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IntroducedFeb 20, 2025
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Passed SenateApr 06, 2026
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Passed HouseApr 07, 2026
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Became Law
Maine Senate Bill
SP 312, An Act Regarding The Laws Of The State Of Maine
Last Action See all actions
Senate • Apr 08, 2026: Placed in Legislative Files (DEAD)
Latest Bill Text See all bill texts
Summary
Comments on LD 695
Tweets
Whip Lists
Sponsors
Votes
YES: 13
- Joseph Baldacci
- Suzanne Salisbury
- Anne Beebe-Center
- Lynn Copeland
- Wayne Farrin
- Lori Gramlich
- David Rollins
- Jeffrey Adams
- Randall Greenwood
- Joseph Martin
- Kimberly Pomerleau
- Joseph Underwood
- Will Tuell
NO: 0
OTHER: 0
YES: 81
- ABDI
- ANKELES
- ARCHER
- ARFORD
- BAGSHAW
- BECK
- BELL
- BOYER
- BRENNAN
- BRIDGEO
- BUNKER
- CIMINO
- CLUCHEY
- COLLAMORE
- COPELAND
- CRAFTS
- CROCKETT
- DEBRITO
- DHALAC
- DILL
- DOUDERA
- EATON
- FAIRCLOTH
- FECTEAU
- FRIEDMANN
- FROST
- GATTINE
- GEIGER
- GERE
- GOLEK
- GRAHAM
- GRAMLICH
- HARRIMAN
- HASENFUS
- HEPLER
- JULIA
- KESSLER
- KUHN
- LAJOIE
- LEE
- LOOKNER
- MACIAS
- MALON
- MASTRACCIO
- MATHIESON
- MATLACK
- MCCABE
- MCINTYRE
- MEYER
- MILLIKEN
- MITCHELL
- MONTELL
- MOONEN
- MURPHY
- O'HALLORAN
- OSHER
- PLUECKER
- PUGH
- RANA
- RAY
- RIELLY
- ROBERTS
- ROEDER
- RUNTE
- SACHS
- SALISBURY
- SARGENT
- SATO
- SAYRE
- SHAGOURY
- SINCLAIR
- SKOLD
- STOVER
- STROUT
- SUPICA
- TERRY
- TUELL
- WARREN
- WEBB
- YUSUF
- ZAGER
NO: 66
- ADAMS
- ALBERT
- ARATA
- ARDELL
- BABIN
- BISHOP
- BLIER
- CAMPBELL
- CARLOW
- CARUSO
- CHAPMAN
- COLLINS
- COOPER
- CRAY
- DAIGLE
- DODGE
- DRINKWATER
- DUCHARME
- EDER
- FARRIN
- FAULKINGHAM
- FLYNN
- FOLEY
- FOSTER
- FREDERICKS
- FREDETTE
- GIFFORD
- GREENWOOD
- GUERRETTE
- HAGGAN
- HALL
- HENDERSON
- HYMES
- JACKSON
- LANCE
- LANIGAN
- LAVIGNE
- LEMELIN
- LYMAN
- MASON
- MINGO
- MORRIS
- NUTTING
- OLSEN
- PARRY
- PAUL
- PERKINS
- POIRIER
- POMERLEAU
- QUINT
- RUDNICKI
- SCHMERSAL-BURGESS
- SIMMONS
- SMITH
- SOBOLESKI
- SWALLOW
- THORNE
- UNDERWOOD
- WADSWORTH
- WALKER
- James Lee White
- WHITE
- WOOD
- WOODSOME
YES: 61
- ABDI
- ARCHER
- ARFORD
- BECK
- BELL
- BOYER
- BRENNAN
- BRIDGEO
- BUNKER
- COPELAND
- CROCKETT
- DEBRITO
- DHALAC
- DILL
- DOUDERA
- EATON
- FAIRCLOTH
- FARRIN
- FECTEAU
- FRIEDMANN
- GATTINE
- GEIGER
- GERE
- GOLEK
- GRAHAM
- GRAMLICH
- HARRIMAN
- HEPLER
- JULIA
- KESSLER
- KUHN
- LAJOIE
- LOOKNER
- MACIAS
- MALON
- MASTRACCIO
- MATHIESON
- MATLACK
- MCCABE
- MEYER
- MITCHELL
- MONTELL
- MOONEN
- MURPHY
- OSHER
- PLUECKER
- PUGH
- RANA
- RAY
- RIELLY
- ROEDER
- RUNTE
- SALISBURY
- SARGENT
- SATO
- SHAGOURY
- SKOLD
- STOVER
- WARREN
- YUSUF
- ZAGER
NO: 85
- ADAMS
- ALBERT
- ANKELES
- ARATA
- ARDELL
- BABIN
- BAGSHAW
- BISHOP
- BLIER
- CAMPBELL
- CARLOW
- CARUSO
- CHAPMAN
- CIMINO
- CLUCHEY
- COLLAMORE
- COLLINS
- COOPER
- CRAFTS
- CRAY
- DAIGLE
- DODGE
- DRINKWATER
- DUCHARME
- EDER
- FAULKINGHAM
- FLYNN
- FOLEY
- FOSTER
- FREDERICKS
- FROST
- GIFFORD
- GREENWOOD
- GUERRETTE
- HAGGAN
- HALL
- HASENFUS
- HENDERSON
- HYMES
- JACKSON
- LANCE
- LANIGAN
- LAVIGNE
- LEE
- LEMELIN
- LYMAN
- MASON
- MCINTYRE
- MILLIKEN
- MINGO
- MORRIS
- NUTTING
- O'HALLORAN
- OLSEN
- PARRY
- PAUL
- PERKINS
- POIRIER
- POMERLEAU
- QUINT
- ROBERTS
- RUDNICKI
- SACHS
- SAYRE
- SCHMERSAL-BURGESS
- SIMMONS
- SINCLAIR
- SMITH
- SOBOLESKI
- STROUT
- SUPICA
- SWALLOW
- TERRY
- THORNE
- TUELL
- UNDERWOOD
- WADSWORTH
- WALKER
- WEBB
- James Lee White
- WHITE
- WOOD
- WOODSOME
Actions
- Apr 08, 2026 | Senate
- On motion by Senator PIERCE of Cumberland the Senate INSISTED on INDEFINITE POSTPONEMENT of Bill and accompanying papers.
