Maine 128th Legislature (2017-2018) Status: In Committee

LD 472 — An Act Regarding Parental Rights

Last action — Placed in Legislative Files (DEAD)

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

This bill died with 128th Legislature (2017-2018). It reached “In Committee” 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.

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Action History

  1. Placed in Legislative Files (DEAD)

  2. On motion by Senator KEIM of Oxford The Senate INSISTED to Bill and accompanying papers COMMITTED to the Committee on Judiciary In NON-CONCURRENCE

  3. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.

  4. Subsequently, The House INSISTED on ACCEPTANCE of the Majority Ought Not to Pass Report.

  5. (Yeas 68 - Nays 76 - Absent 7 - Excused 0)

  6. ROLL CALL NO. 330

  7. Motion of Representative ESPLING of New Gloucester to RECEDE and CONCUR FAILED.

  8. Ordered sent down forthwith for concurrence

  9. On motion by Same Senator Bill and accompanying papers COMMITTED to the Committee on Judiciary In NON-CONCURRENCE

  10. Senator KEIM of Oxford asked and received leave of the Senate to Withdraw her motion to ACCEPT the Minority Ought To Pass as Amended Report.

  11. Taken from the table by the President ProTem

  12. On further motion by same Senator TABLED until Later in Today's Session pending her motion to ACCEPT the Minority Ought to Pass as Amended Report, In NON-CONCURRENCE

  13. Senator KEIM of Oxford moved to ACCEPT the Minority Ought to Pass as Amended Report.

  14. Reports READ

  15. Sent for concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.

  16. (Yeas 78 - Nays 69 - Absent 3 - Excused 1)

  17. ROLL CALL NO. 281

  18. On motion of Representative MOONEN of Portland, the Majority Ought Not to Pass Report was ACCEPTED.

  19. Speaker laid before the House

  20. Later today assigned.

  21. On motion of Representative MOONEN of Portland, TABLED pending ACCEPTANCE of Either Report.

  22. Reports READ.

  23. The Bill was REFERRED to the Committee on JUDICIARY in concurrence

  24. Sent for concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.

  25. The Bill was REFERRED to the Committee on JUDICIARY.

  26. Committee on Judiciary suggested and ordered printed.

Sponsors

  • ESPLING · Primary
  • SAMPSON · Cosponsor

Sponsorship breakdown

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1 sponsors · 1 co-sponsors · 184 not signed on · 34 voted No

Sponsors (1)

  • ESPLING

Co-sponsors (1)

  • SAMPSON

Not signed on (184)

