LD 25 — An Act To Remove The Legislative Council From The Capitol Area Development Approval Process
Last action — Placed in Legislative Files (DEAD).
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✓Introduced
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2In 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 “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.
This bill is no longer active — its legislative session has ended, so there are no live odds of enactment. It would have to be reintroduced in the current session to move again.
Bill Text
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Read LD 25 on the official Maine source →Action History
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Placed in Legislative Files (DEAD).
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On motion by Senator DAVIS of Piscataquis The Senate ADHERED to Accept the Minority Ought to Pass Report AND PASSED TO BE ENGROSSED In NON-CONCURRENCE
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ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.
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The House INSISTED on ACCEPTANCE of the Majority Ought Not to Pass Report.
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Ordered sent down forthwith for concurrence
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READ A SECOND TIME And PASSED TO BE ENGROSSED In NON-CONCURRENCE
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COMMITTEE ON BILLS IN THE SECOND READING REPORTS NO FURTHER VERBAL AMENDMENTS NECESSARY Senator Saviello, Senate Chair. REPORT ACCEPTED.
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ASSIGNED FOR SECOND READING NEXT LEGISLATIVE DAY.
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READ ONCE
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Roll Call Ordered Roll Call Number 43 Yeas 18 - Nays 17 - Excused 0 - Absent 0
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On motion by Senator DAVIS of Piscataquis the The Minority Ought to Pass Report ACCEPTED In NON-CONCURRENCE
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Taken from the table by the President
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On further motion by same Senator TABLED until Later in Today's Session pending his motion to ACCEPT the Minority Ought to Pass Report, In NON-CONCURRENCE
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Senator DAVIS of Piscataquis moved to ACCEPT the Minority Ought to Pass Report.
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Reports READ
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Sent for concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.
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(Yeas 77 - Nays 68 - Absent 6 - Excused 0)
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ROLL CALL NO. 14
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On motion of Representative MARTIN of Sinclair, the Majority Ought Not to Pass Report was ACCEPTED.
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Reports READ.
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in concurrence
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REFERRED to the Committee on STATE AND LOCAL GOVERNMENT
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suggested and ordered printed
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Committee on STATE AND LOCAL GOVERNMENT
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Sent for concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.
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The Bill was REFERRED to the Committee on STATE AND LOCAL GOVERNMENT.
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Committee on State and Local Government suggested and ordered printed.
Sponsors
- ESPLING · Primary
- CUSHING · Cosponsor
- THIBODEAU · Cosponsor
- Richard Mason · Cosponsor
- Kenneth Fredette · Cosponsor
Sponsorship breakdown
Export CSV (upgrade) →1 sponsors · 4 co-sponsors · 181 not signed on · 17 voted No
Sponsors (1)
- ESPLING
Co-sponsors (4)
- CUSHING
- THIBODEAU
- Richard Mason Republican Voted No
- Kenneth Fredette Republican Voted No
Not signed on (181)
181 members have not signed on to this bill.
Show all 181 →"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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Unaffiliated | 14 | 15 | 0 | 0 |
| Republican | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Democrat | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Total | 18 | 17 | 0 | 0 |
| % of votes cast | 51% | 49% | 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 | — | Nay |
| DION of Cumberland | — | Nay |
| DOW of Lincoln | — | Yea |
| GRATWICK of Penobscot | — | Nay |
| HAMPER of Oxford | — | Yea |
| HILL of York | — | Nay |
| 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 |
| Party | Yea | Nay | Present | Not Voting |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Unaffiliated | 59 | 51 | 0 | 4 |
| Democrat | 14 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Republican | 4 | 16 | 0 | 1 |
| Total | 77 | 68 | 0 | 6 |
| % of votes cast | 51% | 45% | 0% | 4% |
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 | — | Nay |
| 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 | — | Yea |
| 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 | — | Not Voting |
| 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 | — | Not Voting |
| 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 | — | Nay |
| SIROCKI of Scarborough | — | Nay |
| SKOLFIELD of Weld | — | Nay |
| SPEAR of South Thomaston | — | Yea |
| STANLEY of Medway | — | Yea |
| STEARNS of Guilford | — | Not Voting |
| 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 | — | 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 | Not Voting |
| Ryan Fecteau | Democrat | Yea |
| Sophia Warren | Democrat | Yea |
| Teresa S. Pierce | Democrat | Nay |
| 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 | Not Voting |
| 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 |
Subjects
Frequently asked questions
- Who sponsors LD 25?
- LD 25 is sponsored by ESPLING, CUSHING, THIBODEAU, Richard Mason (Republican), and Kenneth Fredette (Republican).
- What is the current status of LD 25?
- 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 25?
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