election, whether or not the candidate's name is on the ballot, and clarifies that the provision also applies to write-in candidates running for an office that is on the ballot. | In Committee |
| 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 |
| LD1188 | An Act to Include Harness Racing with Other Sports for Purposes of Sports Wagering | This bill allows for the sale of pari-mutuel pools by persons who are licensed by the Maine State Harness Racing Commission as commercial racetracks at facilities also licensed by the Department of Public Safety, Gambling Control Unit for sports wagering. It repeals a provision of law that restricts where persons licensed to conduct harness horse racing with pari-mutuel betting may sell pari-mutuel pools for simulcast races that otherwise would be repealed on January 1, 2026. | In Committee |
| LD864 | An Act to Allow the Use of Transporter Plates for Transporting Campers or Motor Homes | This bill amends the provisions regarding transporter plates by: 1. Including as authorized users a business that sells or services camp trailers or motor homes; 2. Clarifying that a transporter license may be used to transport a trailer; and 3. Allowing the holder of a transporter license to charge a fee for the transport of a vehicle using the transporter plates. | Dead |
| LD69 | An Act to Repeal the Law Restricting the Use of Certain Plastic, Paper and Single-use Bags | This bill repeals the law restricting the use of recycled paper bags, reusable bags made of plastic and single-use carry-out bags. | Dead |
| LD488 | An Act to Protect Coastal Property by Allowing Property Owners to Protect Their Existing Dwellings | This bill amends the Natural Resources Protection Act to authorize the Department of Environmental Protection to issue a permit for the fortification of a residential building located wholly or partially in, on or over a coastal sand dune system or coastal wetland as long as certain specified conditions are met. | 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 |
| 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 |
| LD445 | An Act to Stimulate Housing Production by Increasing the Threshold Before Participation in the Maine Uniform Building and Energy Code Is Mandatory | This bill increases from more than 4,000 residents to more than 10,000 residents the size of a municipality that is required to enforce the Maine Uniform Building and Energy Code. | Dead |
| Bill | Bill Name | Motion | Vote Date | Vote |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| LD77 | An Act to Stabilize and Sustainably Fund the Department of Inland Fisheries and Wildlife, Fisheries and Hatcheries Division by Increasing the Inland Fishing License Fees and Establishing the Inland Fisheries Conservation and Enhancement Fund | Acc Maj Otp As Amended Rep RC #243 | 05/29/2025 | Nay |
| LD16 | An Act to Establish Separate Prosecutorial Districts in Downeast Maine | Reconsider RC #226 | 05/29/2025 | Yea |
| LD197 | Resolve, to Direct the Governor's Energy Office to Conduct a Study Regarding the Future of Electric Transmission Infrastructure in the State | Recede And Concur RC #225 | 05/29/2025 | Yea |
| LD186 | An Act to Clarify the Public Utilities Commission's Authority to Establish Time-of-use Pricing for Standard-offer Service | Acc Maj Otp As Amended Rep RC #240 | 05/29/2025 | Nay |
