Maine 131st Legislature (2023-2024) Status: Enacted 1 D cosponsors

LD 646 — An Act To Provide Appropriations And Allocations For The Operations Of State Government

Last action — Signed by Governor

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

This bill has been enacted into law. Introduced February 14, 2023. Enacted.

Signed by Governor Janet Mills (Democratic) on March 06, 2024.

Odds of enactment

High chance

Based on the sponsor, cosponsors, and committee posture, this bill has a high chance of becoming law.

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Prognosis

Likely to advance 72% · moderate confidence

  • Enacted

    Current position in the legislative process.

  • 1 sponsor

    1 primary, 0 co-sponsors signed on.

  • Single-party support

    Sponsorship is currently within one party (1 D).

  • Cleared a recorded vote

    Passed 1 recorded vote so far.

Based on stage, sponsorship breadth, committee status, recorded votes, and cross-state momentum — a description of the observable signals, not a prediction.

Bill Text

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Action History

  1. Signed by Governor

  2. PASSED TO BE ENACTED - Emergency - 2/3 Elected Required, in concurrence.

  3. Sent for concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.

  4. (Yeas 139 - Nays 0 - Absent 11 - Excused 0 - Vacant 1)

  5. ROLL CALL NO. 384

  6. This being an emergency measure, a two-thirds vote of all the members elected to the House being necessary, a total was taken.

  7. PASSED TO BE ENACTED.

  8. Ordered sent down forthwith.

  9. READ A SECOND TIME and PASSED TO BE ENGROSSED AS AMENDED BY Committee Amendment "A" (H-755), in concurrence.

  10. COMMITTEE ON BILLS IN THE SECOND READING REPORTS NO FURTHER VERBAL AMENDMENTS NECESSARY. REPORT ACCEPTED.

  11. ASSIGNED FOR SECOND READING NEXT LEGISLATIVE DAY.

  12. Committee Amendment "A" (H-755) READ and ADOPTED

  13. READ ONCE

  14. Report READ and ACCEPTED

  15. Sent for concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.

  16. The Bill was PASSED TO BE ENGROSSED as Amended by Committee Amendment "A" (H-755).

  17. Under suspension of the rules CONSENT CALENDAR - SECOND DAY.

  18. CONSENT CALENDAR - FIRST DAY

  19. Reported Out - OTP-AM

  20. Voted - OTP-AM

  21. Work Session Held

  22. Carried over, in the same posture, to any special or regular session of the 131st Legislature, pursuant to Joint Order SP 847.

  23. Carry Over Approved

  24. Carry Over Requested

  25. Work Session Held - TABLED

  26. Carried over, in the same posture, to any special or regular session of the 131st Legislature, pursuant to Joint Order SP 594.

  27. The Bill was REFERRED to the Committee on APPROPRIATIONS AND FINANCIAL AFFAIRS in concurrence

  28. Sent for concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.

  29. The Bill was REFERRED to the Committee on APPROPRIATIONS AND FINANCIAL AFFAIRS.

  30. Committee on Appropriations and Financial Affairs suggested and ordered printed.

Sponsors

Sponsorship breakdown

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1 sponsors · 0 co-sponsors · 185 not signed on

Sponsors (1)

