SP 901 — Joint Resolution Recognizing February 2026 As Black History Month On Its 100Th Anniversary
Last action — In concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.
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✓Introduced
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✓In Committee
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3Passed Senate
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4Passed House
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5To Executive
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6Enacted
This bill has passed the Senate. Introduced February 12, 2026. It now moves to the second chamber.
Next likely step: consideration and a floor vote in the House.
Odds of enactment
Moderate chanceBased on the sponsor, cosponsors, and committee posture, this bill has a moderate chance of becoming law.
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Prognosis
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Passed Senate
Current position in the legislative process.
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10 sponsors
1 primary, 9 co-sponsors signed on.
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Single-party support
Sponsorship is currently within one party (10 D).
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Cleared a recorded vote
Passed 1 recorded vote so far.
Based on stage, sponsorship breadth, committee status, recorded votes, and cross-state momentum — a description of the observable signals, not a prediction.
Bill Text
- LD 0 SP 901 View text Current pdf
Action History
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In concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.
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(Yeas 100 - Nays 10 - Absent 38 - Excused 1 - Vacant 2)
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ROLL CALL NO. 624
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READ and ADOPTED.
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Ordered sent down forthwith for concurrence.
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On motion by Senator TALBOT ROSS of Cumberland READ and ADOPTED.
Sponsors
- Yusuf Yusuf · Cosponsor
- Eleanor Sato · Cosponsor
- Ambureen Rana · Cosponsor
- Rafael Macias · Cosponsor
- Craig V. Hickman · Cosponsor
- Jill C. Duson · Cosponsor
- Deqa Dhalac · Cosponsor
- Flavia DeBrito · Cosponsor
- Mana Abdi · Cosponsor
- Rachel Talbot Ross · Primary
Sponsorship breakdown
Export CSV (upgrade) →1 sponsors · 9 co-sponsors · 176 not signed on · 10 voted No
Sponsors (1)
- Rachel Talbot Ross Democrat
Co-sponsors (9)
- Yusuf Yusuf Democrat
- Eleanor Sato Democrat
- Ambureen Rana Democrat
- Rafael Macias Democrat
- Craig V. Hickman Democrat
- Jill C. Duson Democrat
- Deqa Dhalac Democrat
- Flavia DeBrito Democrat
- Mana Abdi Democrat
Not signed on (176)
176 members have not signed on to this bill.
Show all 176 →"Not signed on" means a member has not sponsored or co-sponsored this bill — it does not imply opposition. Members flagged Voted No have a recorded No vote on this bill.
Votes
| Party | Yea | Nay | Present | Not Voting |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democrat | 62 | 0 | 0 | 11 |
| Republican | 35 | 10 | 0 | 27 |
| Unenrolled | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Unaffiliated | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Independent | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Total | 100 | 10 | 0 | 39 |
| % of votes cast | 67% | 7% | 0% | 26% |
How each member voted (149)
| Member | Party | Vote |
|---|---|---|
| FARRIN of Jefferson | — | Yea |
| Adam Lee | Democrat | Yea |
| Allison Hepler | Democrat | Yea |
| Ambureen Rana | Democrat | Yea |
| Amy Kuhn | Democrat | Yea |
| Amy Roeder | Democrat | Yea |
| Ann Matlack | Democrat | Yea |
| Anne Graham | Democrat | Yea |
| Anne-Marie Mastraccio | Democrat | Yea |
| Arthur Bell | Democrat | Yea |
| Cassie Julia | Democrat | Yea |
| Charles Skold | Democrat | Not Voting |
| Cheryl Golek | Democrat | Not Voting |
| Christina Mitchell | Democrat | Yea |
| Christopher Kessler | Democrat | Yea |
| D. Ray | Democrat | Yea |
| Dani O'Halloran | Democrat | Yea |
| Daniel Ankeles | Democrat | Yea |
| Daniel Sayre | Democrat | Yea |
| Daniel Shagoury | Democrat | Yea |
| David Rollins | Democrat | Yea |
| David Sinclair | Democrat | Yea |
| Deqa Dhalac | Democrat | Yea |
| Drew Gattine | Democrat | Yea |
| Dylan Pugh | Democrat | Yea |
| Eleanor Sato | Democrat | Yea |
| Flavia DeBrito | Democrat | Yea |
| Gary Friedmann | Democrat | Not Voting |
| Grayson Lookner | Democrat | Yea |
| Holly Eaton | Democrat | Yea |
| Holly Sargent | Democrat | Not Voting |
| Holly Stover | Democrat | Yea |
| James Dill | Democrat | Yea |
| Janice Dodge | Democrat | Yea |
| Julia McCabe | Democrat | Yea |
| Karen Montell | Democrat | Yea |
| Kelly Murphy | Democrat | Yea |
