Maine 128th Legislature (2017-2018) Status: Enacted 1 R cosponsors

LD 949 — An Act Regarding Telehealth

Last action — ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.

  1. ✓
    Introduced
  2. ✓
    In Committee
  3. ✓
    Passed House
  4. ✓
    Passed Senate
  5. ✓
    To Executive
  6. 6
    Enacted

This bill has been enacted into law. Introduced March 09, 2017. Enacted.

Prognosis

Advancing 50% · moderate confidence

Where this bill stands today.

Odds of enactment

High

How often bills like it became law.

  • Enacted

    Current position in the legislative process.

  • 10 sponsors

    1 primary, 9 co-sponsors signed on.

  • Single-party support

    Sponsorship is currently within one party (1 R).

  • Failed a recorded vote

    Failed 1 recorded vote so far — a real headwind.

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Bill Text

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Action History

  1. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.

  2. Placed in the Legislative Files. (DEAD)

  3. 82 having voted in the affirmative and 55 in the negative, with 13 being absent, and 1 excused, and accordingly it was the vote of the House that the Bill not become a law and the veto was sustained.

  4. ROLL CALL NO. 457V

  5. This Bill, having been returned by the Governor, together with objections to the same pursuant to Article IV, Part Third, Section 2 of the Constitution of the State of Maine, after reconsideration, the House proceeded to vote on the question: "Shall this Bill become a law notwithstanding the objections of the Governor?"

  6. Ordered sent down forthwith for concurrence

  7. LD 949 In Senate, August 2, 2017, this Bill, having been returned by the Governor, together with objections to the same pursuant to the provisions of the Constitution of the State of Maine, after reconsideration, the Senate proceeded to vote on the question: "Shall this Bill become a law notwithstanding the objections of the Governor?" 27 IN FAVOR and 7 AGAINST, accordingly it was the vote of the Senate that the Bill become law and the VETO was OVERRIDDEN.

  8. Subsequently PASSED TO BE ENACTED in concurrence

  9. On Motion by Senator HAMPER of Oxford taken from the SPECIAL APPROPRIATIONS TABLE.

  10. On motion by Senator HAMPER of Oxford PLACED ON THE SPECIAL APPROPRIATIONS TABLE pending ENACTMENT in concurrence

  11. Sent for concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.

  12. PASSED TO BE ENACTED.

  13. In concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.

  14. The Bill was PASSED TO BE ENGROSSED as Amended by Committee Amendment "A" (S-187).

  15. Under suspension of the rules, the Bill was given its SECOND READING without REFERENCE to the Committee on Bills in the Second Reading.

  16. Committee Amendment "A" (S-187) was READ and ADOPTED.

  17. The Bill was READ ONCE.

  18. On motion of Representative LAWRENCE of Eliot, the Majority Ought to Pass as Amended Report was ACCEPTED.

  19. Reports READ.

  20. Ordered sent down forthwith for concurrence

  21. Under suspension of the Rules, READ A SECOND TIME and PASSED TO BE ENGROSSED AS AMENDED by Committee Amendment "A" (S-187)

  22. Committee Amendment "A" (S-187) READ and ADOPTED

  23. READ ONCE

  24. On motion by Senator WHITTEMORE of Somerset the Majority Ought to Pass as Amended Report ACCEPTED.

  25. Reports Read

  26. In concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.

  27. The Bill was REFERRED to the Committee on INSURANCE AND FINANCIAL SERVICES.

  28. Ordered sent down forthwith for concurrence

  29. REFERENCE to the Committee on INSURANCE AND FINANCIAL SERVICES

  30. Committee on INSURANCE AND FINANCIAL SERVICES suggested and ordered printed

Sponsors

  • GRATWICK · Primary
  • BROOKS · Cosponsor
  • CHIPMAN · Cosponsor
  • DAVIS · Cosponsor
  • DOW · Cosponsor
  • HAMANN · Cosponsor
  • HIGGINS · Cosponsor
  • KEIM · Cosponsor
  • MAKER · Cosponsor
  • Joseph E. Martin · Cosponsor

Sponsorship breakdown

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1 sponsors · 9 co-sponsors · 176 not signed on · 14 voted No

Sponsors (1)

  • GRATWICK

Co-sponsors (9)

  • BROOKS
  • CHIPMAN
  • DAVIS
  • DOW
  • HAMANN
  • HIGGINS
  • KEIM
  • MAKER
  • Joseph E. Martin Republican

Not signed on (176)

176 members have not signed on to this bill.

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"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.