| LD301 | An Act to Allow the Public Utilities Commission to Use Quantitative Metrics and Rate-adjustment Mechanisms in a Proceeding for a General Rate Increase | Reconsider RC #248 | 05/29/2025 | Yea |
| LD339 | Resolve, to Provide Funds to the Maine Indian Education School District to Develop a Wabanaki-centered Curriculum | Acc Maj Otp As Amended Rep RC #233 | 05/29/2025 | Nay |
| LD384 | An Act to Prevent Student Homelessness | Acc Maj Otp As Amended Rep RC #228 | 05/29/2025 | Nay |
| LD439 | An Act to Preserve Maine's Sporting Heritage and Enhance Sporting Opportunities for Maine's Youth by Allowing Maine's Youth to Hunt on Sunday | Acc Maj Ought Not To Pass Rep RC #244 | 05/29/2025 | Yea |
| LD607 | An Act to Require the Approval of Superintendent Agreements Regarding Transfers of Students Between School Administrative Units | Acc Maj Ought Not To Pass Rep RC #234 | 05/29/2025 | Nay |
| LD820 | RESOLUTION, Proposing an Amendment to the Constitution of Maine to Establish the Right to Hunt and Fish | Acc Maj Otp As Amended Rep RC #245 | 05/29/2025 | Yea |
| LD832 | An Act to Provide Funds to Reduce the Debt of the Vassalboro Sanitary District | Acc Maj Ought Not To Pass Rep RC #229 | 05/29/2025 | Nay |
| LD870 | An Act Regarding the Membership of the Maine Land Use Planning Commission | Acc Maj Otp As Amended Rep RC #232 | 05/29/2025 | Nay |
| LD919 | An Act to Require Parental Permission for Certain Surveys and Questionnaires Administered to Minors in Schools | Acc Maj Ought Not To Pass Rep RC #235 | 05/29/2025 | Nay |
| LD1097 | An Act to Provide De-escalation and Behavior Intervention Training for School Personnel | Acc Maj Otp As Amended Rep RC #236 | 05/29/2025 | Nay |
| LD1292 | An Act to Codify the Maine Turnpike Authority's Contributions to the Highway Fund with Regard to the Sensible Transportation Policy Act | Acc Maj Ought Not To Pass Rep RC #231 | 05/29/2025 | Yea |
| LD1255 | An Act to Ensure In-state Tuition for Postsecondary Students Who Are Registered to Vote in the State and to Amend Eligibility Requirements for the Free Community College Tuition Program | Acc Maj Ought Not To Pass Rep RC #237 | 05/29/2025 | Nay |
| LD1258 | An Act to Include Qualified Out-of-state Electric Vehicle Providers and Clarify Provisions Regarding Electric Bicycles Under the Electric Vehicle Fund | Acc Maj Ought To Pass Rep RC #241 | 05/29/2025 | Nay |
| LD1420 | Resolve, to Establish the Commission to Ensure a Just and Equitable Energy Transition for Maine's Workforce | Acc Maj Otp As Amended Rep RC #230 | 05/29/2025 | Nay |
| LD1473 | An Act to Require Utilities to Monitor Meters for Natural Gas Leaks | Acc Maj Otp As Amended Rep RC #242 | 05/29/2025 | Nay |
| LD1536 | An Act to Amend the Laws Governing Bail | Acc Maj Ought Not To Pass Rep RC #227 | 05/29/2025 | Nay |
| LD1626 | An Act to Improve Professional Development for Educational Technicians and School Support Staff | Acc Maj Otp As Amended Rep RC #238 | 05/29/2025 | Nay |
| LD1881 | An Act to Ensure the Rights of Parents of Minor Children in Education | Acc Maj Ought Not To Pass Rep RC #239 | 05/29/2025 | Nay |
| LD1884 | Resolve, to Increase the Number of Kennebec County Commissioners | Acc Min Ought Not To Pass Rep RC #247 | 05/29/2025 | Nay |
| LD301 | An Act to Allow the Public Utilities Commission to Use Quantitative Metrics and Rate-adjustment Mechanisms in a Proceeding for a General Rate Increase | Insist RC #223 | 05/28/2025 | Yea |
