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IntroducedFeb 20, 2025
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Passed Senate
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Passed House
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Signed into Law
SP 297, An Act To Amend Certain Laws Regarding Abortions
Last Action See all actions
legislature • Apr 01, 2025: Voted - Divided Report
Latest Bill Text See all bill texts
Summary/Bill Text
Comments on LD 682
Tweets
Whip Lists
Sponsors
- Abigail Griffincosponsor
- Stacey Guerincosponsor
- Kimberly Haggancosponsor
- Matthew Harringtoncosponsor
- Reagan Paulcosponsor
- Tracy Quintcosponsor
- Katrina Smithcosponsor
Votes
YES: 0
NO: 0
OTHER: 0
Actions
- Apr 01, 2025 | legislature
- Work Session (State House, Room 438)
- Work Session Held
- Voted - Divided Report
- Mar 28, 2025 | legislature
- Public Hearing (State House, Room 438)
- 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 JUDICIARY pursuant to Joint Rule 308.2
Bill Texts
Documents
- Fiscal StatusHTML
- Fiscal StatusPDF
- Testimony on Mar 28, 2025 by Claire Adams (Appleton)PDF
- Testimony on Mar 28, 2025 by Erin Anderson (Whitefield )PDF
- Testimony on Mar 28, 2025 by Kristene Aubin (Hebron)PDF
- Testimony on Mar 28, 2025 by Sarah Austin (GLTBQ Legal Advocates & Defenders)PDF
- Testimony on Mar 28, 2025 by Jeanie Barnard (Yarmouth)PDF
- Testimony on Mar 28, 2025 by Jennifer Bickford (Sanford)PDF
- Testimony on Mar 28, 2025 by Diane Binger (York)PDF
- Testimony on Mar 28, 2025 by Annie Blair (Walpole)PDF
- Testimony on Mar 28, 2025 by Rebecca Boulos (Maine Public Health Association)PDF
- Testimony on Mar 28, 2025 by Erin Breau (Winthrop)PDF
- Testimony on Mar 28, 2025 by Barbara Britten (Shapleigh)PDF
- Testimony on Mar 28, 2025 by Kirby Burns (Blue Hill)PDF
- Testimony on Mar 28, 2025 by Betsy Butterworth (Bucksport)PDF
- Testimony on Mar 28, 2025 by Dorothy Caldwell (Penobscot)PDF
- Testimony on Mar 28, 2025 by Christine Cattan (Eddington)PDF
- Testimony on Mar 28, 2025 by Lori Cloutier (Richmond)PDF
- Testimony on Mar 28, 2025 by Ed Cole (Portland, ME)PDF
- Testimony on Mar 28, 2025 by Marie Correa (Eliot )PDF
- Testimony on Mar 28, 2025 by Dane Courtois (Hiram)PDF
- Testimony on Mar 28, 2025 by Mattie Daughtry (Brunswick)PDF
- Testimony on Mar 28, 2025 by Jason Doll (Portland )PDF
- Testimony on Mar 28, 2025 by Chloe Dowley (Freeport)PDF
- Testimony on Mar 28, 2025 by Paula Drouin (Auburn)PDF
- Testimony on Mar 28, 2025 by Senate Assistant Majority Leader Jill C. Duson (Senate District 27)PDF
- Testimony on Mar 28, 2025 by Christine Dyke (Gorham, First Parish Congregational Church, UCC)PDF
- Testimony on Mar 28, 2025 by Holly Eaton (Deer Isle)PDF
- Testimony on Mar 28, 2025 by Audrey Farber (North Yarmouth)PDF