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Votes

Reconsideration - Veto

Failed 82 Yea · 55 Nay · 14 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 6241011
Democrat 14002
Republican 61401
Total 8255014
% of votes cast 54%36%0%9%
How each member voted (151)
Member Party Vote
ACKLEY of Monmouth — Yea
ALLEY of Beals — Yea
AUSTIN of Skowhegan — Yea
AUSTIN of Gray — Nay
BABBIDGE of Kennebunk — Yea
BATES of Westbrook — Yea
BATTLE of South Portland — Yea
BERRY of Bowdoinham — Yea
BLUME of York — Yea
BROOKS of Lewiston — Yea
BRYANT of Windham — Yea
CARDONE of Bangor — Yea
CASÁS of Rockport — Yea
CEBRA of Naples — Nay
CHACE of Durham — Not Voting
COLLINGS of Portland — Yea
COREY of Windham — Yea
CRAIG of Brewer — Nay
DeCHANT of Bath — Yea
DENNO of Cumberland — Yea
DEVIN of Newcastle — Not Voting
DILLINGHAM of Oxford — Nay
DOORE of Augusta — Yea
DUCHESNE of Hudson — Yea
DUNPHY of Old Town — Yea
ESPLING of New Gloucester — Nay
FARNSWORTH of Portland — Yea
FARRIN of Norridgewock — Nay
FAY of Raymond — Yea
FREY of Bangor — Yea
FULLER of Lewiston — Yea
GERRISH of Lebanon — Yea
GIDEON of Freeport — Yea
GILLWAY of Searsport — Nay
GINZLER of Bridgton — Nay
GOLDEN of Lewiston — Not Voting
GRANT of Gardiner — Yea
GRIGNON of Athens — Nay
GROHMAN of Biddeford — Yea
HAGGAN of Hampden — Nay
HAMANN of South Portland — Yea
HANDY of Lewiston — Yea
HANINGTON of Lincoln — Nay
HANLEY of Pittston — Nay
HARLOW of Portland — Yea
HARVELL of Farmington — Not Voting
HAWKE of Boothbay Harbor — Yea
HEAD of Bethel — Nay
HERBIG of Belfast — Yea
HERRICK of Paris — Nay
HIGGINS of Dover-Foxcroft — Yea
HILLIARD of Belgrade — Not Voting
HOGAN of Old Orchard Beach — Nay
HUBBELL of Bar Harbor — Yea
HYMANSON of York — Not Voting
JOHANSEN of Monticello — Nay
JORGENSEN of Portland — Not Voting
KINNEY of Limington — Nay
KINNEY of Knox — Nay
KORNFIELD of Bangor — Yea
KUMIEGA of Deer Isle — Yea
LOCKMAN of Amherst — Nay
LONGSTAFF of Waterville — Yea
LUCHINI of Ellsworth — Yea
LYFORD of Eddington — Nay
MADIGAN of Waterville — Yea
MADIGAN of Rumford — Yea
MALABY of Hancock — Nay
MAREAN of Hollis — Yea
McCREA of Fort Fairfield — Yea
McCREIGHT of Harpswell — Yea
McELWEE of Caribou — Nay
McLEAN of Gorham — Yea
MELARAGNO of Auburn — Yea
MONAGHAN of Cape Elizabeth — Yea
NADEAU of Winslow — Yea
O'CONNOR of Berwick — Nay
O'NEIL of Saco — Yea
ORDWAY of Standish — Nay
PARKER of South Berwick — Yea
PERRY of Calais — Yea
PICCHIOTTI of Fairfield — Nay
PICKETT of Dixfield — Nay
POULIOT of Augusta — Nay
PRESCOTT of Waterboro — Nay
RECKITT of South Portland — Not Voting
REED of Carmel — Nay
RILEY of Jay — Yea
RYKERSON of Kittery — Yea
SAMPSON of Alfred — Nay
SANBORN of Portland — Yea
SANDERSON of Chelsea — Nay
SCHNECK of Bangor — Not Voting
SEAVEY of Kennebunkport — Nay
SHEATS of Auburn — Yea
SHERMAN of Hodgdon — Nay
SIROCKI of Scarborough — Nay
SKOLFIELD of Weld — Yea
SPEAR of South Thomaston — Yea
STANLEY of Medway — Yea
STEARNS of Guilford — Yea
STETKIS of Canaan — Nay
STROM of Pittsfield — Nay
SUTTON of Warren — Nay
SYLVESTER of Portland — Yea
TUCKER of Brunswick — Yea
TURNER of Burlington — Not Voting
VACHON of Scarborough — Yea
WALLACE of Dexter — Nay
WARD of Dedham — Not Voting
WHITE of Washburn — Nay
WINSOR of Norway — Nay
WOOD of Greene — Nay
ZEIGLER of Montville — Yea
Anne-Marie Mastraccio Democrat Yea
Craig V. Hickman Democrat Yea
Denise Tepler Democrat Yea
Donna Bailey Democrat Yea
Drew Gattine Democrat Yea
Mark W. Lawrence Democrat Not Voting
Matt Moonen Democrat Yea
Matthea E.L. Daughtry Democrat Yea
Michael Tipping Democrat Yea
Parnell Terry Democrat Yea
Pinny H. Beebe-Center Democrat Yea
Rachel Talbot Ross Democrat Yea
Ryan Fecteau Democrat Yea
Sophia Warren Democrat Yea
Teresa S. Pierce Democrat Not Voting
Teresa S. Pierce Democrat Yea
Abden Simmons Republican Nay
Bruce Bickford Republican Yea
Chad Perkins Republican Nay
Harold "Trey" L. Stewart, III Republican Nay
Jeffrey L. Timberlake Republican Nay
Joseph E. Martin Republican Yea
Joseph E. Martin Republican Yea
Kenneth Fredette Republican Nay
Mark Cooper Republican Yea
Matthew A. Harrington Republican Nay
Nancy Theriault Republican Nay
Nathan Wadsworth Republican Nay
Quentin Chapman Republican Yea
Richard Campbell Republican Nay
Richard Mason Republican Nay
Richard T. Bradstreet Republican Nay
Robert Foley Republican Yea
Russell J. Black Republican Nay
Stacey K. Guerin Republican Not Voting
Wayne Parry Republican Nay
William Tuell Republican Nay

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Subjects

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Frequently asked questions

Who sponsors LD 949?
LD 949 is sponsored by GRATWICK, BROOKS, CHIPMAN, DAVIS, DOW, HAMANN, HIGGINS, KEIM, MAKER, and Joseph E. Martin (Republican).
What is the current status of LD 949?
This bill has been enacted into law. Introduced March 09, 2017. Enacted.
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