Maine 131st Legislature (2023-2024) Status: Enacted 7 D cosponsors

LD 691 — An Act To Reduce Barriers To Housing By Prohibiting Tenant Application Fees

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 16, 2023. Enacted.

Signed by Governor Janet Mills (Democratic) on June 28, 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 82% · moderate confidence

  • Enacted

    Current position in the legislative process.

  • 9 sponsors

    1 primary, 8 co-sponsors signed on.

  • Single-party support

    Sponsorship is currently within one party (7 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, in concurrence.

  3. Sent for concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.

  4. PASSED TO BE ENACTED.

  5. Under suspension of the Rules, READ A SECOND TIME and PASSED TO BE ENGROSSED AS AMENDED by Committee Amendment "A" (H-595) in concurrence

  6. Committee Amendment "A" (H-595) READ and ADOPTED

  7. READ ONCE

  8. On motion by Senator CARNEY of Cumberland The Majority Ought to Pass As Amended Report ACCEPTED

  9. Reports READ

  10. Reported Out - OTP-AM/ONTP

  11. Sent for concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.

  12. The Bill was PASSED TO BE ENGROSSED as Amended by Committee Amendment "A" (H-595).

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

  14. Committee Amendment "A" (H-595) was READ and ADOPTED.

  15. The Bill was READ ONCE.

  16. (Yeas 80 - Nays 63 - Absent 7 - Excused 1)

  17. ROLL CALL NO. 265

  18. On motion of Representative MOONEN of Portland, the Majority Ought to Pass as Amended Report was ACCEPTED.

  19. Reports READ.

  20. Voted - Divided Report

  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 594.

  23. The Bill was REFERRED to the Committee on JUDICIARY in concurrence

  24. Sent for concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.

  25. The Bill was REFERRED to the Committee on JUDICIARY.

  26. Committee on Judiciary suggested and ordered printed.

Sponsors

Sponsorship breakdown

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1 sponsors · 8 co-sponsors · 177 not signed on · 53 voted No

Sponsors (1)

Co-sponsors (8)

Not signed on (177)

177 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.

Whip count is in markup. Polling the chamber and every recorded vote this session. Only the first open is slow. It’s instant for you after this. Calling the roll · Tallying · Engrossing

Votes

ACC MAJ OTP AS AMENDED REP

Passed 80 Yea · 63 Nay · 8 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Democrat 53001
Republican 05303
Unaffiliated 251004
Unenrolled 1000
Independent 1000
Total 806308
% of votes cast 53%42%0%5%
How each member voted (151)
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 — Nay
HOBBS of Wells — Yea
JAUCH of Topsham — Yea
JAVNER of Chester — Not Voting
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 — Not Voting
NEWMAN of Belgrade — Nay
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 — Nay
PRINGLE of Windham — Yea
RECKITT of South Portland — Yea
RISEMAN of Harrison — Not Voting
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 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 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
Abden Simmons Republican Nay
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 Nay
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 Not Voting
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 Nay
Robert Nutting Republican Nay
Roger Albert Republican Nay
Scott W. Cyrway Republican Nay
Sheila Lyman Republican Nay
Shelley Rudnicki Republican Not Voting
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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Subjects

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Frequently asked questions

Who sponsors LD 691?
LD 691 is sponsored by Suzanne Salisbury (Democrat), Amy Roeder (Democrat), Morgan Rielly (Democrat), Rebecca MILLETT, Tavis Hasenfus (Democrat), Traci Gere (Democrat), Drew Gattine (Democrat), Kristen CLOUTIER, and Christopher Kessler (Democrat).
What is the current status of LD 691?
This bill has been enacted into law. Introduced February 16, 2023. Enacted.
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