- Testimony on Mar 28, 2025 by Jane Field (Maine Council of Churches)PDF
- Testimony on Mar 28, 2025 by Jillian Foley (Westbrook)PDF
- Testimony on Mar 28, 2025 by Anne Gallaudet (Scarborough)PDF
- Testimony on Mar 28, 2025 by Lindsay Gardner (Bethel, ME)PDF
- Testimony on Mar 28, 2025 by Sarah Gusky Kemer (New Gloucester)PDF
- Testimony on Mar 28, 2025 by Meika Hashimoto (Bethel)PDF
- Testimony on Mar 28, 2025 by Rebecca Hazelton (Eustis)PDF
- Testimony on Mar 28, 2025 by Laura Hearst (Cape Elizabeth)PDF
- Testimony on Mar 28, 2025 by Jana Hoffman (Winterport)PDF
- Testimony on Mar 28, 2025 by Tyson Hoffman (Winterport)PDF
- Testimony on Mar 28, 2025 by Tamanna Hossin (Brewer, ME)PDF
- Testimony on Mar 28, 2025 by Catie Kellley (Americans United for Life)PDF
- Testimony on Mar 28, 2025 by Allison Kennie (SOUTH PORTLAND)PDF
- Testimony on Mar 28, 2025 by Kathy Kilrain del Rio (Maine Equal Justice)PDF
- Testimony on Mar 28, 2025 by Michelle Kinsella (PENOBSCOT)PDF
- Testimony on Mar 28, 2025 by Michael Kozubal Jr (Washington)PDF
- Testimony on Mar 28, 2025 by Nadia LaBelle (Yarmouth)PDF
- Testimony on Mar 28, 2025 by Carmen LaHaye (Ellsworth)PDF
- Testimony on Mar 28, 2025 by Angela Leclerc (MEAPA)PDF
- Testimony on Mar 28, 2025 by Heide Lester (EqualityMaine)PDF
- Testimony on Mar 28, 2025 by Anthony Lewis (Portland)PDF
- Testimony on Mar 28, 2025 by Lynn Lombard (Caribou)PDF
- Testimony on Mar 28, 2025 by Morgan Lueck (China)PDF
- Testimony on Mar 28, 2025 by C Evan Lunetta (Windham)PDF
- Testimony on Mar 28, 2025 by Joanne MacGillivray (SHERMAN)PDF
- Testimony on Mar 28, 2025 by Tim MacLeod (Auburn)PDF
- Testimony on Mar 28, 2025 by Ashley Macmullen (Raymond)PDF
- Testimony on Mar 28, 2025 by Jeanne Marquis (China)PDF
- Testimony on Mar 28, 2025 by Tracy Mastro (Raymond)PDF
- Testimony on Mar 28, 2025 by Michael McClellan (Maine Right To Life)PDF
- Testimony on Mar 28, 2025 by Kyle McClintock (Falmouth)PDF
- Testimony on Mar 28, 2025 by Jennifer McNamara (Tremont)PDF
- Testimony on Mar 28, 2025 by Alison Mickey (Portland)PDF
- Testimony on Mar 28, 2025 by Debra Milazzo-Shannon (Hartford)PDF
- Testimony on Mar 28, 2025 by John Mills (Newcastle)PDF
- Testimony on Mar 28, 2025 by Linda Mills (Newcastle)PDF
- Testimony on Mar 28, 2025 by Andrea Mooney (Pittston)PDF
- Testimony on Mar 28, 2025 by D. Gordon Mott (LAKEVILLE)PDF
- Testimony on Mar 28, 2025 by Kristin Overton (Chesterville)PDF
- Testimony on Mar 28, 2025 by Kristin Patterson (Augusta)PDF
- Testimony on Mar 28, 2025 by Mark Pelusi (Bradley)PDF
- Testimony on Mar 28, 2025 by Senate Majority Leader Teresa S. Pierce (Senate District 25)PDF
- Testimony on Mar 28, 2025 by Carol Plummer (Corinth )PDF
- Testimony on Mar 28, 2025 by Jeremy Pratt (MACDL)PDF
- Testimony on Mar 28, 2025 by Jason Raper (Auburn)PDF
- Testimony on Mar 28, 2025 by Rosemary Ray (Hampden)PDF
