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

LD 2068 — Resolve, Regarding Legislative Review Of Portions Of Chapter 15: Death With Dignity Act Reporting Rule, A Major Substantive Rule Of The Department Of Health And Human Services, Maine Center For Disease Control And Prevention

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 23, 2020. Enacted.

Odds of enactment

High chance

Based on the sponsor, cosponsors, and committee posture, this bill has a high chance of becoming law.

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Prognosis

Likely to advance 70% · moderate confidence

  • Enacted

    Current position in the legislative process.

  • 1 sponsor

    1 primary, 0 co-sponsors signed on.

  • Cleared a recorded vote

    Passed 3 recorded votes so far.

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Bill Text

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Action History

  1. Signed by Governor

  2. FINALLY PASSED, in concurrence.

  3. Sent for concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.

  4. FINALLY PASSED.

  5. Under suspension of the Rules, READ A SECOND TIME and PASSED TO BE ENGROSSED AS AMENDED by House Amendment "A" (H-719) in concurrence

  6. House Amendment "A" (H-719) READ and ADOPTED in concurrence

  7. READ ONCE

  8. Roll Call Ordered Roll Call Number 418 Yeas 16 - Nays 10 - Excused 9 - Absent 0

  9. On motion by Senator GRATWICK of Penobscot the Majority Ought to Pass Report ACCEPTED. in concurrence

  10. Reports Read

  11. Sent for concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.

  12. The Resolve was PASSED TO BE ENGROSSED as Amended by House Amendment "A" (H-719).

  13. (Yeas 86 - Nays 55 - Absent 7 - Excused 1) - Vacant 2

  14. ROLL CALL NO. 355

  15. On motion of Representative HYMANSON of York, House Amendment "A" (H-719) was READ and ADOPTED.

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

  17. The Resolve was READ ONCE.

  18. On motion of Representative HYMANSON of York, the Majority Ought to Pass Report was ACCEPTED.

  19. Reports READ.

  20. On motion by Senator Gratwick of Penobscot REFERRED to the Committee on HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES and ordered printed pursuant to Joint Rule 218, in concurrence.

  21. Report READ and ACCEPTED, in concurrence.

  22. Sent for concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.

  23. The Resolve was REFERRED to the Committee on HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES and ordered printed pursuant to Joint Rule 218.

  24. Report was READ and ACCEPTED.

  25. Representative HYMANSON for the Department of Health and Human Services, Maine Center for Disease Control and Prevention pursuant to the Maine Revised Statutes, Title 5, section 8072, reports that the Resolve be REFERRED to the Committee on HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES and ordered printed pursuant to Joint Rule 218.

Sponsors

  • Patricia HYMANSON · Primary

Sponsorship breakdown

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1 sponsors · 0 co-sponsors · 185 not signed on · 25 voted No

Sponsors (1)

  • Patricia HYMANSON

Co-sponsors (0)

None.

Not signed on (185)

185 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

ACCEPT MAJ OTP RPT

Passed 16 Yea · 10 Nay · 9 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 13606
Republican 2402
Democrat 1001
Total 161009
% of votes cast 46%29%0%26%
How each member voted (35)
Member Party Vote
BELLOWS of Kennebec — Yea
BREEN of Cumberland — Yea
CARPENTER of Aroostook — Not Voting
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 — Nay
DOW of Lincoln — Nay
FARRIN of Somerset — Not Voting
GRATWICK of Penobscot — Yea
HAMPER of Oxford — Nay
HERBIG of Waldo — Not Voting
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 — Not Voting
SANBORN, H. of Cumberland — Yea
SANBORN, L. of Cumberland — Yea
VITELLI of Sagadahoc — Not Voting
James Dill Democrat Yea
Mark W. Lawrence Democrat Not Voting
Caldwell Jackson Republican Yea
David Woodsome Republican Not Voting
Jeffrey L. Timberlake Republican Not Voting
Marianne Moore Republican Yea
Robert Foley Republican Nay
Russell J. Black Republican Nay
Scott W. Cyrway Republican Nay
Stacey K. Guerin Republican Nay

