LD 551 — An Act To Strengthen Maine Citizens' Second Amendment Rights By Allowing The Discharge Of Firearms On Private Property That Is Within 500 Feet Of School Property In Certain Circumstances
Last action — Placed in Legislative Files (DEAD)
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✓Introduced
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✓In 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 “Passed House” 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This bill is no longer active — its legislative session has ended, so there are no live odds of enactment. It would have to be reintroduced in the current session to move again.
Bill Text
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Placed in Legislative Files (DEAD)
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On motion by Senator VITELLI of Sagadahoc The Senate INSISTED to PASSED TO BE ENGROSSED AS AMENDED BY Committee Amendment "A" (H-463) 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 66 - Nays 76 - Absent 8 - Excused 1)
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ROLL CALL NO. 254
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Motion of Representative MORRIS of Turner, 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-463) FAILED.
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Speaker TALBOT ROSS of Portland 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-463) In NON-CONCURRENCE
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Committee Amendment "A" (H-463) READ and ADOPTED
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READ ONCE
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Subsequently The Minority Ought to Pass As Amended Report ACCEPTED In NON-CONCURRENCE
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Roll Call Ordered Roll Call Number 355 Yeas 8 - Nays 27 - Excused 0 - Absent 0 FAILED
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Senator BEEBE-CENTER of Knox moved to The Majority Ought Not To Pass Report
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Taken from the table by the President
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On motion by Senator BEEBE-CENTER of Knox Tabled until Later in Today's Session, pending ACCEPTANCE OF EITHER REPORT
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Reports READ
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Sent for concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.
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(Yeas 77 - Nays 66 - Absent 6 - Excused 1 - Vacant 1)
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ROLL CALL NO. 202
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On motion of Representative SALISBURY of Westbrook, the Majority Ought Not to Pass Report was ACCEPTED.
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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 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 CRIMINAL JUSTICE AND PUBLIC SAFETY in concurrence
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Sent for concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.
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The Bill was REFERRED to the Committee on CRIMINAL JUSTICE AND PUBLIC SAFETY.
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Committee on Criminal Justice and Public Safety suggested and ordered printed.
Sponsors
- Jeffrey L. Timberlake · Cosponsor
- Reagan Paul · Cosponsor
- Sheila Lyman · Cosponsor
- Thomas Lavigne · Cosponsor
- Amanda Collamore · Cosponsor
- Eric BRAKEY · Cosponsor
- Donald Ardell · Cosponsor
- John ANDREWS · Cosponsor
- Joshua Morris · Primary
Sponsorship breakdown
Export CSV (upgrade) →1 sponsors · 8 co-sponsors · 177 not signed on · 119 voted No
Sponsors (1)
- Joshua Morris Republican Voted No
Co-sponsors (8)
- Jeffrey L. Timberlake Republican Voted No
- Reagan Paul Republican Voted No
- Sheila Lyman Republican Voted No
- Thomas Lavigne Republican Voted No
- Amanda Collamore Republican Voted No
- Eric BRAKEY
- Donald Ardell Republican Voted No
- John ANDREWS
Not signed on (177)
177 members have not signed on to this bill.
Show all 177 →"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.
Votes
| Party | Yea | Nay | Present | Not Voting |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democrat | 0 | 51 | 0 | 3 |
| Republican | 54 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Unaffiliated | 12 | 24 | 0 | 3 |
| Unenrolled | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Independent | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Total | 66 | 76 | 0 | 9 |
| % of votes cast | 44% | 50% | 0% | 6% |
How each member voted (151)
| Member | Party | Vote |
|---|---|---|
| ANDREWS of Paris | — | Yea |
| BOYLE of Gorham | — | Nay |
| CARMICHAEL of Greenbush | — | Yea |
| CLOUTIER of Lewiston | — | Nay |
| COLLINGS of Portland | — | Nay |
| COSTAIN of Plymouth | — | Yea |
| CRAVEN of Lewiston | — | Nay |
| DAVIS of East Machias | — | Yea |
| DUNPHY of Embden | — | Yea |
| FAY of Raymond | — | Not Voting |
| GALLETTA of Durham | — | Yea |
| HOBBS of Wells | — | Nay |
| JAUCH of Topsham | — | Nay |
| JAVNER of Chester | — | Yea |
| LANDRY of Farmington | — | Not Voting |
| LaROCHELLE of Augusta | — | Nay |
| MADIGAN of Waterville | — | Nay |
| MILLETT of Waterford | — | Yea |
| MILLETT of Waterford | — | Not Voting |
| 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 | — | Nay |
| 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 | — | Nay |
