LD 51 — An Act To Restore Religious And Philosophical Exemptions To Immunization Requirements
Last action — Placed in Legislative Files (DEAD)
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✓Introduced
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2In Committee
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3Passed House
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4Passed Senate
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5To Executive
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6Enacted
This bill died with 131st Legislature (2023-2024). 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This bill is no longer active — its legislative session has ended, so there is no live prognosis.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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Placed in Legislative Files (DEAD)
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Roll Call Ordered Roll Call Number 125 Yeas 19 - Nays 11 - Excused 5 - Absent 0 PREVAILED
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On motion by Senator RAFFERTY of York the Majority Ought Not to Pass Report ACCEPTED. in concurrence
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Reports Read
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Sent for concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.
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(Yeas 75 - Nays 61 - Absent 14 - Excused 0 - Vacant 1)
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ROLL CALL NO. 53
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Subsequently, the Majority Ought Not to Pass Report was ACCEPTED.
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(Yeas 65 - Nays 73 - Absent 12 - Excused 0 - Vacant 1)
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ROLL CALL NO. 52
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Motion of Representative DRINKWATER of Milford to COMMIT the Bill and accompanying papers to the Committee on EDUCATION AND CULTURAL AFFAIRS FAILED.
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Speaker laid before the House
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Later today assigned.
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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
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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 any special or regular session of the 131st Legislature, pursuant to Joint Order SP 594.
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The Bill was REFERRED to the Committee on EDUCATION AND CULTURAL AFFAIRS in concurrence
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Sent for concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.
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The Bill was REFERRED to the Committee on EDUCATION AND CULTURAL AFFAIRS.
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Committee on Education and Cultural Affairs suggested and ordered printed.
Sponsors
- Chad Perkins · Cosponsor
- Gary Drinkwater · Primary
Sponsorship breakdown
Export CSV (upgrade) →1 sponsors · 1 co-sponsors · 184 not signed on · 105 voted No
Sponsors (1)
- Gary Drinkwater Republican Voted No
Co-sponsors (1)
- Chad Perkins Republican Voted No
Not signed on (184)
184 members have not signed on to this bill.
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Polling the chamber and every recorded vote this session.
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Calling the roll · Tallying · Engrossing
Votes
Passed
19 Yea
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11 Nay
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5 Other
