Maine 130th Legislature (2021-2022) Status: To Executive

LD 1217 — An Act To Require The Acceptance Of Cash For In-Person Retail Transactions

Last action — Placed in Legislative Files (DEAD)

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

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This bill is no longer active — its legislative session has ended, so there is no live prognosis.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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Action History

  1. Placed in Legislative Files (DEAD)

  2. Roll Call Ordered Roll Call Number 243 Yeas 20 - Nays 15 - Excused 0 - Absent 0

  3. On motion by Senator CURRY of Waldo 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 ROBERTS of South Berwick, the Majority Ought Not to Pass Report was ACCEPTED.

  7. Reports READ.

  8. Reported Out - ONTP/OTP-AM

  9. Voted - Divided Report

  10. Work Session Held

  11. Carried over, in the same posture, to a subsequent special or regular session of the 130th Legislature, pursuant to Joint Order SP 435.

  12. The Bill was REFERRED to the Committee on INNOVATION, DEVELOPMENT, ECONOMIC ADVANCEMENT AND BUSINESS pursuant to Joint Rule 308.2 and ordered printed pursuant to Joint Rule 401.

  13. Received by the Clerk of the House on March 22, 2021.

Sponsors

  • Kathleen DILLINGHAM · Primary

Sponsorship breakdown

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1 sponsors · 0 co-sponsors · 185 not signed on · 8 voted No

Sponsors (1)

  • Kathleen DILLINGHAM

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 ONTP RPT

Passed 20 Yea · 15 Nay
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Democrat 10000
Independent 0100
Republican 1700
Unaffiliated 9700
Total 201500
% of votes cast 57%43%0%0%
How each member voted (35)
Member Party Vote
BREEN of Cumberland — Yea
CHIPMAN of Cumberland — Nay
CLAXTON of Androscoggin — Yea
DAVIS of Piscataquis — Nay
DESCHAMBAULT of York — Yea
DIAMOND of Cumberland — Yea
FARRIN of Somerset — Nay
KEIM of Oxford — Nay
LIBBY of Androscoggin — Yea
LUCHINI of Hancock — Yea
MAXMIN of Lincoln — Yea
MIRAMANT of Knox — Nay
POULIOT of Kennebec — Nay
ROSEN of Hancock — Nay
SANBORN of Cumberland — Yea
VITELLI of Sagadahoc — Yea
Anne M. Carney Democrat Yea
Craig V. Hickman Democrat Yea
Donna Bailey Democrat Yea
Glenn "Chip" Curry Democrat Yea
James Dill Democrat Yea
Joseph E. Rafferty Democrat Yea
Joseph M. Baldacci Democrat Yea
Mark W. Lawrence Democrat Yea
Matthea E.L. Daughtry Democrat Yea
Stacy F. Brenner Democrat Yea
Richard A. Bennett Independent Nay
Caldwell Jackson Republican Yea
David Woodsome Republican Nay
Harold "Trey" L. Stewart, III Republican Nay
Jeffrey L. Timberlake Republican Nay
Marianne Moore Republican Nay
Russell J. Black Republican Nay
Scott W. Cyrway Republican Nay
Stacey K. Guerin Republican Nay

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Subjects

finance
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Frequently asked questions

Who sponsors LD 1217?
LD 1217 is sponsored by Kathleen DILLINGHAM.
What is the current status of LD 1217?
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.
Where can I track LD 1217?
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