184 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

RECEDE AND CONCUR

Failed 68 Yea · 76 Nay · 7 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 515805
Democrat 11500
Republican 16302
Total 687607
% of votes cast 45%50%0%5%
How each member voted (151)
Member Party Vote
ACKLEY of Monmouth — Nay
ALLEY of Beals — Nay
AUSTIN of Skowhegan — Nay
AUSTIN of Gray — Yea
BABBIDGE of Kennebunk — Nay
BATES of Westbrook — Nay
BATTLE of South Portland — Not Voting
BERRY of Bowdoinham — Nay
BLUME of York — Nay
BROOKS of Lewiston — Nay
BRYANT of Windham — Nay
CARDONE of Bangor — Nay
CASÁS of Rockport — Nay
CEBRA of Naples — Yea
CHACE of Durham — Yea
COLLINGS of Portland — Nay
COREY of Windham — Yea
CRAIG of Brewer — Yea
DeCHANT of Bath — Nay
DENNO of Cumberland — Nay
DEVIN of Newcastle — Nay
DILLINGHAM of Oxford — Not Voting
DOORE of Augusta — Nay
DUCHESNE of Hudson — Nay
DUNPHY of Old Town — Nay
ESPLING of New Gloucester — Yea
FARNSWORTH of Portland — Nay
FARRIN of Norridgewock — Yea
FAY of Raymond — Nay
FREY of Bangor — Nay
FULLER of Lewiston — Nay
GERRISH of Lebanon — Not Voting
GIDEON of Freeport — Not Voting
GILLWAY of Searsport — Yea
GINZLER of Bridgton — Yea
GOLDEN of Lewiston — Nay
GRANT of Gardiner — Nay
GRIGNON of Athens — Yea
GROHMAN of Biddeford — Nay
HAGGAN of Hampden — Yea
HAMANN of South Portland — Nay
HANDY of Lewiston — Nay
HANINGTON of Lincoln — Yea
HANLEY of Pittston — Yea
HARLOW of Portland — Nay
HARVELL of Farmington — Yea
HAWKE of Boothbay Harbor — Yea
HEAD of Bethel — Yea
HERBIG of Belfast — Nay
HERRICK of Paris — Yea
HIGGINS of Dover-Foxcroft — Yea
HILLIARD of Belgrade — Yea
HOGAN of Old Orchard Beach — Nay
HUBBELL of Bar Harbor — Nay
HYMANSON of York — Nay
JOHANSEN of Monticello — Yea
JORGENSEN of Portland — Nay
KINNEY of Limington — Yea
KINNEY of Knox — Yea
KORNFIELD of Bangor — Nay
KUMIEGA of Deer Isle — Nay
LOCKMAN of Amherst — Yea
LONGSTAFF of Waterville — Nay
LUCHINI of Ellsworth — Nay
LYFORD of Eddington — Yea
MADIGAN of Waterville — Nay
MADIGAN of Rumford — Nay
MALABY of Hancock — Not Voting
MAREAN of Hollis — Yea
McCREA of Fort Fairfield — Nay
McCREIGHT of Harpswell — Nay
McELWEE of Caribou — Yea
McLEAN of Gorham — Nay
MELARAGNO of Auburn — Nay
MONAGHAN of Cape Elizabeth — Nay
NADEAU of Winslow — Nay
O'CONNOR of Berwick — Yea
O'NEIL of Saco — Nay
ORDWAY of Standish — Yea
PARKER of South Berwick — Nay
PERRY of Calais — Nay
PICCHIOTTI of Fairfield — Yea
PICKETT of Dixfield — Yea
POULIOT of Augusta — Yea
PRESCOTT of Waterboro — Yea
RECKITT of South Portland — Nay
REED of Carmel — Yea
RILEY of Jay — Nay
RYKERSON of Kittery — Nay
SAMPSON of Alfred — Yea
SANBORN of Portland — Nay
SANDERSON of Chelsea — Yea
SCHNECK of Bangor — Nay
SEAVEY of Kennebunkport — Yea
SHEATS of Auburn — Nay
SHERMAN of Hodgdon — Yea
SIROCKI of Scarborough — Yea
SKOLFIELD of Weld — Yea
SPEAR of South Thomaston — Nay
STANLEY of Medway — Yea
STEARNS of Guilford — Yea
STETKIS of Canaan — Yea
STROM of Pittsfield — Yea
SUTTON of Warren — Yea
SYLVESTER of Portland — Nay
TUCKER of Brunswick — Nay
TURNER of Burlington — Yea
VACHON of Scarborough — Yea
WALLACE of Dexter — Yea
WARD of Dedham — Yea
WHITE of Washburn — Yea
WINSOR of Norway — Yea
WOOD of Greene — Yea
ZEIGLER of Montville — Nay
Anne-Marie Mastraccio Democrat Nay
Craig V. Hickman Democrat Nay
Denise Tepler Democrat Nay
Donna Bailey Democrat Nay
Drew Gattine Democrat Nay
Mark W. Lawrence Democrat Nay
Matt Moonen Democrat Nay
Matthea E.L. Daughtry Democrat Nay
Michael Tipping Democrat Nay
Parnell Terry Democrat Nay
Pinny H. Beebe-Center Democrat Nay
Rachel Talbot Ross Democrat Nay
Ryan Fecteau Democrat Nay
Sophia Warren Democrat Nay
Teresa S. Pierce Democrat Yea
Teresa S. Pierce Democrat Nay
Abden Simmons Republican Yea
Bruce Bickford Republican Yea
Chad Perkins Republican Yea
Harold "Trey" L. Stewart, III Republican Yea
Jeffrey L. Timberlake Republican Yea
Joseph E. Martin Republican Nay
Joseph E. Martin Republican Nay
Kenneth Fredette Republican Not Voting
Mark Cooper Republican Nay
Matthew A. Harrington Republican Yea
Nancy Theriault Republican Yea
Nathan Wadsworth Republican Yea
Quentin Chapman Republican Not Voting
Richard Campbell Republican Yea
Richard Mason Republican Yea
Richard T. Bradstreet Republican Yea
Robert Foley Republican Yea
Russell J. Black Republican Yea
Stacey K. Guerin Republican Yea
Wayne Parry Republican Yea
William Tuell Republican Yea

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ACC MAJ OUGHT NOT TO PASS REP

Passed 78 Yea · 69 Nay · 4 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 595203
Democrat 15001
Republican 41700
Total 786904
% of votes cast 52%46%0%3%
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 — Nay
COLLINGS of Portland — Yea
COREY of Windham — Nay
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 — Not Voting
FULLER of Lewiston — Yea
GERRISH of Lebanon — Nay
GIDEON of Freeport — Yea
GILLWAY of Searsport — Nay
GINZLER of Bridgton — Nay
GOLDEN of Lewiston — Yea
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 — Nay
HAWKE of Boothbay Harbor — Nay
HEAD of Bethel — Nay
HERBIG of Belfast — Yea
HERRICK of Paris — Nay
HIGGINS of Dover-Foxcroft — Nay
HILLIARD of Belgrade — Nay
HOGAN of Old Orchard Beach — Yea
HUBBELL of Bar Harbor — Yea
HYMANSON of York — Yea
JOHANSEN of Monticello — Nay
JORGENSEN of Portland — Yea
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 — Nay
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 — Yea
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 — Yea
SEAVEY of Kennebunkport — Nay
SHEATS of Auburn — Yea
SHERMAN of Hodgdon — Yea
SIROCKI of Scarborough — Nay
SKOLFIELD of Weld — Nay
SPEAR of South Thomaston — Yea
STANLEY of Medway — Yea
STEARNS of Guilford — Nay
STETKIS of Canaan — Nay
STROM of Pittsfield — Nay
SUTTON of Warren — Nay
SYLVESTER of Portland — Not Voting
TUCKER of Brunswick — Yea
TURNER of Burlington — Nay
VACHON of Scarborough — Nay
WALLACE of Dexter — Nay
WARD of Dedham — Nay
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 Yea
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 Nay
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 Nay
Russell J. Black Republican Nay
Stacey K. Guerin Republican Nay
Wayne Parry Republican Nay
William Tuell Republican Nay

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LD 472 is sponsored by ESPLING and SAMPSON.
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