| Party | Yea | Nay | Present | Not Voting |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democrat | 15 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| Independent | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Republican | 1 | 6 | 0 | 2 |
| Unaffiliated | 3 | 3 | 0 | 1 |
| Total | 19 | 11 | 0 | 5 |
| % of votes cast | 54% | 31% | 0% | 14% |
How each member voted (35)
| Member | Party | Vote |
|---|---|---|
| BRAKEY of Androscoggin | — | Nay |
| CHIPMAN of Cumberland | — | Yea |
| KEIM of Oxford | — | Nay |
| LAFOUNTAIN of Kennebec | — | Yea |
| LYFORD of Eddington | — | Nay |
| POULIOT of Kennebec | — | Not Voting |
| VITELLI of Sagadahoc | — | Yea |
| Henry L. Ingwersen | Democrat | Yea |
| Anne M. Carney | Democrat | Yea |
| Cameron D. Reny | Democrat | Yea |
| Craig V. Hickman | Democrat | Nay |
| Donna Bailey | Democrat | Yea |
| Glenn "Chip" Curry | Democrat | Yea |
| Jill C. Duson | Democrat | Yea |
| Joseph E. Rafferty | Democrat | Yea |
| Joseph M. Baldacci | Democrat | Not Voting |
| Margaret "Peggy" R. Rotundo | Democrat | Yea |
| Mark W. Lawrence | Democrat | Not Voting |
| Matthea E.L. Daughtry | Democrat | Yea |
| Michael Tipping | Democrat | Yea |
| Nicole C. Grohoski | Democrat | Yea |
| Pinny H. Beebe-Center | Democrat | Yea |
| Stacy F. Brenner | Democrat | Yea |
| Teresa S. Pierce | Democrat | Yea |
| Timothy E. Nangle | Democrat | Yea |
| Richard A. Bennett | Independent | Nay |
| Bradlee T. Farrin | Republican | Not Voting |
| Caldwell Jackson | Republican | Yea |
| Harold "Trey" L. Stewart, III | Republican | Not Voting |
| James D. Libby | Republican | Nay |
| Jeffrey L. Timberlake | Republican | Nay |
| Marianne Moore | Republican | Nay |
| Matthew A. Harrington | Republican | Nay |
| Russell J. Black | Republican | Nay |
| Stacey K. Guerin | Republican | Nay |
Failed
65 Yea
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73 Nay
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12 Other
| Party | Yea | Nay | Present | Not Voting |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democrat | 3 | 49 | 0 | 2 |
| Republican | 49 | 0 | 0 | 6 |
| Unaffiliated | 13 | 22 | 0 | 4 |
| Unenrolled | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Independent | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Total | 65 | 73 | 0 | 12 |
| % of votes cast | 43% | 49% | 0% | 8% |
How each member voted (150)
| Member | Party | Vote |
|---|---|---|
| ANDREWS of Paris | — | Yea |
| BOYLE of Gorham | — | Nay |
| CARMICHAEL of Greenbush | — | Yea |
| CLOUTIER of Lewiston | — | Yea |
| COLLINGS of Portland | — | Yea |
| COSTAIN of Plymouth | — | Yea |
| CRAVEN of Lewiston | — | Nay |
| DAVIS of East Machias | — | Yea |
| DUNPHY of Embden | — | Yea |
| FAY of Raymond | — | Nay |
| GALLETTA of Durham | — | Not Voting |
| HOBBS of Wells | — | Nay |
| JAUCH of Topsham | — | Nay |
| JAVNER of Chester | — | Yea |
| LANDRY of Farmington | — | Nay |
| LaROCHELLE of Augusta | — | Nay |
| MADIGAN of Waterville | — | Nay |
| MILLETT of Waterford | — | Yea |
| MILLETT of Waterford | — | Nay |
| MORIARTY of Cumberland | — | Nay |
| NESS of Fryeburg | — | Yea |
| NEWMAN of Belgrade | — | Yea |
| O'CONNELL of Brewer | — | Nay |
| O'NEIL of Saco | — | Nay |
| PAULHUS of Bath | — | Nay |
| PERRY of Calais | — | Nay |
| PERRY of Bangor | — | Nay |
| POLEWARCZYK of Wiscasset | — | Yea |
| PRINGLE of Windham | — | Not Voting |
| RECKITT of South Portland | — | Nay |
| RISEMAN of Harrison | — | Nay |
| RUSSELL of Verona Island | — | Nay |
| SAMPSON of Alfred | — | Yea |
| SHAW of Auburn | — | Nay |
| SHEEHAN of Biddeford | — | Nay |
| WHITE of Waterville | — | Nay |
| WILLIAMS of Bar Harbor | — | Not Voting |
| WORTH of Ellsworth | — | Nay |
| ZEIGLER of Montville | — | Not Voting |
