An Act To Support Maine Families By Increasing The Dependent Care Credit
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LD 1144 — An Act To Support Maine Families By Increasing The Dependent Care Credit
Last action — Placed in Legislative Files (DEAD)
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✓Introduced
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✓In Committee
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3Passed House
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4Passed Senate
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5To Executive
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6Enacted
This bill died with 128th Legislature (2017-2018). It reached “Passed House” and never advanced before the session ended, so it can no longer move — a new version would have to be reintroduced in the current session.
This bill is no longer active — its legislative session has ended, so there is no live prognosis. It would have to be reintroduced in the current session to move again.
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Read LD 1144 on the official Maine source →Action History
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Placed in Legislative Files (DEAD)
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On motion by Senator DOW of Lincoln The Senate INSISTED To ACCEPTANCE of The Minority Ought Not To Pass Report In NON-CONCURRENCE
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ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.
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The House INSISTED on ACCEPTANCE of the Majority Ought to Pass as Amended Report and PASSAGE TO BE ENGROSSED as Amended by Committee Amendment "A" (H-235).
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Ordered sent down forthwith for concurrence
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Roll Call Ordered Roll Call Number 225 Yeas 20 - Nays 15 - Excused 0 - Absent 0
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On motion by Senator DOW of Lincoln the Minority Ought Not to Pass Report ACCEPTED. In NON-CONCURRENCE
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Reports Read
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Sent for concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.
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The Bill was PASSED TO BE ENGROSSED as Amended by Committee Amendment "A" (H-235).
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Under suspension of the rules, the Bill was given its SECOND READING without REFERENCE to the Committee on Bills in the Second Reading.
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Committee Amendment "A" (H-235) was READ and ADOPTED.
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The Bill was READ ONCE.
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On motion of Representative TIPPING of Orono, the Majority Ought to Pass as Amended Report was ACCEPTED.
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Speaker laid before the House
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Later today assigned.
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On motion of Representative TIPPING of Orono, TABLED pending ACCEPTANCE of Either Report.
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Reports READ.
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The Bill was REFERRED to the Committee on TAXATION in concurrence
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Sent for concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.
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The Bill was REFERRED to the Committee on TAXATION.
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Committee on Taxation suggested and ordered printed.
Sponsors
- HERBIG · Primary
- CHENETTE · Cosponsor
- CUSHING · Cosponsor
- GRANT · Cosponsor
- McCREIGHT · Cosponsor
- Bruce Bickford · Cosponsor
- Parnell Terry · Cosponsor
- Mark Cooper · Cosponsor
Sponsorship breakdown
Export CSV (upgrade) →1 sponsors · 7 co-sponsors · 178 not signed on · 2 voted No
Sponsors (1)
- HERBIG
Co-sponsors (7)
- CHENETTE
- CUSHING
- GRANT
- McCREIGHT
- Bruce Bickford Republican
- Parnell Terry Democrat
- Mark Cooper Republican
Not signed on (178)
178 members have not signed on to this bill.
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Votes
| Party | Yea | Nay | Present | Not Voting |
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| Unaffiliated | 16 | 13 | 0 | 0 |
| Republican | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Democrat | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Total | 20 | 15 | 0 | 0 |
| % of votes cast | 57% | 43% | 0% | 0% |
How each member voted (35)
| Member | Party | Vote |
|---|---|---|
| BELLOWS of Kennebec | — | Nay |
| BRAKEY of Androscoggin | — | Yea |
| BREEN of Cumberland | — | Nay |
| CARPENTER of Aroostook | — | Nay |
| CARSON of Cumberland | — | Nay |
| CHENETTE of York | — | Nay |
| CHIPMAN of Cumberland | — | Nay |
| CUSHING of Penobscot | — | Yea |
| DAVIS of Piscataquis | — | Yea |
| DESCHAMBAULT of York | — | Nay |
| DIAMOND of Cumberland | — | Yea |
| DION of Cumberland | — | Nay |
| DOW of Lincoln | — | Yea |
| GRATWICK of Penobscot | — | Nay |
| HAMPER of Oxford | — | Yea |
| HILL of York | — | Yea |
| KATZ of Kennebec | — | Yea |
| KEIM of Oxford | — | Yea |
| LANGLEY of Hancock | — | Yea |
| LIBBY of Androscoggin | — | Nay |
| MAKER of Washington | — | Yea |
| MILLETT of Cumberland | — | Nay |
| MIRAMANT of Knox | — | Nay |
| ROSEN of Hancock | — | Yea |
| SAVIELLO of Franklin | — | Yea |
| THIBODEAU of Waldo | — | Yea |
| VITELLI of Sagadahoc | — | Nay |
| VOLK of Cumberland | — | Yea |
| WHITTEMORE of Somerset | — | Yea |
| James Dill | Democrat | Nay |
| Alicia Collins | Republican | Yea |
| Caldwell Jackson | Republican | Nay |
| David Woodsome | Republican | Yea |
| Richard Mason | Republican | Yea |
| Scott W. Cyrway | Republican | Yea |
Subjects
Frequently asked questions
- Who sponsors LD 1144?
- LD 1144 is sponsored by HERBIG, CHENETTE, CUSHING, GRANT, McCREIGHT, Bruce Bickford (Republican), Parnell Terry (Democrat), and Mark Cooper (Republican).
- What is the current status of LD 1144?
- This bill died with 128th Legislature (2017-2018). It reached “Passed House” and never advanced before the session ended, so it can no longer move — a new version would have to be reintroduced in the current session.
- Where can I track LD 1144?
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