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IntroducedFeb 06, 2025
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Passed House
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Passed Senate
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Signed into Law
HP 321, Resolution, Proposing An Amendment To The Constitution Of Maine To Provide For Parental Rights
Last Action See all actions
Senate • May 20, 2025: Placed in Legislative Files (DEAD)
Latest Bill Text See all bill texts
Summary/Bill Text
Sponsors
- Abigail Griffincosponsor
- David Haggancosponsor
- Kimberly Haggancosponsor
- Sheila Lymancosponsor
- Tracy Quintcosponsor
- James Thornecosponsor
- Nathan Wadsworthcosponsor
Votes
NO: 8
- Anne Carney
- Amy Kuhn
- Adam Lee
- Dani O'Halloran
- Dylan Pugh
- Ellie Sato
- David Sinclair
- Rachel Talbot Ross
OTHER: 0
YES: 75
- ABDI
- ANKELES
- ARCHER
- ARFORD
- BECK
- BELL
- BOYER
- BRENNAN
- BRIDGEO
- BUNKER
- CLOUTIER
- CLUCHEY
- COPELAND
- CRAFTS
- CROCKETT
- DEBRITO
- DHALAC
- DILL
- DODGE
- EATON
- FAIRCLOTH
- FARRIN
- FECTEAU
- FRIEDMANN
- GATTINE
- GEIGER
- GERE
- GOLEK
- GRAHAM
- GRAMLICH
- HASENFUS
- HEPLER
- JULIA
- KESSLER
- KUHN
- LAJOIE
- LEE
- LOOKNER
- MACIAS
- MALON
- MASTRACCIO
- MATHIESON
- MATLACK
- MCCABE
- MEYER
- MILLIKEN
- MITCHELL
- MONTELL
- MOONEN
- MURPHY
- O'HALLORAN
- OSHER
- PLUECKER
- PUGH
- RANA
- RAY
- RIELLY
- ROBERTS
- ROEDER
- ROLLINS
- RUNTE
- SACHS
- SALISBURY
- SARGENT
- SATO
- SAYRE
- SHAGOURY
- SINCLAIR
- STOVER
- SUPICA
- TERRY
- WARREN
- WEBB
- YUSUF
- ZAGER
NO: 67
- ADAMS
- ALBERT
- ARATA
- ARDELL
- BABIN
- BAGSHAW
- BISHOP
- BLIER
- CAMPBELL
- CARLOW
- CARUSO
- CHAPMAN
- CIMINO
- COLLAMORE
- COLLINS
- COOPER
- CRAY
- DAIGLE
- DRINKWATER
- DUCHARME
- EDER
- FAULKINGHAM
- FLYNN
- FOLEY
- FOSTER
- FREDETTE
- FROST
- GIFFORD
- GREENWOOD
- GRIFFIN
- GUERRETTE
- HAGGAN
- HENDERSON
- HYMES
- JACKSON
- JAVNER
- LANCE
- LAVIGNE
- LYMAN
- MASON
- MCINTYRE
- MINGO
- MORRIS
- NUTTING
- OLSEN
- PARRY
- PAUL
- PERKINS
- POIRIER
- POMERLEAU
- QUINT
- RUDNICKI
- SCHMERSAL-BURGESS
- SIMMONS
- SMITH
- SOBOLESKI
- STROUT
- SWALLOW
- THORNE
- TUELL
- UNDERWOOD
- WADSWORTH
- James Lee White
- WHITE
- WOOD
- WOODSOME
OTHER: 1
Actions
- May 20, 2025 | Senate
- Reports Read
- On motion by Senator CARNEY of Cumberland the Minority Ought Not to Pass Report ACCEPTED. in concurrence PREVAILED
- Roll Call Ordered Roll Call Number 179 Yeas 19 - Nays 13 - Excused 3 - Absent 0
- Placed in Legislative Files (DEAD)
- May 14, 2025 | House
- Reports READ.
- On motion of Representative KUHN of Falmouth, the Majority Ought Not to Pass Report was ACCEPTED.
