An Act To Require Instruction On The History Of Genocide And The Holocaust
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LD 215 — An Act To Require Instruction On The History Of Genocide And The Holocaust
Last action — Placed in Legislative Files (DEAD)
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✓Introduced
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✓In Committee
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✓Passed House
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✓Passed Senate
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5To Executive
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6Enacted
This bill died with 130th Legislature (2021-2022). It reached “To Executive” 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This bill is no longer active — its legislative session has ended, so there is no live prognosis.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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Placed in Legislative Files (DEAD)
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On motion by Senator VITELLI of Sagadahoc The Senate INSISTED To Accept The Minority Ought to Pass As Amended Report AND PASSAGE TO BE ENGROSSED AS AMENDED BY Committee Amendment "A" (H-243) In NON-CONCURRENCE
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ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.
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Subsequently, the House INSISTED on ACCEPTANCE of the Majority Ought Not to Pass Report.
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(Yeas 64 - Nays 79 - Absent 8 - Excused 0)
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ROLL CALL NO. 289
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Motion of Representative FECTEAU of Augusta to RECEDE and CONCUR to ACCEPTANCE of the Minority Ought to Pass as Amended Report and PASSAGE TO BE ENGROSSED as Amended by Committee Amendment "A" (H-243) 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 DUNPHY of Old Town TABLED pending the motion of Representative FECTEAU of Augusta to RECEDE and CONCUR.
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Representative FECTEAU of Augusta MOVED to RECEDE and CONCUR.
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Speaker FECTEAU of Biddeford MOVED to INSIST.
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Sent down for concurrence
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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-243) In NON-CONCURRENCE
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Committee Amendment "A" (H-243) READ and ADOPTED
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READ ONCE
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On motion by Senator RAFFERTY of York The Minority Ought to Pass As Amended Report ACCEPTED In NON-CONCURRENCE
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Reports READ
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Sent for concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.
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Subsequently, the Majority Ought Not to Pass Report was ACCEPTED.
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Speaker laid before the House
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Later today assigned.
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(Yeas 81 - Nays 64 - Absent 6 - Excused 0)
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ROLL CALL NO. 83
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On further motion of same Representative TABLED pending his motion to ACCEPT the Majority Ought Not to Pass Report.
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Representative BRENNAN of Portland moved to ACCEPT the Majority Ought Not to Pass Report.
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Reports READ.
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Reported Out - ONTP/OTP-AM
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Voted - Divided Report
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Work Session Held
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Carried over, in the same posture, to a subsequent special or regular session of the 130th Legislature, pursuant to Joint Order SP 435.
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The Bill was REFERRED to the Committee on EDUCATION AND CULTURAL AFFAIRS pursuant to Joint Rule 308.2 and ordered printed pursuant to Joint Rule 401.
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Received by the Clerk of the House on January 25, 2021.
Sponsors
- David Woodsome · Cosponsor
- Paul STEARNS · Cosponsor
- Heidi SAMPSON · Cosponsor
- Timothy ROCHE · Cosponsor
- Laurel Libby · Cosponsor
- Billy Bob Faulkingham · Cosponsor
- Josanne DOLLOFF · Cosponsor
- Ryan Fecteau · Primary
Sponsorship breakdown
Export CSV (upgrade) →1 sponsors · 7 co-sponsors · 178 not signed on · 64 voted No
Sponsors (1)
- Ryan Fecteau Democrat Voted No
Co-sponsors (7)
- David Woodsome Republican
- Paul STEARNS
- Heidi SAMPSON
- Timothy ROCHE
- Laurel Libby Republican
- Billy Bob Faulkingham Republican Voted No
- Josanne DOLLOFF
Not signed on (178)
178 members have not signed on to this bill.
