Maine 129th Legislature (2019-2020) Status: In Committee 3 R cosponsors

LD 185 — An Act To Provide A Method For A Student To Be Excused From Standardized Testing

Last action — Placed in Legislative Files (DEAD)

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  1. ✓
    Introduced
  2. 2
    In Committee
  3. 3
    Passed House
  4. 4
    Passed Senate
  5. 5
    To Executive
  6. 6
    Enacted

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This bill is no longer active — its legislative session has ended, so there is no live prognosis. It would have to be reintroduced in the current session to move again.

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Action History

  1. Placed in Legislative Files (DEAD)

  2. Roll Call Ordered Roll Call Number 115 Yeas 21 - Nays 10 - Excused 4 - Absent 0

  3. On motion by Senator MILLETT of Cumberland the Majority Ought Not to Pass Report ACCEPTED. in concurrence

  4. Reports Read

  5. Sent for concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.

  6. On motion of Representative KORNFIELD of Bangor, the Majority Ought Not to Pass Report was ACCEPTED.

  7. Reports READ.

  8. The Bill was REFERRED to the Committee on EDUCATION AND CULTURAL AFFAIRS in concurrence

  9. Sent for concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.

  10. The Bill was REFERRED to the Committee on EDUCATION AND CULTURAL AFFAIRS.

  11. Committee on Education and Cultural Affairs suggested and ordered printed.

Sponsors

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1 sponsors · 8 co-sponsors · 177 not signed on · 5 voted No

Sponsors (1)

  • Heidi SAMPSON

Co-sponsors (8)

Not signed on (177)

177 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 ONTP RPT

Passed 21 Yea · 10 Nay · 4 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 16504
Republican 3500
Democrat 2000
Total 211004
% of votes cast 60%29%0%11%
How each member voted (35)
Member Party Vote
BELLOWS of Kennebec — Yea
BREEN of Cumberland — Not Voting
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 — Yea
ROSEN of Hancock — Not Voting
SANBORN, H. of Cumberland — Yea
SANBORN, L. of Cumberland — Not Voting
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 Nay
Marianne Moore Republican Nay
Robert Foley Republican Yea
Russell J. Black Republican Nay
Scott W. Cyrway Republican Nay
Stacey K. Guerin Republican Nay

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Subjects

education
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Frequently asked questions

Who sponsors LD 185?
LD 185 is sponsored by Heidi SAMPSON, Justin CHENETTE, Bill DIAMOND, Nathan LIBBY, Rebecca MILLETT, Lester ORDWAY, David Woodsome (Republican), William Tuell (Republican), and Harold "Trey" L. Stewart, III (Republican).
What is the current status of LD 185?
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 185?
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