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Legislator > Lucien Daigle
State Representative
Lucien Daigle
(R) - Maine
Maine House District 001
In Office - Started: 12/03/2024
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House GOP Office
2 State House Station
Augusta, ME 04330
Augusta, ME 04330
Phone: 207-287-1440
| Bill | Bill Name | Summary | Progress |
|---|---|---|---|
| LD984 | An Act to Require State-owned or Leased Buildings Occupied by 50 or More Executive Branch Employees to Have at Least One Automated External Defibrillator and One Bleeding Control Kit | This bill directs the Department of Administrative and Financial Services, Bureau of General Services to ensure that each state building is equipped with at least one automated external defibrillator. It also directs each municipality to ensure that each municipal building is equipped with at least one automated external defibrillator. | Passed |
| LD998 | An Act Regarding an Employer's Authority to Prohibit an Employee from Storing a Firearm in the Employee's Vehicle | This bill modifies the provision of law governing an employer's authority to prohibit an employee from storing a firearm in the employee's vehicle. The current law states that an employer is not permitted to prohibit an employee from storing a firearm in the employee's vehicle if the employee has a valid permit to carry a concealed firearm under the Maine Revised Statutes, Title 25, chapter 252, as long as the vehicle is locked and the firearm is stored out of sight. The bill removes the specification that the employee must have a valid permit to carry a concealed firearm. | In Committee |
| LD1325 | An Act to Create Clarity in the Laws Regarding Property Tax Abatement Appeals | This bill provides that an applicant for a property tax abatement may not apply to the county commissioners to appeal a decision of the assessors or the municipal officers with respect to nonresidential property or properties having an equalized municipal valuation of $1,000,000 or greater, either separately or in the aggregate. An applicant must make such an appeal to the State Board of Property Tax Review. | Passed |
| LD1746 | An Act to Reduce Dental Disease and Ensure Access to Essential Preventive Dental Care Among Maine Children | This bill does the following. 1. It delays the requirement for oral health services to be available in all schools from January 1, 2025 to January 1, 2027 and clarifies that the requirement applies only to public schools. 2. It requires the Department of Health and Human Services to develop public-private partnerships to establish a model to provide for mobile dental services providers to provide additional preventive oral health and disease intervention services in schools based on the model in the Cumberland County School Oral Health Project. It requires the department to provide for at least one mobile dental services provider in each public health district per school year. 3. It requires the Department of Health and Human Services to provide training and education to primary care providers on minimally invasive dental disease treatment for infants and small children using guidance from the From the First Tooth program or its successor program and the American Academy of Pediatrics. Pediatricians are encouraged to use silver diamine fluoride in primary care settings to reduce dental disease and prevent cavities. 4. It makes permanent 2 previously established limited positions related to provided oral health services in public schools within the Department of Health and Human Services, Maine Center for Disease Control and Prevention. | Passed |
| LD1955 | An Act to Increase Child Care Affordability and Early Childhood Educator Stability | This bill does the following. 1. It replaces the early childhood educator workforce salary supplement system with the Salary Sustainability Program for Child Care Professionals. It establishes requirements for the program, requires 5-year assessments and provides funding for the program. 2. It enacts the child care staff scholarship program established as a pilot program in Public Law 2023, chapter 643, Part TT as a permanent program in the Maine Revised Statutes known as the Maine Child Care Affordability Program Child Care Award. 3. It establishes a program of child care provider scholarships for early childhood education or related fields to eligible individuals pursuing associate, bachelor's or graduate degrees or certificates in those fields. 4. It establishes a program of apprenticeships for individuals employed or seeking employment at a licensed child care facility or licensed family child care provider. 5. It requires the State Board of Education to update its plan for career and technical education centers to include opportunities for early childhood education and child care education at career and technical education centers around the State. 6. It requires the Department of Health and Human Services to develop a long-term plan for financial sustainability of the Maine Child Care Affordability Program and submit a report to the Joint Standing Committee on Health and Human Services no later than January 2, 2026. 7. It requires an appropriation of $3,800,000 to the Maine Child Care Affordability Program and a yearly appropriation of $500,000 for wage supplement awards and $1,000,000 to support child care needs. | In Committee |
