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Bills sponsored
this session · 29 all-time
2
Bills co-sponsored
this session · 107 all-time
0
Enacted into law
this session · 7 all-time
2327
Recorded votes
96%
Vote participation
voted in 96% of 2327 recorded votes
Voting scorecard
132 session · computed from recorded roll-call votes
Party unity
95.2%
based on 769 votes
Votes with own party's majority
Independence
4.8%
based on 769 votes
Votes against own party's majority
Participation
96%
based on 769 votes
Roll calls where a yes/no was cast
Sponsored (introduced)
29 billsHistorical 29 bills
- LD 691 An Act To Reduce Barriers To Housing By Prohibiting Tenant Application Fees Signed
- LD 1490 An Act To Reduce Rental Housing Costs By Eliminating Additional Fees At Or Prior To The Commencement Of Tenancy Signed
- LD 1353 An Act To Establish A Model Residential Ventilation Design And Installation Standard Signed
- LD 701 An Act To Increase The Notice Period For Rent Increases Died
- LD 804 An Act To Increase The Time Period For Notice To Terminate A Tenancy At Will Failed
- LD 1357 An Act To Impose An Expanded Prohibition On Lobbying For Former Executive Branch Employees Died
- HP 1536 Order, To Recall From The Governor'S Desk To The House L.D. 2017, Resolve, Regarding Monitoring Of And Reporting On Energy Use Data Standards And Online Energy Data Platforms Died
- LD 551 An Act To Accelerate Weatherization Efforts In The State Died
- LD 82 Resolve, To Provide For Participation Of The State In The Planning And Negotiations For The Atlantic Loop Energy Project Failed
- LD 1337 An Act To Increase Affordable Housing And Reduce Property Taxes Through An Impact Fee On Vacant Residences Failed
- LD 1437 An Act To Reduce Poisoning From Radon, Arsenic And Other Air Or Water Pollutants By Expanding Education, Testing And Mitigation Regarding Those Pollutants Failed
- LD 179 An Act To Exclude Energy Efficiency Improvements From Property Tax Died
- LD 1666 An Act To Direct The Public Utilities Commission To Implement A Statewide, Multi-Use Online Energy Data Platform Signed
- LD 385 An Act To Amend Conflicts In The Laws Governing The Efficiency Maine Trust Signed
- LD 900 An Act To Facilitate The Recycling Of Clean Energy Equipment Failed
- LD 920 An Act To Promote Oversight Of And Competitive Parity Among Video Service Providers Died
- LD 667 An Act To Create Synergy Between Maine Industry And Maine'S Energy Goals In The Use Of Certain Funds By The Efficiency Maine Trust Failed
- LD 1191 Resolve, To Study The Feasibility Of Time-Of-Use Rates Failed
- LD 218 An Act To Authorize A General Fund Bond Issue To Accelerate Weatherization Efforts In The State Failed
- LD 1567 An Act To Equitably Fund Maine'S Climate Change Mitigation Efforts Failed
- LD 1199 An Act To Require Education And Training Regarding Media Literacy For Legislators And Legislative Staff Failed
- LD 143 An Act To Make The Arrearage Management Program Permanent Signed
- LD 1231 An Act To Fund Energy Efficiency Programs Through A Fee On The Sale Of Unregulated Heating Fuels Died
- LD 144 An Act To Opt Out Of Federal Daylight Saving Time And To Ask The United States Secretary Of Transportation To Place The State In The Atlantic Time Zone Died
- LD 1436 Resolve, Directing Coordinated State Agencies To Negotiate With The Governing Leaderships Of Portland Pipe Line Corporation And Montreal Pipe Line Limited For Sustainability-Centered Repurposing Of Stranded And At-Risk Infrastructure Assets In Maine Died
Co-sponsored
107 billsCurrent session 2 bills
Historical 105 bills
- LD 2237 An Act To Strengthen Public Safety, Health And Well-Being By Expanding Services And Coordinating Violence Prevention Resources Died
- LD 1739 An Act To Extend Development District Tax Increment Financing Districts Signed
- LD 2007 An Act To Advance Self-Determination For Wabanaki Nations Signed
- HP 1406 Joint Resolution Recognizing January 2024 As Firefighter Cancer Awareness Month Died
