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IntroducedApr 17, 2025
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Passed SenateJun 17, 2025
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Passed HouseJun 17, 2025
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Signed into Law
SP 661, Resolve, To Allow Hemphill Farms, Inc. To Sue The State
Last Action See all actions
Senate • Jun 18, 2025: FINALLY PASSED, in concurrence.
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Summary/Bill Text
Comments on LD 1667
Tweets
Whip Lists
Sponsors
- Mark Babincosponsor
- Susan Bernardcosponsor
- Timothy Guerrettecosponsor
- Joseph Underwoodcosponsor
Votes
NO: 7
- Anne Carney
- Amy Kuhn
- Dani O'Halloran
- Dylan Pugh
- Ellie Sato
- David Sinclair
- Rachel Talbot Ross
OTHER: 0
YES: 48
- ABDI
- ANKELES
- BECK
- BELL
- BOYER
- BRENNAN
- CLOUTIER
- COPELAND
- CRAFTS
- DEBRITO
- DHALAC
- DODGE
- DOUDERA
- FAIRCLOTH
- FRIEDMANN
- GATTINE
- GOLEK
- HASENFUS
- HEPLER
- JULIA
- KESSLER
- KUHN
- MACIAS
- MALON
- MASTRACCIO
- MATHIESON
- MEYER
- MOONEN
- MURPHY
- OSHER
- PLUECKER
- RAY
- RIELLY
- ROEDER
- RUNTE
- SALISBURY
- SARGENT
- SATO
- SHAGOURY
- SINCLAIR
- SKOLD
- STOVER
- SUPICA
- TERRY
- WARREN
- WEBB
- YUSUF
- ZAGER
NO: 99
- ADAMS
- ALBERT
- ARATA
- ARCHER
- ARDELL
- ARFORD
- BABIN
- BAGSHAW
- BISHOP
- BLIER
- BRIDGEO
- BUNKER
- CAMPBELL
- CARLOW
- CARUSO
- CHAPMAN
- CIMINO
- CLUCHEY
- COLLAMORE
- COLLINS
- COOPER
- CRAY
- CROCKETT
- DAIGLE
- DILL
- DRINKWATER
- DUCHARME
- EDER
- FARRIN
- FAULKINGHAM
- FECTEAU
- FLYNN
- FOLEY
- FOSTER
- FREDERICKS
- FREDETTE
- FROST
- GEIGER
- GERE
- GIFFORD
- GRAHAM
- GRAMLICH
- GREENWOOD
- GUERRETTE
- HAGGAN
- HALL
- HENDERSON
- HYMES
- JACKSON
- JAVNER
- LAJOIE
- LANCE
- LAVIGNE
- LEE
- LEMELIN
- LIBBY
- LOOKNER
- LYMAN
- MATLACK
- MCCABE
- MCINTYRE
- MILLIKEN
- MINGO
- MITCHELL
- MONTELL
- MORRIS
- NUTTING
- O'HALLORAN
- OLSEN
- PARRY
- PAUL
- PERKINS
- POIRIER
- POMERLEAU
- PUGH
- QUINT
- RANA
- ROBERTS
- ROLLINS
- RUDNICKI
- SACHS
- SAYRE
- SCHMERSAL-BURGESS
- SIMMONS
- SMITH
- SOBOLESKI
- STROUT
- SWALLOW
- THORNE
- TUELL
- UNDERWOOD
- WADSWORTH
- WALKER
- James Lee White
- WHITE
- WOOD
- WOODSOME
NO: 24
OTHER: 0
Actions
- Jun 18, 2025 | Senate
- FINALLY PASSED, in concurrence.
- Jun 17, 2025 | House
- Reports READ.
- Motion of Representative KUHN of Falmouth to ACCEPT the Majority Ought Not to Pass Report FAILED.
- ROLL CALL NO. 563
- (Yeas 48 - Nays 99 - Absent 2 - Excused 2)
- On motion of Representative KUHN of Falmouth, the Minority Ought to Pass as Amended Report was ACCEPTED.
- The Resolve was READ ONCE.
- Committee Amendment "A" (S-406) was READ.
- Senate Amendment "A" (S-422) to Committee Amendment "A" (S-406) was READ and ADOPTED.