| LD1738 | An Act to Establish the Biohazard Waste Disposal Grant Program to Support Public Health Efforts in the State | This bill establishes the Biohazard Waste Disposal Grant Program within the Department of Health and Human Services, Maine Center for Disease Control and Prevention. The purpose of the program is to disseminate grant funds to community organizations seeking to develop or enhance community hypodermic apparatus mitigation and disposal efforts. The center is required to establish grant guidelines and selection requirements, as well as to submit an annual report to the Legislature. | Passed |
| LD960 | Resolve, to Allow the Placement of Hospitalized Patients in Nursing Facilities in Alternative Locations Under Certain Circumstances | Resolve, to Allow the Placement of Hospitalized Patients in Nursing Facilities in Alternative Locations Under Certain Circumstances | | Signed/Enacted/Adopted |
| LD1733 | An Act to Provide Reduced Interest Rates for Logging and Fishing Operations | This bill establishes the Improvements to Logging and Fishing Enterprises Loan Program within the Finance Authority of Maine to increase the availability of capital by financing loans to logging and fishing enterprises in this State. The interest rate for loans made under the program may not exceed 2%. | Passed |
| LD1221 | Resolve, Directing the Department of Labor to Study Protection of Paid Family and Medical Leave Benefits Program Funds | Resolve, Directing the Department of Labor to Study Protection of Paid Family and Medical Leave Benefits Program Funds | | Signed/Enacted/Adopted |
| 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. | Dead |
| LD940 | An Act to Increase Cash Prizes for Fishing Derbies | An Act to Increase the Maximum Cash Prize for the Long Lake Ice Fishing Derby | Signed/Enacted/Adopted |
| 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 |
| LD660 | An Act to Provide Transparency and Public Access to Public School Curricula | This bill requires school administrative units to adopt policies and procedures to ensure that the approved curriculum presented is implemented in the classroom without change, to post at least 3 years of data regarding certain student enrollment and performance, to maintain lists regarding participation in and development of professional development programs and to create an online portal that will act as the single source for all student information and data that can be accessed by 3rd-party contractors, including curriculum materials and information regarding speakers and guests. The bill requires the Department of Education to list and make available to the public all administrator, teacher and staff professional development and instructional programs offered to schools that are paid for with state funds and maintain a list of school boards that have approved a statewide program. The bill places restrictions on the choice of academic class offerings and curriculum materials and on-site professional development programs. Certain provisions of this bill are designed to satisfy federal law related to parental access to information and protection of pupil's rights. | Dead |
| LD919 | An Act to Require Parental Permission for Certain Surveys and Questionnaires Administered to Minors in Schools | This bill prohibits a public school, public charter school or private school approved for tuition purposes from administering to a student who is a minor a survey or questionnaire that asks or identifies the student's full name without affirmative written permission from the student's parent. | Dead |
| 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 |
| LD1903 | An Act to Conform the State's Perfluoroalkyl and Polyfluoroalkyl Substances Laws to Federal Standards | This bill conforms state standards for certain perfluoroalkyl and polyfluoroalkyl substances, or PFAS, to federal standards in the following ways. 1. It establishes soil concentration levels for PFAS for the purposes of determining when land is contaminated by PFAS under the Fund To Address PFAS Contamination. 2. It amends the law authorizing the adoption of state drinking water rules by the Commissioner of Health and Human Services to require that those rules establish a maximum contaminant level equivalent to the standards of the United States Environmental Protection Agency's national primary drinking water regulations adopted in April 2024 for certain perfluoroalkyl and polyfluoroalkyl substances. 3. It provides that federal law or regulation regulating the sale of a food package to which PFAS have been intentionally added preempts state authority to prohibit the sale of such food packaging. 4. It provides that if surface water quality standards for PFAS are established pursuant to federal law, the Department of Environmental Protection must adopt rules for surface water quality standards to match the federal water quality standards. 5. It provides that if the United States Environmental Protection Agency adopts emissions standards for PFAS, emissions standards for PFAS adopted by the Department of Environmental Protection, Board of Environmental Protection must be the same as the emissions standards established by the United States Environmental Protection Agency. | Dead |
| 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 |
| 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 | This bill provides ongoing funds to establish and maintain an adult treatment and recovery court in Aroostook County. | 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 |
