Maine 129th Legislature (2019-2020) Status: In Committee Bipartisan · 2 D · 1 R cosponsors

LD 1583 — An Act To Enact The Maine Citizens' Initiatives Clean Election Act

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 129th Legislature (2019-2020). 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This bill is no longer active — its legislative session has ended, so there is no live prognosis. It would have to be reintroduced in the current session to move again.

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Action History

  1. Placed in Legislative Files (DEAD)

  2. On motion by Senator LUCHINI of Hancock the Majority Ought Not to Pass Report ACCEPTED. in concurrence

  3. Reports Read

  4. Sent for concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.

  5. (Yeas 89 - Nays 46 - Absent 13 - Excused 2 Vacant 1)

  6. ROLL CALL NO. 128

  7. On motion of Representative SCHNECK of Bangor, the Majority Ought Not to Pass Report was ACCEPTED.

  8. Reports READ.

  9. The Bill was REFERRED to the Committee on VETERANS AND LEGAL AFFAIRS in concurrence

  10. Sent for concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.

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

  12. Committee on Veterans and Legal Affairs suggested and ordered printed.

Sponsors

  • Patrick COREY · Primary
  • Kent ACKLEY · Cosponsor
  • Shawn BABINE · Cosponsor
  • Justin CHENETTE · Cosponsor
  • Benjamin COLLINGS · Cosponsor
  • Josanne DOLLOFF · Cosponsor
  • Sheldon HANINGTON · Cosponsor
  • Sophia Warren · Cosponsor
  • Craig V. Hickman · Cosponsor
  • Scott W. Cyrway · Cosponsor

Sponsorship breakdown

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1 sponsors · 9 co-sponsors · 176 not signed on · 17 voted No

Sponsors (1)

  • Patrick COREY

Co-sponsors (9)