- ROLL CALL NO. 138
- (Yeas 75 - Nays 67 - Absent 8 - Excused 0 - Restricted - 1)
- Sent for concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.
- May 13, 2025 | legislature
- Reported Out - ONTP/OTP-AM
- 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 13, 2025 | legislature
- Work Session (State House, Room 438)
- Work Session Held
- Voted - Divided Report
- Mar 04, 2025 | legislature
- Public Hearing (State House, Room 438)
- Feb 06, 2025 | House
- Received by the Clerk of the House on February 6, 2025.
- The RESOLUTION was REFERRED to the Committee on JUDICIARY pursuant to Joint Rule 308.2 and ordered printed pursuant to Joint Rule 401.
Documents
- Fiscal Note for Amendment C-A (H-146) ()HTML
- Fiscal Note for Amendment C-A (H-146) ()PDF
- Fiscal StatusHTML
- Fiscal StatusPDF
- Testimony on Mar 04, 2025 by Sue Norton (Eliot)PDF
- Testimony on Mar 04, 2025 by Nicholas Adolphsen (Rockport)PDF
- Testimony on Mar 04, 2025 by Anthony Bailey (Augusta)PDF
- Testimony on Mar 04, 2025 by Anthony Bailey (Augusta)PDF
- Testimony on Mar 04, 2025 by Anthony Bailey (Augusta)PDF
- Testimony on Mar 04, 2025 by Anthony Bailey (Augusta)PDF
- Testimony on Mar 04, 2025 by Steven Bailey (Maine School Management Association)PDF
- Testimony on Mar 04, 2025 by Thomas BaynePDF
- Testimony on Mar 04, 2025 by Susan Bernier (South Berwick)PDF
- Testimony on Mar 04, 2025 by Holly Blair (Maine Principals' Association)PDF
- Testimony on Mar 04, 2025 by Cathy Bryant (Bangor)PDF
- Testimony on Mar 04, 2025 by Joshua Bullock (WalkAway Campaign )PDF
- Testimony on Mar 04, 2025 by Craig Caffrey (Bowdoinham)PDF
- Testimony on Mar 04, 2025 by Katia Chambers (Belfast)PDF
- Testimony on Mar 04, 2025 by Erica Clark (Gardiner)PDF
- Testimony on Mar 04, 2025 by James Cleary (South Berwick)PDF
- Testimony on Mar 04, 2025 by Richard Coshow (Bridgton)PDF
- Testimony on Mar 04, 2025 by Mark Cowperthwaite (Thomaston)PDF
- Testimony on Mar 04, 2025 by Naomi Cowperthwaite (Thomaston)PDF
- Testimony on Mar 04, 2025 by sara Cowperthwaite (Thomaston)PDF
- Testimony on Mar 04, 2025 by John Dorval (Mexico)PDF
- Testimony on Mar 04, 2025 by Brad Durr (Berwick)PDF
- Testimony on Mar 04, 2025 by Danny Emerson (South Berwick)PDF
- Testimony on Mar 04, 2025 by Edward Green (Hope)PDF
- Testimony on Mar 04, 2025 by Joanne Grieco (Kittery)PDF
- Testimony on Mar 04, 2025 by Laura Harper (Maine Family Planning)PDF
- Testimony on Mar 04, 2025 by Melanie Howe (Hollis Center)PDF
- Testimony on Mar 04, 2025 by Hannah Hussey (Portland)PDF
- Testimony on Mar 04, 2025 by Bobbi Johnson (Department of Health and Human Services)PDF
- Testimony on Mar 04, 2025 by Samantha Kennedy (Appleton)PDF
- Testimony on Mar 04, 2025 by Jan Kosinski (MEA)PDF
- Testimony on Mar 04, 2025 by Nadia LaBelle (Yarmouth)PDF
- Testimony on Mar 04, 2025 by R J Brent Levesque (Bath, ME)PDF