| LD1652 | An Act to Create a Tax Credit for Providers of Dental Care for MaineCare Recipients | This bill establishes a tax credit for licensing and malpractice insurance costs up to $5,000 for dental providers who treat MaineCare patients. The bill requires the Department of Health and Human Services to amend its rule Chapter 101: MaineCare Benefits Manual, Section 25, Dental Services and Reimbursement, to reimburse all dental services at 75% of the national state Medicaid rates and to provide reimbursement for all dental case management codes. It also requires the department to create 3 positions within the office of MaineCare services dedicated to the dental programs and services provided under the MaineCare program. | In Committee |
| LD1416 | An Act to Require the Department of Health and Human Services to Immediately Take Custody of Persons Sentenced to Mental Health Facilities That May Not Include County or Regional Jails | This bill requires that when a court commits a defendant to the Commissioner of Health and Human Services for placement in an appropriate mental health institution, that placement must be immediate and may not be in a county or regional jail. | In Committee |
| LD637 | Resolve, Directing the Department of Health and Human Services to Evaluate the Municipal General Assistance Program Database | This resolve directs the Department of Health and Human Services to issue a report to the Joint Standing Committee on Health and Human Services on an evaluation of the feasibility of upgrading the database for the municipal general assistance program to allow the determination of whether a disqualified applicant is seeking assistance in another municipality. If the department determines that the current database cannot be upgraded, the department is to research a suitable replacement database that fulfills the criterion. The department is directed to provide the committee a timeline for implementation of the upgrade or new database. | Dead |
| LD1951 | An Act to Promote Food Processing and Manufacturing Facility Expansion and Create Jobs | This bill amends the laws governing the income tax credit for major food processing and manufacturing facility expansion in the following ways. 1. It removes the requirement that an applicant's headquarters are, and have been for each of the last 5 years prior to application for a certificate of approval, located in the State. 2. It requires that an applicant employ or will employ within 12 months of the start-up of the facility at least 40 full-time employees based in the State. Current law requires that an applicant employ or will employ upon start-up of the facility at least 40 full-time employees based in the State. 3. It changes the criteria to be considered a qualified and certified applicant. 4. It increases the total value of certificates of approval that the Commissioner of Economic and Community Development may issue from $100,000,000 to $200,000,000. It also increases the cap on an individual certificate of approval from $85,000,000 to $100,000,000. 5. For a tax year beginning on or after January 1, 2027, it increases the amount of the credit a certified applicant is allowed from an amount equal to 1.8% of the certified applicant's qualified investment to an amount equal to 2% of the certified applicant's qualified investment. 6. It removes the provision that provides that a credit is not allowed for any tax year following 2 consecutive tax years during which a certified applicant did not have between $5,500,000 and $12,000,000 in ordinary business income. | In Committee |
| LD1799 | Resolve, Directing the Department of Health and Human Services to Review the Progressive Treatment Program and Processes by Which a Person May Be Involuntarily Admitted to a Psychiatric Hospital or Receive Court-ordered Community Treatment | This resolve directs the Commissioner of Health and Human Services to convene a stakeholder group of interested parties to review the entire process related to a progressive treatment program under the Maine Revised Statutes, Title 34-B, section 3873-A and to review for efficiency and effectiveness the processes by which a person may be involuntarily admitted to a psychiatric hospital or receive court-ordered community treatment pursuant to Title 34-B, chapter 3, subchapter 4, article 3. The commissioner is required to submit a report with recommendations to the Joint Standing Committee on Health and Human Services no later than December 3, 2025. The committee is authorized to report out legislation to the Second Regular Session of the 132nd Legislature related to the recommendations in the report. | Dead |
| 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 |
| 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 | This resolve directs the Department of Environmental Protection to submit 2 reports to the Joint Standing Committee on Environment and Natural Resources. The first report must include available information on the levels of chemicals and metals, both airborne and in soil, in the State, including information on any periodic sampling performed by the department. The 2nd report must include information regarding soil testing done by the department on solar panel farm sites in the State, including testing done before installation, testing done after installation and any ongoing testing, and any results of that testing. | Dead |
