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

LD 256 — An Act To Ban The Use Of Leadership Political Action Committees For Personal Profit

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 22, 2019. Enacted.

Prognosis

Likely to advance 78% · 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.

  • 4 sponsors

    1 primary, 3 co-sponsors signed on.

  • Single-party support

    Sponsorship is currently within one party (1 R).

  • Cleared a recorded vote

    Passed 2 recorded votes 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. In concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.

  6. The Bill was PASSED TO BE ENGROSSED as Amended by Committee Amendment "A" (S-6).

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

  8. Committee Amendment "A" (S-6) was READ and ADOPTED.

  9. The Bill was READ ONCE.

  10. (Yeas 136 - Nays 0 - Absent 13 - Excused 1 Vacant 1)

  11. ROLL CALL NO. 13

  12. On motion of Representative SCHNECK of Bangor, the Majority Ought to Pass as Amended Report was ACCEPTED.

  13. Reports READ.

  14. Ordered sent down forthwith for concurrence.

  15. READ A SECOND TIME and PASSED TO BE ENGROSSED AS AMENDED BY Committee Amendment "A" (S-6)

  16. COMMITTEE ON BILLS IN THE SECOND READING REPORTS NO FURTHER VERBAL AMENDMENTS NECESSARY. REPORT ACCEPTED.

  17. ASSIGNED FOR SECOND READING NEXT LEGISLATIVE DAY.

  18. Committee Amendment "A" (S-6) READ and ADOPTED

  19. READ ONCE

  20. Roll Call Ordered Roll Call Number 23 Yeas 33 - Nays 0 - Excused 2 - Absent 0

  21. On motion by Senator LUCHINI of Hancock the Majority Ought to Pass as Amended Report ACCEPTED. in concurrence

  22. Reports Read

  23. In concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.

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

  25. 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

  • Justin CHENETTE · Primary
  • Louis LUCHINI · Cosponsor
  • John SCHNECK · Cosponsor
  • Caldwell Jackson · Cosponsor

Sponsorship breakdown

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1 sponsors · 3 co-sponsors · 182 not signed on

Sponsors (1)

  • Justin CHENETTE

Co-sponsors (3)

Not signed on (182)