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Votes
| Party | Yea | Nay | Present | Not Voting |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Unaffiliated | 33 | 41 | 0 | 5 |
| Republican | 29 | 2 | 0 | 3 |
| Democrat | 2 | 34 | 0 | 0 |
| Unenrolled | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Independent | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Total | 64 | 79 | 0 | 8 |
| % of votes cast | 42% | 52% | 0% | 5% |
How each member voted (151)
| Member | Party | Vote |
|---|---|---|
| ALLEY of Beals | — | Nay |
| ANDREWS of Paris | — | Yea |
| AUSTIN of Gray | — | Yea |
| BABBIDGE of Kennebunk | — | Nay |
| BERRY of Bowdoinham | — | Nay |
| BLUME of York | — | Nay |
| BROOKS of Lewiston | — | Nay |
| BRYANT of Windham | — | Nay |
| CAIAZZO of Scarborough | — | Nay |
| CARDONE of Bangor | — | Nay |
| CARMICHAEL of Greenbush | — | Yea |
| CEBRA of Naples | — | Yea |
| CLOUTIER of Lewiston | — | Nay |
| COLLINGS of Portland | — | Nay |
| CONNOR of Lewiston | — | Yea |
| COREY of Windham | — | Yea |
| COSTAIN of Plymouth | — | Yea |
| CRAVEN of Lewiston | — | Nay |
| CUDDY of Winterport | — | Nay |
| DILLINGHAM of Oxford | — | Yea |
| DOLLOFF of Milton Township | — | Yea |
| DOORE of Augusta | — | Nay |
| DOWNES of Bucksport | — | Yea |
| DUNPHY of Old Town | — | Nay |
| EVANGELOS of Friendship | — | Yea |
| EVANS of Dover-Foxcroft | — | Nay |
| FAY of Raymond | — | Nay |
| GRIGNON of Athens | — | Not Voting |
| HANLEY of Pittston | — | Yea |
| HARNETT of Gardiner | — | Nay |
| HEAD of Bethel | — | Yea |
| HUTCHINS of Penobscot | — | Yea |
| HYMANSON of York | — | Nay |
| JAVNER of Chester | — | Yea |
| JOHANSEN of Monticello | — | Nay |
| KINNEY of Knox | — | Yea |
| KRYZAK of Acton | — | Yea |
| LANDRY of Farmington | — | Nay |
| LIBBY of Auburn | — | Yea |
| LYFORD of Eddington | — | Yea |
| MADIGAN of Waterville | — | Nay |
| McCREA of Fort Fairfield | — | Nay |
| McCREIGHT of Harpswell | — | Nay |
| McDONALD of Stonington | — | Nay |
| MELARAGNO of Auburn | — | Nay |
| MILLETT of Waterford | — | Yea |
| MILLETT of Cape Elizabeth | — | Nay |
| MORALES of South Portland | — | Nay |
| MORIARTY of Cumberland | — | Nay |
| NADEAU of Winslow | — | Yea |
| NEWMAN of Belgrade | — | Yea |
| O'CONNELL of Brewer | — | Nay |
| O'CONNOR of Berwick | — | Yea |
| O'NEIL of Saco | — | Nay |
| ORDWAY of Standish | — | Yea |
| PAULHUS of Bath | — | Nay |
| PEBWORTH of Blue Hill | — | Nay |
| PERRY of Calais | — | Nay |
| PERRY of Bangor | — | Nay |
| PICKETT of Dixfield | — | Yea |
| PRESCOTT of Waterboro | — | Not Voting |
| RECKITT of South Portland | — | Yea |
| RISEMAN of Harrison | — | Yea |
| ROCHE of Wells | — | Not Voting |
| SAMPSON of Alfred | — | Yea |
| SHARPE of Durham | — | Not Voting |
| SHEEHAN of Biddeford | — | Nay |
| SKOLFIELD of Weld | — | Yea |
| STANLEY of Medway | — | Yea |
| STEARNS of Guilford | — | Yea |
| STETKIS of Canaan | — | Yea |
| SYLVESTER of Portland | — | Nay |
| TUCKER of Brunswick | — | Not Voting |