| LD301 | An Act to Allow the Public Utilities Commission to Use Quantitative Metrics and Rate-adjustment Mechanisms in a Proceeding for a General Rate Increase | Recede And Concur RC #205 | 05/28/2025 | Nay |
| LD301 | An Act to Allow the Public Utilities Commission to Use Quantitative Metrics and Rate-adjustment Mechanisms in a Proceeding for a General Rate Increase | Insist RC #204 | 05/28/2025 | Yea |
| LD343 | An Act to Direct the Public Utilities Commission to Seek Informational Bids Regarding Small Modular Nuclear Reactors in the State | Acc Maj Otp As Amended Rep RC #214 | 05/28/2025 | Yea |
| LD342 | An Act to Include Nuclear Power in the State's Renewable Portfolio Standard | Acc Maj Ought Not To Pass Rep RC #213 | 05/28/2025 | Nay |
| LD309 | An Act to Allow a Political Party to Determine How That Party's Nominee Is Selected in a Primary Election | Acc Maj Ought Not To Pass Rep RC #220 | 05/28/2025 | Nay |
| LD500 | An Act to Ensure Access to Safe Drinking Water from Household Wells in Rural Areas by Expanding Testing | Acc Maj Otp As Amended Rep RC #217 | 05/28/2025 | Nay |
| LD493 | An Act to Expand Testing for Perfluoroalkyl and Polyfluoroalkyl Substances to Private Drinking Water Wells | Acc Maj Otp As Amended Rep RC #216 | 05/28/2025 | Nay |
| LD551 | An Act to Restore Balanced Emergency Powers | Acc Report "b" Ontp RC #210 | 05/28/2025 | Nay |
| LD671 | An Act to Abolish the Maine Income Tax and Establish a Zero-based Budget | Acc Maj Ought Not To Pass Rep RC #218 | 05/28/2025 | Nay |
| LD723 | Resolve, to Direct the Maine Criminal Justice Academy to Study the Feasibility of Establishing a Nonresidential Law Enforcement Training Program | Acc Maj Otp As Amended Rep RC #211 | 05/28/2025 | Nay |
| LD818 | An Act to Allow Expenditure of Maine Clean Election Act Funding for the Care of Candidates' Dependents | Acc Maj Ought To Pass Rep RC #224 | 05/28/2025 | Nay |
| LD858 | An Act to Ensure Behavioral and Mental Health Services Are Available to Students by Providing Grants to Schools That Contract for Those Services | Acc Maj Otp As Amended Rep RC #212 | 05/28/2025 | Nay |
| LD900 | An Act to Protect State Retiree Pensions from Inflation | Acc Maj Otp As Amended Rep RC #209 | 05/28/2025 | Nay |
| LD1017 | An Act to Include Food Provided or Served at Emergency Shelters in General Assistance Reimbursement | Acc Maj Otp As Amended Rep RC #208 | 05/28/2025 | Nay |
| LD1159 | An Act to Prohibit Governmental Entities That Charge a Fee for In-person Credit Card Purchases from Refusing to Accept Cash | Recede And Concur RC #206 | 05/28/2025 | Yea |
| LD1288 | An Act to Amend Certain Provisions of Maine's Drug Laws Regarding Heroin, Fentanyl and Cocaine | Acc Maj Ought Not To Pass Rep RC #207 | 05/28/2025 | Nay |
| LD1329 | An Act to Identify United States Citizenship Status on Driver's Licenses and Nondriver Identification Cards | Acc Maj Ought Not To Pass Rep RC #219 | 05/28/2025 | Nay |
| LD1358 | An Act to Reduce Electricity Rates by Removing Limitations on the Ownership of Generation by an Affiliate of an Investor-owned Transmission and Distribution Utility | Acc Maj Ought Not To Pass Rep RC #215 | 05/28/2025 | Nay |
| LD1395 | An Act Regarding Human Trafficking Prevention Instruction and Dissemination of and Access to Obscene Material in Schools | Acc Maj Ought Not To Pass Rep RC #222 | 05/28/2025 | Nay |
| LD1437 | RESOLUTION, Proposing an Amendment to the Constitution of Maine to Specify the Qualifications of Electors in State and Local Elections | Acc Maj Ought Not To Pass Rep RC #221 | 05/28/2025 | Nay |