| WORTH of Ellsworth | — | Nay |
| ZEIGLER of Montville | — | Nay |
| Adam Lee | Democrat | Nay |
| Allison Hepler | Democrat | Nay |
| Ambureen Rana | Democrat | Nay |
| Amy Kuhn | Democrat | Nay |
| Amy Roeder | Democrat | Nay |
| 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 | Nay |
| Poppy Arford | Democrat | Nay |
| Rachel Talbot Ross | Democrat | Nay |
| Sally Cluchey | Democrat | Nay |
| Samuel Zager | Democrat | Nay |
| Sophia Warren | Democrat | Nay |
| Suzanne Salisbury | Democrat | Nay |
| Tavis Hasenfus | Democrat | Nay |
| Tiffany Roberts | Democrat | Not Voting |
| Traci Gere | Democrat | Nay |
| Valli Geiger | Democrat | Nay |
| Victoria Doudera | Democrat | Nay |
| Walter Runte | Democrat | Nay |
| William Bridgeo | Democrat | Nay |
| William Pluecker | Independent | Nay |
| 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 | Yea |
| 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 | Not Voting |
| 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 | Yea |
| Tiffany Strout | Republican | Yea |
| Timothy Guerrette | Republican | Yea |
| Tracy Quint | Republican | Not Voting |
| Wayne Parry | Republican | Yea |
| W. Crockett | Unenrolled | Not Voting |
| Party | Yea | Nay | Present | Not Voting |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democrat | 7 | 11 | 0 | 0 |
| Independent | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Republican | 0 | 9 | 0 | 0 |
| Unaffiliated | 1 | 6 | 0 | 0 |
| Total | 8 | 27 | 0 | 0 |
| % of votes cast | 23% | 77% | 0% | 0% |
How each member voted (35)
| Member | Party | Vote |
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| BRAKEY of Androscoggin | — | Nay |
| CHIPMAN of Cumberland | — | Yea |
| KEIM of Oxford | — | Nay |
| LAFOUNTAIN of Kennebec | — | Nay |
| LYFORD of Eddington | — | Nay |
| POULIOT of Kennebec | — | Nay |
| VITELLI of Sagadahoc | — | Nay |
| Henry L. Ingwersen | Democrat | Nay |
| Anne M. Carney | Democrat | Yea |
| Cameron D. Reny | Democrat | Nay |
| Craig V. Hickman | Democrat | Nay |
| Donna Bailey | Democrat | Nay |
| Glenn "Chip" Curry | Democrat | Nay |
| Jill C. Duson | Democrat | Yea |
| Joseph E. Rafferty | Democrat | Nay |
| Joseph M. Baldacci | Democrat | Nay |
| Margaret "Peggy" R. Rotundo | Democrat | Yea |
| Mark W. Lawrence | Democrat | Nay |
| Matthea E.L. Daughtry | Democrat | Yea |
| Michael Tipping | Democrat | Nay |
| Nicole C. Grohoski | Democrat | Yea |
| Pinny H. Beebe-Center | Democrat | Nay |
| Stacy F. Brenner | Democrat | Yea |
| Teresa S. Pierce | Democrat | Yea |
| Timothy E. Nangle | Democrat | Nay |
| Richard A. Bennett | Independent | Nay |
| Bradlee T. Farrin | Republican | Nay |
| Caldwell Jackson | Republican | Nay |
| Harold "Trey" L. Stewart, III | Republican | Nay |
| 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 |
| Party | Yea | Nay | Present | Not Voting |
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| Democrat | 52 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Republican | 0 | 54 | 0 | 1 |
| Unaffiliated | 24 | 12 | 0 | 3 |
| Unenrolled | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Independent | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Total | 77 | 66 | 0 | 7 |
| % of votes cast | 51% | 44% | 0% | 5% |
How each member voted (150)
| Member | Party | Vote |
|---|---|---|
| ANDREWS of Paris | — | Nay |
| BOYLE of Gorham | — | Not Voting |
| 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 | — | Nay |
| 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 | — | Not Voting |
| O'NEIL of Saco | — | Yea |
| PAULHUS of Bath | — | Not Voting |
| PERRY of Calais | — | Yea |
| PERRY of Bangor | — | Yea |
| POLEWARCZYK of Wiscasset | — | Nay |
| PRINGLE of Windham | — | Yea |
| 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 | — | 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 |
| Deqa Dhalac | Democrat | Yea |
| Drew Gattine | Democrat | Yea |
| Grayson Lookner | Democrat | Yea |
| Holly Eaton | Democrat | Not Voting |
| 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 | 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 | Yea |
| Abigail Griffin | Republican | Nay |
| Amanda Collamore | Republican | Nay |
| 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 | Nay |
| David Woodsome | Republican | Nay |
| Dean Cray | Republican | Nay |
| 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 | Not Voting |
| Jennifer Poirier | Republican | Nay |
| John Ducharme | Republican | Nay |
| Joseph Underwood | Republican | Nay |
| Joshua Morris | Republican | Nay |
| Katrina Smith | Republican | Nay |
| Kimberly Pomerleau | Republican | Nay |
| Laurel Libby | Republican | Nay |
| Lucas Lanigan | Republican | Nay |
| 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 | Nay |
| 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 | Nay |
| 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 | Not Voting |
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Frequently asked questions
- Who sponsors LD 551?
- LD 551 is sponsored by Jeffrey L. Timberlake (Republican), Reagan Paul (Republican), Sheila Lyman (Republican), Thomas Lavigne (Republican), Amanda Collamore (Republican), Eric BRAKEY, Donald Ardell (Republican), John ANDREWS, and Joshua Morris (Republican).
- What is the current status of LD 551?
- This bill died with 131st Legislature (2023-2024). It reached “Passed House” 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 551?
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