| TUTTLE of Sanford | — | Nay |
| WHITE of Waterville | — | Nay |
| WHITE of Mars Hill | — | Yea |
| WILLIAMS of Bar Harbor | — | Nay |
| WOOD of Portland | — | Nay |
| ZEIGLER of Montville | — | Nay |
| Allison Hepler | Democrat | Nay |
| Amy Roeder | Democrat | Nay |
| Ann Matlack | Democrat | Nay |
| Arthur Bell | Democrat | Nay |
| Christopher Kessler | Democrat | Nay |
| Denise Tepler | Democrat | Nay |
| Donna Bailey | Democrat | Nay |
| Grayson Lookner | Democrat | Nay |
| Holly Stover | Democrat | Nay |
| Janice Dodge | Democrat | Nay |
| Kristi Mathieson | Democrat | Nay |
| Laura Supica | Democrat | Nay |
| Laurie Osher | Democrat | Nay |
| Lori Gramlich | Democrat | Nay |
| Lydia Crafts | Democrat | Nay |
| Lynn Copeland | Democrat | Nay |
| Melanie Sachs | Democrat | Nay |
| Michael Brennan | Democrat | Nay |
| Michele Meyer | Democrat | Nay |
| Morgan Rielly | Democrat | Nay |
| Nicole C. Grohoski | Democrat | Nay |
| Parnell Terry | Democrat | Nay |
| Poppy Arford | Democrat | Nay |
| Rachel Talbot Ross | Democrat | Nay |
| Ryan Fecteau | Democrat | Yea |
| Ryan Fecteau | Democrat | Nay |
| Samuel Zager | Democrat | Nay |
| Sophia Warren | Democrat | Nay |
| Sophia Warren | Democrat | Yea |
| Suzanne Salisbury | Democrat | Nay |
| Tavis Hasenfus | Democrat | Nay |
| Teresa S. Pierce | Democrat | Nay |
| Tiffany Roberts | Democrat | Nay |
| Traci Gere | Democrat | Nay |
| Valli Geiger | Democrat | Nay |
| Victoria Doudera | Democrat | Nay |
| William Pluecker | Independent | Nay |
| Abigail Griffin | Republican | Yea |
| Amanda Collamore | Republican | Yea |
| Amy Arata | Republican | Not Voting |
| Billy Bob Faulkingham | Republican | Yea |
| Bruce Bickford | Republican | Yea |
| Chad Perkins | Republican | Not Voting |
| David G. Haggan | Republican | Yea |
| Gary Drinkwater | Republican | Yea |
| Irene Gifford | Republican | Yea |
| James Thorne | Republican | Yea |
| Jennifer Poirier | Republican | Yea |
| John Ducharme | Republican | Yea |
| Joseph E. Martin | Republican | Nay |
| Joseph E. Martin | Republican | Nay |
| Joseph E. Martin | Republican | Yea |
| Joseph Underwood | Republican | Yea |
| Joshua Morris | Republican | Yea |
| Mark Blier | Republican | Yea |
| Matthew A. Harrington | Republican | Yea |
| Michael Lemelin | Republican | Yea |
| Nancy Theriault | Republican | Yea |
| Nathan Carlow | Republican | Yea |
| Nathan Wadsworth | Republican | Yea |
| Randall Greenwood | Republican | Yea |
| Randall Hall | Republican | Yea |
| Richard Mason | Republican | Yea |
| Richard T. Bradstreet | Republican | Not Voting |
| Sheila Lyman | Republican | Yea |
| Shelley Rudnicki | Republican | Yea |
| Steven Foster | Republican | Yea |
| Susan Bernard | Republican | Yea |
| Tracy Quint | Republican | Yea |
| Wayne Parry | Republican | Yea |
| William Tuell | Republican | Yea |
| W. Crockett | Unenrolled | Nay |
| Party | Yea | Nay | Present | Not Voting |
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| Unaffiliated | 43 | 32 | 0 | 4 |