| LD29 | Resolve, to Require the Department of Transportation to Implement the Recommendations of the Lower Road Rail Use Advisory Council and the Calais Branch Rail Use Advisory Council | Adopt Hah-126 To Cas-44 RC #185 | 05/27/2025 | Nay |
| LD29 | Resolve, to Require the Department of Transportation to Implement the Recommendations of the Lower Road Rail Use Advisory Council and the Calais Branch Rail Use Advisory Council | Acc Maj Otp As Amended Rep RC #184 | 05/27/2025 | Nay |
| LD60 | An Act to Allow Employees to Request Flexible Work Schedules | Acc Maj Otp As Amended Rep RC #194 | 05/27/2025 | Nay |
| LD61 | An Act to Regulate Employer Surveillance to Protect Workers | Acc Maj Otp As Amended Rep RC #197 | 05/27/2025 | Nay |
| LD30 | Resolve, to Direct the Department of Transportation to Implement the Recommendations of the Portland to Auburn Rail Use Advisory Council | Adopt Hah-127 To Cas-45 RC #183 | 05/27/2025 | Nay |
| LD30 | Resolve, to Direct the Department of Transportation to Implement the Recommendations of the Portland to Auburn Rail Use Advisory Council | Acc Maj Otp As Amended Rep RC #182 | 05/27/2025 | Nay |
| LD112 | An Act to Promote Opportunities by Establishing a Student Wage | Acc Maj Ought Not To Pass Rep RC #195 | 05/27/2025 | Nay |
| LD277 | An Act to Amend the Law Prohibiting Places of Business from Being Open to the Public on Sundays and Holidays | Adopt Hah-293 To Cah-251 RC #203 | 05/27/2025 | Absent |
| LD331 | Resolve, Directing the Department of Health and Human Services to Ensure Timely Reimbursement Under MaineCare Regarding Hospital Cost Reports | Acc Maj Ought Not To Pass Rep RC #196 | 05/27/2025 | Nay |
| LD487 | Resolve, Directing the Northern New England Passenger Rail Authority to Apply for Federal Funding for the Purpose of Identifying the Rail Corridor Connecting Portland to Orono as an Intercity Passenger Rail Corridor | Acc Maj Ought Not To Pass Rep RC #181 | 05/27/2025 | Yea |
| LD525 | An Act to Strengthen Maine Citizens' Second Amendment Rights by Allowing the Discharge of Firearms on Private Property That Is Within 500 Feet of School Property in Certain Circumstances | Acc Maj Ought Not To Pass Rep RC #189 | 05/27/2025 | Nay |
| LD724 | An Act to Recognize Eid al-Fitr and Eid al-Adha as State Holidays | Acc Maj Ought Not To Pass Rep RC #187 | 05/27/2025 | Absent |
| LD732 | An Act to Prohibit Copyrights for Works of State Government | Acc Maj Ought Not To Pass Rep RC #198 | 05/27/2025 | Nay |
| LD784 | An Act to Create a Rebuttable Presumption Related to Specialized Risk Screening for First Responders | Acc Maj Otp As Amended Rep RC #188 | 05/27/2025 | Nay |
| LD885 | An Act to Allow Certain Persons with a Permit to Carry Concealed Handguns to Possess or Discharge a Firearm on School Property | Acc Maj Ought Not To Pass Rep RC #190 | 05/27/2025 | Nay |
| LD855 | An Act to Limit Eligibility Under the Maine Clean Election Act | Acc Maj Ought Not To Pass Rep RC #200 | 05/27/2025 | Absent |
| LD853 | An Act to Replace the Minimum Hourly Wage with a Regionally Based Living Wage | Acc Report "a" Otp-am RC #201 | 05/27/2025 | Absent |
| LD1022 | An Act to Protect and Increase Access to Justice in Civil Legal Matters for Persons with Low Incomes | Enactment - Emer RC #180 | 05/27/2025 | Nay |
