Maine 130th Legislature (2021-2022) Status: To Executive 4 D cosponsors

LD 1785 — An Act To Address Staffing Shortages In Critical Public Safety Jobs Through Economic Incentives

Last action — In possession of the Senate when the Legislature adjourned Sine Die and was placed in the 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.

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Action History

  1. In possession of the Senate when the Legislature adjourned Sine Die and was placed in the Legislative Files. (DEAD)

  2. On motion by Senator BREEN of Cumberland PLACED ON THE SPECIAL APPROPRIATIONS TABLE pending FINAL PASSAGE, in concurrence.

  3. Sent for concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.

  4. FINALLY PASSED.

  5. On motion by Senator CURRY of Waldo The Senate RECEDED and CONCURRED With The Majority Ought to Pass As Amended Report ACCEPTED AND PASSAGE TO BE ENGROSSED AS AMENDED BY Committee Amendment "A" (S-466) in concurrence

  6. Taken from the table by the President

  7. On motion by Senator VITELLI of Sagadahoc Tabled until Later in Today's Session, pending FURTHER CONSIDERATION

  8. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.

  9. In NON-CONCURRENCE and sent for concurrence.

  10. The Bill was PASSED TO BE ENGROSSED as Amended by Committee Amendment "A" (S-466).

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

  12. Committee Amendment "A" (S-466) was READ and ADOPTED.

  13. The Bill was READ ONCE.

  14. (Yeas 132 - Nays 0 - Absent 15 - Excused 0 - Vacant 4)

  15. ROLL CALL NO. 500

  16. On motion of Representative ROBERTS of South Berwick, the Majority Ought to Pass as Amended Report was ACCEPTED.

  17. Reports READ.

  18. Ordered sent down forthwith for concurrence

  19. Under suspension of the Rules, READ A SECOND TIME and PASSED TO BE ENGROSSED AS AMENDED by Committee Amendment "B" (S-467)

  20. Committee Amendment "B" (S-467) READ and ADOPTED

  21. READ ONCE

  22. Roll Call Ordered Roll Call Number 650 Yeas 21 - Nays 11 - Excused 2 - Absent 0

  23. On motion by Senator CURRY of Waldo The Minority Ought to Pass As Amended by Committee Amendment "B" (S-467) Report ACCEPTED

  24. Reports READ

  25. Reported Out - OTP-AM/OTP-AM

  26. Voted - Divided Report

  27. Work Session Reconsidered

  28. Voted - Divided Report

  29. Work Session Reconsidered

  30. Voted - OTP-AM

  31. Work Session Held

  32. Work Session Held - TABLED

  33. Received by the Secretary of the Senate on December 7, 2021 and REFERRED to the Committee on INNOVATION, DEVELOPMENT, ECONOMIC ADVANCEMENT AND BUSINESS pursuant to Joint Rule 308.2

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1 sponsors · 7 co-sponsors · 178 not signed on · 6 voted No

Sponsors (1)

Co-sponsors (7)

Not signed on (178)

