Maine 129th Legislature (2019-2020) Status: Enacted

LD 553 — An Act To Ensure Proper Oversight Of Sports Betting In The State

Last action — Placed in the Legislative Files. (DEAD)

  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 January 31, 2019. Enacted.

Odds of enactment

High chance

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Prognosis

Advancing 56% · moderate confidence
  • Enacted

    Current position in the legislative process.

  • 2 sponsors

    1 primary, 1 co-sponsors signed on.

  • Mixed recorded votes

    2 passed, 1 failed in recorded votes so far.

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Bill Text

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Action History

  1. Placed in the Legislative Files. (DEAD)

  2. IORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.

  3. 85 having voted in the affirmative and 57 in the negative, 1 excused, 2 vacant, with 7 being absent, 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. 344V

  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. Subsequently LD 553 In Senate, February 6, 2020, 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 consideration, the Senate proceeded to vote on the question: "Shall this Bill become a law notwithstanding the objections of the Governor?" 20 and 10, accordingly it was the vote of the Senate that the Bill become law and the VETO was OVERRIDDEN.

  8. Taken from the table by the President

  9. On motion by Senator LIBBY of Androscoggin Tabled until Later in Today's Session, pending CONSIDERATION

  10. Subsequently PASSED TO BE ENACTED in concurrence

  11. Taken from the table by the President

  12. On motion by Senator LIBBY of Androscoggin Tabled until Later in Today's Session, pending PASSAGE TO BE ENACTED, in concurrence.

  13. Sent for concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.

  14. PASSED TO BE ENACTED.

  15. In concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.

  16. The Bill was PASSED TO BE ENGROSSED as Amended by Committee Amendment "A" (S-318).

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

  18. Committee Amendment "A" (S-318) was READ and ADOPTED.

  19. The Bill was READ ONCE.

  20. On motion of Representative SCHNECK of Bangor, REPORT A Ought to Pass as Amended was ACCEPTED.

  21. Reports READ.

  22. Sent down for concurrence

  23. Under suspension of the Rules, READ A SECOND TIME and PASSED TO BE ENGROSSED AS AMENDED by Committee Amendment "A" (S-318)

  24. Committee Amendment "A" (S-318) READ and ADOPTED

  25. READ ONCE

  26. Roll Call Ordered Roll Call Number 330 Yeas 19 - Nays 15 - Excused 1 - Absent 0

  27. On motion by Senator LUCHINI of Hancock The Report A Ought to Pass As Amended by Committee Amendment "A" (S-318) Report ACCEPTED

  28. Reports READ

  29. In concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.

  30. The Bill was REFERRED to the Committee on VETERANS AND LEGAL AFFAIRS.

  31. Committee on VETERANS AND LEGAL AFFAIRS suggested and ordered printed REFERENCE to the Committee on VETERANS AND LEGAL AFFAIRS Ordered sent down forthwith for concurrence

Sponsors

  • Louis LUCHINI · Primary
  • Scott STROM · Cosponsor

Sponsorship breakdown

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1 sponsors · 1 co-sponsors · 184 not signed on · 24 voted No

Sponsors (1)

  • Louis LUCHINI

Co-sponsors (1)