| LD1063 | An Act to Require Competitive Procurement of Electricity from Generators Fueled by Municipal Solid Waste in Conjunction with Recycling | Acc Maj Ought Not To Pass Rep RC #192 | 05/27/2025 | Nay |
| LD1219 | An Act to Increase State Funding for the Campuses of the University of Maine System | Acc Maj Otp As Amended Rep RC #186 | 05/27/2025 | Yea |
| LD1331 | RESOLUTION, Proposing an Amendment to the Constitution of Maine Regarding When the Governor May Call the Legislature into Session | Acc Maj Ought Not To Pass Rep RC #199 | 05/27/2025 | Nay |
| LD1405 | An Act to Amend Laws Governing the Public Utilities Commission Concerning Participant Funding | Acc Maj Ought Not To Pass Rep RC #193 | 05/27/2025 | Nay |
| LD1462 | An Act to Promote Artisans and the Creative Economy | Acc Report "a" Ought To Pass RC #202 | 05/27/2025 | Absent |
| LD1586 | An Act to Amend the Regional School Unit Budget Validation Referendum Law | Acc Maj Ought Not To Pass Rep RC #191 | 05/27/2025 | Nay |
| LD21 | An Act to Update the Provision of Law Concerning Student Codes of Conduct in Order to Reflect Best Practices Regarding Behavioral Threat Assessment and Response | Acc Maj Ought To Pass Rep RC #169 | 05/22/2025 | Nay |
| LD16 | An Act to Establish Separate Prosecutorial Districts in Downeast Maine | Acc Maj Ought Not To Pass Rep RC #174 | 05/22/2025 | Nay |
| LD160 | An Act to Eliminate REAL ID Requirements in Maine | Acc Maj Ought Not To Pass Rep RC #167 | 05/22/2025 | Yea |
| LD206 | An Act to Protect Maine Businesses by Eliminating the Automatic Cost-of-living Adjustment to the Minimum Hourly Wage | Acc Maj Ought Not To Pass Rep RC #176 | 05/22/2025 | Nay |
| LD255 | An Act to Support Mobile Home Residents in Purchasing Their Mobile Home Parks | Acc Maj Otp As Amended Rep RC #172 | 05/22/2025 | Nay |
| LD301 | An Act to Allow the Public Utilities Commission to Use Quantitative Metrics and Rate-adjustment Mechanisms in a Proceeding for a General Rate Increase | Acc Maj Otp As Amended Rep RC #179 | 05/22/2025 | Nay |
| LD482 | An Act to Expand Educational Opportunities and Broaden Educational Services for Students Enrolled in Equivalent Instruction Programs | Acc Maj Ought Not To Pass Rep RC #178 | 05/22/2025 | Nay |
| LD599 | An Act to Raise the Salary Threshold for Overtime Pay | Acc Maj Otp As Amended Rep RC #177 | 05/22/2025 | Nay |
| LD696 | An Act to Bolster the Maine Teacher Residency Program | Acc Maj Otp As Amended Rep RC #170 | 05/22/2025 | Nay |
| LD698 | An Act to Sustain Emergency Homeless Shelters in Maine | Acc Maj Otp As Amended Rep RC #173 | 05/22/2025 | Nay |
| LD639 | An Act to Improve Training Opportunities for Law Enforcement Officers | Recede And Concur RC #166 | 05/22/2025 | Nay |
| LD639 | An Act to Improve Training Opportunities for Law Enforcement Officers | Reconsider RC #165 | 05/22/2025 | Yea |
| LD639 | An Act to Improve Training Opportunities for Law Enforcement Officers | Recede And Concur RC #164 | 05/22/2025 | Nay |
| LD771 | An Act to Include Possession of Compounds, Mixtures or Substances Containing a Detectable Amount of Certain Scheduled Drugs to Prove the Offense of Unlawful Trafficking of Scheduled Drugs | Acc Maj Ought To Pass Rep RC #168 | 05/22/2025 | Yea |
| LD828 | An Act to Allow Chiropractors to Be Designated as School Health Advisors | Recede And Concur RC #163 | 05/22/2025 | Yea |
| LD1022 | An Act to Protect and Increase Access to Justice in Civil Legal Matters for Persons with Low Incomes | Acc Maj Otp As Amended Rep RC #175 | 05/22/2025 | Yea |