- Testimony on Mar 04, 2025 by Holly Littlefield (WINTERPORT)PDF
- Testimony on Mar 04, 2025 by Danielle Maguire (Lincolnville)PDF
- Testimony on Mar 04, 2025 by Christine Mardoian (Phippsburg)PDF
- Testimony on Mar 04, 2025 by Lisa Margulies (Planned Parenthood of Northern New England)PDF
- Testimony on Mar 04, 2025 by Betty Martin (Eliot)PDF
- Testimony on Mar 04, 2025 by John Martin (Maine Family Law Advisory Commission)PDF
- Testimony on Mar 04, 2025 by Lisa McGinness (Eliot)PDF
- Testimony on Mar 04, 2025 by Penny Morrell (Belgrade)PDF
- Testimony on Mar 04, 2025 by Laura Morris (Cape Elizabeth)PDF
- Testimony on Mar 04, 2025 by Yvette Nason (South Portland)PDF
- Testimony on Mar 04, 2025 by Jeremy Nichols (Milo)PDF
- Testimony on Mar 04, 2025 by Molly Owens (Parents' Counsel Division of ME Commission of Public Defense Services)PDF
- Testimony on Mar 04, 2025 by Jennifer Poirier (Maine State Legislature)PDF
- Testimony on Mar 04, 2025 by Julie Rakic (Kittery Point)PDF
- Testimony on Mar 04, 2025 by Alicia Rea (ACLU of Maine)PDF
- Testimony on Mar 04, 2025 by Cory Reynolds (Dexter)PDF
- Testimony on Mar 04, 2025 by Julian Richter (Family Advocacy of Maine)PDF
- Testimony on Mar 04, 2025 by Nicole S (Naples)PDF
- Testimony on Mar 04, 2025 by Allen Sarvinas (Topsham)PDF
- Testimony on Mar 04, 2025 by David Souers (Friendship)PDF
- Testimony on Mar 04, 2025 by Angelina Stearns (Clifton)PDF
- Testimony on Mar 04, 2025 by Paul Steinhauer (South Berwick)PDF
- Testimony on Mar 04, 2025 by Harris Van Pate (Maine Policy Institute)PDF
- Testimony on Mar 04, 2025 by Diane Vernesoni (Topsham)PDF
- Testimony on Mar 04, 2025 by Robert Wessels (South Paris)PDF
- Testimony on Mar 04, 2025 by Krystal Whitaker (Eliot )PDF
- Hannah Hussey, Portland (Written) - JUD 03/04/2025 09:42 AM
- sara Cowperthwaite, Thomaston (Written) - JUD 03/03/2025 09:02 PM
- Sue Norton, Eliot (Written) - JUD 02/27/2025 07:18 AM
- Brad Durr, Berwick (Written) - JUD 03/02/2025 07:03 PM
- Jan Kosinski, MEA (Written) - JUD 03/07/2025 07:12 AM
- Nadia LaBelle, Yarmouth (Written) - JUD 03/08/2025 04:23 PM
- James Cleary, South Berwick (Written) - JUD 03/03/2025 05:55 PM
- Bobbi Johnson, Department of Health and Human Services (Written) - JUD 03/04/2025 07:31 AM
- Erica Clark, Gardiner (Written) - JUD 03/04/2025 11:37 AM
- Alicia Rea, ACLU of Maine (Written) - JUD 03/04/2025 11:59 AM
- Katia Chambers, Belfast (Written) - JUD 03/03/2025 09:18 AM
- Molly Owens, Parents' Counsel Division of ME Commission of Public Defense Services (Speaking neither for nor against) - JUD 03/04/2025 11:19 AM
- Nicholas Adolphsen, Rockport (Written) - JUD 03/04/2025 03:16 PM
- Steven Bailey, Maine School Management Association (Written) - JUD 03/04/2025 09:43 AM
- Holly Blair, Maine Principals' Association (Written) - JUD 03/03/2025 04:16 PM
- Richard Coshow, Bridgton (Written) - JUD 02/27/2025 08:21 AM