Official roll call →

ACC MAJ OUGHT TO PASS REP

Passed 86 Yea · 57 Nay · 6 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 523606
Republican 52000
Democrat 27100
Unenrolled 1000
Independent 1000
Total 865706
% of votes cast 58%38%0%4%
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 — Yea
BABINE of Scarborough — Yea
BERRY of Bowdoinham — Yea
BLUME of York — Yea
BROOKS of Lewiston — Yea
BRYANT of Windham — Yea
CAIAZZO of Scarborough — Yea
CARDONE of Bangor — Yea
CEBRA of Naples — Nay
CLOUTIER of Lewiston — Yea
COLLINGS of Portland — Yea
COREY of Windham — Nay
COSTAIN of Plymouth — Not Voting
CRAVEN of Lewiston — Nay
CUDDY of Winterport — Not Voting
CURTIS of Madison — Nay
DENK of Kennebunk — Yea
DeVEAU of Caribou — Nay
DEVIN of Newcastle — Not Voting
DILLINGHAM of Oxford — Nay
DOLLOFF of Rumford — Nay
DOORE of Augusta — Yea
DUNPHY of Old Town — Yea
EVANGELOS of Friendship — Yea
FARNSWORTH of Portland — Yea
FAY of Raymond — Yea
GIDEON of Freeport — Yea
GRIGNON of Athens — Nay
HAGGAN of Hampden — Nay
HANDY of Lewiston — Yea
HANINGTON of Lincoln — Nay
HANLEY of Pittston — Not Voting
HARNETT of Gardiner — Yea
HEAD of Bethel — Nay
HIGGINS of Dover-Foxcroft — Nay
HOBBS of Wells — Yea
HUBBELL of Bar Harbor — Yea
HUTCHINS of Penobscot — Nay
HYMANSON of York — Yea
JAVNER of Chester — Nay
JOHANSEN of Monticello — Nay
JORGENSEN of Portland — Yea
KESCHL of Belgrade — Yea
KINNEY of Knox — Nay
KORNFIELD of Bangor — Yea
KRYZAK of Acton — Nay
LANDRY of Farmington — Yea
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 — Not Voting
McLEAN of Gorham — Yea
MELARAGNO of Auburn — Yea
MILLETT of Waterford — Nay
MORALES of South Portland — Yea
MORIARTY of Cumberland — Yea
NADEAU of Winslow — Nay
O'CONNOR of Berwick — Nay
O'NEIL of Saco — Yea
ORDWAY of Standish — Nay
PAULHUS of Bath — Yea
PEBWORTH of Blue Hill — Yea
PERRY of Calais — Yea
PERRY of Bangor — Yea
PICKETT of Dixfield — Nay
PRESCOTT of Waterboro — Nay
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 — Yea
SHEATS of Auburn — Yea
SKOLFIELD of Weld — Nay
STANLEY of Medway — Nay
STEARNS of Guilford — Not Voting
STETKIS of Canaan — Nay
STROM of Pittsfield — Nay
SYLVESTER of Portland — Yea
TUCKER of Brunswick — Yea
WHITE of Waterville — Nay
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 Yea
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 Yea
Michael Tipping Democrat Yea
Michele Meyer Democrat Yea
Nicole C. Grohoski Democrat Yea
Parnell Terry Democrat Yea
Pinny H. Beebe-Center Democrat Yea
Rachel Talbot Ross Democrat Yea
Ryan Fecteau Democrat Nay
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 Nay
Bruce Bickford Republican Nay
Chad Perkins Republican Nay
Gary Drinkwater Republican Nay
Gregory Swallow Republican Nay
Harold "Trey" L. Stewart, III Republican Nay
Joseph E. Martin Republican Yea
Joseph E. Martin Republican Yea
Joseph E. Martin Republican Nay
Joshua Morris Republican Nay
Mark Blier Republican Nay
Mark Cooper Republican Yea
Matthew A. Harrington Republican Nay
Nancy Theriault Republican Nay
Nathan Wadsworth Republican Nay
Randall Hall Republican Nay
Richard Campbell Republican Yea
Richard Mason Republican Nay
Richard T. Bradstreet Republican Nay
Robert Foley Republican Yea
Shelley Rudnicki Republican Nay
Steven Foster Republican Nay
William Tuell Republican Nay
W. Crockett Unenrolled Yea