| Republican | 2 | 30 | 0 | 2 |
| Democrat | 34 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Unenrolled | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Independent | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Total | 81 | 64 | 0 | 6 |
| % of votes cast | 54% | 42% | 0% | 4% |
How each member voted (151)
| Member | Party | Vote |
|---|---|---|
| ALLEY of Beals | — | Yea |
| ANDREWS of Paris | — | Not Voting |
| AUSTIN of Gray | — | Nay |
| BABBIDGE of Kennebunk | — | 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 |
| CARMICHAEL of Greenbush | — | Nay |
| CEBRA of Naples | — | Nay |
| CLOUTIER of Lewiston | — | Yea |
| COLLINGS of Portland | — | Yea |
| CONNOR of Lewiston | — | Nay |
| COREY of Windham | — | Nay |
| COSTAIN of Plymouth | — | Nay |
| CRAVEN of Lewiston | — | Yea |
| CUDDY of Winterport | — | Yea |
| DILLINGHAM of Oxford | — | Nay |
| DOLLOFF of Milton Township | — | Nay |
| DOORE of Augusta | — | Yea |
| DOWNES of Bucksport | — | Nay |
| DUNPHY of Old Town | — | Yea |
| EVANGELOS of Friendship | — | Nay |
| EVANS of Dover-Foxcroft | — | Yea |
| FAY of Raymond | — | Yea |
| GRIGNON of Athens | — | Not Voting |
| HANLEY of Pittston | — | Nay |
| HARNETT of Gardiner | — | Yea |
| HEAD of Bethel | — | Nay |
| HUTCHINS of Penobscot | — | Nay |
| HYMANSON of York | — | Yea |
| JAVNER of Chester | — | Nay |
| JOHANSEN of Monticello | — | Nay |
| KINNEY of Knox | — | Nay |
| KRYZAK of Acton | — | Nay |
| LANDRY of Farmington | — | Yea |
| LIBBY of Auburn | — | Nay |
| LYFORD of Eddington | — | Nay |
| MADIGAN of Waterville | — | Yea |
| McCREA of Fort Fairfield | — | Yea |
| McCREIGHT of Harpswell | — | Yea |
| McDONALD of Stonington | — | Yea |
| MELARAGNO of Auburn | — | Yea |
| MILLETT of Waterford | — | Nay |
| MILLETT of Cape Elizabeth | — | Yea |
| MORALES of South Portland | — | Yea |
| MORIARTY of Cumberland | — | Yea |
| NADEAU of Winslow | — | Nay |
| NEWMAN of Belgrade | — | Nay |
| O'CONNELL of Brewer | — | Yea |
| O'CONNOR of Berwick | — | Nay |
| O'NEIL of Saco | — | Yea |
| ORDWAY of Standish | — | Nay |
| PAULHUS of Bath | — | Not Voting |
| 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 |
| RISEMAN of Harrison | — | Yea |
| ROCHE of Wells | — | Not Voting |
| SAMPSON of Alfred | — | Nay |
| SHARPE of Durham | — | Yea |
| SHEEHAN of Biddeford | — | Yea |
| SKOLFIELD of Weld | — | Nay |
| STANLEY of Medway | — | Nay |
| STEARNS of Guilford | — | Nay |
| STETKIS of Canaan | — | Nay |
| SYLVESTER of Portland | — | Yea |
| TUCKER of Brunswick | — | Yea |
| TUTTLE of Sanford | — | Yea |
| WHITE of Waterville | — | Yea |
| WHITE of Mars Hill | — | Nay |
| WILLIAMS of Bar Harbor | — | Yea |
| WOOD of Portland | — | Yea |
| ZEIGLER of Montville | — | Yea |
| Allison Hepler | Democrat | Yea |
| Amy Roeder | Democrat | Yea |
| Ann Matlack | Democrat | Yea |
| Arthur Bell | Democrat | Yea |
| Christopher Kessler | Democrat | Yea |
| Denise Tepler | Democrat | Yea |