| Kilton Webb | Democrat | Yea |
| Kristi Mathieson | Democrat | Yea |
| Laura Supica | Democrat | Not Voting |
| Laurie Osher | Democrat | Not Voting |
| Lori Gramlich | Democrat | Yea |
| Lydia Crafts | Democrat | Not Voting |
| Lynn Copeland | Democrat | Not Voting |
| Mana Abdi | Democrat | Not Voting |
| Marc Malon | Democrat | Yea |
| Marshall Archer | Democrat | Not Voting |
| Matt Moonen | Democrat | Yea |
| Matthew Beck | Democrat | Yea |
| Melanie Sachs | Democrat | Yea |
| Michael Brennan | Democrat | Yea |
| Michel Lajoie | Democrat | Yea |
| Michele Meyer | Democrat | Yea |
| Michelle Boyer | Democrat | Yea |
| Morgan Rielly | Democrat | Yea |
| Nina Milliken | Democrat | Yea |
| Parnell Terry | Democrat | Yea |
| Poppy Arford | Democrat | Yea |
| Rafael Macias | Democrat | Yea |
| Ryan Fecteau | Democrat | Yea |
| Sally Cluchey | Democrat | Yea |
| Samuel Zager | Democrat | Yea |
| Sean Faircloth | Democrat | Yea |
| Sophia Warren | Democrat | Not Voting |
| Stephan Bunker | Democrat | Yea |
| Suzanne Salisbury | Democrat | Yea |
| Tavis Hasenfus | Democrat | Yea |
| Tiffany Roberts | Democrat | Yea |
| Traci Gere | Democrat | Yea |
| Valli Geiger | Democrat | Yea |
| Victoria Doudera | Democrat | Yea |
| Walter Runte | Democrat | Yea |
| William Bridgeo | Democrat | Yea |
| Yusuf Yusuf | Democrat | Yea |
| William Pluecker | Independent | Yea |
| Abden Simmons | Republican | Yea |
| Abigail Griffin | Republican | Not Voting |
| Alicia Collins | Republican | Not Voting |
| Amanda Collamore | Republican | Not Voting |
| Amy Arata | Republican | Yea |
| Ann Fredericks | Republican | Not Voting |
| Arthur Mingo | Republican | Yea |
| Barbara Bagshaw | Republican | Not Voting |
| Benjamin Hymes | Republican | Not Voting |
| Billy Bob Faulkingham | Republican | Yea |
| Caldwell Jackson | Republican | Not Voting |
| Chad Perkins | Republican | Nay |
| David Boyer | Republican | Yea |
| David Woodsome | Republican | Yea |
| Dean Cray | Republican | Yea |
| Donald Ardell | Republican | Nay |
| Elizabeth Caruso | Republican | Yea |
| Gary Drinkwater | Republican | Nay |
| Gregory Swallow | Republican | Yea |
| Irene Gifford | Republican | Yea |
| James Thorne | Republican | Yea |
| James White | Republican | Yea |
| Jeffrey Adams | Republican | Not Voting |
| Jennifer Poirier | Republican | Yea |
| John Ducharme | Republican | Yea |
| John Eder | Republican | Not Voting |
| Joseph Underwood | Republican | Nay |
| Joshua Morris | Republican | Yea |
| Katrina Smith | Republican | Yea |
| Kenneth Fredette | Republican | Not Voting |
| Kimberly Haggan | Republican | Not Voting |
| Kimberly Pomerleau | Republican | Yea |
| Laurel Libby | Republican | Yea |
| Lucas Lanigan | Republican | Not Voting |
| Lucien Daigle | Republican | Yea |
| Mark Babin | Republican | Not Voting |
| Mark Blier | Republican | Yea |
| Mark Cooper | Republican | Yea |
| Mark Walker | Republican | Nay |
| Marygrace Cimino | Republican | Nay |
| Mathew McIntyre | Republican | Yea |
| Michael Lance | Republican | Nay |
| Michael Lemelin | Republican | Not Voting |
| Michael Soboleski | Republican | Not Voting |
| Nathan Carlow | Republican | Yea |
| Nathan Wadsworth | Republican | Not Voting |
| Paul Flynn | Republican | Nay |
| Peter Wood | Republican | Yea |
| Quentin Chapman | Republican | Not Voting |
| Rachel Henderson | Republican | Yea |
| Randall Greenwood | Republican | Not Voting |
| Randall Hall | Republican | Yea |
| Reagan Paul | Republican | Nay |
| Richard Campbell | Republican | Not Voting |
| Richard Mason | Republican | Yea |
| Robert Foley | Republican | Not Voting |
| Robert Nutting | Republican | Yea |
| Roger Albert | Republican | Yea |
| Rolf Olsen | Republican | Yea |
| Russell White | Republican | Not Voting |
| Sheila Lyman | Republican | Not Voting |
| Shelley Rudnicki | Republican | Not Voting |
| Stephen Wood | Republican | Not Voting |
| Steven Bishop | Republican | Not Voting |
| Steven Foster | Republican | Yea |
| Tammy Schmersal-Burgess | Republican | Not Voting |
| Thomas Lavigne | Republican | Nay |
| Tiffany Strout | Republican | Yea |
| Timothy Guerrette | Republican | Yea |
| Tracy Quint | Republican | Not Voting |
| Wayne Parry | Republican | Yea |
| William Tuell | Republican | Yea |
| Sharon Frost | Unenrolled | Yea |
| W. Crockett | Unenrolled | Not Voting |
Subjects
Frequently asked questions
- Who sponsors SP 901?
- SP 901 is sponsored by Yusuf Yusuf (Democrat), Eleanor Sato (Democrat), Ambureen Rana (Democrat), Rafael Macias (Democrat), Craig V. Hickman (Democrat), Jill C. Duson (Democrat), Deqa Dhalac (Democrat), Flavia DeBrito (Democrat), Mana Abdi (Democrat), and Rachel Talbot Ross (Democrat).
- What is the current status of SP 901?
- This bill has passed the Senate. Introduced February 12, 2026. It now moves to the second chamber.
- Where can I track SP 901?
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