LD 1696 — An Act To Create A Civil Cause Of Action For Persons Suffering Damages Arising From The Sale Of Abnormally Dangerous Firearms
Last action — ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.
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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.
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ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.
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Placed in the Legislative Files. (DEAD)
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(Yeas 71 - Nays 69 - Absent 10 - Excused 0 - Vacant 1)
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ROLL CALL NO. 518
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On motion of Representative POIRIER of Skowhegan, the House RECEDED and CONCURRED to ACCEPTANCE of REPORT B Ought Not to Pass .
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Sent down for concurrence
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Subsequently The Report B Ought Not To Pass Report ACCEPTED In NON-CONCURRENCE
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Roll Call Ordered Roll Call Number 710 Yeas 13 - Nays 20 - Excused 2 - Absent 0 FAILED
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Senator CARNEY of Cumberland moved to Accept Report A Ought to Pass As Amended by Committee Amendment "A" (H-962)
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Taken from the table by the President
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On motion by Senator CARNEY of Cumberland Tabled until Later in Today's Session, pending ACCEPTANCE OF ANY REPORT
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Reports READ
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Reported Out - OTP-AM/ONTP/OTP-AM
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Sent for concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.
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The Bill was PASSED TO BE ENGROSSED as Amended by Committee Amendment "A" (H-962).
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Under suspension of the rules, the Bill was given its SECOND READING without REFERENCE to the Committee on Bills in the Second Reading.
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Committee Amendment "A" (H-962) was READ and ADOPTED.
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The Bill was READ ONCE.
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(Yeas 76 - Nays 72 - Absent 2 - Excused 0 - Vacant 1)
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ROLL CALL NO. 506
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On motion of Representative KUHN of Falmouth, REPORT A Ought to Pass as Amended was ACCEPTED.
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Reports READ.
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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 847.
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Carry Over Approved
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Carry Over Requested
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Work Session Held - TABLED
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The Bill was REFERRED to the Committee on JUDICIARY in concurrence
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Sent for concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.
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The Bill was REFERRED to the Committee on JUDICIARY.
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Committee on Judiciary suggested and ordered printed.
Sponsors
- Holly Stover · Cosponsor
- Daniel Sayre · Cosponsor
- Melanie Sachs · Cosponsor
- Matt Moonen · Cosponsor
- Mark W. Lawrence · Cosponsor
- Lori Gramlich · Cosponsor
- Drew Gattine · Cosponsor
- Victoria Doudera · Cosponsor
- Anne M. Carney · Cosponsor
- Rebecca MILLETT · Primary
Sponsorship breakdown
Export CSV (upgrade) →1 sponsors · 9 co-sponsors · 176 not signed on · 116 voted No
Sponsors (1)
- Rebecca MILLETT
Co-sponsors (9)
- Holly Stover Democrat Voted No
- Daniel Sayre Democrat Voted No
- Melanie Sachs Democrat Voted No
- Matt Moonen Democrat Voted No
- Mark W. Lawrence Democrat
- Lori Gramlich Democrat Voted No
- Drew Gattine Democrat Voted No
- Victoria Doudera Democrat Voted No
- Anne M. Carney Democrat
Not signed on (176)
176 members have not signed on to this bill.
Show all 176 →"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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Polling the chamber and every recorded vote this session.
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Calling the roll · Tallying · Engrossing
Votes
Passed
71 Yea
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69 Nay
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10 Other
| Party | Yea | Nay | Present | Not Voting |
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| Democrat | 2 | 51 | 0 | 3 |
| Republican | 56 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Unaffiliated | 12 | 18 | 0 | 6 |
| Unenrolled | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Independent | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Total | 71 | 69 | 0 | 10 |
| % of votes cast | 47% | 46% | 0% | 7% |
How each member voted (150)
| Member | Party | Vote |
|---|---|---|
| ANDREWS of Paris | — | Not Voting |
| BOYLE of Gorham | — | Not Voting |
| CARMICHAEL of Greenbush | — | Yea |
| CLOUTIER of Lewiston | — | Nay |