| LD420 | An Act to Fund the Carleton Project to Provide Additional Access to a Nontraditional Secondary School | This bill provides annual funding for the 5-year period from fiscal year 2025-26 through fiscal year 2029-30 to support the cost to the Carleton Project, a nontraditional secondary school program, of adding up to 10 additional students. | Dead |
| LD1621 | An Act to Allow Municipalities to Use Tax Increment Financing Revenues to Support Lake Restoration and Protection Activities | This bill allows municipalities to use revenue from tax increment financing districts for projects for the restoration and protection of lakes. | Dead |
| LD1002 | An Act to Protect Children's Identification by Requiring Public Schools to Use the Name and Gender Specified on a Child's Birth Certificate | This bill provides that public school and public charter school personnel must refer to a minor student by the name and gender listed on the student's official record of birth submitted to the school at the time of enrollment unless the minor student's parent or guardian provides written permission stating otherwise or documentation of a legal change of name or gender is provided to the school. | In Committee |
| SP0778 | JOINT RESOLUTION RECOGNIZING THE 50TH ANNIVERSARY OF THE LAST UNITED STATES COMBAT MISSION IN SOUTHEAST ASIA AT THE END OF THE VIETNAM WAR | JOINT RESOLUTION RECOGNIZING THE 50TH ANNIVERSARY OF THE LAST UNITED STATES COMBAT MISSION IN SOUTHEAST ASIA AT THE END OF THE VIETNAM WAR | Signed/Enacted/Adopted |
| LD1753 | An Act to Establish the Upper St. John Valley Recovery High School Program | This bill requires the Department of Education to establish the Upper St. John Valley Recovery High School Pilot Program, a 3-year pilot program based at the campus of the University of Maine at Fort Kent and operated by the Valley Unified Education Service Center, or its successor organization, to educate high school students in recovery from substance use disorder or co-occurring disorders. The bill requires the program to provide supervised housing to enrolled students during the school week and requires students to participate in a concurrent, complementary program of recovery from substance use disorder or co-occurring disorders while enrolled in the program. The program must address requirements for awarding secondary school diplomas to students enrolled in the program. The bill also requires the Department of Education to work with the Department of Health and Human Services and the Valley Unified Education Service Center to establish the curriculum and enrollment criteria for the program. | Dead |
| LD1891 | An Act to Address the Dental Professional Workforce Shortage by Establishing Scholarship and Loan Programs and Updating the Dental Care Access Tax Credit | This bill establishes the Dentists for Maine's Future Scholarship Program to provide a tuition subsidy of 50% of the cost of attendance, up to a maximum of $25,000 per student annually, for eligible students who enter dental school programs in this State for the purpose of increasing the number of dentists in this State who practice in extreme shortage areas of the State. The bill also establishes the Extreme Shortage Area Dental Education Loan Program to provide loans and loan repayment agreements to eligible dental students and individuals who are eligible for licensure as a doctor of dental medicine or as a dental hygienist, dental therapist, expanded function dental assistant or dental assistant who agrees to serve an extreme shortage area in the State. The bill also updates the dental care access tax credit to include eligible dental hygienists and changes the date that the tax credit is repealed to December 31, 2032. | Dead |
| 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 |
| LD1758 | An Act to Expedite Provider Enrollment in MaineCare | This bill establishes an expedited process for providers to enroll in the MaineCare program. Under the bill, the Department of Health and Human Services must provisionally approve the enrollment application of a provider in good standing that has a national provider identifier within 48 hours of receipt of a complete application if the provider is employed by a health care entity that has an enrollment application approval rate of greater than 90% in the previous 5 years. The department may conduct a complete review during a 60-day expedited provisional approval period, but the provider is considered approved after 60 days if the department does not affirmatively deny approval during that period. However, the bill does not prevent the department from suspending or revoking approval after the 60-day period if a material deficiency exists. If the provider's approval is revoked, the provider is not eligible for expedited reenrollment but must go through the regular enrollment process as established by rule. The Office of MaineCare Services may seek reimbursements for any payment made to a provider during the provisional period if the provider's provisional approval is revoked. The department must adopt rules to implement these provisions. | 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 |
