LD 428 — An Act To Establish Wage And Employment Parity Between Adult And Child Protective Services Caseworkers In The Department Of Health And Human Services
Last action — Died in Possession of the Senate Upon Conclusion of the 129th Legislature and PLACED IN THE LEGISLATIVE FILES (DEAD).
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✓Introduced
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✓In 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 129th Legislature (2019-2020). It reached “Passed House” 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This bill is no longer active — its legislative session has ended, so there is no live prognosis.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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Died in Possession of the Senate Upon Conclusion of the 129th Legislature and PLACED IN THE LEGISLATIVE FILES (DEAD).
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CARRIED OVER to any Special Session of the 129th Legislature pursuant to Joint Order SP 788.
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Carried over, in the same posture, to any special session of the 129th Legislature pursuant to Joint Order SP 788.
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Carried over on the Special Appropriations Table to any special or regular sessions, or both, of the 129th Legislature pursuant to Joint Order HP 1322.
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CARRIED OVER on the Special Appropriations Table to any Special or Regular Sessions, or both, of the 129th Legislature pursuant to Joint Order HP 1322.
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On motion by Senator BREEN of Cumberland PLACED ON THE SPECIAL APPROPRIATIONS TABLE pending PASSAGE TO BE ENACTED, in concurrence.
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Sent for concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.
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PASSED TO BE ENACTED.
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On motion by Senator LIBBY of Androscoggin The Senate RECEDED and CONCURRED With PASSAGE TO BE ENGROSSED AS AMENDED BY Committee Amendment "A" (H-139) AS AMENDED BY House Amendment "A" (H-549) thereto in concurrence
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ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.
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In NON-CONCURRENCE and sent for concurrence.
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Subsequently, the Bill was PASSED TO BE ENGROSSED as Amended by Committee Amendment "A" (H-139) as Amended by House Amendment "A" (H-549) thereto.
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Committee Amendment "A" (H-139) as Amended by House Amendment "A" (H-549) thereto was ADOPTED.
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On further motion of same Representative House Amendment "A" (H-549) to Committee Amendment "A" (H-139) was READ and ADOPTED.
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On further motion of the same Representative, under further SUSPENSION of the rules, the House RECONSIDERED ADOPTION of Committee Amendment "A" (H-139).
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On motion of Representative MADIGAN of Waterville, under SUSPENSION of the rules, the House RECONSIDERED its action whereby the Bill was PASSED TO BE ENGROSSED as Amended by Committee Amendment "A" (H-139).
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Under suspension of the Rules, READ A SECOND TIME and PASSED TO BE ENGROSSED AS AMENDED by Committee Amendment "A" (H-139) in concurrence
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Committee Amendment "A" (H-139) READ and ADOPTED
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READ ONCE
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Roll Call Ordered Roll Call Number 233 Yeas 19 - Nays 14 - Excused 2 - Absent 0
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On motion by Senator GRATWICK of Penobscot the Minority Ought to Pass as Amended Report ACCEPTED. in concurrence
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Reports Read
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Sent for concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.
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The Bill was PASSED TO BE ENGROSSED as Amended by Committee Amendment "A" (H-139).
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Under suspension of the rules, the Bill was given its SECOND READING without REFERENCE to the Committee on Bills in the Second Reading.
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Committee Amendment "A" (H-139) was READ and ADOPTED.
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The Bill was READ ONCE.
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On further motion of same Representative the Minority Ought to Pass as Amended Report was ACCEPTED.
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(Yeas 53 - Nays 76 - Absent 19 - Excused 2 Vacant 1)
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ROLL CALL NO. 203
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Subsequently, Motion of Representative HYMANSON of York to ACCEPT the Majority Ought Not to Pass Report FAILED.
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Speaker laid before the House
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Later today assigned.
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On motion of Representative HYMANSON of York, TABLED pending ACCEPTANCE of Either Report.
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Reports READ.
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The Bill was REFERRED to the Committee on HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES in concurrence
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Sent for concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.
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The Bill was REFERRED to the Committee on HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES.
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Committee on Health and Human Services suggested and ordered printed.
Sponsors
- Lois RECKITT · Primary
- Benjamin COLLINGS · Cosponsor
- Daniel HOBBS · Cosponsor
- Henry L. Ingwersen · Cosponsor
- Allison Hepler · Cosponsor
- Lori Gramlich · Cosponsor
Sponsorship breakdown
Export CSV (upgrade) →1 sponsors · 5 co-sponsors · 180 not signed on · 30 voted No
Sponsors (1)
- Lois RECKITT
Co-sponsors (5)
- Benjamin COLLINGS
- Daniel HOBBS
- Henry L. Ingwersen Democrat Voted No
- Allison Hepler Democrat Voted No
- Lori Gramlich Democrat Voted No
Not signed on (180)
180 members have not signed on to this bill.