178 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

ACC MAJ OTP AS AMENDED REP

Passed 132 Yea · 0 Nay · 15 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 670010
Republican 31003
Democrat 32002
Unenrolled 1000
Independent 1000
Total 1320015
% of votes cast 90%0%0%10%
How each member voted (147)
Member Party Vote
ALLEY of Beals — Yea
ANDREWS of Paris — Yea
AUSTIN of Gray — Yea
BABBIDGE of Kennebunk — Yea
BERRY of Bowdoinham — Yea
BLUME of York — Not Voting
BOYLE of Gorham — Yea
BROOKS of Lewiston — Not Voting
BRYANT of Windham — Yea
CAIAZZO of Scarborough — Not Voting
CARDONE of Bangor — Yea
CARMICHAEL of Greenbush — Not Voting
CEBRA of Naples — Yea
CLOUTIER of Lewiston — Yea
COLLINGS of Portland — Yea
CONNOR of Lewiston — Yea
COREY of Windham — Not Voting
COSTAIN of Plymouth — Yea
CRAVEN of Lewiston — Yea
CUDDY of Winterport — Yea
DILLINGHAM of Oxford — Yea
DOLLOFF of Milton Township — Yea
DOWNES of Bucksport — Yea
DUNPHY of Old Town — Yea
EVANGELOS of Friendship — Yea
EVANS of Dover-Foxcroft — Yea
FAY of Raymond — Yea
GRIGNON of Athens — Not Voting
HANLEY of Pittston — Yea
HARNETT of Gardiner — Yea
HEAD of Bethel — Yea
HUTCHINS of Penobscot — Yea
HYMANSON of York — Yea
JAVNER of Chester — Yea
KINNEY of Knox — Yea
LANDRY of Farmington — Yea
LAROCHELLE of Augusta — Yea
LIBBY of Auburn — Yea
LYFORD of Eddington — Yea
MADIGAN of Waterville — Yea
McCREA of Fort Fairfield — Yea
McCREIGHT of Harpswell — Yea
McDONALD of Stonington — Not Voting
MELARAGNO of Auburn — Yea
MILLETT of Waterford — Yea
MILLETT of Cape Elizabeth — Yea
MORALES of South Portland — Yea
MORIARTY of Cumberland — Yea
NADEAU of Winslow — Yea
NEWMAN of Belgrade — Yea
O'CONNELL of Brewer — Yea
O'CONNOR of Berwick — Yea
O'NEIL of Saco — Yea
ORDWAY of Standish — Yea
PAULHUS of Bath — Yea
PEBWORTH of Blue Hill — Yea
PERRY of Calais — Yea
PERRY of Bangor — Not Voting
PICKETT of Dixfield — Yea
PRESCOTT of Waterboro — Yea
RECKITT of South Portland — Yea
RISEMAN of Harrison — Yea
ROCHE of Wells — Yea
SAMPSON of Alfred — Yea
SHARPE of Durham — Not Voting
SHEEHAN of Biddeford — Yea
SKOLFIELD of Weld — Yea
STANLEY of Medway — Yea
STEARNS of Guilford — Yea
STETKIS of Canaan — Not Voting
SYLVESTER of Portland — Yea
TUCKER of Brunswick — Yea
WHITE of Waterville — Yea
WHITE of Mars Hill — Yea
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
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 Not Voting
Lydia Crafts Democrat Yea
Lynn Copeland Democrat Not Voting
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 Yea
Samuel Zager Democrat Yea
Sophia Warren Democrat Yea
Sophia Warren Democrat Yea
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 Yea
Amanda Collamore Republican Yea
Amy Arata Republican Yea
Billy Bob Faulkingham Republican Not Voting
Bruce Bickford Republican Not Voting
Chad Perkins Republican Yea
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 Yea
Joseph E. Martin Republican Yea
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 Yea
Sheila Lyman Republican Yea
Shelley Rudnicki Republican Not Voting
Steven Foster Republican Yea
Susan Bernard Republican Yea
Tracy Quint Republican Yea
Wayne Parry Republican Yea
William Tuell Republican Yea
W. Crockett Unenrolled Yea

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ACCEPT MIN OTP-B RPT

Passed 21 Yea · 11 Nay · 2 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Democrat 9001
Independent 1000
Republican 1601
Unaffiliated 10500
Total 211102
% of votes cast 62%32%0%6%
How each member voted (34)
Member Party Vote
BREEN of Cumberland — Yea
CHIPMAN of Cumberland — Yea
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
MAXMIN of Lincoln — Yea
MIRAMANT of Knox — Yea
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 Not Voting
Matthea E.L. Daughtry Democrat Yea
Stacy F. Brenner Democrat Yea
Richard A. Bennett Independent Yea
Caldwell Jackson Republican Yea
David Woodsome Republican Nay
Harold "Trey" L. Stewart, III Republican Nay
Jeffrey L. Timberlake Republican Nay
Marianne Moore Republican Not Voting
Russell J. Black Republican Nay
Scott W. Cyrway Republican Nay
Stacey K. Guerin Republican Nay

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Subjects

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Frequently asked questions

Who sponsors LD 1785?
LD 1785 is sponsored by Michael SYLVESTER, Joseph E. Rafferty (Democrat), David MIRAMANT, Craig V. Hickman (Democrat), Michelle DUNPHY, Glenn "Chip" Curry (Democrat), Barbara CARDONE, and Joseph M. Baldacci (Democrat).
What is the current status of LD 1785?
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 1785?
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