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

LD 347 — An Act To Support Death With Dignity

Last action — Placed in Legislative Files (DEAD)

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  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 BRAKEY of Androscoggin The Senate RECEDED and CONCURRED With Acceptance of The Majority Ought Not To Pass Report in concurrence

  3. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.

  4. In NON-CONCURRENCE and sent for concurrence.

  5. On motion of Representative GOLDEN of Lewiston, the Majority Ought Not to Pass Report was ACCEPTED.

  6. (Yeas 61 - Nays 85 - Absent 3 - Excused 2)

  7. ROLL CALL NO. 129

  8. Motion of Representative HYMANSON of York to ACCEPT the Minority Ought to Pass as Amended Report FAILED.

  9. Reports READ.

  10. Ordered sent down forthwith for concurrence

  11. Under suspension of the Rules, READ A SECOND TIME AND PASSED TO BE ENGROSSED AS AMENDED BY Committee Amendment "A" (S-90)

  12. Committee Amendment "A" (S-90) READ and ADOPTED

  13. READ ONCE

  14. Subsequently The Minority Ought to Pass As Amended Report ACCEPTED

  15. Roll Call Ordered Roll Call Number 149 Yeas 15 - Nays 16 - Excused 0 - Absent 0

  16. Motion by Senator BRAKEY of Androscoggin to ACCEPT the Majority Ought Not to Pass Report FAILED.

  17. Taken from the table by the President

  18. On further motion by same Senator TABLED until Later in Today's Session pending his motion to ACCEPT the Majority Ought Not to Pass Report,

  19. Senator BRAKEY of Androscoggin moved to ACCEPT the Majority Ought Not to Pass Report.

  20. Report READ

  21. In concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.

  22. The Bill was REFERRED to the Committee on HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES.

  23. Ordered sent down forthwith for concurrence

  24. REFERENCE to the Committee on HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES

  25. Committee on HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES suggested and ordered printed

Sponsors

  • KATZ · Primary
  • CARSON · Cosponsor
  • GRATWICK · Cosponsor
  • HARLOW · Cosponsor
  • HUBBELL · Cosponsor
  • HYMANSON · Cosponsor
  • JORGENSEN · Cosponsor
  • MIRAMANT · Cosponsor
  • ROSEN · Cosponsor
  • WOOD · Cosponsor
  • PEBWORTH of Blue Hill · Cosponsor

Sponsorship breakdown

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1 sponsors · 10 co-sponsors · 175 not signed on · 22 voted No

Sponsors (1)

  • KATZ

Co-sponsors (10)

Not signed on (175)

175 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

ACC MIN OTP AS AMENDED REP

Failed 61 Yea · 85 Nay · 5 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 466305
Democrat 12400
Republican 31800
Total 618505
% of votes cast 40%56%0%3%
How each member voted (151)
Member Party Vote
ACKLEY of Monmouth — Yea
ALLEY of Beals — Nay
AUSTIN of Skowhegan — Nay
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 — Not Voting
BRYANT of Windham — Yea
CARDONE of Bangor — Yea
CASÁS of Rockport — Yea
CEBRA of Naples — Nay
CHACE of Durham — Not Voting
COLLINGS of Portland — Nay
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 — Not Voting
DUCHESNE of Hudson — Nay
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 — Nay
GERRISH of Lebanon — Nay
GIDEON of Freeport — Yea
GILLWAY of Searsport — Nay
GINZLER of Bridgton — Nay
GOLDEN of Lewiston — Nay
GRANT of Gardiner — Nay
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 — Yea
HEAD of Bethel — Nay
HERBIG of Belfast — Yea
HERRICK of Paris — Yea
HIGGINS of Dover-Foxcroft — Nay
HILLIARD of Belgrade — Nay
HOGAN of Old Orchard Beach — Nay
HUBBELL of Bar Harbor — Yea
HYMANSON of York — Yea
JOHANSEN of Monticello — Not Voting
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 — Nay
LUCHINI of Ellsworth — Yea
LYFORD of Eddington — Nay
MADIGAN of Waterville — Nay
MADIGAN of Rumford — Nay
MALABY of Hancock — Nay
MAREAN of Hollis — Nay
McCREA of Fort Fairfield — Nay
McCREIGHT of Harpswell — Yea
McELWEE of Caribou — Nay
McLEAN of Gorham — Yea
MELARAGNO of Auburn — Nay
MONAGHAN of Cape Elizabeth — Yea
NADEAU of Winslow — Nay
O'CONNOR of Berwick — Nay
O'NEIL of Saco — Yea
ORDWAY of Standish — Nay
PARKER of South Berwick — Yea
PERRY of Calais — Nay
PICCHIOTTI of Fairfield — Nay
PICKETT of Dixfield — Nay
POULIOT of Augusta — Nay
PRESCOTT of Waterboro — Yea
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 — Nay
SHERMAN of Hodgdon — Nay
SIROCKI of Scarborough — Nay
SKOLFIELD of Weld — Nay
SPEAR of South Thomaston — Yea
STANLEY of Medway — Nay
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 — Nay
VACHON of Scarborough — Nay
WALLACE of Dexter — Nay
WARD of Dedham — Nay
WHITE of Washburn — Nay
WINSOR of Norway — Nay
WOOD of Greene — Yea
ZEIGLER of Montville — Yea
Anne-Marie Mastraccio Democrat Yea
Craig V. Hickman Democrat Nay
Denise Tepler Democrat Yea
Donna Bailey Democrat Yea
Drew Gattine Democrat Yea
Mark W. Lawrence Democrat Nay
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 Nay
Ryan Fecteau Democrat Nay
Sophia Warren Democrat Yea
Teresa S. Pierce Democrat Yea
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 Nay
Joseph E. Martin Republican Nay
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

Official roll call →

ACCEPT MAJ ONTP RPT

Failed 15 Yea · 16 Nay
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 111500
Republican 4000
Democrat 0100
Total 151600
% of votes cast 48%52%0%0%
How each member voted (31)
Member Party Vote
BELLOWS of Kennebec — Nay
BRAKEY of Androscoggin — Yea
BREEN of Cumberland — Nay
CARPENTER of Aroostook — Yea
CARSON of Cumberland — Nay
CHENETTE of York — Nay
CHIPMAN of Cumberland — Nay
DAVIS of Piscataquis — Yea
DESCHAMBAULT of York — Nay
DIAMOND of Cumberland — Nay
DION of Cumberland — Nay
DOW of Lincoln — Yea
GRATWICK of Penobscot — Nay
HAMPER of Oxford — 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 — Nay
SAVIELLO of Franklin — Nay
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 Yea
David Woodsome Republican Yea
Scott W. Cyrway Republican Yea

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Subjects

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Frequently asked questions

Who sponsors LD 347?
LD 347 is sponsored by KATZ, CARSON, GRATWICK, HARLOW, HUBBELL, HYMANSON, JORGENSEN, MIRAMANT, ROSEN, WOOD, and PEBWORTH of Blue Hill.
What is the current status of LD 347?
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.
Where can I track LD 347?
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