  • Scott STROM

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

Reconsideration - Veto

Failed 85 Yea · 57 Nay · 7 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 493906
Republican 111301
Democrat 23500
Unenrolled 1000
Independent 1000
Total 855707
% of votes cast 57%38%0%5%
How each member voted (149)
Member Party Vote
ACKLEY of Monmouth — Yea
ALLEY of Beals — Yea
ANDREWS of Paris — Nay
AUSTIN of Skowhegan — Yea
AUSTIN of Gray — Nay
BABBIDGE of Kennebunk — Nay
BABINE of Scarborough — Yea
BERRY of Bowdoinham — Yea
BLUME of York — Nay
BROOKS of Lewiston — Nay
BRYANT of Windham — Yea
CAIAZZO of Scarborough — Nay
CARDONE of Bangor — Nay
CEBRA of Naples — Yea
CLOUTIER of Lewiston — Yea
COLLINGS of Portland — Yea
COREY of Windham — Yea
COSTAIN of Plymouth — Nay
CRAVEN of Lewiston — Nay
CUDDY of Winterport — Nay
CURTIS of Madison — Nay
DENK of Kennebunk — Yea
DeVEAU of Caribou — Yea
DEVIN of Newcastle — Not Voting
DILLINGHAM of Oxford — Yea
DOLLOFF of Rumford — Yea
DOORE of Augusta — Nay
DUNPHY of Old Town — Yea
EVANGELOS of Friendship — Yea
FARNSWORTH of Portland — Nay
FAY of Raymond — Nay
GIDEON of Freeport — Yea
GRIGNON of Athens — Not Voting
HAGGAN of Hampden — Nay
HANDY of Lewiston — Yea
HANINGTON of Lincoln — Nay
HANLEY of Pittston — Yea
HARNETT of Gardiner — Yea
HEAD of Bethel — Yea
HIGGINS of Dover-Foxcroft — Nay
HOBBS of Wells — Nay
HUBBELL of Bar Harbor — Yea
HUTCHINS of Penobscot — Nay
HYMANSON of York — Nay
JAVNER of Chester — Nay
JOHANSEN of Monticello — Nay
JORGENSEN of Portland — Yea
KESCHL of Belgrade — Yea
KINNEY of Knox — Nay
KORNFIELD of Bangor — Nay
KRYZAK of Acton — Nay
LANDRY of Farmington — Nay
LOCKMAN of Bradley — Nay
LYFORD of Eddington — Nay
MADIGAN of Waterville — Yea
MAREAN of Hollis — Nay
MAXMIN of Nobleboro — Yea
McCREA of Fort Fairfield — Yea
McCREIGHT of Harpswell — Yea
McDONALD of Stonington — Yea
McLEAN of Gorham — Yea
MELARAGNO of Auburn — Yea
MILLETT of Waterford — Not Voting
MORALES of South Portland — Yea
MORIARTY of Cumberland — Nay
NADEAU of Winslow — Nay
O'CONNOR of Berwick — Yea
O'NEIL of Saco — Not Voting
ORDWAY of Standish — Yea
PAULHUS of Bath — Yea
PEBWORTH of Blue Hill — Yea
PERRY of Calais — Not Voting
PERRY of Bangor — Nay
PICKETT of Dixfield — Nay
PRESCOTT of Waterboro — Yea
RECKITT of South Portland — Yea
REED of Carmel — Nay
RILEY of Jay — Yea
RISEMAN of Harrison — Yea
RYKERSON of Kittery — Yea
SAMPSON of Alfred — Nay
SCHNECK of Bangor — Yea
SHARPE of Durham — Not Voting
SHEATS of Auburn — Yea
SKOLFIELD of Weld — Nay
STANLEY of Medway — Nay
STEARNS of Guilford — Yea
STETKIS of Canaan — Yea
STROM of Pittsfield — Yea
SYLVESTER of Portland — Yea
TUCKER of Brunswick — Nay
WHITE of Waterville — Yea
WHITE of Mars Hill — Nay
ZEIGLER of Montville — Yea
 Henry L. Ingwersen Democrat Yea
Allison Hepler Democrat Yea
Ann Matlack Democrat Yea
Anne M. Carney Democrat Nay
Anne-Marie Mastraccio Democrat Yea
Christopher Kessler Democrat Yea
Craig V. Hickman Democrat Nay
Denise Tepler Democrat Yea
Donna Bailey Democrat Yea
Drew Gattine Democrat Yea
Holly Stover Democrat Yea
Janice Dodge Democrat Yea
Lori Gramlich Democrat Yea
Matt Moonen Democrat Yea
Matthea E.L. Daughtry Democrat Yea
Michael Brennan Democrat Nay
Michael Tipping Democrat Yea
Michele Meyer Democrat Nay
Nicole C. Grohoski Democrat Yea
Parnell Terry Democrat Yea
Pinny H. Beebe-Center Democrat Nay
Rachel Talbot Ross Democrat Yea
Ryan Fecteau Democrat Yea
Ryan Fecteau Democrat Yea
Sophia Warren Democrat Yea
Teresa S. Pierce Democrat Yea
Tiffany Roberts Democrat Yea
Victoria Doudera Democrat Yea
William Pluecker Independent Yea
Abigail Griffin Republican Nay
Amy Arata Republican Nay
Billy Bob Faulkingham Republican Yea
Bruce Bickford Republican Yea
Chad Perkins Republican Yea
Gary Drinkwater Republican Nay
Gregory Swallow Republican Nay
Harold "Trey" L. Stewart, III Republican Nay
Joseph E. Martin Republican Nay
Joseph E. Martin Republican Nay
Joseph E. Martin Republican Yea
Joshua Morris Republican Nay
Mark Blier Republican Nay
Mark Cooper Republican Nay
Matthew A. Harrington Republican Yea
Nancy Theriault Republican Yea
Nathan Wadsworth Republican Not Voting
Randall Hall Republican Yea
Richard Campbell Republican Yea
Richard Mason Republican Nay
Richard T. Bradstreet Republican Nay
Robert Foley Republican Yea
Shelley Rudnicki Republican Yea
Steven Foster Republican Nay
William Tuell Republican Yea
W. Crockett Unenrolled Yea

