LD 63 — An Act To Improve Responsiveness Of Elected School Boards To The Public
Last action — Placed in Legislative Files (DEAD)
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✓Introduced
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2In 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 “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This bill is no longer active — its legislative session has ended, so there are no live odds of enactment. It would have to be reintroduced in the current session to move again.
Bill Text
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Read LD 63 on the official Maine source →Action History
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Placed in Legislative Files (DEAD)
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Roll Call Ordered Roll Call Number 21 Yeas 20 - Nays 13 - Excused 2 - Absent 0
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On motion by Senator MILLETT of Cumberland the Majority Ought Not to Pass Report ACCEPTED. in concurrence
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Reports Read
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Sent for concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.
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(Yeas 92 - Nays 50 - Absent 6 - Excused 1 Vacant 2)
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ROLL CALL NO. 6
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On motion of Representative KORNFIELD of Bangor, the Majority Ought Not to Pass Report was ACCEPTED.
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Reports READ.
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The Bill was REFERRED to the Committee on EDUCATION AND CULTURAL AFFAIRS in concurrence
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Sent for concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.
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The Bill was REFERRED to the Committee on EDUCATION AND CULTURAL AFFAIRS.
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Committee on Education and Cultural Affairs suggested and ordered printed.
Sponsors
- Seth BERRY · Cosponsor
- Scott W. Cyrway · Cosponsor
- Amy Arata · Primary
Sponsorship breakdown
Export CSV (upgrade) →1 sponsors · 2 co-sponsors · 183 not signed on · 27 voted No
Sponsors (1)
- Amy Arata Republican Voted No
Co-sponsors (2)
- Seth BERRY
- Scott W. Cyrway Republican Voted No
Not signed on (183)
183 members have not signed on to this bill.
Show all 183 →"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 | 6 | 0 | 2 |
| Republican | 1 | 7 | 0 | 0 |
| Democrat | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Total | 20 | 13 | 0 | 2 |
| % of votes cast | 57% | 37% | 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 | — | Not Voting |
| 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 | Yea |
| 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 | 60 | 28 | 0 | 6 |
| Republican | 4 | 20 | 0 | 1 |
| Democrat | 27 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Unenrolled | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Independent | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Total | 92 | 50 | 0 | 7 |
| % of votes cast | 62% | 34% | 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 | — | Not Voting |
| 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 |
| DENNO of Cumberland | — | 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 | — | Not Voting |
| HANDY of Lewiston | — | Yea |
| HANINGTON of Lincoln | — | Nay |
| HANLEY of Pittston | — | Nay |
| HARNETT of Gardiner | — | Yea |
| HEAD of Bethel | — | Nay |
| HIGGINS of Dover-Foxcroft | — | Yea |
| 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 | — | Nay |
| KINNEY of Knox | — | Not Voting |
| KORNFIELD of Bangor | — | Yea |
| KRYZAK of Acton | — | Nay |
| LANDRY of Farmington | — | Yea |
| LOCKMAN of Bradley | — | Nay |
| LYFORD of Eddington | — | Yea |
| MADIGAN of Waterville | — | Yea |
| MAREAN of Hollis | — | Yea |
| MAXMIN of Nobleboro | — | Yea |
| McCREA of Fort Fairfield | — | Yea |
| McCREIGHT of Harpswell | — | Yea |
| McDONALD of Stonington | — | Yea |
| McLEAN of Gorham | — | Yea |
| MELARAGNO of Auburn | — | Yea |
| MILLETT of Waterford | — | Nay |
| MORALES of South Portland | — | Yea |
| NADEAU of Winslow | — | Yea |
| O'CONNOR of Berwick | — | Nay |
| O'NEIL of Saco | — | Yea |
| ORDWAY of Standish | — | Nay |
| PEBWORTH of Blue Hill | — | Yea |
| PEOPLES of Westbrook | — | Yea |
| PERRY of Calais | — | 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 | — | Yea |
| STEARNS of Guilford | — | Yea |
| STETKIS of Canaan | — | Nay |
| STROM of Pittsfield | — | Nay |
| SYLVESTER of Portland | — | Yea |
| 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 | 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 | Nay |
| 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 | Nay |
| Richard Mason | Republican | Nay |
| Richard T. Bradstreet | Republican | Nay |
| Robert Foley | Republican | Yea |
| Shelley Rudnicki | Republican | Not Voting |
| Steven Foster | Republican | Nay |
| William Tuell | Republican | Nay |
| W. Crockett | Unenrolled | Yea |
Subjects
Frequently asked questions
- Who sponsors LD 63?
- LD 63 is sponsored by Seth BERRY, Scott W. Cyrway (Republican), and Amy Arata (Republican).
- What is the current status of LD 63?
- 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 63?
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