- LD 1964 An Act To Implement The Recommendations Of The Commission To Develop A Paid Family And Medical Leave Benefits Program Died
- SP 1009 Joint Resolution To Reaffirm The Friendship Between Maine And Taiwan, Enhance Bilateral Trade Relations With Taiwan And Support Taiwan'S International Participation Died
- SP 1010 Joint Resolution Recognizing June 28, 2024 As Maine Acadian Day Died
- LD 1173 An Act Directing The Bureau Of General Services To Ensure Adequate Air Quality In All State-Owned And State-Leased Buildings Died
- LD 1450 An Act To Fund The Recommendations Of The Mountain Division Rail Use Advisory Council Died
- HP 1342 Joint Resolution Recognizing The Efforts Of First Responders In The Tragic Mass Shooting In Lewiston Died
- LD 1967 An Act To Support Municipal Franchise Agreements Died
- LD 1867 An Act To Establish The Community Housing And Rural Development Authority Died
- LD 1931 An Act To Foster Stable And Affordable Home Ownership In Mobile Home Parks By Amending The Laws Relating To The Sale Of Mobile Home Parks Died
- LD 1724 An Act To Enact The Beneficial Electrification Policy Act Signed
- LD 1842 Resolve, To Support Energy Upgrades At Maine Public Schools And Ensure That New School Construction Meets Current Energy Efficiency Standards Failed
- LD 1248 An Act To Ensure The Quality Of Bottled Water Signed
- LD 1570 An Act To Create The Storm Water Infrastructure Repair And Replacement Fund Failed
- LD 1047 An Act To Adopt Eastern Daylight Time Year-Round Contingent On Federal Approval Failed
- LD 45 An Act To Prevent Retaliatory Evictions Signed
- HP 126 Joint Resolution Commemorating Martin Luther King, Jr. Day Died
- LD 1854 An Act To Complete And Implement The Comprehensive Review Of The Classification And Compensation System For Executive Branch Employees Died
- SP 768 Joint Order, Regarding The Legislature'S Ability To Act On Certain Direct Initiatives Died
- HP 1199 Joint Resolution Recognizing May 2023 As Military Appreciation Month Died
- LD 989 Resolve, Directing The University Of Maine System To Study The Potential Effects Of The State'S Adopting Atlantic Standard Time Died
- HP 317 Joint Resolution Recognizing February 2023 As Teen Dating Violence Awareness And Prevention Month Died
Voting record
Historical 50 votes
| Bill | Vote | Result | Date |
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LD 1820
An Act To Strengthen The Governance Of The Maine Community College System And University Of Maine System
Reconsideration - Veto |
Not Voting | fail | May 09, 2022 |
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LD 1338
An Act To Protect Employees' Exercise Of Workplace Rights
Reconsideration - Veto |
Not Voting | fail | May 09, 2022 |
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LD 844
An Act To Examine And Amend The Conditions Of Release And Probation
Reconsideration - Veto |
Not Voting | fail | May 09, 2022 |
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LD 170
An Act Pertaining To Transmission Lines Not Needed For Reliability Or Local Generation
Reconsideration - Veto |
Not Voting | fail | May 09, 2022 |
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LD 1942
An Act To Make Changes To The State'S Hemp Program
INDEF PP SAS-582 to CAS-557 |
Not Voting | pass | May 09, 2022 |
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LD 1942
An Act To Make Changes To The State'S Hemp Program
Remove from the table |
Not Voting | fail | May 09, 2022 |
|
LD 1919
An Act To Encourage Job Growth In The Forest Products Sector Through Tax Incentives
Reconsideration - Veto |
Not Voting | fail | May 09, 2022 |
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LD 1942
An Act To Make Changes To The State'S Hemp Program
INDEF POSTPONE BILL & PAPERS |
Not Voting | fail | May 09, 2022 |
|
LD 1350
An Act To Expand Maine'S Clean Energy Economy
INDEF POSTPONE BILL & PAPERS |
Nay | pass | April 25, 2022 |
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LD 1350
An Act To Expand Maine'S Clean Energy Economy