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

Enactment - Emer

Passed 139 Yea · 0 Nay · 11 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Democrat 53002
Republican 54002
Unaffiliated 30007
Unenrolled 1000
Independent 1000
Total 1390011
% of votes cast 93%0%0%7%
How each member voted (150)
Member Party Vote
ANDREWS of Paris — Yea
BOYLE of Gorham — Not Voting
CARMICHAEL of Greenbush — Yea
CLOUTIER of Lewiston — Yea
COLLINGS of Portland — Yea
COSTAIN of Plymouth — Yea
CRAVEN of Lewiston — Yea
DAVIS of East Machias — Yea
DUNPHY of Embden — Yea
FAY of Raymond — Yea
GALLETTA of Durham — Not Voting
HOBBS of Wells — Yea
JAUCH of Topsham — Yea
JAVNER of Chester — Yea
LANDRY of Farmington — Yea
LaROCHELLE of Augusta — Yea
MADIGAN of Waterville — Not Voting
MILLETT of Waterford — Yea
MILLETT of Waterford — Yea
MORIARTY of Cumberland — Not Voting
NESS of Fryeburg — Yea
NEWMAN of Belgrade — Yea
O'CONNELL of Brewer — Not Voting
O'NEIL of Saco — Yea
PERRY of Calais — Yea
PERRY of Bangor — Yea
POLEWARCZYK of Wiscasset — Not Voting
PRINGLE of Windham — Yea
RISEMAN of Harrison — Not Voting
RUSSELL of Verona Island — Yea
SAMPSON of Alfred — Yea
SHAW of Auburn — Yea
SHEEHAN of Biddeford — Yea
WHITE of Waterville — Yea
WILLIAMS of Bar Harbor — Yea
WORTH of Ellsworth — Yea
ZEIGLER of Montville — Yea
Adam Lee Democrat Yea
Allison Hepler Democrat Yea
Ambureen Rana Democrat Yea
Amy Kuhn Democrat Yea
Amy Roeder Democrat Yea
Ann Matlack Democrat Yea
Anne Graham Democrat Yea
Anne-Marie Mastraccio Democrat Yea
Arthur Bell Democrat Yea
Charles Skold Democrat Yea
Cheryl Golek Democrat Yea
Christopher Kessler Democrat Yea
Daniel Ankeles Democrat Yea
Daniel Sayre Democrat Yea
Daniel Shagoury Democrat Yea
David Sinclair Democrat Yea
Deqa Dhalac Democrat Yea
Drew Gattine Democrat Yea
Grayson Lookner Democrat Yea
Holly Eaton Democrat Yea
Holly Sargent Democrat Yea
Holly Stover Democrat Yea
James Dill Democrat Yea
Janice Dodge Democrat Yea
Karen Montell Democrat Yea
Kelly Murphy Democrat Yea
Kristi Mathieson Democrat Not Voting
Laura Supica Democrat Yea
Laurie Osher Democrat Yea
Lori Gramlich Democrat Yea
Lydia Crafts Democrat Yea
Lynn Copeland Democrat Yea
Mana Abdi Democrat Not Voting
Marc Malon Democrat Yea
Matt Moonen Democrat Yea
Melanie Sachs Democrat Yea
Michael Brennan Democrat Yea
Michel Lajoie Democrat Yea
Michele Meyer Democrat Yea
Morgan Rielly Democrat Yea
Nina Milliken Democrat Yea
Parnell Terry Democrat Yea
Poppy Arford Democrat Yea
Rachel Talbot Ross Democrat Yea
Sally Cluchey Democrat Yea
Samuel Zager Democrat Yea
Sophia Warren Democrat Yea
Suzanne Salisbury Democrat Yea
Tavis Hasenfus Democrat Yea
Tiffany Roberts Democrat Yea
Traci Gere Democrat Yea
Valli Geiger Democrat Yea
Victoria Doudera Democrat Yea
Walter Runte Democrat Yea
William Bridgeo Democrat Yea
William Pluecker Independent Yea
Abden Simmons Republican Yea
Abigail Griffin Republican Yea
Amanda Collamore Republican Yea
Amy Arata Republican Yea
Ann Fredericks Republican Yea
Barbara Bagshaw Republican Yea
Benjamin Hymes Republican Yea
Billy Bob Faulkingham Republican Yea
Caldwell Jackson Republican Yea
Chad Perkins Republican Yea
David Boyer Republican Yea
David G. Haggan Republican Not Voting
David Woodsome Republican Yea
Dean Cray Republican Yea
Donald Ardell Republican Yea
Gary Drinkwater Republican Yea
Gregory Swallow Republican Yea
Irene Gifford Republican Yea
James Thorne Republican Yea
James White Republican Yea
Jeffrey Adams Republican Yea
Jennifer Poirier Republican Yea
John Ducharme Republican Yea
Joseph Underwood Republican Yea
Joshua Morris Republican Yea
Katrina Smith Republican Yea
Kimberly Pomerleau Republican Yea
Laurel Libby Republican Yea
Lucas Lanigan Republican Yea
Mark Babin Republican Yea
Mark Blier Republican Yea
Mark Walker Republican Yea
Michael Lemelin Republican Yea
Michael Soboleski Republican Yea
Nancy Theriault Republican Yea
Nathan Carlow Republican Yea
Rachel Henderson Republican Yea
Randall Greenwood Republican Yea
Randall Hall Republican Yea
Reagan Paul Republican Yea
Richard Campbell Republican Yea
Richard Mason Republican Yea
Richard T. Bradstreet Republican Yea
Robert Nutting Republican Yea
Roger Albert Republican Yea
Scott W. Cyrway Republican Yea
Sheila Lyman Republican Yea
Shelley Rudnicki Republican Yea
Stephen Wood Republican Yea
Steven Foster Republican Yea
Tammy Schmersal-Burgess Republican Yea
Thomas Lavigne Republican Not Voting
Tiffany Strout Republican Yea
Timothy Guerrette Republican Yea
Tracy Quint Republican Yea
Wayne Parry Republican Yea
W. Crockett Unenrolled Yea

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Frequently asked questions

Who sponsors LD 646?
LD 646 is sponsored by Melanie Sachs (Democrat).
What is the current status of LD 646?
This bill has been enacted into law. Introduced February 14, 2023. Enacted.
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