Show all 180 →"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 |
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| Unaffiliated | 17 | 7 | 0 | 1 |
| Republican | 1 | 7 | 0 | 0 |
| Democrat | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Total | 19 | 14 | 0 | 2 |
| % of votes cast | 54% | 40% | 0% | 6% |
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 | — | Yea |
| CLAXTON of Androscoggin | — | Yea |
| DAVIS of Piscataquis | — | Nay |
| DESCHAMBAULT of York | — | Not Voting |
| 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 | — | 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 | Nay |
| 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 |
| Party | Yea | Nay | Present | Not Voting |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Unaffiliated | 32 | 48 | 0 | 15 |
| Republican | 18 | 5 | 0 | 2 |
| Democrat | 3 | 21 | 0 | 4 |
| Unenrolled | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Independent | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Total | 53 | 76 | 0 | 21 |
| % of votes cast | 35% | 51% | 0% | 14% |
How each member voted (150)
| Member | Party | Vote |
|---|---|---|
| ACKLEY of Monmouth | — | Nay |
| ALLEY of Beals | — | Nay |
| ANDREWS of Paris | — | Yea |
| AUSTIN of Skowhegan | — | Nay |
| AUSTIN of Gray | — | Yea |
| BABBIDGE of Kennebunk | — | Nay |
| BABINE of Scarborough | — | Nay |
| BERRY of Bowdoinham | — | Nay |
| BLUME of York | — | Nay |
| BROOKS of Lewiston | — | Not Voting |
| BRYANT of Windham | — | Not Voting |
| CAIAZZO of Scarborough | — | Nay |
| CARDONE of Bangor | — | Nay |
| CEBRA of Naples | — | Nay |
| CLOUTIER of Lewiston | — | Nay |
| COLLINGS of Portland | — | Nay |
| COREY of Windham | — | Yea |
| COSTAIN of Plymouth | — | Yea |
| CRAVEN of Lewiston | — | Nay |
| CUDDY of Winterport | — | Not Voting |
| CURTIS of Madison | — | Yea |
| DENK of Kennebunk | — | Nay |
| DeVEAU of Caribou | — | Not Voting |
| DEVIN of Newcastle | — | Not Voting |
| DILLINGHAM of Oxford | — | Yea |
| DOLLOFF of Rumford | — | Not Voting |
| DOORE of Augusta | — | Nay |
| DUNPHY of Old Town | — | Not Voting |
| EVANGELOS of Friendship | — | Nay |
| FARNSWORTH of Portland | — | Nay |
| FAY of Raymond | — | Nay |
| GIDEON of Freeport | — | Nay |
| GRIGNON of Athens | — | Not Voting |
| HAGGAN of Hampden | — | Not Voting |
| HANDY of Lewiston | — | Nay |
| HANINGTON of Lincoln | — | Nay |
| HANLEY of Pittston | — | Yea |
| HARNETT of Gardiner | — | Nay |
| HEAD of Bethel | — | Yea |
| HIGGINS of Dover-Foxcroft | — | Yea |
| HOBBS of Wells | — | Nay |
| HUBBELL of Bar Harbor | — | Nay |
| HUTCHINS of Penobscot | — | Not Voting |
| HYMANSON of York | — | Yea |
| JAVNER of Chester | — | Yea |
| JOHANSEN of Monticello | — | Yea |
| JORGENSEN of Portland | — | Nay |
| KESCHL of Belgrade | — | Yea |
| KINNEY of Knox | — | Yea |
| KORNFIELD of Bangor | — | Yea |
| KRYZAK of Acton | — | Yea |
| LANDRY of Farmington | — | Yea |
| LOCKMAN of Bradley | — | Yea |
| LYFORD of Eddington | — | Yea |
| MADIGAN of Waterville | — | Nay |
| MAREAN of Hollis | — | Yea |
| MAXMIN of Nobleboro | — | Nay |
| McCREA of Fort Fairfield | — | Nay |
| McCREIGHT of Harpswell | — | Nay |
| McDONALD of Stonington | — | Nay |
| McLEAN of Gorham | — | Nay |
| MELARAGNO of Auburn | — | Nay |
| MILLETT of Waterford | — | Not Voting |
| MORALES of South Portland | — | Nay |
| NADEAU of Winslow | — | Nay |
| O'CONNOR of Berwick | — | Yea |
| O'NEIL of Saco | — | Nay |
| ORDWAY of Standish | — | Yea |
