Maine 131st Legislature (2023-2024) Status: Enacted Bipartisan · 2 D · 2 R · 1 I cosponsors

LD 1969 — An Act To Expand The Use Of Funds To Support Land Conservation

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 May 18, 2023. Enacted.

Signed by Governor Janet Mills (Democratic) on June 23, 2023.

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 98% · high confidence

  • Enacted

    Current position in the legislative process.

  • 7 sponsors

    1 primary, 6 co-sponsors signed on.

  • Bipartisan support

    Sponsored across 3 parties (2 D · 2 R · 1 I) — cross-party backing.

  • 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 120 - Nays 20 - Absent 9 - Excused 1 - Vacant 1)

  5. ROLL CALL NO. 193

  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. Speaker laid before the House

  9. Later today assigned. (Roll Call Ordered)

  10. On further motion of same Representative TABLED pending PASSAGE TO BE ENACTED.

  11. Representative TERRY of Gorham REQUESTED a Roll Call. More than one-fifth of the members present expressed a desire for a roll call, which was ORDERED.

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

  13. In concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.

  14. The Bill was PASSED TO BE ENGROSSED as Amended by Committee Amendment "A" (S-233).

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

  16. CONSENT CALENDAR - FIRST DAY

  17. Reported Out - OTP-AM

  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 "A" (S-233).

  20. Committee Amendment "A" (S-233) READ and ADOPTED.

  21. READ ONCE.

  22. Report READ and ACCEPTED.

  23. Voted - OTP-AM

  24. Work Session Held

  25. In concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.

  26. The Bill was REFERRED to the Committee on AGRICULTURE, CONSERVATION AND FORESTRY.

  27. Committee on AGRICULTURE, CONSERVATION AND FORESTRY suggested and ordered printed REFERENCE to the Committee on AGRICULTURE, CONSERVATION AND FORESTRY Ordered sent down forthwith for concurrence

Sponsors

Sponsorship breakdown

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1 sponsors · 6 co-sponsors · 179 not signed on · 16 voted No

Sponsors (1)

Co-sponsors (6)

Not signed on (179)

179 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 120 Yea · 20 Nay · 10 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Democrat 50004
Republican 361603
Unaffiliated 32403
Unenrolled 1000
Independent 1000
Total 12020010
% of votes cast 80%13%0%7%
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 — Yea
CRAVEN of Lewiston — Yea
DAVIS of East Machias — Yea
DUNPHY of Embden — Nay
FAY of Raymond — Yea
GALLETTA of Durham — Yea
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 — Yea
MILLETT of Waterford — Yea
MORIARTY of Cumberland — Yea
NESS of Fryeburg — Yea
NEWMAN of Belgrade — Yea
O'CONNELL of Brewer — Not Voting
O'NEIL of Saco — Yea
PAULHUS of Bath — Yea
PERRY of Calais — Yea
PERRY of Bangor — Yea
POLEWARCZYK of Wiscasset — Yea
PRINGLE of Windham — Yea
RECKITT of South Portland — 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 Not Voting
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 Not Voting
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 Yea
Amanda Collamore Republican Yea
Amy Arata Republican Yea
Ann Fredericks Republican Yea
Barbara Bagshaw Republican Nay
Benjamin Hymes Republican Not Voting
Billy Bob Faulkingham Republican Yea
Caldwell Jackson Republican Yea
Chad Perkins Republican Nay
David Boyer Republican Nay
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 Nay
James Thorne Republican Yea
James White Republican Nay
Jeffrey Adams Republican Not Voting
Jennifer Poirier Republican Yea
John Ducharme Republican Yea
Joseph Underwood Republican Nay
Joshua Morris Republican Yea
Katrina Smith Republican Nay
Kimberly Pomerleau Republican Nay
Laurel Libby Republican Nay
Lucas Lanigan Republican Yea
Mark Babin Republican Yea
Mark Blier Republican Yea
Mark Walker Republican Yea
Michael Lemelin Republican Yea
Michael Soboleski Republican Nay
Nancy Theriault Republican Yea
Nathan Carlow Republican Yea
Rachel Henderson Republican Yea
Randall Greenwood Republican Yea
Randall Hall Republican Yea
Reagan Paul Republican Nay
Richard Campbell Republican Not Voting
Richard Mason Republican Yea
Richard T. Bradstreet Republican Yea
Robert Nutting Republican Yea
Roger Albert Republican Yea
Scott W. Cyrway Republican Nay
Sheila Lyman Republican Yea
Shelley Rudnicki Republican Nay
Stephen Wood Republican Yea
Steven Foster Republican Nay
Tammy Schmersal-Burgess Republican Yea
Thomas Lavigne Republican Nay
Tiffany Strout Republican Yea
Timothy Guerrette Republican Yea
Tracy Quint Republican Nay
Wayne Parry Republican Yea
W. Crockett Unenrolled Yea

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Frequently asked questions

Who sponsors LD 1969?
LD 1969 is sponsored by Eloise VITELLI, Cameron D. Reny (Democrat), William Pluecker (Independent), Jessica FAY, Billy Bob Faulkingham (Republican), Russell J. Black (Republican), and Teresa S. Pierce (Democrat).
What is the current status of LD 1969?
This bill has been enacted into law. Introduced May 18, 2023. Enacted.
Where can I track LD 1969?
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