| LD1108 | An Act Regarding the Reunification of Foster Children with Their Parents | This bill requires the Department of Health and Human Services, when developing a rehabilitation and reunification plan with respect to a child in foster care, to include random screening for illegal drugs for parents in treatment for substance use disorder. The bill requires the department to schedule meetings so as to allow for the attendance of the parent to the extent possible, to conduct random screening for illegal drugs for parents in treatment for substance use disorder and to conduct unscheduled home visits with the parent. It also requires a parent seeking reunification with the parent's child to make good faith efforts to cooperate with the department, including by attending meetings with the department. It provides that the department may not petition for judicial review and return of custody of the child to the parent earlier than 6 months following removal of the child from the parent's home. | 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 |
| LD1237 | An Act to Support Adult Family Care Homes and Residential Care Facilities That Are Small or Located in Rural and Isolated Areas of the State | This bill requires the Department of Health and Human Services to amend its rules in Chapter 101: MaineCare Benefits Manual, Chapters II and III, Section 2, Adult Family Care Services, and Chapter III, Section 97, Private Non-Medical Institution Services, Appendix C, to provide a supplemental payment of 10% to the MaineCare rates for facilities that have fewer than 10 beds or are at least 35 miles away from the nearest similar facility. The bill also requires the Department of Health and Human Services to determine the likely impact of proposed rule changes to reimbursement and staffing requirements to long-term care facilities on small, rural, isolated and island facilities to reduce impacts on the communities where those facilities are located as well as the impact on safety and quality of services. | Dead |
| LD1278 | An Act to Change the Property Tax Appeal Process | This bill provides that an applicant for a property tax abatement may not apply to the county commissioners to appeal a decision of the assessors or the municipal officers with respect to nonresidential property or properties having an equalized municipal valuation of $1,000,000 or greater, either separately or in the aggregate. An applicant must make such an appeal to the State Board of Property Tax Review. | Dead |
| LD1028 | Resolve, to Establish the Task Force to Study Equitable Access to Maternal Health Care and Birthing Facilities | This resolve establishes the Task Force to Study Equitable Access to Maternal Health Care and Birthing Facilities, which is directed to study past closures of maternal health care centers in the State, the current availability of access to maternal health care services in the State and methods to increase patient access to maternal health care services, including equitable access for vulnerable populations. The task force is required to submit a report and suggested legislation by January 6, 2026 to the Joint Standing Committee on Health and Human Services, which is authorized to report out legislation based on the report to the Second Regular Session of the 132nd Legislature. | Dead |
| LD502 | An Act to Promote Clean and Affordable Maine-sourced Bioenergy by Amending the Law Regarding Outdoor Wood Boilers and Outdoor Pellet Boilers | This bill amends the law regulating outdoor wood boilers, which include outdoor pellet boilers, as follows. 1. It allows an outdoor wood boiler meeting a particulate matter emission limit of 0.32 pounds per million British Thermal Units heat output to be exempt from property setback requirements as long as it meets applicable stack height requirements under Department of Environmental Protection rules. 2. It prohibits the department from adopting rules applicable to outdoor wood boilers that prohibit the emission of a smoke plume from an outdoor wood boiler, regardless of whether such emission remains upon the property of the owner of the outdoor wood boiler or crosses onto any adjacent land or buildings not owned by the owner. | Dead |
| LD80 | An Act to Designate the Seppala Siberian Sleddog as the Maine State Dog | An Act to Designate the Seppala Siberian Sleddog as the Maine State Dog | Signed/Enacted/Adopted |
| HP1155 | JOINT RESOLUTION RECOGNIZING CHRISTIAN HOLY WEEK IN MAINE | JOINT RESOLUTION RECOGNIZING CHRISTIAN HOLY WEEK IN MAINE | Signed/Enacted/Adopted |
| LD557 | An Act to Allow All-terrain Vehicles to Be Used on a Public Way | This bill, beginning January 1, 2026, allows the operation of an all-terrain vehicle, or ATV, on a public way as long as the ATV is registered and meets specified safety equipment requirements, and the operator is licensed and has insurance. The bill requires the payment of the resident or nonresident ATV application fee to register an ATV for use on a public way. The bill does not affect the operation of ATVs off of public ways. The bill prohibits the operation of an ATV on a public way with a posted speed limit of more than 50 miles per hour. The Department of Transportation may adopt rules, or a municipality or county may adopt an ordinance, to restrict or prohibit the operation of an ATV on a public way if the department, county or municipality determines that the prohibition or restriction is necessary in the interest of public safety. The bill repeals the law that prohibits off-road vehicles from being registered. | Dead |
| LD638 | An Act to Create Equal Opportunity Access to Clean Energy by Removing the 100-megawatt Limit on Clean Energy Sources | This bill removes the 100-megawatt maximum capacity limit for a source of electrical generation to qualify as a renewable resource for purposes of meeting the State's renewable resource portfolio requirement. | Dead |