- Testimony on Mar 28, 2025 by Drew Reilly (Falmouth)PDF
- Testimony on Mar 28, 2025 by Savanna Remis-Hagerthy (Auburn )PDF
- Testimony on Mar 28, 2025 by Britt Ricardo (Bar Harbor )PDF
- Testimony on Mar 28, 2025 by Sophia Richter (Kittery)PDF
- Testimony on Mar 28, 2025 by Victoria Robinson (Gray)PDF
- Testimony on Mar 28, 2025 by Robert Rosati (Livermore Falls )PDF
- Testimony on Mar 28, 2025 by Jennifer Ruggiero (Cape Elizabeth)PDF
- Testimony on Mar 28, 2025 by Cara Sammons-Shepard (New Gloucester)PDF
- Testimony on Mar 28, 2025 by George Schelling (Orland )PDF
- Testimony on Mar 28, 2025 by Devon Searle (Limestone)PDF
- Testimony on Mar 28, 2025 by Shawn Shannon (Hebron)PDF
- Testimony on Mar 28, 2025 by Mary Smith (Plymouth)PDF
- Testimony on Mar 28, 2025 by Robin Smith (Hampden)PDF
- Testimony on Mar 28, 2025 by Clare Stansberry (Bowdoinham)PDF
- Testimony on Mar 28, 2025 by Christine Szalay (Damariscotta)PDF
- Testimony on Mar 28, 2025 by Amanda Taisey (Maine Coalition to End Domestic Violence)PDF
- Testimony on Mar 28, 2025 by Sandra Thomas (BREMEN)PDF
- Testimony on Mar 28, 2025 by Dr. Putheiry Va (Department of Health and Human Services)PDF
- Testimony on Mar 28, 2025 by Ray Vensel (Maine Chapter - Freedom From Religion Foundation)PDF
- Testimony on Mar 28, 2025 by Diane Vernesoni (Topsham)PDF
- Testimony on Mar 28, 2025 by Jessica Wade (Milford)PDF
- Testimony on Mar 28, 2025 by Ashley Webb (Farmington)PDF
- Testimony on Mar 28, 2025 by Kate Webb (Canton)PDF
- Testimony on Mar 28, 2025 by Michelle Zagardo (Bethel)PDF
- Jeanie Barnard, Yarmouth (Written) - JUD 03/27/2025 02:26 PM
- Clare Stansberry, Bowdoinham (Speaking Against) - JUD 03/21/2025 06:23 PM
- Erin Anderson, Whitefield (Written) - JUD 03/27/2025 05:18 PM
- Kristene Aubin, Hebron (Written) - JUD 03/27/2025 11:39 AM
- Jennifer Bickford, Sanford (Written) - JUD 03/23/2025 07:54 PM
- Jason Raper, Auburn (Speaking Against) - JUD 03/27/2025 05:15 PM
- Sarah Austin, GLTBQ Legal Advocates & Defenders (Written) - JUD 03/28/2025 02:40 PM
- Holly Eaton, Deer Isle (Written) - JUD 03/27/2025 09:54 PM
- Kirby Burns, Blue Hill (Written) - JUD 03/27/2025 12:20 AM
- Claire Adams, Appleton (Written) - JUD 03/28/2025 08:29 AM
- Christine Cattan, Eddington (Written) - JUD 03/28/2025 08:32 PM
- Rebecca Boulos, Maine Public Health Association (Written) - JUD 03/26/2025 03:31 PM
- Erin Breau, Winthrop (Written) - JUD 03/27/2025 07:08 PM
- Dorothy Caldwell, Penobscot (Written) - JUD 03/27/2025 10:26 PM
- Barbara Britten, Shapleigh (Written) - JUD 03/28/2025 09:45 AM
- Diane Binger, York (Written) - JUD 03/27/2025 07:25 PM
- Marie Correa, Eliot (Written) - JUD 03/23/2025 03:10 PM
- Ed Cole, Portland, ME (Written) - JUD 03/28/2025 12:29 AM
- Christine Dyke, Gorham, First Parish Congregational Church, UCC (Written) - JUD 03/28/2025 10:07 AM