- Committee Amendment "A" (S-406) as Amended by Senate Amendment "A" (S-422) thereto was ADOPTED.
- Under suspension of the rules, the Resolve was given its SECOND READING without REFERENCE to the Committee on Bills in the Second Reading.
- The Resolve was PASSED TO BE ENGROSSED as Amended by Committee Amendment "A" (S-406) as Amended by Senate Amendment "A" (S-422) thereto.
- In concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.
- FINALLY PASSED.
- Sent for concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.
- Jun 17, 2025 | Senate
- Taken from the table by the President
- ACCEPTANCE of The Majority Ought Not To Pass Report FAILED
- Roll Call Ordered Roll Call Number 597 Yeas 11 - Nays 24 - Excused 0 - Absent 0
- Subsequently The Minority Ought to Pass As Amended by Committee Amendment "A" (S-406) Report ACCEPTED.
- Committee Amendment "A" (S-406) READ
- On motion by Senator STEWART of Aroostook Senate Amendment "A" (S-422) to Committee Amendment "A" (S-406) READ and ADOPTED
- Committee Amendment "A" (S-406) as Amended by Senate Amendment "A" (S-422) thereto ADOPTED
- Under suspension of the Rules, READ A SECOND TIME and PASSED TO BE ENGROSSED AS AMENDED by Committee Amendment "A" (S-406) as Amended by Senate Amendment "A" (S-422) thereto
- Sent down for concurrence
- Jun 16, 2025 | Senate
- Report READ
- Senator CARNEY of Cumberland moved to ACCEPT The Majority Ought Not To Pass Report
- On motion by Senator STEWART of Aroostook Tabled until Later in Today's Session, pending Motion by Senator CARNEY of Cumberland to ACCEPT The Majority Ought Not To Pass Report. Roll Call Ordered
- Jun 13, 2025 | legislature
- Reported Out - ONTP/OTP-AM
- May 09, 2025 | legislature
- Work Session (State House, Room 438)
- Work Session Held
- Voted - Divided Report
- Apr 28, 2025 | legislature
- Public Hearing (State House, Room 438)
- Apr 17, 2025 | House
- The Resolve was REFERRED to the Committee on JUDICIARY.
- In concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.
- Apr 17, 2025 | Senate
- Committee on JUDICIARY suggested and ordered printed REFERENCE to the Committee on JUDICIARY Ordered sent down forthwith for concurrence
Documents
- Fiscal Note for Amendment C-A (S-406) (Adopted by House & Senate)HTML
- Fiscal Note for Amendment C-A (S-406) (Adopted by House & Senate)PDF
- Fiscal Note for Amendment S-A to C-A (S-422) -- StewartHTML
- Fiscal Note for Amendment S-A to C-A (S-422) -- StewartPDF
- Testimony on Apr 28, 2025 by Garrett Hemphill (Hemphill Farms, Inc.)PDF
- Testimony on Apr 28, 2025 by Gavin Hemphill (Hemphill Farms, Inc.)PDF
- Testimony on Apr 28, 2025 by Craig Lapine (Department of Agriculture, Conservation and Forestry)PDF
- Testimony on Apr 28, 2025 by Andrew Plant (Maine Potato Board)PDF
- Testimony on Apr 28, 2025 by Trey Stewart (Maine State Legislature)PDF
- Testimony on Apr 28, 2025 by Jeannie Tapley (Maine Potato Board)PDF
- Jeannie Tapley, Maine Potato Board (Written) - JUD 05/08/2025 08:45 PM
- Andrew Plant, Maine Potato Board (Written) - JUD 04/28/2025 07:56 AM
Sources
- https://legislature.maine.gov/LawMakerWeb/summary.asp?ld=1667&SessionID=16
- https://legislature.maine.gov/LawMakerWeb/sponsors.asp?ID=280098540
- https://legislature.maine.gov/LawMakerWeb/subjects.asp?ID=280098540
- https://legislature.maine.gov/legis/bills/display_ps.asp?ld=1667&PID=1456&snum=132
- https://legislature.maine.gov/LawMakerWeb/dockets.asp?ID=280098540
- https://legislature.maine.gov/ctl/JUD/04-28-2025?panel=0&time=0&sortdir=0&sortby=2