| LD543 | An Act to Enhance Maine's Wildlife Conservation Efforts and Preserve Maine's Sporting Heritage by Requiring Hunter Safety Education in Schools | This bill adds a requirement that the elements of a firearm hunter safety course must be taught no later than grade 9 in all public and private schools in Maine. Successful completion of the course will result in the issuance to the student of a hunter safety certificate that satisfies the safety course requirement for obtaining an adult hunting license in Maine. | Dead |
| Bill | Bill Name | Motion | Vote Date | Vote |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| LD215 | An Act Regarding Large Recovery Residences | Acc Maj Otp As Amended Rep RC #447 | 06/11/2025 | Nay |
| LD229 | An Act to Bring Fairness in Income Taxes to Maine Families by Adjusting the Tax Brackets and Tax Rates | Acc Maj Otp As Amended Rep RC #441 | 06/11/2025 | Nay |
| LD297 | An Act Regarding the Management of Wastewater Treatment Plant Sludge at the State-owned Landfill | Enactment - Emer RC #440 | 06/11/2025 | Yea |
| LD508 | RESOLUTION, Proposing an Amendment to the Constitution of Maine to Require Constitutional Officers to Be Elected by Popular Election | Adopt Hah-640 RC #433 | 06/11/2025 | Nay |
| LD508 | RESOLUTION, Proposing an Amendment to the Constitution of Maine to Require Constitutional Officers to Be Elected by Popular Election | Ipp Hah-640 RC #432 | 06/11/2025 | Yea |
| LD508 | RESOLUTION, Proposing an Amendment to the Constitution of Maine to Require Constitutional Officers to Be Elected by Popular Election | Acc Maj Otp As Amended Rep RC #431 | 06/11/2025 | Yea |
| LD648 | An Act to Expand the Supervised Community Confinement Program | Acc Maj Otp As Amended Rep RC #446 | 06/11/2025 | Nay |
| LD1044 | An Act to Clarify the Qualifying Use of Tax Increment Financing for Extension of a Development District | Acc Maj Ought To Pass Rep RC #442 | 06/11/2025 | Nay |
| LD1089 | An Act to Permanently Fund 55 Percent of the State's Share of Education by Establishing a Tax on Incomes of More than $1,000,000 | Acc Maj Otp As Amended Rep RC #443 | 06/11/2025 | Nay |
| LD1138 | An Act to Reduce Pollution Associated with Transportation in Alignment with the State's Climate Action Plan | Acc Maj Otp As Amended Rep RC #449 | 06/11/2025 | Nay |
| LD1131 | An Act to Reform the Process by Which a Person May Petition an Agency to Adopt or Modify Rules Under the Maine Administrative Procedure Act | Report "b" Ontp RC #448 | 06/11/2025 | Nay |
| LD1200 | An Act to Prohibit the Sale of Items Intended to Be Used to Inhale Nitrous Oxide for Recreational Purposes | Acc Maj Otp As Amended Rep RC #437 | 06/11/2025 | Nay |
| LD1187 | An Act to Require Certain Mental Health Data to Be Included in Uniform Crime Reports | Acc Maj Otp As Amended Rep RC #435 | 06/11/2025 | Nay |
| LD1330 | An Act to Clarify That a Business's License or Subscription to Use Software Is Not Considered a Lease for the Purposes of Sales and Use Tax | Acc Maj Ought Not To Pass Rep RC #436 | 06/11/2025 | Nay |
| LD1364 | Resolve, Authorizing a Study on the Impacts and Risks of Lead-based Ammunition | Recede And Concur RC #426 | 06/11/2025 | Yea |
| LD1657 | An Act to Expand the Use of Tax Increment Revenue for Affordable Housing by Adding Authorized Project Costs | Recede And Concur RC #445 | 06/11/2025 | Yea |
| 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 | Acc Maj Otp As Amended Rep RC #434 | 06/11/2025 | Nay |
| LD1705 | An Act Regarding Adult Education Funding and Oversight | Final Enactment RC #439 | 06/11/2025 | Yea |
| LD1754 | An Act to Provide for the Direct Shipment of Spirits to Consumers | Reconsider RC #429 | 06/11/2025 | Nay |
| LD1754 | An Act to Provide for the Direct Shipment of Spirits to Consumers | Reconsider RC #428 | 06/11/2025 | Nay |
| LD1754 | An Act to Provide for the Direct Shipment of Spirits to Consumers | Recede And Concur RC #427 | 06/11/2025 | Nay |
| LD1731 | An Act to Increase the Influence of the Maine State Ferry Advisory Board on the Funding and Operations of the Maine State Ferry Service | Acc Report "a" Ontp RC #438 | 06/11/2025 | Yea |
| LD1879 | An Act to Support Maine's Agricultural Economy by Increasing Revenue from the Corporate Income Tax and Providing Property Tax Exemptions | Recede And Concur RC #430 | 06/11/2025 | Yea |
| LD1934 | An Act to Promote Responsible Outdoor Lighting | Recede And Concur RC #444 | 06/11/2025 | Nay |
| LD96 | An Act to Amend the Motor Vehicles and Traffic Law Governing Mandatory Driver's License Suspension for Refusing Testing for Drugs or a Combination of Drugs and Alcohol | Acc Report "a" Ontp RC #410 | 06/10/2025 | Nay |
| LD259 | An Act to Establish the Criminal Records Review Commission in Statute | Acc Maj Otp As Amended Rep RC #402 | 06/10/2025 | Nay |
| LD371 | An Act to Expand Hydroelectric Development by Removing the 100-megawatt Cap | Recede And Concur RC #398 | 06/10/2025 | Yea |
| LD419 | An Act to Increase the Transparency and Accountability of the Maine Information and Analysis Center | Acc Report "a" Otp-am RC #416 | 06/10/2025 | Nay |
| LD427 | An Act to Prohibit Mandatory Parking Space Minimums in State and Municipal Building Codes | Acc Maj Otp As Amended Rep RC #414 | 06/10/2025 | Nay |
| LD455 | RESOLUTION, Proposing an Amendment to the Constitution of Maine to Require a Statewide Popular Election of the Secretary of State, the Treasurer of State and the Attorney General for 4-year Terms | Acc Maj Otp As Amended Rep RC #403 | 06/10/2025 | Yea |