- Placed in Legislative Files (DEAD)
- Apr 08, 2026 | House
- The House INSISTED on ACCEPTANCE of REPORT C Ought to Pass as Amended Report and PASSAGE TO BE ENGROSSED as Amended by Committee Amendment "C" (S-629)
- ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.
- Apr 08, 2026 | Senate
- On motion by Senator PIERCE of Cumberland the Senate INDEFINITELY POSTPONED Bill and accompanying papers in NON-CONCURRENCE.
- Sent down for concurrence.
- Apr 07, 2026 | House
- Reports READ.
- Motion of Representative SALISBURY of Westbrook to ACCEPT REPORT A Ought to Pass as Amended FAILED.
- ROLL CALL NO. 742
- (Yeas 61 - Nays 85 - Absent 4 - Excused 0 - Vacant 1)
- Subsequently, on motion of Representative SALISBURY of Westbrook, REPORT C Ought to Pass as Amended was ACCEPTED.
- ROLL CALL NO. 743
- (Yeas 81 - Nays 66 - Absent 3 - Excused 0 - Vacant 1)
- The Bill was READ ONCE.
- Committee Amendment "C" (S-629) was READ and ADOPTED.
- Under suspension of the rules, the Bill was given its SECOND READING without REFERENCE to the Committee on Bills in the Second Reading.
- The Bill was PASSED TO BE ENGROSSED as Amended by Committee Amendment "C" (S-629).
- In NON-CONCURRENCE and sent for concurrence.
- ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.
- Apr 06, 2026 | Senate
- Reports READ.
- On motion by Senator BALDACCI of Penobscot the Report A Ought to Pass as Amended by Committee Amendment "A" (S-627) Report ACCEPTED.
- Roll Call Ordered Roll Call Number 878 Yeas 19 - Nays 12 - Excused 4 - Absent 0
- READ ONCE.
- Committee Amendment "A" (S-627) READ and ADOPTED.
- Under suspension of the Rules, READ A SECOND TIME and PASSED TO BE ENGROSSED AS AMENDED by Committee Amendment "A" (S-627)
- Ordered sent down forthwith for concurrence.
- Apr 03, 2026 | legislature
- Reported Out - OTP-AM/OTP-AM/OTP-AM
- Mar 11, 2026 | legislature
- Work Session (Cross Building, Room 214)
- Work Session Held
- Voted - Divided Report
- Mar 04, 2026 | legislature
- Work Session (Cross Building, Room 214)
- Work Session Held - TABLED
- Feb 18, 2026 | legislature
- Public Hearing (Cross Building, Room 214)
- Jun 25, 2025 | Senate
- CARRIED OVER, in the same posture, to any special or regular session of the 132nd Legislature, pursuant to Joint Order SP 800.
- Jun 25, 2025 | legislature
- Carry Over Approved
- May 23, 2025 | legislature
- Carry Over Requested
- Mar 21, 2025 | Senate
- CARRIED OVER, in the same posture, to the next special or regular session of the 132nd Legislature, pursuant to Joint Order SP 519.
- Feb 20, 2025 | Senate
- Received by the Secretary of the Senate on February 20, 2025 and REFERRED to the Committee on STATE AND LOCAL GOVERNMENT pursuant to Joint Rule 308.2
Documents
- Fiscal Note for Amendment C-A (S-627) (Adopted by Senate)HTML
- Fiscal Note for Amendment C-A (S-627) (Adopted by Senate)PDF
- Fiscal Note for Amendment C-B (S-628) ()HTML
- Fiscal Note for Amendment C-B (S-628) ()PDF
- Fiscal Note for Amendment C-C (S-629) (Adopted by House)HTML
- Fiscal Note for Amendment C-C (S-629) (Adopted by House)PDF
- Fiscal StatusHTML
- Fiscal StatusPDF
- Testimony on Feb 18, 2026 by Sen. Donna Bailey (Senate District 31)PDF
- Testimony on Feb 18, 2026 by Mattie Daughtry (Maine State Legislature)PDF
- Testimony on Feb 18, 2026 by Teresa Pierce (Maine State Legislature)PDF
- Testimony on Feb 18, 2026 by Emily Ronco (National Conference of State Legislatures)PDF
- Emily Ronco, National Conference of State Legislatures (Speaking neither for nor against) - SLG 02/17/2026 06:20 PM
- Sen. Donna Bailey, Senate District 31 (Written) - SLG 02/17/2026 01:59 PM
Sources
- https://legislature.maine.gov/LawMakerWeb/summary.asp?ld=695&SessionID=16
- https://legislature.maine.gov/LawMakerWeb/sponsors.asp?ID=280096664
- https://legislature.maine.gov/LawMakerWeb/subjects.asp?ID=280096664
- https://legislature.maine.gov/legis/bills/display_ps.asp?ld=695&PID=1456&snum=132
- https://legislature.maine.gov/LawMakerWeb/dockets.asp?ID=280096664
- https://legislature.maine.gov/ctl/SLG/02-18-2026?panel=0&time=0&sortdir=0&sortby=2