| Donna Bailey | Democrat | Yea |
| Grayson Lookner | Democrat | Yea |
| Holly Stover | Democrat | Yea |
| Janice Dodge | Democrat | Yea |
| Kristi Mathieson | Democrat | Yea |
| Laura Supica | Democrat | Yea |
| Laurie Osher | Democrat | Yea |
| Lori Gramlich | Democrat | Yea |
| Lydia Crafts | Democrat | Yea |
| Lynn Copeland | Democrat | Yea |
| Melanie Sachs | Democrat | Yea |
| Michael Brennan | Democrat | Yea |
| Michele Meyer | Democrat | Yea |
| Morgan Rielly | Democrat | Yea |
| Nicole C. Grohoski | Democrat | Yea |
| Parnell Terry | Democrat | Yea |
| Poppy Arford | Democrat | Yea |
| Rachel Talbot Ross | Democrat | Yea |
| Ryan Fecteau | Democrat | Nay |
| Ryan Fecteau | Democrat | Yea |
| Samuel Zager | Democrat | Yea |
| Sophia Warren | Democrat | Yea |
| Sophia Warren | Democrat | Nay |
| Suzanne Salisbury | Democrat | Yea |
| Tavis Hasenfus | Democrat | Yea |
| Teresa S. Pierce | Democrat | Yea |
| Tiffany Roberts | Democrat | Yea |
| Traci Gere | Democrat | Yea |
| Valli Geiger | Democrat | Yea |
| Victoria Doudera | Democrat | Yea |
| William Pluecker | Independent | Yea |
| Abigail Griffin | Republican | Nay |
| Amanda Collamore | Republican | Nay |
| Amy Arata | Republican | Nay |
| Billy Bob Faulkingham | Republican | Nay |
| Bruce Bickford | Republican | Not Voting |
| Chad Perkins | Republican | Nay |
| David G. Haggan | Republican | Nay |
| Gary Drinkwater | Republican | Nay |
| Irene Gifford | Republican | Nay |
| James Thorne | Republican | Nay |
| Jennifer Poirier | Republican | Nay |
| John Ducharme | Republican | Nay |
| Joseph E. Martin | Republican | Yea |
| Joseph E. Martin | Republican | Yea |
| Joseph E. Martin | Republican | Nay |
| Joseph Underwood | Republican | Nay |
| Joshua Morris | Republican | Nay |
| Mark Blier | Republican | Nay |
| Matthew A. Harrington | Republican | Nay |
| Michael Lemelin | Republican | Nay |
| Nancy Theriault | Republican | Not Voting |
| Nathan Carlow | Republican | Nay |
| Nathan Wadsworth | Republican | Nay |
| Randall Greenwood | Republican | Nay |
| Randall Hall | Republican | Nay |
| Richard Mason | Republican | Nay |
| Richard T. Bradstreet | Republican | Nay |
| Sheila Lyman | Republican | Nay |
| Shelley Rudnicki | Republican | Nay |
| Steven Foster | Republican | Nay |
| Susan Bernard | Republican | Nay |
| Tracy Quint | Republican | Nay |
| Wayne Parry | Republican | Nay |
| William Tuell | Republican | Nay |
| W. Crockett | Unenrolled | Yea |
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Frequently asked questions
- Who sponsors LD 215?
- LD 215 is sponsored by David Woodsome (Republican), Paul STEARNS, Heidi SAMPSON, Timothy ROCHE, Laurel Libby (Republican), Billy Bob Faulkingham (Republican), Josanne DOLLOFF, and Ryan Fecteau (Democrat).
- What is the current status of LD 215?
- This bill died with 130th Legislature (2021-2022). It reached “To Executive” 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.
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