| LD497 | An Act Regarding the Regulation of Significant Vernal Pools Under the Natural Resources Protection Act | Acc Maj Otp As Amended Rep RC #405 | 06/10/2025 | Nay |
| LD537 | An Act to Prohibit the Doxing of a Minor and to Authorize a Related Civil Action | Acc Maj Otp As Amended Rep RC #406 | 06/10/2025 | Nay |
| LD598 | An Act to Require Minimum Pay for Reporting to Work | Recede And Concur RC #395 | 06/10/2025 | Nay |
| LD682 | An Act to Amend Certain Laws Regarding Abortions | Acc Maj Ought Not To Pass Rep RC #422 | 06/10/2025 | Nay |
| LD613 | An Act to Amend the Maine Death with Dignity Act to Ensure Access by Qualified Patients | Recede And Concur RC #396 | 06/10/2025 | Yea |
| LD810 | An Act Regarding the Approval of Transmission Lines | Enactment RC #419 | 06/10/2025 | Nay |
| LD787 | An Act to Clarify Residency Requirements for and Provide Funding to the Maine School of Science and Mathematics | Adopt Sas-226 RC #413 | 06/10/2025 | Nay |
| LD856 | An Act to Phase Out the Income Tax | Acc Maj Ought Not To Pass Rep RC #417 | 06/10/2025 | Nay |
| LD1016 | An Act to Establish the Manufactured Housing Community and Mobile Home Park Preservation and Assistance Fund | Acc Maj Otp As Amended Rep RC #425 | 06/10/2025 | Nay |
| LD1202 | An Act to Establish the African American Studies Advisory Council and Provide Funding to Support African American Studies | Acc Maj Otp As Amended Rep RC #399 | 06/10/2025 | Nay |
| LD1283 | An Act to Allow Employees Covered Under the Maine Retirement Savings Program to Elect to Enroll and Unenroll in a Payroll Deduction for an Individual Retirement Account | Acc Maj Ought Not To Pass Rep RC #401 | 06/10/2025 | Nay |
| LD1328 | An Act to Create Culturally Appropriate and Trauma-informed Housing and Recovery Services | Acc Maj Otp As Amended Rep RC #424 | 06/10/2025 | Nay |
| LD1474 | An Act to Strengthen the Teaching of Wabanaki Studies in Maine Schools | Acc Maj Otp As Amended Rep RC #404 | 06/10/2025 | Nay |
| LD1517 | An Act to Replace Participation Thresholds with Approval Thresholds in Certain School, Municipal and County Measures | Acc Report "a" Otp-am RC #411 | 06/10/2025 | Nay |
| LD1519 | An Act to Create a Stewardship Program for Electronic Smoking Devices and Related Products | Recede And Concur RC #393 | 06/10/2025 | Nay |
| LD1543 | An Act to Establish the Maine Green Schools Network | Acc Maj Otp As Amended Rep RC #400 | 06/10/2025 | Nay |
| LD1620 | An Act to Amend the Laws Regulating the Testing of Adult Use Cannabis and Adult Use Cannabis Products | Acc Maj Ought Not To Pass Rep RC #409 | 06/10/2025 | Yea |
| LD1657 | An Act to Expand the Use of Tax Increment Revenue for Affordable Housing by Adding Authorized Project Costs | Acc Maj Ought Not To Pass Rep RC #418 | 06/10/2025 | Yea |
| LD1668 | An Act Regarding the Voting Requirement to Extend the Date for Adjournment of the Legislature | Enactment RC #420 | 06/10/2025 | Nay |
| LD1672 | An Act to Allow Participation in the Adult Use Cannabis Tracking System to Be Voluntary | Acc Report "a" Otp-am RC #412 | 06/10/2025 | Nay |
| LD1750 | An Act to Require the Attorney General to Create and Update Biennially a Model Residential Lease | Acc Maj Ought Not To Pass Rep RC #407 | 06/10/2025 | Nay |
| LD1879 | An Act to Support Maine's Agricultural Economy by Increasing Revenue from the Corporate Income Tax and Providing Property Tax Exemptions | Acc Maj Otp As Amended Rep RC #408 | 06/10/2025 | Nay |
| LD1928 | An Act to Prohibit Lodging Establishments from Providing Single-use Plastic Containers | Recede And Concur RC #397 | 06/10/2025 | Yea |
| LD1920 | An Act to Prohibit the Sale of Potentially Intoxicating Hemp Products to a Person Under 21 Years of Age | Enactment - Emer RC #423 | 06/10/2025 | Yea |
| LD1934 | An Act to Promote Responsible Outdoor Lighting | Acc Maj Otp As Amended Rep RC #394 | 06/10/2025 | Nay |
| LD1956 | An Act to Amend the Law Governing the Competitive Skills Scholarship Program and Establish the Community Workforce Connections Program | Enactment RC #415 | 06/10/2025 | Nay |
| LD1967 | Resolve, to Design a Maine Home Energy Navigator and Coaching Pilot Program | Acc Maj Otp As Amended Rep RC #421 | 06/10/2025 | Nay |
| LD125 | An Act to Increase the Total Amount of Credits Authorized Under the Maine Seed Capital Tax Credit Program | Acc Maj Ought Not To Pass Rep RC #383 | 06/09/2025 | Nay |
| LD147 | RESOLUTION, Proposing an Amendment to the Constitution of Maine to Provide for the Popular Election of the Secretary of State | Acc Maj Otp As Amended Rep RC #374 | 06/09/2025 | Yea |
| LD152 | An Act to Amend the Freedom of Access Act to Require a Specific Time Frame for Agencies to Comply with Requests for Public Records | Acc Maj Ought Not To Pass Rep RC #360 | 06/09/2025 | Yea |
| LD150 | RESOLUTION, Proposing an Amendment to the Constitution of Maine to Provide for the Popular Election of the Treasurer of State | Acc Maj Otp As Amended Rep RC #377 | 06/09/2025 | Yea |
| LD149 | RESOLUTION, Proposing an Amendment to the Constitution of Maine to Provide for the Popular Election of the Attorney General | Acc Maj Otp As Amended Rep RC #375 | 06/09/2025 | Yea |
| LD253 | An Act to Prevent the MaineCare Program from Covering Abortion Services | Acc Maj Ought Not To Pass Rep RC #384 | 06/09/2025 | Nay |
| LD297 | An Act Regarding the Management of Wastewater Treatment Plant Sludge at the State-owned Landfill | Acc Maj Otp As Amended Rep RC #356 | 06/09/2025 | Yea |