| Adam Lee | Democrat | Nay |
| Allison Hepler | Democrat | Nay |
| Ambureen Rana | Democrat | Nay |
| Amy Kuhn | Democrat | Nay |
| Amy Roeder | Democrat | Yea |
| Ann Matlack | Democrat | Nay |
| Anne Graham | Democrat | Nay |
| Anne-Marie Mastraccio | Democrat | Nay |
| Arthur Bell | Democrat | Nay |
| Charles Skold | Democrat | Nay |
| Cheryl Golek | Democrat | Nay |
| Christopher Kessler | Democrat | Nay |
| Daniel Ankeles | Democrat | Nay |
| Daniel Sayre | Democrat | Nay |
| Daniel Shagoury | Democrat | Nay |
| Deqa Dhalac | Democrat | Nay |
| Drew Gattine | Democrat | Nay |
| Grayson Lookner | Democrat | Nay |
| Holly Eaton | Democrat | Nay |
| Holly Sargent | Democrat | Nay |
| Holly Stover | Democrat | Nay |
| James Dill | Democrat | Nay |
| Janice Dodge | Democrat | Nay |
| Karen Montell | Democrat | Not Voting |
| Kelly Murphy | 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 |
| Mana Abdi | Democrat | Nay |
| Marc Malon | Democrat | Nay |
| Matt Moonen | Democrat | Nay |
| Melanie Sachs | Democrat | Nay |
| Michael Brennan | Democrat | Nay |
| Michel Lajoie | Democrat | Not Voting |
| Michele Meyer | Democrat | Nay |
| Morgan Rielly | Democrat | Nay |
| Nina Milliken | Democrat | Nay |
| Parnell Terry | Democrat | Yea |
| Poppy Arford | Democrat | Nay |
| Rachel Talbot Ross | Democrat | Yea |
| Sally Cluchey | Democrat | Nay |
| Samuel Zager | Democrat | Nay |
| Sophia Warren | Democrat | Nay |
| Suzanne Salisbury | Democrat | Nay |
| Tavis Hasenfus | Democrat | Nay |
| Tiffany Roberts | Democrat | Nay |
| Traci Gere | Democrat | Nay |
| Valli Geiger | Democrat | Nay |
| Victoria Doudera | Democrat | Nay |
| Walter Runte | Democrat | Nay |
| William Bridgeo | Democrat | Nay |
| William Pluecker | Independent | Nay |
| Abigail Griffin | Republican | Yea |
| Amanda Collamore | Republican | Not Voting |
| 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 | Not Voting |
| 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 | Not Voting |
| 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 | Not Voting |
| 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 | Not Voting |
| 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 | Yea |
| Tiffany Strout | Republican | Yea |
| Timothy Guerrette | Republican | Yea |
| Tracy Quint | Republican | Yea |
| Wayne Parry | Republican | Yea |
| W. Crockett | Unenrolled | Nay |
Passed
75 Yea
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61 Nay
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14 Other
| Party | Yea | Nay | Present | Not Voting |
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| Democrat | 51 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Republican | 0 | 48 | 0 | 7 |
| Unaffiliated | 23 | 12 | 0 | 4 |
| Unenrolled | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Independent | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Total | 75 | 61 | 0 | 14 |
| % of votes cast | 50% | 41% | 0% | 9% |
How each member voted (150)
| Member | Party | Vote |
|---|---|---|
| ANDREWS of Paris | — | Nay |
| BOYLE of Gorham | — | Yea |
| CARMICHAEL of Greenbush | — | Nay |
| CLOUTIER of Lewiston | — | Yea |
| COLLINGS of Portland | — | Yea |
| COSTAIN of Plymouth | — | Nay |
| CRAVEN of Lewiston | — | Yea |
| DAVIS of East Machias | — | Nay |
| DUNPHY of Embden | — | Nay |
| FAY of Raymond | — | Yea |
| GALLETTA of Durham | — | Not Voting |
| HOBBS of Wells | — | Yea |
| JAUCH of Topsham | — | Yea |
| JAVNER of Chester | — | Nay |
| LANDRY of Farmington | — | Yea |
| LaROCHELLE of Augusta | — | Yea |
| MADIGAN of Waterville | — | Yea |
| MILLETT of Waterford | — | Nay |
| MILLETT of Waterford | — | Yea |
| MORIARTY of Cumberland | — | Yea |
| NESS of Fryeburg | — | Nay |
