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IntroducedFeb 11, 2025
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Passed HouseJun 17, 2025
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Passed Senate
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Signed into Law
HP 351, An Act To Protect Health Care Workers By Addressing Assaults In Health Care Settings
Last Action See all actions
Senate • Jun 18, 2025: Placed in Legislative Files (DEAD)
Latest Bill Text See all bill texts
Summary/Bill Text
Comments on LD 532
Tweets
Whip Lists
Sponsors
- Glenn Currycosponsor
- Scott Cyrwaycosponsor
- Jill Dusoncosponsor
- Anne Grahamcosponsor
- Robert Nuttingcosponsor
- Cameron Renycosponsor
- Suzanne Salisburycosponsor
Votes
YES: 13
- Anne Beebe-Center
- Tavis Hasenfus
- Mana Abdi
- Stephan Bunker
- Chip Curry
- Michel Lajoie
- Grayson Lookner
- Nina Milliken
- Donald Ardell
- Scott Cyrway
- Mathew McIntyre
- Robert Nutting
- Chad Perkins
NO: 0
OTHER: 0
YES: 63
- ANKELES
- ARCHER
- ARFORD
- BECK
- BELL
- BOYER
- BRENNAN
- BRIDGEO
- CLOUTIER
- CLUCHEY
- COPELAND
- CRAFTS
- DEBRITO
- DHALAC
- DOUDERA
- FAIRCLOTH
- FARRIN
- FECTEAU
- FRIEDMANN
- GATTINE
- GERE
- GOLEK
- GRAHAM
- GRAMLICH
- HASENFUS
- JULIA
- KESSLER
- KUHN
- LAJOIE
- LEE
- LOOKNER
- MACIAS
- MALON
- MASTRACCIO
- MATHIESON
- MATLACK
- MCCABE
- MEYER
- MILLIKEN
- MITCHELL
- MONTELL
- MOONEN
- MURPHY
- OSHER
- PLUECKER
- PUGH
- RANA
- RAY
- RIELLY
- ROBERTS
- ROEDER
- ROLLINS
- RUNTE
- SATO
- SAYRE
- SHAGOURY
- SINCLAIR
- SKOLD
- SUPICA
- WARREN
- WEBB
- YUSUF
- ZAGER
NO: 84
- ABDI
- ADAMS
- ALBERT
- ARATA
- ARDELL
- BABIN
- BAGSHAW
- BISHOP
- BLIER
- BUNKER
- CAMPBELL
- CARLOW
- CARUSO
- CHAPMAN
- CIMINO
- COLLAMORE
- COLLINS
- COOPER
- CRAY
- DAIGLE
- DILL
- DODGE
- DRINKWATER
- DUCHARME
- EDER
- FAULKINGHAM
- FLYNN
- FOLEY
- FOSTER
- FREDERICKS
- FREDETTE
- FROST
- GEIGER
- GIFFORD
- GREENWOOD
- GUERRETTE
- HAGGAN
- HALL
- HENDERSON
- HEPLER
- HYMES
- JACKSON
- JAVNER
- LANCE
- LAVIGNE
- LEMELIN
- LIBBY
- LYMAN
- MASON
- MCINTYRE
- MINGO
- MORRIS
- NUTTING
- O'HALLORAN
- OLSEN
- PARRY
- PAUL
- PERKINS
- POIRIER
- POMERLEAU
- QUINT
- RUDNICKI
- SACHS
- SALISBURY
- SARGENT
- SCHMERSAL-BURGESS
- SIMMONS
- SMITH
- SOBOLESKI
- STOVER
- STROUT
- SWALLOW
- TERRY
- THORNE
- TUELL
- UNDERWOOD
- WADSWORTH
- WALKER
- James Lee White
- WHITE
- WOOD
- WOODSOME
YES: 100
- ABDI
- ADAMS
- ALBERT
- ANKELES
- ARATA
- ARDELL
- BABIN
- BAGSHAW
- BISHOP
- BLIER
- BOYER
- BRENNAN
- BUNKER
- CAMPBELL
- CARLOW
- CARUSO
- CHAPMAN
- CIMINO
- CLOUTIER
- COLLAMORE
- COLLINS
- COOPER
- COPELAND
- DAIGLE
- DEBRITO
- DILL
- DODGE
- DOUDERA
- DRINKWATER
- DUCHARME
- EDER
- FAULKINGHAM
- FECTEAU
- FLYNN
- FOLEY
- FOSTER
- FREDERICKS
- FREDETTE
- FRIEDMANN
- FROST
- GEIGER
- GERE
- GIFFORD
- GRAMLICH
- GREENWOOD
- GUERRETTE
- HAGGAN
- HALL
- HENDERSON
- HEPLER
- HYMES
- JACKSON
- JAVNER
- JULIA
- LANCE
- LAVIGNE
- LEMELIN
- LIBBY
- LYMAN
- MASON
- MCINTYRE
- MINGO
- MORRIS
- NUTTING
- O'HALLORAN
- OLSEN
- PARRY
- PAUL
- PERKINS
- POIRIER
- POMERLEAU
- QUINT
- RIELLY
- ROLLINS
- RUDNICKI
- RUNTE
- SACHS
- SALISBURY
- SARGENT
- SCHMERSAL-BURGESS
- SHAGOURY
- SIMMONS
- SMITH
- SOBOLESKI
- STOVER
- STROUT
- SWALLOW
- TERRY
- THORNE
- TUELL
- UNDERWOOD
- WADSWORTH
- WALKER
- James Lee White
- WHITE
- WOOD
- WOODSOME
- YUSUF
- ZAGER
NO: 46
YES: 15
NO: 19
EXCUSED: 1
Actions
- Jun 18, 2025 | Senate
- Senator PIERCE of Cumberland moved to INSIST on INDEFINITE POSTPONEMENT
- Motion by Senator STEWART of Aroostook to RECEDE and CONCUR FAILED
- Roll Call Ordered Roll Call Number 632 Yeas 15 - Nays 19 - Excused 1 - Absent 0
- Subsequently, the Senate INSISTED on INDEFINITE POSTPONEMENT.