| LD371 | An Act to Expand Hydroelectric Development by Removing the 100-megawatt Cap | Acc Report "a" Ontp RC #369 | 06/09/2025 | Nay |
| LD810 | An Act Regarding the Approval of Transmission Lines | Recede And Concur RC #363 | 06/09/2025 | Nay |
| LD886 | An Act to Regulate Medication Abortions | Acc Maj Ought Not To Pass Rep RC #385 | 06/09/2025 | Nay |
| LD887 | An Act to Make Manufacturers Responsible for Proper Disposal of Abortion Drugs and Require a Health Care Provider to Be Physically Present During a Chemical Abortion | Acc Maj Ought Not To Pass Rep RC #386 | 06/09/2025 | Nay |
| LD894 | An Act to Amend the Laws Governing Paid Family and Medical Leave | Enactment RC #362 | 06/09/2025 | Nay |
| LD1007 | An Act to Update the State's Informed Consent Laws Regarding Drug-induced Abortion | Acc Maj Ought Not To Pass Rep RC #387 | 06/09/2025 | Nay |
| LD1034 | An Act to Decriminalize Personal Possession of Therapeutic Amounts of Psilocybin for Adults | Enactment RC #381 | 06/09/2025 | Nay |
| LD1048 | An Act to Require Certain Notice Requirements for Whistleblower Protections | Acc Maj Otp As Amended Rep RC #355 | 06/09/2025 | Nay |
| LD1113 | An Act Regarding Fairness in Sentencing for Persons Based on Age | Acc Maj Otp As Amended Rep RC #372 | 06/09/2025 | Nay |
| LD1145 | An Act to Protect Residents Living in Mobile Home Parks | Acc Maj Otp As Amended Rep RC #366 | 06/09/2025 | Nay |
| LD1154 | An Act to Require That Informed Consent for Abortion Include Information on Perinatal Hospice | Acc Maj Ought Not To Pass Rep RC #388 | 06/09/2025 | Nay |
| LD1277 | An Act Regarding Controlled Substances Prescription Monitoring Activities | Acc Maj Otp As Amended Rep RC #357 | 06/09/2025 | Nay |
| LD1263 | An Act Regarding Penalties for Fentanyl Trafficking When That Trafficking Results in an Overdose Causing Serious Bodily Injury of a Person | Recede And Concur RC #354 | 06/09/2025 | Yea |
| LD1376 | An Act to Increase the Acceptable Level of Alcohol in a Low-alcohol Spirits Product and to Increase Availability of Those Products | Insist RC #353 | 06/09/2025 | Nay |
| LD1364 | Resolve, Authorizing a Study on the Impacts and Risks of Lead-based Ammunition | Acc Min Otp As Amended Rep RC #359 | 06/09/2025 | Nay |
| LD1505 | An Act to Phase out the Sales and Use Tax | Acc Maj Ought Not To Pass Rep RC #378 | 06/09/2025 | Yea |
| LD1539 | An Act to Create a State Employee Compensation Stabilization Fund | Acc Maj Otp As Amended Rep RC #367 | 06/09/2025 | Nay |
| LD1522 | An Act to Establish the Maine Eviction Prevention Program | Acc Maj Otp As Amended Rep RC #358 | 06/09/2025 | Nay |
| LD1563 | An Act to Establish Content Standards for Legislation | Acc Maj Ought Not To Pass Rep RC #370 | 06/09/2025 | Nay |
| LD1593 | An Act to Require Certain Public Entities to Define Their Use of the Term "Equity" | Acc Maj Ought Not To Pass Rep RC #371 | 06/09/2025 | Nay |
| LD1668 | An Act Regarding the Voting Requirement to Extend the Date for Adjournment of the Legislature | Passage To Be Engrossed RC #380 | 06/09/2025 | Nay |
| LD1754 | An Act to Provide for the Direct Shipment of Spirits to Consumers | Enactment RC #382 | 06/09/2025 | Nay |
| LD1734 | An Act to Exempt Over-the-counter Medicines from the Sales and Use Tax | Acc Maj Otp As Amended Rep RC #368 | 06/09/2025 | Nay |
| LD1776 | An Act to Establish the Interdisciplinary Advisory Board for the State House Complex | Recede RC #364 | 06/09/2025 | Nay |
| LD1858 | An Act to Promote Local Seafood in Schools | Acc Maj Otp As Amended Rep RC #365 | 06/09/2025 | Yea |
| LD1899 | An Act to Eliminate Taxation on Health Care Spending | Acc Maj Ought Not To Pass Rep RC #379 | 06/09/2025 | Nay |
| LD1894 | Resolve, to Establish the Commission to Study Consumer Grocery Pricing Fairness | Final Passage - Emer RC #361 | 06/09/2025 | Nay |
| LD1930 | An Act Regarding Acts of Violence Committed Against a Pregnant Woman | Acc Maj Ought Not To Pass Rep RC #389 | 06/09/2025 | Nay |
| LD1974 | An Act to Affirm Parental Rights | Acc Maj Ought Not To Pass Rep RC #373 | 06/09/2025 | Nay |
| LD1968 | An Act to Amend the Laws Regarding Legislative Reimbursement | Acc Maj Otp As Amended Rep RC #376 | 06/09/2025 | Nay |
| LD59 | An Act to Ban the Drug Tianeptine | Acc Report "b" Ontp RC #351 | 06/05/2025 | Nay |
| LD38 | An Act Requiring Photographic Identification for Voting | Acc Maj Ought Not To Pass Rep RC #337 | 06/05/2025 | Nay |
| LD195 | An Act to Create the Small Business Capital Savings Account Program | Acc Report "b" Ontp RC #339 | 06/05/2025 | Nay |
| LD166 | An Act to Prohibit the Sale of Tobacco Products in Pharmacies and Retail Establishments Containing Pharmacies | Acc Maj Otp As Amended Rep RC #343 | 06/05/2025 | Nay |
| LD246 | An Act to Establish the Option of Sentencing Alternatives for Primary Caregivers | Acc Report "a" Otp-am RC #338 | 06/05/2025 | Nay |
| LD385 | An Act to Protect Communications by Alleged Victims Regarding Sexual Assault, Sexual Harassment, Sexual Misconduct, Cyberbullying or Discrimination from Litigation | Acc Maj Ought To Pass Rep RC #336 | 06/05/2025 | Nay |
| Committee | Position | Rank | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Detail | Maine Joint Health and Human Services Committee | 2 |
| State | District | Chamber | Party | Status | Start Date | End Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ME | Maine House District 001 | House | Republican | In Office | 12/03/2024 |