182 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

ACC MAJ OTP AS AMENDED REP

Passed 136 Yea · 0 Nay · 14 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 830012
Republican 24001
Democrat 27001
Unenrolled 1000
Independent 1000
Total 1360014
% of votes cast 91%0%0%9%
How each member voted (150)
Member Party Vote
ACKLEY of Monmouth — Yea
ALLEY of Beals — Yea
ANDREWS of Paris — Not Voting
AUSTIN of Skowhegan — Yea
AUSTIN of Gray — Yea
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 — Not Voting
CEBRA of Naples — Yea
CLOUTIER of Lewiston — Yea
COLLINGS of Portland — Yea
COREY of Windham — Yea
COSTAIN of Plymouth — Yea
CRAVEN of Lewiston — Yea
CUDDY of Winterport — Yea
CURTIS of Madison — Yea
DENK of Kennebunk — Yea
DENNO of Cumberland — Not Voting
DeVEAU of Caribou — Not Voting
DEVIN of Newcastle — Not Voting
DILLINGHAM of Oxford — Not Voting
DOLLOFF of Rumford — Yea
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 — Yea
HAGGAN of Hampden — Not Voting
HANDY of Lewiston — Yea
HANINGTON of Lincoln — Yea
HANLEY of Pittston — Yea
HARNETT of Gardiner — Yea
HEAD of Bethel — Yea
HIGGINS of Dover-Foxcroft — Yea
HOBBS of Wells — Yea
HUBBELL of Bar Harbor — Yea
HUTCHINS of Penobscot — Yea
HYMANSON of York — Yea
JAVNER of Chester — Yea
JOHANSEN of Monticello — Yea
JORGENSEN of Portland — Yea
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 — Yea
MAREAN of Hollis — Not Voting
MAXMIN of Nobleboro — Yea
McCREA of Fort Fairfield — Yea
McCREIGHT of Harpswell — Yea
McDONALD of Stonington — Not Voting
McLEAN of Gorham — Not Voting
MELARAGNO of Auburn — Yea
MILLETT of Waterford — Yea
MORALES of South Portland — Yea
NADEAU of Winslow — Yea
O'CONNOR of Berwick — Yea
O'NEIL of Saco — Yea
ORDWAY of Standish — Yea
PEBWORTH of Blue Hill — Yea
PEOPLES of Westbrook — Yea
PERRY of Calais — Yea
PERRY of Bangor — Not Voting
PICKETT of Dixfield — Yea
PRESCOTT of Waterboro — Yea
RECKITT of South Portland — Yea
REED of Carmel — Yea
RILEY of Jay — Yea
RISEMAN of Harrison — Not Voting
RYKERSON of Kittery — Yea
SAMPSON of Alfred — Yea
SCHNECK of Bangor — Yea
SHARPE of Durham — Yea
SHEATS of Auburn — Yea
SKOLFIELD of Weld — Yea
STANLEY of Medway — Yea
STEARNS of Guilford — Yea
STETKIS of Canaan — Yea
STROM of Pittsfield — Yea
SYLVESTER of Portland — Yea
TUCKER of Brunswick — Yea
VEROW of Brewer — Yea
WHITE of Waterville — Yea
WHITE of Mars Hill — Yea
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 Yea
Ryan Fecteau Democrat Yea
Sophia Warren Democrat Yea
Teresa S. Pierce Democrat Yea
Tiffany Roberts Democrat Not Voting
Victoria Doudera Democrat Yea
William Pluecker Independent Yea
Abigail Griffin Republican Yea
Amy Arata Republican Yea
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 Yea
Joseph E. Martin Republican Yea
Joseph E. Martin Republican Yea
Joshua Morris Republican Yea
Mark Blier Republican Yea
Mark Cooper Republican Not Voting
Matthew A. Harrington Republican Yea
Nancy Theriault Republican Yea
Nathan Wadsworth Republican Yea
Randall Hall Republican Yea
Richard Campbell Republican Yea
Richard Mason Republican Yea
Richard T. Bradstreet Republican Yea
Robert Foley Republican Yea
Shelley Rudnicki Republican Yea
Steven Foster Republican Yea
William Tuell Republican Yea
W. Crockett Unenrolled Yea

Official roll call →

ACCEPT MAJ OTP-A RPT

Passed 33 Yea · 0 Nay · 2 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 23002
Republican 8000
Democrat 2000
Total 33002
% of votes cast 94%0%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 — Yea
DESCHAMBAULT of York — Not Voting
DIAMOND of Cumberland — Yea
DOW of Lincoln — Yea
FARRIN of Somerset — Yea
GRATWICK of Penobscot — Yea
HAMPER of Oxford — Yea
HERBIG of Waldo — Yea
KEIM of Oxford — Not Voting
LIBBY of Androscoggin — Yea
LUCHINI of Hancock — Yea
MILLETT of Cumberland — Yea
MIRAMANT of Knox — Yea
POULIOT of Kennebec — Yea
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 Yea
Caldwell Jackson Republican Yea
David Woodsome Republican Yea
Jeffrey L. Timberlake Republican Yea
Marianne Moore Republican Yea
Robert Foley Republican Yea
Russell J. Black Republican Yea
Scott W. Cyrway Republican Yea
Stacey K. Guerin Republican Yea

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Frequently asked questions

Who sponsors LD 256?
LD 256 is sponsored by Justin CHENETTE, Louis LUCHINI, John SCHNECK, and Caldwell Jackson (Republican).
What is the current status of LD 256?
This bill has been enacted into law. Introduced January 22, 2019. Enacted.
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