- Jeremy Nichols, Milo (Written) - JUD 02/26/2025 10:40 AM
- David Souers, Friendship (Written) - JUD 03/02/2025 06:11 PM
- Yvette Nason, South Portland (Written) - JUD 02/28/2025 09:09 PM
- Nicole S, Naples (Written) - JUD 03/04/2025 08:01 AM
- Julian Richter, Family Advocacy of Maine (Written) - JUD 03/04/2025 01:01 PM
- Susan Bernier, South Berwick (Written) - JUD 02/26/2025 10:33 AM
- Anthony Bailey, Augusta (Written) - JUD 03/05/2025 04:35 PM
- R J Brent Levesque, Bath, ME (Written) - JUD 02/28/2025 08:46 AM
- Julie Rakic, Kittery Point (Written) - JUD 03/03/2025 05:36 PM
- Betty Martin, Eliot (Written) - JUD 03/03/2025 04:14 AM
- Lisa McGinness, Eliot (Written) - JUD 02/26/2025 12:25 PM
- Joanne Grieco, Kittery (Written) - JUD 02/26/2025 11:40 AM
- Craig Caffrey, Bowdoinham (Written) - JUD 03/04/2025 09:00 AM
- Joshua Bullock, WalkAway Campaign (Written) - JUD 03/02/2025 12:01 PM
- Anthony Bailey, Augusta (Written) - JUD 03/06/2025 02:54 PM
- Harris Van Pate, Maine Policy Institute (Written) - JUD 03/03/2025 04:56 PM
- Allen Sarvinas, Topsham (For) - JUD 03/04/2025 10:45 AM
- Christine Mardoian, Phippsburg (Written) - JUD 03/02/2025 02:33 PM
- Samantha Kennedy, Appleton (Written) - JUD 03/04/2025 12:17 PM
- Anthony Bailey, Augusta (Written) - JUD 03/05/2025 06:14 PM
- Diane Vernesoni, Topsham (Written) - JUD 03/02/2025 01:56 PM
- Cory Reynolds, Dexter (Written) - JUD 03/03/2025 09:06 AM
- Paul Steinhauer, South Berwick (Written) - JUD 03/13/2025 01:16 PM
- Laura Morris, Cape Elizabeth (Written) - JUD 03/02/2025 07:56 PM
- Mark Cowperthwaite, Thomaston (Written) - JUD 03/03/2025 08:54 PM
- Danny Emerson, South Berwick (Written) - JUD 02/24/2025 09:35 AM
- Penny Morrell, Belgrade (Written) - JUD 02/23/2025 03:35 PM
- John Dorval, Mexico (Written) - JUD 02/27/2025 10:36 AM
- Angelina Stearns, Clifton (Written) - JUD 03/04/2025 08:59 AM
- Naomi Cowperthwaite, Thomaston (Written) - JUD 03/04/2025 09:49 AM
- Cathy Bryant, Bangor (Written) - JUD 03/03/2025 10:23 AM
- Holly Littlefield, WINTERPORT (Written) - JUD 03/03/2025 10:08 AM
- Anthony Bailey, Augusta (Written) - JUD 03/05/2025 04:46 PM
- Edward Green, Hope (Written) - JUD 03/03/2025 01:16 PM
- Danielle Maguire, Lincolnville (Written) - JUD 03/04/2025 11:50 AM
- Robert Wessels, South Paris (Written) - JUD 03/04/2025 07:32 AM
- Krystal Whitaker, Eliot (Written) - JUD 02/26/2025 12:28 PM
Sources
- https://legislature.maine.gov/LawMakerWeb/summary.asp?ld=492&SessionID=16
- https://legislature.maine.gov/LawMakerWeb/sponsors.asp?ID=280096383
- https://legislature.maine.gov/LawMakerWeb/subjects.asp?ID=280096383
- https://legislature.maine.gov/legis/bills/display_ps.asp?ld=492&PID=1456&snum=132
- https://legislature.maine.gov/LawMakerWeb/dockets.asp?ID=280096383
- https://legislature.maine.gov/ctl/JUD/03-04-2025?panel=0&time=0&sortdir=0&sortby=2