| PAULHUS of Bath | — | Nay |
| PEBWORTH of Blue Hill | — | Nay |
| PEOPLES of Westbrook | — | Nay |
| PERRY of Calais | — | Yea |
| PERRY of Bangor | — | Nay |
| PICKETT of Dixfield | — | Yea |
| PRESCOTT of Waterboro | — | Yea |
| RECKITT of South Portland | — | Nay |
| REED of Carmel | — | Yea |
| RILEY of Jay | — | Not Voting |
| RISEMAN of Harrison | — | Nay |
| RYKERSON of Kittery | — | Nay |
| SAMPSON of Alfred | — | Yea |
| SCHNECK of Bangor | — | Yea |
| SHARPE of Durham | — | Nay |
| SHEATS of Auburn | — | Nay |
| SKOLFIELD of Weld | — | Not Voting |
| STANLEY of Medway | — | Nay |
| STEARNS of Guilford | — | Yea |
| STETKIS of Canaan | — | Yea |
| STROM of Pittsfield | — | Yea |
| SYLVESTER of Portland | — | Not Voting |
| TUCKER of Brunswick | — | Nay |
| VEROW of Brewer | — | Not Voting |
| WHITE of Waterville | — | Nay |
| WHITE of Mars Hill | — | Yea |
| ZEIGLER of Montville | — | Nay |
| Henry L. Ingwersen | Democrat | Nay |
| Allison Hepler | Democrat | Nay |
| Ann Matlack | Democrat | Yea |
| Anne M. Carney | Democrat | Nay |
| Anne-Marie Mastraccio | Democrat | Yea |
| Christopher Kessler | Democrat | Nay |
| Craig V. Hickman | Democrat | Nay |
| Denise Tepler | Democrat | Nay |
| Donna Bailey | Democrat | Nay |
| Drew Gattine | Democrat | Not Voting |
| Holly Stover | Democrat | Not Voting |
| Janice Dodge | Democrat | Nay |
| Lori Gramlich | Democrat | Nay |
| Matt Moonen | Democrat | Nay |
| Matthea E.L. Daughtry | Democrat | Nay |
| Michael Brennan | Democrat | Nay |
| Michael Tipping | Democrat | Nay |
| Michele Meyer | Democrat | Nay |
| Nicole C. Grohoski | Democrat | Nay |
| Parnell Terry | Democrat | Not Voting |
| Pinny H. Beebe-Center | Democrat | Nay |
| Rachel Talbot Ross | Democrat | Not Voting |
| Ryan Fecteau | Democrat | Yea |
| Ryan Fecteau | Democrat | Nay |
| Sophia Warren | Democrat | Nay |
| Teresa S. Pierce | Democrat | Nay |
| Tiffany Roberts | Democrat | Nay |
| Victoria Doudera | Democrat | Nay |
| William Pluecker | Independent | Nay |
| Abigail Griffin | Republican | Yea |
| Amy Arata | Republican | Not Voting |
| Billy Bob Faulkingham | Republican | Yea |
| Bruce Bickford | Republican | Yea |
| Chad Perkins | Republican | Yea |
| Gary Drinkwater | Republican | Yea |
| Gregory Swallow | Republican | Yea |
| Harold "Trey" L. Stewart, III | Republican | Yea |
| Joseph E. Martin | Republican | Nay |
| Joseph E. Martin | Republican | Nay |
| Joseph E. Martin | Republican | Yea |
| Joshua Morris | Republican | Yea |
| Mark Blier | Republican | Yea |
| Mark Cooper | Republican | Nay |
| Matthew A. Harrington | Republican | Nay |
| Nancy Theriault | Republican | Yea |
| Nathan Wadsworth | Republican | Yea |
| Randall Hall | Republican | Yea |
| Richard Campbell | Republican | Yea |
| Richard Mason | Republican | Yea |
| Richard T. Bradstreet | Republican | Not Voting |
| Robert Foley | Republican | Nay |
| Shelley Rudnicki | Republican | Yea |
| Steven Foster | Republican | Yea |
| William Tuell | Republican | Yea |
| W. Crockett | Unenrolled | Nay |
Subjects
Frequently asked questions
- Who sponsors LD 428?
- LD 428 is sponsored by Lois RECKITT, Benjamin COLLINGS, Daniel HOBBS, Henry L. Ingwersen (Democrat), Allison Hepler (Democrat), and Lori Gramlich (Democrat).
- What is the current status of LD 428?
- This bill died with 129th Legislature (2019-2020). It reached “Passed House” 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 428?
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