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

ACC MAJ OUGHT NOT TO PASS REP

Passed 89 Yea · 46 Nay · 15 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 5328014
Republican 111301
Democrat 24400
Unenrolled 1000
Independent 0100
Total 8946015
% of votes cast 59%31%0%10%
How each member voted (150)
Member Party Vote
ACKLEY of Monmouth — Nay
ALLEY of Beals — Yea
ANDREWS of Paris — Yea
AUSTIN of Skowhegan — Yea
AUSTIN of Gray — Nay
BABBIDGE of Kennebunk — Yea
BABINE of Scarborough — Nay
BERRY of Bowdoinham — Yea
BLUME of York — Yea
BROOKS of Lewiston — Not Voting
BRYANT of Windham — Nay
CAIAZZO of Scarborough — Yea
CARDONE of Bangor — Yea
CEBRA of Naples — Not Voting
CLOUTIER of Lewiston — Not Voting
COLLINGS of Portland — Nay
COREY of Windham — Nay
COSTAIN of Plymouth — Not Voting
CRAVEN of Lewiston — Yea
CUDDY of Winterport — Not Voting
CURTIS of Madison — Nay
DENK of Kennebunk — Yea
DeVEAU of Caribou — Not Voting
DEVIN of Newcastle — Not Voting
DILLINGHAM of Oxford — Yea
DOLLOFF of Rumford — Nay
DOORE of Augusta — Yea
DUNPHY of Old Town — Yea
EVANGELOS of Friendship — Nay
FARNSWORTH of Portland — Nay
FAY of Raymond — Nay
GIDEON of Freeport — Yea
GRIGNON of Athens — Not Voting
HAGGAN of Hampden — Yea
HANDY of Lewiston — Yea
HANINGTON of Lincoln — Not Voting
HANLEY of Pittston — Nay
HARNETT of Gardiner — Nay
HEAD of Bethel — Yea
HIGGINS of Dover-Foxcroft — Nay
HOBBS of Wells — Yea
HUBBELL of Bar Harbor — Yea
HUTCHINS of Penobscot — Yea
HYMANSON of York — Yea
JAVNER of Chester — Nay
JOHANSEN of Monticello — Yea
JORGENSEN of Portland — Yea
KESCHL of Belgrade — Nay
KINNEY of Knox — Yea
KORNFIELD of Bangor — Yea
KRYZAK of Acton — Yea
LANDRY of Farmington — Nay
LOCKMAN of Bradley — Yea
LYFORD of Eddington — Nay
MADIGAN of Waterville — Yea
MAREAN of Hollis — Nay
MAXMIN of Nobleboro — Nay
McCREA of Fort Fairfield — Yea
McCREIGHT of Harpswell — Yea
McDONALD of Stonington — Yea
McLEAN of Gorham — Not Voting
MELARAGNO of Auburn — Yea
MILLETT of Waterford — Nay
MORALES of South Portland — Yea
NADEAU of Winslow — Yea
O'CONNOR of Berwick — Yea
O'NEIL of Saco — Yea
ORDWAY of Standish — Nay
PAULHUS of Bath — Yea
PEBWORTH of Blue Hill — Yea
PEOPLES of Westbrook — Yea
PERRY of Calais — Yea
PERRY of Bangor — Yea
PICKETT of Dixfield — Not Voting
PRESCOTT of Waterboro — Nay
RECKITT of South Portland — Yea
REED of Carmel — Not Voting
RILEY of Jay — Yea
RISEMAN of Harrison — Nay
RYKERSON of Kittery — Not Voting
SAMPSON of Alfred — Nay
SCHNECK of Bangor — Yea
SHARPE of Durham — Yea
SHEATS of Auburn — Yea
SKOLFIELD of Weld — Nay
STANLEY of Medway — Yea
STEARNS of Guilford — Not Voting
STETKIS of Canaan — Yea
STROM of Pittsfield — Yea
SYLVESTER of Portland — Nay
TUCKER of Brunswick — Yea
VEROW of Brewer — Yea
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 Yea
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 Nay
Matt Moonen Democrat Yea
Matthea E.L. Daughtry Democrat Yea
Michael Brennan Democrat Yea
Michael Tipping Democrat Nay
Michele Meyer Democrat Yea
Nicole C. Grohoski Democrat Yea
Parnell Terry Democrat Yea
Pinny H. Beebe-Center Democrat Yea
Rachel Talbot Ross Democrat Nay
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 Nay
Abigail Griffin Republican Nay
Amy Arata Republican Yea
Billy Bob Faulkingham Republican Yea
Bruce Bickford Republican Not Voting
Chad Perkins Republican Nay
Gary Drinkwater Republican Nay
Gregory Swallow Republican Yea
Harold "Trey" L. Stewart, III Republican Yea
Joseph E. Martin Republican Yea
Joseph E. Martin Republican Yea
Joseph E. Martin Republican Yea
Joshua Morris Republican Nay
Mark Blier Republican Nay
Mark Cooper Republican Yea
Matthew A. Harrington Republican Yea
Nancy Theriault Republican Nay
Nathan Wadsworth Republican Nay
Randall Hall Republican Nay
Richard Campbell Republican Nay
Richard Mason Republican Nay
Richard T. Bradstreet Republican Yea
Robert Foley Republican Yea
Shelley Rudnicki Republican Nay
Steven Foster Republican Nay
William Tuell Republican Nay
W. Crockett Unenrolled Yea

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Subjects

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Frequently asked questions

Who sponsors LD 1583?
LD 1583 is sponsored by Patrick COREY, Kent ACKLEY, Shawn BABINE, Justin CHENETTE, Benjamin COLLINGS, Josanne DOLLOFF, Sheldon HANINGTON, Sophia Warren (Democrat), Craig V. Hickman (Democrat), and Scott W. Cyrway (Republican).
What is the current status of LD 1583?
This bill died with 129th Legislature (2019-2020). 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 1583?
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