Official roll call →

ADOPT HAH-719

Passed 86 Yea · 55 Nay · 8 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 523507
Republican 51901
Democrat 27100
Unenrolled 1000
Independent 1000
Total 865508
% of votes cast 58%37%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 — Yea
BABINE of Scarborough — Yea
BERRY of Bowdoinham — Yea
BLUME of York — Yea
BROOKS of Lewiston — Yea
BRYANT of Windham — Yea
CAIAZZO of Scarborough — Yea
CARDONE of Bangor — Yea
CEBRA of Naples — Nay
CLOUTIER of Lewiston — Yea
COLLINGS of Portland — Yea
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 — Nay
DEVIN of Newcastle — Not Voting
DILLINGHAM of Oxford — Nay
DOLLOFF of Rumford — Nay
DOORE of Augusta — Yea
DUNPHY of Old Town — Yea
EVANGELOS of Friendship — Yea
FARNSWORTH of Portland — Yea
FAY of Raymond — Yea
GIDEON of Freeport — Yea
GRIGNON of Athens — Nay
HAGGAN of Hampden — Nay
HANDY of Lewiston — Yea
HANINGTON of Lincoln — Nay
HANLEY of Pittston — Not Voting
HARNETT of Gardiner — Yea
HEAD of Bethel — Nay
HIGGINS of Dover-Foxcroft — Nay
HOBBS of Wells — Yea
HUBBELL of Bar Harbor — Yea
HUTCHINS of Penobscot — Nay
HYMANSON of York — Yea
JAVNER of Chester — Nay
JOHANSEN of Monticello — Nay
JORGENSEN of Portland — Yea
KESCHL of Belgrade — Yea
KINNEY of Knox — Nay
KORNFIELD of Bangor — Yea
KRYZAK of Acton — Nay
LANDRY of Farmington — Yea
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 — Not Voting
McLEAN of Gorham — Yea
MELARAGNO of Auburn — Yea
MILLETT of Waterford — Nay
MORALES of South Portland — Yea
MORIARTY of Cumberland — Yea
NADEAU of Winslow — Nay
O'CONNOR of Berwick — Nay
O'NEIL of Saco — Yea
ORDWAY of Standish — Nay
PAULHUS of Bath — Yea
PEBWORTH of Blue Hill — Yea
PERRY of Calais — Not Voting
PERRY of Bangor — Yea
PICKETT of Dixfield — Nay
PRESCOTT of Waterboro — Nay
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 — Yea
SHEATS of Auburn — Yea
SKOLFIELD of Weld — Nay
STANLEY of Medway — Nay
STEARNS of Guilford — Not Voting
STETKIS of Canaan — Nay
STROM of Pittsfield — Nay
SYLVESTER of Portland — Yea
TUCKER of Brunswick — Yea
WHITE of Waterville — Nay
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 Yea
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 Yea
Michael Tipping Democrat Yea
Michele Meyer Democrat Yea
Nicole C. Grohoski Democrat Yea
Parnell Terry Democrat Yea
Pinny H. Beebe-Center Democrat Yea
Rachel Talbot Ross Democrat Yea
Ryan Fecteau Democrat Nay
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 Not Voting
Billy Bob Faulkingham Republican Nay
Bruce Bickford Republican Nay
Chad Perkins Republican Nay
Gary Drinkwater Republican Nay
Gregory Swallow Republican Nay
Harold "Trey" L. Stewart, III Republican Nay
Joseph E. Martin Republican Yea
Joseph E. Martin Republican Yea
Joseph E. Martin Republican Nay
Joshua Morris Republican Nay
Mark Blier Republican Nay
Mark Cooper Republican Yea
Matthew A. Harrington Republican Nay
Nancy Theriault Republican Nay
Nathan Wadsworth Republican Nay
Randall Hall Republican Nay
Richard Campbell Republican Yea
Richard Mason Republican Nay
Richard T. Bradstreet Republican Nay
Robert Foley Republican Yea
Shelley Rudnicki Republican Nay
Steven Foster Republican Nay
William Tuell Republican Nay
W. Crockett Unenrolled Yea

Official roll call →

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