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VETO OVERRIDE (2/3)

Passed 20 Yea · 10 Nay · 5 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 16504
Republican 3401
Democrat 1100
Total 201005
% of votes cast 57%29%0%14%
How each member voted (35)
Member Party Vote
BELLOWS of Kennebec — Yea
BREEN of Cumberland — Nay
CARPENTER of Aroostook — Yea
CARSON of Cumberland — Yea
CHENETTE of York — Not Voting
CHIPMAN of Cumberland — Yea
CLAXTON of Androscoggin — Yea
DAVIS of Piscataquis — Nay
DESCHAMBAULT of York — Yea
DIAMOND of Cumberland — Not Voting
DOW of Lincoln — Nay
FARRIN of Somerset — Yea
GRATWICK of Penobscot — Not Voting
HAMPER of Oxford — Nay
HERBIG of Waldo — Yea
KEIM of Oxford — Yea
LIBBY of Androscoggin — Yea
LUCHINI of Hancock — Yea
MILLETT of Cumberland — Nay
MIRAMANT of Knox — Yea
POULIOT of Kennebec — Yea
ROSEN of Hancock — Not Voting
SANBORN, H. of Cumberland — Yea
SANBORN, L. of Cumberland — Yea
VITELLI of Sagadahoc — Yea
James Dill Democrat Yea
Mark W. Lawrence Democrat Nay
Caldwell Jackson Republican Yea
David Woodsome Republican Not Voting
Jeffrey L. Timberlake Republican Nay
Marianne Moore Republican Yea
Robert Foley Republican Yea
Russell J. Black Republican Nay
Scott W. Cyrway Republican Nay
Stacey K. Guerin Republican Nay

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Passed 19 Yea · 15 Nay · 1 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 16900
Republican 2600
Democrat 1001
Total 191501
% of votes cast 54%43%0%3%
How each member voted (35)
Member Party Vote
BELLOWS of Kennebec — Yea
BREEN of Cumberland — Yea
CARPENTER of Aroostook — Yea
CARSON of Cumberland — Yea
CHENETTE of York — Yea
CHIPMAN of Cumberland — Nay
CLAXTON of Androscoggin — Yea
DAVIS of Piscataquis — Nay
DESCHAMBAULT of York — Yea
DIAMOND of Cumberland — Yea
DOW of Lincoln — Nay
FARRIN of Somerset — Nay
GRATWICK of Penobscot — Nay
HAMPER of Oxford — Nay
HERBIG of Waldo — Yea
KEIM of Oxford — Nay
LIBBY of Androscoggin — Yea
LUCHINI of Hancock — Yea
MILLETT of Cumberland — Nay
MIRAMANT of Knox — Yea
POULIOT of Kennebec — Yea
ROSEN of Hancock — Nay
SANBORN, H. of Cumberland — Yea
SANBORN, L. of Cumberland — Yea
VITELLI of Sagadahoc — Yea
James Dill Democrat Yea
Mark W. Lawrence Democrat Not Voting
Caldwell Jackson Republican Yea
David Woodsome Republican Yea
Jeffrey L. Timberlake Republican Nay
Marianne Moore Republican Nay
Robert Foley Republican Nay
Russell J. Black Republican Nay
Scott W. Cyrway Republican Nay
Stacey K. Guerin Republican Nay

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LD 553 is sponsored by Louis LUCHINI and Scott STROM.
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