| NEWMAN of Belgrade | — | Nay |
| O'CONNELL of Brewer | — | Yea |
| O'NEIL of Saco | — | Yea |
| PAULHUS of Bath | — | Yea |
| PERRY of Calais | — | Nay |
| PERRY of Bangor | — | Yea |
| POLEWARCZYK of Wiscasset | — | Nay |
| PRINGLE of Windham | — | Not Voting |
| RECKITT of South Portland | — | Yea |
| RISEMAN of Harrison | — | Yea |
| RUSSELL of Verona Island | — | Yea |
| SAMPSON of Alfred | — | Nay |
| SHAW of Auburn | — | Yea |
| SHEEHAN of Biddeford | — | Yea |
| WHITE of Waterville | — | Yea |
| WILLIAMS of Bar Harbor | — | Not Voting |
| WORTH of Ellsworth | — | Yea |
| ZEIGLER of Montville | — | Not Voting |
| 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 |
| Deqa Dhalac | Democrat | Yea |
| Drew Gattine | Democrat | Yea |
| Grayson Lookner | Democrat | Yea |
| Holly Eaton | Democrat | Yea |
| Holly Sargent | Democrat | Not Voting |
| Holly Stover | Democrat | Yea |
| James Dill | Democrat | Yea |
| Janice Dodge | Democrat | Yea |
| Karen Montell | Democrat | Not Voting |
| Kelly Murphy | 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 |
| Mana Abdi | Democrat | Yea |
| Marc Malon | Democrat | Yea |
| Matt Moonen | Democrat | Yea |
| Melanie Sachs | Democrat | Yea |
| Michael Brennan | Democrat | Yea |
| Michel Lajoie | Democrat | Not Voting |
| 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 | Nay |
| Abigail Griffin | Republican | Nay |
| Amanda Collamore | Republican | Not Voting |
| Amy Arata | Republican | Nay |
| Ann Fredericks | Republican | Nay |
| Barbara Bagshaw | Republican | Nay |
| Benjamin Hymes | Republican | Nay |
| Billy Bob Faulkingham | Republican | Nay |
| Caldwell Jackson | Republican | Nay |
| Chad Perkins | Republican | Nay |
| David Boyer | Republican | Nay |
| David G. Haggan | Republican | Not Voting |
| David Woodsome | Republican | Nay |
| Dean Cray | Republican | Not Voting |
| Donald Ardell | Republican | Nay |
| Gary Drinkwater | Republican | Nay |
| Gregory Swallow | Republican | Nay |
| Irene Gifford | Republican | Nay |
| James Thorne | Republican | Nay |
| James White | Republican | Nay |
| Jeffrey Adams | Republican | Nay |
| Jennifer Poirier | Republican | Nay |
| John Ducharme | Republican | Nay |
| Joseph Underwood | Republican | Nay |
| Joshua Morris | Republican | Not Voting |
| Katrina Smith | Republican | Nay |
| Kimberly Pomerleau | Republican | Nay |
| Laurel Libby | Republican | Nay |
| Lucas Lanigan | Republican | Not Voting |
| Mark Babin | Republican | Nay |
| Mark Blier | Republican | Nay |
| Mark Walker | Republican | Nay |
| Michael Lemelin | Republican | Nay |
| Michael Soboleski | Republican | Nay |
| Nancy Theriault | Republican | Nay |
| Nathan Carlow | Republican | Not Voting |
| Rachel Henderson | Republican | Nay |
| Randall Greenwood | Republican | Nay |
| Randall Hall | Republican | Nay |
| Reagan Paul | Republican | Nay |
| Richard Campbell | Republican | Nay |
| Richard Mason | Republican | Nay |
| Richard T. Bradstreet | Republican | Not Voting |
| Robert Nutting | Republican | Nay |
| Roger Albert | Republican | Nay |
| Scott W. Cyrway | Republican | Nay |
| Sheila Lyman | Republican | Nay |
| Shelley Rudnicki | Republican | Nay |
| Stephen Wood | Republican | Nay |
| Steven Foster | Republican | Nay |
| Tammy Schmersal-Burgess | Republican | Nay |
| Thomas Lavigne | Republican | Nay |
| Tiffany Strout | Republican | Nay |
| Timothy Guerrette | Republican | Nay |
| Tracy Quint | Republican | Nay |
| Wayne Parry | Republican | Nay |
| W. Crockett | Unenrolled | Yea |
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- LD 51 is sponsored by Chad Perkins (Republican) and Gary Drinkwater (Republican).
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