- Paula Drouin, Auburn (Written) - JUD 03/27/2025 08:31 AM
- Senate Assistant Majority Leader Jill C. Duson, Senate District 27 (Written) - JUD 03/28/2025 09:27 AM
- Jason Doll, Portland (Written) - JUD 03/28/2025 10:50 AM
- Dane Courtois, Hiram (Written) - JUD 03/25/2025 03:37 PM
- Lori Cloutier, Richmond (Written) - JUD 03/27/2025 07:35 PM
- Betsy Butterworth, Bucksport (Written) - JUD 03/25/2025 07:03 PM
- Annie Blair, Walpole (Written) - JUD 03/28/2025 08:03 PM
- Chloe Dowley, Freeport (Written) - JUD 03/25/2025 09:41 PM
- Anthony Lewis, Portland (Speaking Against) - JUD 03/21/2025 12:54 PM
- Mattie Daughtry, Brunswick (Written) - JUD 03/28/2025 04:53 PM
- Ashley Macmullen, Raymond (Speaking Against) - JUD 03/28/2025 09:48 AM
- Audrey Farber, North Yarmouth (Written) - JUD 03/24/2025 05:10 PM
- Jane Field, Maine Council of Churches (Written) - JUD 03/27/2025 09:24 PM
- Anne Gallaudet, Scarborough (Written) - JUD 03/24/2025 10:06 AM
- Jillian Foley, Westbrook (Written) - JUD 03/26/2025 04:59 PM
- Lindsay Gardner, Bethel, ME (Written) - JUD 03/27/2025 12:16 PM
- Meika Hashimoto, Bethel (Written) - JUD 03/27/2025 02:06 PM
- Sarah Gusky Kemer, New Gloucester (Written) - JUD 03/27/2025 09:30 PM
- Rebecca Hazelton, Eustis (Written) - JUD 03/24/2025 08:36 PM
- Laura Hearst, Cape Elizabeth (Written) - JUD 03/27/2025 11:53 PM
- Jana Hoffman, Winterport (Written) - JUD 03/29/2025 12:58 AM
- Tyson Hoffman, Winterport (Written) - JUD 03/29/2025 12:56 AM
- Tamanna Hossin, Brewer, ME (Written) - JUD 03/29/2025 12:36 AM
- Catie Kellley, Americans United for Life (Written) - JUD 03/31/2025 09:59 AM
- Allison Kennie, SOUTH PORTLAND (Written) - JUD 03/28/2025 09:00 AM
- Kathy Kilrain del Rio, Maine Equal Justice (Written) - JUD 03/28/2025 01:22 PM
- Michael Kozubal Jr, Washington (Written) - JUD 03/18/2025 02:04 PM
- Michelle Kinsella, PENOBSCOT (Written) - JUD 03/27/2025 06:33 PM
- Nadia LaBelle, Yarmouth (Written) - JUD 03/28/2025 10:04 AM
- Carmen LaHaye, Ellsworth (Written) - JUD 03/28/2025 07:26 AM
- Angela Leclerc, MEAPA (Written) - JUD 03/28/2025 05:02 PM
- Heide Lester, EqualityMaine (Written) - JUD 03/31/2025 12:20 PM
- Lynn Lombard, Caribou (Written) - JUD 03/25/2025 10:19 AM
- Morgan Lueck, China (Written) - JUD 03/14/2025 06:29 PM
- Joanne MacGillivray, SHERMAN (Written) - JUD 03/28/2025 01:10 PM
- C Evan Lunetta, Windham (Written) - JUD 03/28/2025 07:19 AM
- Tim MacLeod, Auburn (Written) - JUD 03/27/2025 08:05 PM
- Jeanne Marquis, China (Written) - JUD 03/28/2025 07:55 AM
- Michael McClellan, Maine Right To Life (Written) - JUD 03/27/2025 12:14 PM
- Tracy Mastro, Raymond (Written) - JUD 03/27/2025 01:52 PM
- Kyle McClintock, Falmouth (Written) - JUD 03/28/2025 11:31 AM
- Jennifer McNamara, Tremont (Written) - JUD 03/24/2025 07:22 PM
- Alison Mickey, Portland (Written) - JUD 03/27/2025 12:24 PM