- Placed in Legislative Files (DEAD)
- Jun 18, 2025 | House
- The House INSISTED on ACCEPTANCE of the Minority Ought to Pass as Amended Report and PASSAGE TO BE ENGROSSED as Amended by Committee Amendment "B" (H-576)
- ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.
- Jun 17, 2025 | Senate
- Reports Read
- Senator BEEBE-CENTER of Knox moved to ACCEPT the Majority Ought to Pass as Amended by Committee Amendment "A" (H-575) Report.
- On motion by Senator BRENNER of Cumberland the Senate INDEFINITELY POSTPONED Bill and accompanying papers in NON-CONCURRENCE PREVAILED
- Roll Call Ordered Roll Call Number 619 Yeas 25 - Nays 10 - Excused 0 - Absent 0
- Sent down for concurrence
- Jun 17, 2025 | House
- Speaker laid before the House
- Subsequently, motion of Representative HASENFUS of Readfield to ACCEPT the Majority Ought to Pass as Amended Report FAILED.
- ROLL CALL NO. 566
- (Yeas 63 - Nays 84 - Absent 2 - Excused 2)
- Subsequently, on motion of Representative HASENFUS of Readfield, the Minority Ought to Pass as Amended Report was ACCEPTED.
- ROLL CALL NO. 567
- (Yeas 100 - Nays 46 - Absent 3 - Excused 2)
- The Bill was READ ONCE.
- Committee Amendment "B" (H-576) 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 "B" (H-576).
- Sent for concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.
- Jun 10, 2025 | House
- Reports READ.
- On motion of Representative HASENFUS of Readfield, TABLED pending ACCEPTANCE of Either Report.
- Later today assigned.
- Jun 06, 2025 | legislature
- Reported Out - OTP-AM/OTP-AM
- May 19, 2025 | legislature
- Work Session (State House, Room 436)
- Work Session Held
- Voted - Divided Report
- Mar 26, 2025 | legislature
- Work Session (State House, Room 436)
- Mar 21, 2025 | House
- Carried over, in the same posture, to the next special or regular session of the 132nd Legislature, pursuant to Joint Order SP 519.
- Mar 17, 2025 | legislature
- Public Hearing (State House, Room 436)
- Feb 11, 2025 | Senate
- The Bill was REFERRED to the Committee on CRIMINAL JUSTICE AND PUBLIC SAFETY in concurrence
- Feb 11, 2025 | House
- Committee on Criminal Justice and Public Safety suggested and ordered printed.
- The Bill was REFERRED to the Committee on CRIMINAL JUSTICE AND PUBLIC SAFETY.
- Sent for concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.
Documents
- Fiscal Note for Amendment C-A (H-575) ()HTML
- Fiscal Note for Amendment C-A (H-575) ()PDF
- Fiscal Note for Amendment C-B (H-576) (Adopted by House)HTML
- Fiscal Note for Amendment C-B (H-576) (Adopted by House)PDF
- Fiscal Note for Amendment H-A to C-A (H-775) -- HasenfusHTML
- Fiscal Note for Amendment H-A to C-A (H-775) -- HasenfusPDF
- Fiscal StatusHTML
- Fiscal StatusPDF
- Testimony on Mar 17, 2025 by Jeffrey Austin (Maine Hospital Associaiton)PDF
- Testimony on Mar 17, 2025 by Miranda Chadbourne (MaineHealth)PDF
- Testimony on Mar 17, 2025 by Jan Collins (Wilton/MPAC)PDF
- Testimony on Mar 17, 2025 by Janet Drew (york)PDF
- Testimony on Mar 17, 2025 by Lisa Harvey-McPherson (Northern Light Health)PDF
- Testimony on Mar 17, 2025 by Michael Kebede (ACLU of Maine)PDF
- Testimony on Mar 17, 2025 by Fernand LaRochelle (Criminal Law Advisory Commission (CLAC))PDF
- Testimony on Mar 17, 2025 by Carlene Mahaffey (Gardiner)PDF
- Testimony on Mar 17, 2025 by Emily Mott (Disability Rights Maine)PDF
- Testimony on Mar 17, 2025 by Jeremy Pratt (Maine Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers)PDF
- Testimony on Mar 17, 2025 by Sara Ratcliffe (Home Care & Hospice Alliance of Maine)PDF
- Testimony on Mar 17, 2025 by Sara Ratcliffe (Home Care & Hospice Alliance of Maine)PDF
- Testimony on Mar 17, 2025 by David Souers (Friendship)PDF
- Testimony on Mar 17, 2025 by Holly Stover (Maine State Legislature)PDF
Sources
- https://legislature.maine.gov/LawMakerWeb/summary.asp?ld=532&SessionID=16
- https://legislature.maine.gov/LawMakerWeb/sponsors.asp?ID=280096462
- https://legislature.maine.gov/LawMakerWeb/subjects.asp?ID=280096462
- https://legislature.maine.gov/legis/bills/display_ps.asp?ld=532&PID=1456&snum=132
- https://legislature.maine.gov/LawMakerWeb/dockets.asp?ID=280096462