ACC REPORT 'A' OTP AS AMEND |
Nay | fail | April 25, 2022 |
|
LD 2003
An Act To Implement The Recommendations Of The Commission To Increase Housing Opportunities In Maine By Studying Zoning And Land Use Restrictions
Enactment |
Yea | pass | April 25, 2022 |
|
LD 910
An Act To Amend The General Assistance Laws Governing Reimbursement
Enactment |
Yea | pass | April 25, 2022 |
|
LD 1771
Resolve, To Establish The Advisory Panel To Better Understand And Make Recommendations Regarding The Implications Of Genome-Editing Technology For The Citizens Of The State
RECEDE AND CONCUR |
Yea | pass | April 25, 2022 |
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LD 1350
An Act To Expand Maine'S Clean Energy Economy
ACC REPORT 'C' OTP AS AMEND |
Yea | fail | April 25, 2022 |
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LD 811
An Act To Protect The Reproductive Rights And Freedoms Of Maine People
RECEDE AND CONCUR |
Yea | pass | April 25, 2022 |
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LD 756
An Act Regarding Criminal Services For Juveniles
RECEDE AND CONCUR |
Yea | pass | April 25, 2022 |
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LD 344
Resolution, Proposing An Amendment To The Constitution Of Maine To Explicitly Prohibit Discrimination Based On The Sex Of An Individual
Final Passage - Con Res |
Yea | fail | April 20, 2022 |
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HP 1538
Joint Order, To Extend By One Legislative Day The Second Regular Session Of The 130Th Legislature
Passage |
Yea | pass | April 20, 2022 |
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LD 1959
An Act To Ensure Transmission And Distribution Utility Accountability
ADOPT HAH-1043 to CAS-550 |
Yea | pass | April 20, 2022 |
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LD 1942
An Act To Make Changes To The State'S Hemp Program
TABLE UNTIL LATER |
Yea | pass | April 20, 2022 |
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LD 1968
An Act To Expand Access To Mental Health And Crisis Care For Individuals In Jails And Individuals Experiencing Homelessness
ADOPT HAH-1030 to CAH-947 |
Yea | pass | April 19, 2022 |
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LD 2039
An Act To Reorganize The Provision Of Services For Infants, Toddlers And Children With Disabilities From Birth To 6 Years Of Age And Extend The Age Of Eligibility Under The Federal Individuals With Disabilities Education Act To 22 Years Of Age
ACC REPORT 'A' OTP |
Nay | fail | April 19, 2022 |
|
LD 1945
An Act To Regulate The Use Of Biometric Identifiers
PASSAGE TO BE ENGROSSED |
Yea | pass | April 19, 2022 |
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LD 1969
An Act Concerning Equity In Renewable Energy Projects And Workforce Development
RECEDE AND CONCUR |
Yea | pass | April 19, 2022 |
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LD 982
An Act To Protect Against Discrimination By Public Entities
ACC MAJ OTP AS AMENDED REP |
Yea | pass | April 19, 2022 |
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LD 906
An Act To Provide Passamaquoddy Tribal Members Access To Clean Drinking Water
ADOPT HAH-1035 to CAH-984 |
Yea | pass | April 19, 2022 |
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LD 2040
An Act To Maintain A Comprehensive Substance Use Disorder Treatment Program For Maine'S Incarcerated Population
ACC MAJ OUGHT TO PASS REP |
Yea | pass | April 19, 2022 |
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LD 1995
An Act To Make Supplemental Appropriations And Allocations For The Expenditures Of State Government, General Fund And Other Funds And To Change Certain Provisions Of The Law Necessary To The Proper Operations Of State Government For The Fiscal Years Ending June 30, 2022 And June 30, 2023
ACC OUGHT TO PASS AS AMEND REP |
Nay | pass | April 19, 2022 |
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LD 1945
An Act To Regulate The Use Of Biometric Identifiers
ADOPT HAH-1036 to CBH-1018 |