- Debra Milazzo-Shannon, Hartford (Written) - JUD 03/27/2025 03:34 PM
- John Mills, Newcastle (Written) - JUD 03/27/2025 09:46 AM
- Linda Mills, Newcastle (Written) - JUD 03/27/2025 09:29 AM
- Andrea Mooney, Pittston (Written) - JUD 03/27/2025 05:29 PM
- D. Gordon Mott, LAKEVILLE (Written) - JUD 03/27/2025 07:52 PM
- Kristin Overton, Chesterville (Written) - JUD 03/24/2025 02:52 PM
- Kristin Patterson, Augusta (Written) - JUD 03/27/2025 08:42 PM
- Mark Pelusi, Bradley (Written) - JUD 03/24/2025 04:41 PM
- Senate Majority Leader Teresa S. Pierce, Senate District 25 (Written) - JUD 03/28/2025 09:10 AM
- Carol Plummer, Corinth (Written) - JUD 03/26/2025 08:32 PM
- Jeremy Pratt, MACDL (Written) - JUD 03/28/2025 11:49 AM
- Rosemary Ray, Hampden (Written) - JUD 03/19/2025 12:50 PM
- Drew Reilly, Falmouth (Written) - JUD 03/27/2025 11:09 PM
- Savanna Remis-Hagerthy, Auburn (Written) - JUD 03/28/2025 10:21 AM
- Britt Ricardo, Bar Harbor (Written) - JUD 03/24/2025 07:07 PM
- Sophia Richter, Kittery (Written) - JUD 03/28/2025 08:21 AM
- Victoria Robinson, Gray (Written) - JUD 03/28/2025 02:20 AM
- Robert Rosati, Livermore Falls (Written) - JUD 03/23/2025 10:52 AM
- Jennifer Ruggiero, Cape Elizabeth (Written) - JUD 03/27/2025 09:50 PM
- Cara Sammons-Shepard, New Gloucester (Written) - JUD 03/27/2025 05:12 PM
- George Schelling, Orland (Written) - JUD 03/27/2025 04:51 PM
- Devon Searle, Limestone (Written) - JUD 03/27/2025 06:59 PM
- Shawn Shannon, Hebron (Written) - JUD 03/27/2025 04:33 PM
- Mary Smith, Plymouth (Written) - JUD 03/27/2025 04:12 PM
- Robin Smith, Hampden (Written) - JUD 03/25/2025 04:38 PM
- Christine Szalay, Damariscotta (Written) - JUD 03/27/2025 03:53 PM
- Amanda Taisey, Maine Coalition to End Domestic Violence (Written) - JUD 03/31/2025 02:04 PM
- Sandra Thomas, BREMEN (Written) - JUD 03/27/2025 01:01 PM
- Dr. Putheiry Va, Department of Health and Human Services (Written) - JUD 03/27/2025 05:41 PM
- Diane Vernesoni, Topsham (Written) - JUD 03/22/2025 01:06 PM
- Ray Vensel, Maine Chapter - Freedom From Religion Foundation (Written) - JUD 03/27/2025 09:04 PM
- Jessica Wade, Milford (Written) - JUD 03/28/2025 09:24 AM
- Ashley Webb, Farmington (Written) - JUD 03/28/2025 09:03 AM
- Kate Webb, Canton (Written) - JUD 03/27/2025 02:14 PM
- Michelle Zagardo, Bethel (Written) - JUD 03/27/2025 02:53 PM
Sources
- https://legislature.maine.gov/LawMakerWeb/summary.asp?ld=682&SessionID=16
- https://legislature.maine.gov/LawMakerWeb/sponsors.asp?ID=280096648
- https://legislature.maine.gov/LawMakerWeb/subjects.asp?ID=280096648
- https://legislature.maine.gov/legis/bills/display_ps.asp?ld=682&PID=1456&snum=132
- https://legislature.maine.gov/LawMakerWeb/dockets.asp?ID=280096648
- https://legislature.maine.gov/ctl/JUD/03-28-2025?panel=0&time=0&sortdir=0&sortby=2