Maine 129th Legislature (2019-2020) Status: Enacted 1 D cosponsors

LD 8 — An Act To Allow And Recognize A Legal Name Change Upon Marriage

Last action — Signed by Governor

  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 02, 2019. Enacted.

Prognosis

Likely to advance 74% · moderate confidence

Where this bill stands today.

Odds of enactment

High

How often bills like it became law.

  • Enacted

    Current position in the legislative process.

  • 2 sponsors

    1 primary, 1 co-sponsors signed on.

  • Single-party support

    Sponsorship is currently within one party (1 D).

  • Cleared a recorded vote

    Passed 1 recorded vote so far.

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Bill Text

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Action History

  1. Signed by Governor

  2. PASSED TO BE ENACTED, in concurrence.

  3. Sent for concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.

  4. PASSED TO BE ENACTED.

  5. Under suspension of the Rules, READ A SECOND TIME AND PASSED TO BE ENGROSSED AS AMENDED BY Committee Amendment "A" (H-97) in concurrence

  6. Committee Amendment "A" (H-97) READ and ADOPTED in concurrence

  7. READ ONCE

  8. Roll Call Ordered Roll Call Number 52 Yeas 20 - Nays 12 - Excused 3 - Absent 0

  9. On motion by Senator CARPENTER of Aroostook the Majority Ought to Pass as Amended Report ACCEPTED. in concurrence

  10. Reports Read

  11. Sent for concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.

  12. The Bill was PASSED TO BE ENGROSSED as Amended by Committee Amendment "A" (H-97).

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

  14. Committee Amendment "A" (H-97) was READ and ADOPTED.

  15. The Bill was READ ONCE.

  16. On motion of Representative BAILEY of Saco, the Majority Ought to Pass as Amended Report was ACCEPTED.

  17. Reports READ.

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

  19. Sent for concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.

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

  21. Committee on Judiciary suggested and ordered printed.

Sponsors

Sponsorship breakdown

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1 sponsors · 1 co-sponsors · 184 not signed on · 6 voted No

Sponsors (1)

Co-sponsors (1)

  • Diane DENK

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.

Whip count is in markup. Polling the chamber and every recorded vote this session. Only the first open is slow. It’s instant for you after this. Calling the roll · Tallying · Engrossing

Votes

ACCEPT MAJ OTP-A RPT

Passed 20 Yea · 12 Nay · 3 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 18601
Republican 1601
Democrat 1001
Total 201203
% of votes cast 57%34%0%9%
How each member voted (35)
Member Party Vote
BELLOWS of Kennebec — Not Voting
BREEN of Cumberland — Yea
CARPENTER of Aroostook — Yea
CARSON of Cumberland — Yea
CHENETTE of York — Yea
CHIPMAN of Cumberland — Yea
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 — Yea
HAMPER of Oxford — Nay
HERBIG of Waldo — Yea
KEIM of Oxford — Nay
LIBBY of Androscoggin — Yea
LUCHINI of Hancock — Yea
MILLETT of Cumberland — Yea
MIRAMANT of Knox — Yea
POULIOT of Kennebec — Nay
ROSEN of Hancock — Yea
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 Not Voting
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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Subjects

civil-rights
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Frequently asked questions

Who sponsors LD 8?
LD 8 is sponsored by Diane DENK and Donna Bailey (Democrat).
What is the current status of LD 8?
This bill has been enacted into law. Introduced January 02, 2019. Enacted.
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