| LD1210 | An Act to Regarding Renewable Electricity Generation by Hydropower Projects | Acc Maj Ought Not To Pass Rep RC #171 | 05/22/2025 | Nay |
| LD82 | An Act to Amend the Workers' Compensation Laws by Extending Indefinitely the Presumption Applying to Law Enforcement Officers, Corrections Officers, E-9-1-1 Dispatchers, Firefighters and Emergency Medical Services Persons Diagnosed with Post-traumatic Stress Disorder | Enactment - Mandate RC #161 | 05/20/2025 | Yea |
| LD220 | An Act to Establish the Hope and Inclusion Scholarship Program in Order to Provide Funding for Students Attending Certain Private Schools and Students Receiving Home Instruction | Acc Maj Ought Not To Pass Rep RC #145 | 05/20/2025 | Nay |
| LD222 | An Act to Establish a Take-back and Disposal Program for Firefighting and Fire-suppressing Foam to Which Perfluoroalkyl and Polyfluoroalkyl Substances Have Been Added | Acc Ought To Pass As Amend Rep RC #158 | 05/20/2025 | Yea |
| LD252 | An Act to Withdraw from the National Popular Vote Compact | Acc Min Ought Not To Pass Rep RC #152 | 05/20/2025 | Nay |
| LD266 | An Act to Require the Updating of Voter Registration Signatures | Acc Maj Ought Not To Pass Rep RC #153 | 05/20/2025 | Nay |
| LD349 | An Act to Repeal the Laws That Allow Same-day Voter Registration | Acc Maj Ought Not To Pass Rep RC #154 | 05/20/2025 | Yea |
| LD421 | An Act to Eliminate Barriers to Reentry into the Community After Incarceration by Repealing Certain Driver's License Suspension Provisions | Recede And Concur RC #143 | 05/20/2025 | Nay |
| LD530 | An Act to Eliminate a Rebuttable Presumption Against the Admission of Certain Applicants to the Bar | Acc Min Ought Not To Pass Rep RC #149 | 05/20/2025 | Nay |
| LD538 | An Act to Amend Maine's Prescription Drug Labeling Law by Allowing the Removal of the Name of a Prescriber of Mifepristone, Misoprostol and Their Generic Alternatives | Acc Maj Otp As Amended Rep RC #148 | 05/20/2025 | Nay |
| LD666 | An Act to Prevent Domestic Violence by Providing Adequate Funding Support for Court-ordered Certified Domestic Violence Intervention Programs | Acc Report 'a' Otp-am RC #157 | 05/20/2025 | Yea |
| LD639 | An Act to Improve Training Opportunities for Law Enforcement Officers | Acc Maj Otp As Amended Rep RC #144 | 05/20/2025 | Nay |
| LD635 | Resolve, to Direct the Attorney General to Drop the Lawsuit Filed Against Big Oil Companies Concerning Climate Change | Acc Maj Ought Not To Pass Rep RC #151 | 05/20/2025 | Nay |
| LD738 | An Act to Remove Barriers to Becoming a Lawyer by Establishing a Law Office Study Program | Acc Min Ought Not To Pass Rep RC #150 | 05/20/2025 | Nay |
| LD874 | An Act to Provide Relief to Federal or State Employees Affected by a Federal Government or State Government Shutdown | Enactment RC #162 | 05/20/2025 | Nay |
| LD935 | Resolve, Directing the Department of Environmental Protection to Report on Air and Soil Chemical and Metal Levels and on Soil Testing on Solar Panel Farm Sites | Acc Maj Ought Not To Pass Rep RC #147 | 05/20/2025 | Nay |
| Committee | Position | Rank | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Detail | Maine Joint Agriculture, Conservation and Forestry Committee | 3 |
| State | District | Chamber | Party | Status | Start Date | End Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ME | Maine House District 107 | House | Republican | In Office | 12/03/2024 |