Yea | pass | April 19, 2022 |
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LD 585
An Act To Restore To The Penobscot Nation And Passamaquoddy Tribe The Authority To Exercise Jurisdiction Under The Federal Tribal Law And Order Act Of 2010
Enactment |
Yea | pass | April 19, 2022 |
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LD 1959
An Act To Ensure Transmission And Distribution Utility Accountability
TABLE UNTIL LATER |
Yea | fail | April 19, 2022 |
|
LD 2039
An Act To Reorganize The Provision Of Services For Infants, Toddlers And Children With Disabilities From Birth To 6 Years Of Age And Extend The Age Of Eligibility Under The Federal Individuals With Disabilities Education Act To 22 Years Of Age
RECEDE AND CONCUR |
Yea | fail | April 19, 2022 |
|
LD 1959
An Act To Ensure Transmission And Distribution Utility Accountability
ACC REPORT 'A' OTP as amend |
Nay | fail | April 19, 2022 |
|
LD 1959
An Act To Ensure Transmission And Distribution Utility Accountability
ACC REPORT 'B' OTP AS AMEND |
Yea | fail | April 19, 2022 |
|
LD 2023
An Act To Implement The Recommendations Of The Secretary Of State Regarding Notarial Acts
Enactment |
Yea | pass | April 19, 2022 |
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LD 1959
An Act To Ensure Transmission And Distribution Utility Accountability
INDEF POSTPONE BILL & PAPERS |
Nay | pass | April 19, 2022 |
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LD 1026
An Act To Update The Regulation Of Public Utility Monopolies
ACC REPORT 'c' OTP AS AMEND |
Yea | pass | April 19, 2022 |
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LD 1744
An Act To Increase Funding For The Animal Welfare Fund By Increasing Certain Fees
RECEDE AND CONCUR |
Nay | pass | April 19, 2022 |
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LD 906
An Act To Provide Passamaquoddy Tribal Members Access To Clean Drinking Water
PASSAGE TO BE ENGROSSED |
Yea | pass | April 19, 2022 |
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LD 1862
An Act To Strengthen Maine'S Good Samaritan Laws Concerning Drug-Related Medical Assistance
ACC MIN OTP AS AMENDED REP |
Yea | pass | April 18, 2022 |
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LD 1919
An Act To Encourage Job Growth In The Forest Products Sector Through Tax Incentives
RECEDE AND CONCUR |
Yea | pass | April 18, 2022 |
|
LD 1350
An Act To Expand Maine'S Clean Energy Economy
ACC REPORT 'C' OTP AS AMEND |
Yea | fail | April 18, 2022 |
|
LD 2003
An Act To Implement The Recommendations Of The Commission To Increase Housing Opportunities In Maine By Studying Zoning And Land Use Restrictions
Enactment |
Yea | pass | April 18, 2022 |
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LD 1539
An Act To Provide Access To Fertility Care
RECEDE AND CONCUR |
Yea | pass | April 18, 2022 |
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LD 1350
An Act To Expand Maine'S Clean Energy Economy
ACC REPORT 'A' OTP AS AMEND |
Nay | fail | April 18, 2022 |
|
LD 2030
An Act Regarding Taxation Of Energy Storage Facilities And Equipment
RECEDE AND CONCUR |
Nay | pass | April 18, 2022 |
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LD 1911
An Act To Prohibit The Contamination Of Clean Soils With So-Called Forever Chemicals
Enactment |
Yea | pass | April 15, 2022 |
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LD 1945
An Act To Regulate The Use Of Biometric Identifiers
ACC REPORT 'B' OTP AS AMEND |
Yea | pass | April 15, 2022 |
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LD 585
An Act To Restore To The Penobscot Nation And Passamaquoddy Tribe The Authority To Exercise Jurisdiction Under The Federal Tribal Law And Order Act Of 2010
ACC REPORT 'A' OTP AS AMEND |
Yea | pass | April 15, 2022 |
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LD 1950
An Act To Implement The Recommendations Of The Commission To Create A Plan To Incorporate The Probate Courts Into The Judicial Branch
ACC MAJ OTP AS AMENDED REP |
Yea | pass | April 15, 2022 |