| COLLINGS of Portland | — | Nay |
| COSTAIN of Plymouth | — | Not Voting |
| CRAVEN of Lewiston | — | Nay |
| DAVIS of East Machias | — | Yea |
| DUNPHY of Embden | — | Yea |
| FAY of Raymond | — | Yea |
| GALLETTA of Durham | — | Not Voting |
| HOBBS of Wells | — | Nay |
| JAUCH of Topsham | — | Not Voting |
| JAVNER of Chester | — | Yea |
| LANDRY of Farmington | — | Yea |
| 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 |
| PERRY of Calais | — | Nay |
| PERRY of Bangor | — | Nay |
| POLEWARCZYK of Wiscasset | — | Yea |
| PRINGLE of Windham | — | Not Voting |
| RISEMAN of Harrison | — | Yea |
| RUSSELL of Verona Island | — | Nay |
| SAMPSON of Alfred | — | Yea |
| SHAW of Auburn | — | Nay |
| SHEEHAN of Biddeford | — | Nay |
| WHITE of Waterville | — | Nay |
| WORTH of Ellsworth | — | Nay |
| ZEIGLER of Montville | — | Nay |
| Adam Lee | Democrat | Yea |
| Allison Hepler | Democrat | Yea |
| 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 | Not Voting |
| Christopher Kessler | Democrat | Nay |
| Daniel Ankeles | Democrat | Nay |
| Daniel Sayre | Democrat | Nay |
| Daniel Shagoury | Democrat | Nay |
| David Sinclair | 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 | Nay |
| 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 | Not Voting |
| Marc Malon | Democrat | Nay |
| Matt Moonen | Democrat | Nay |
| Matthew Beck | Democrat | Nay |
| Melanie Sachs | Democrat | Nay |
| Michael Brennan | Democrat | Nay |
| Michel Lajoie | Democrat | Nay |
| 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 | Not Voting |
| 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 | 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 | 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 | 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 | Yea |
| Tiffany Strout | Republican | Yea |
| Timothy Guerrette | Republican | Yea |
| Tracy Quint | Republican | Yea |
| Wayne Parry | Republican | Yea |
| W. Crockett | Unenrolled | Not Voting |
Failed
13 Yea
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20 Nay
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2 Other
| Party | Yea | Nay | Present | Not Voting |
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| Democrat | 11 | 6 | 0 | 1 |
| Independent | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Republican | 0 | 9 | 0 | 0 |
| Unaffiliated | 2 | 4 | 0 | 1 |
| Total | 13 | 20 | 0 | 2 |
| % of votes cast | 37% | 57% | 0% | 6% |
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 | — | Not Voting |
| LYFORD of Eddington | — | Nay |
| POULIOT of Kennebec | — | Nay |
| VITELLI of Sagadahoc | — | Yea |
| Henry L. Ingwersen | Democrat | Yea |
| Anne M. Carney | Democrat | Yea |
| Cameron D. Reny | Democrat | Nay |
| Craig V. Hickman | Democrat | Nay |
| Donna Bailey | Democrat | Yea |
| Glenn "Chip" Curry | Democrat | Nay |
| Jill C. Duson | Democrat | Yea |
| Joseph E. Rafferty | Democrat | Yea |
| Joseph M. Baldacci | Democrat | Nay |
| Margaret "Peggy" R. Rotundo | Democrat | Yea |
| Mark W. Lawrence | Democrat | Not Voting |
| Matthea E.L. Daughtry | Democrat | Yea |
| Michael Tipping | Democrat | Nay |
| 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 | 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 |
Passed
76 Yea
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72 Nay
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2 Other
| Party | Yea | Nay | Present | Not Voting |
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| Democrat | 53 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| Republican | 0 | 55 | 0 | 1 |
| Unaffiliated | 21 | 14 | 0 | 1 |
| Unenrolled | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Independent | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Total | 76 | 72 | 0 | 2 |
| % of votes cast | 51% | 48% | 0% | 1% |
How each member voted (150)
| Member | Party | Vote |
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| 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 | — | Nay |
| GALLETTA of Durham | — | Not Voting |
| HOBBS of Wells | — | Yea |
| JAUCH of Topsham | — | Yea |
| JAVNER of Chester | — | Nay |
| LANDRY of Farmington | — | Nay |
| 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 | — | Nay |
| O'NEIL of Saco | — | Yea |
| PERRY of Calais | — | Yea |
| PERRY of Bangor | — | Yea |
| POLEWARCZYK of Wiscasset | — | Nay |
| PRINGLE of Windham | — | 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 |
| WORTH of Ellsworth | — | Yea |
| ZEIGLER of Montville | — | Yea |
| Adam Lee | Democrat | Nay |
| Allison Hepler | Democrat | Nay |
| 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 | Nay |
| 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 |
| Matthew Beck | 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 | 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 | 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 | 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 | Yea |
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Frequently asked questions
- Who sponsors LD 1696?
- LD 1696 is sponsored by Holly Stover (Democrat), Daniel Sayre (Democrat), Melanie Sachs (Democrat), Matt Moonen (Democrat), Mark W. Lawrence (Democrat), Lori Gramlich (Democrat), Drew Gattine (Democrat), Victoria Doudera (Democrat), Anne M. Carney (Democrat), and Rebecca MILLETT.
- What is the current status of LD 1696?
- 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.
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