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Bills sponsored
this session · 19 all-time
1
Bills co-sponsored
this session · 158 all-time
0
Enacted into law
this session · 8 all-time
1861
Recorded votes
95%
Vote participation
voted in 95% of 1861 recorded votes
Voting scorecard
132 session · computed from recorded roll-call votes
Party unity
96.5%
based on 714 votes
Votes with own party's majority
Independence
3.5%
based on 714 votes
Votes against own party's majority
Participation
94.7%
based on 714 votes
Roll calls where a yes/no was cast
Sponsored (introduced)
19 billsHistorical 19 bills
- LD 2103 An Act To Protect Victims Of Domestic Abuse And Violence By Amending The Law Regarding Proximity Restrictions In Final Protection From Abuse Orders Died
- LD 1609 An Act To Prevent Student Homelessness Died
- LD 753 An Act To Allow Retired Teachers And Educational Technicians To Be Recertified Signed
- LD 1693 An Act To Amend The Kennebunk Sewer District Charter Signed
- LD 33 An Act To Expand Access To Career And Technical Education Opportunities For Middle School Students Failed
- LD 1484 An Act To Improve Sexual Assault Kit Tracking Signed
- LD 335 An Act To Improve Educator Certification Response Times Died
- SP 751 Joint Resolution Designating April 17-23, 2022 As School Board Member Recognition Week Died
- LD 1207 An Act To Maintain The Current Level Of Education Funding Signed
- LD 1982 An Act To Protect Consumers' Privacy By Giving Them Greater Control Of Their Data And To Establish Consumer Protections Regarding Small Dollar Loans Failed
- LD 1413 An Act To Provide Equity In The State Income Tax Deduction For Certain Public Employees Retirement System Pensions Died
- LD 818 An Act To Limit Spam Texting Failed
- LD 827 An Act To Help Veterans Access Jobs, Education And Housing Failed
- LD 1493 Resolve, Directing The Department Of Economic And Community Development To Create And Administer A Fund To Provide Seasonal And Tourism Industry Recovery Grants Died
- LD 1962 An Act To Increase Learning Potential By Providing High-Impact Tutoring Grants Signed
- LD 816 An Act To Improve Communication Between School Boards And Educators By Requiring Notice Of Discussion Of Labor Matters Died
- LD 248 An Act Regarding The Board Of Occupational Safety And Health Signed
- LD 29 An Act To Conform The Maine Apprenticeship Program To The Federal Equal Employment Opportunity Act Of 1972 Signed
- LD 648 An Act To Improve The Lives Of Maine Workers By Supporting Apprenticeships That Lead To Good-Paying Jobs Signed
Co-sponsored
158 billsCurrent session 1 bill
Historical 157 bills
- LD 1185 An Act To Authorize A General Fund Bond Issue To Recapitalize The School Revolving Renovation Fund Failed
- LD 2001 An Act To Establish The African American Studies Advisory Council And Require Funding For African American Studies Died
- LD 2088 An Act To Change The Number Of Agency Liquor Stores Allowed In Certain Municipalities Signed
- LD 2089 An Act To Require Schools To Provide Instruction Regarding Prevention Of The Illegal Use Of Fentanyl And Other Drugs And Drug Poisoning Awareness In Grades 6 To 12 And To Establish Drug Poisoning Awareness Week Signed
- LD 794 An Act To Expand The Membership Of The Permanent Commission On The Status Of Women Signed
- LD 2237 An Act To Strengthen Public Safety, Health And Well-Being By Expanding Services And Coordinating Violence Prevention Resources Died
- LD 2107 An Act Regarding Department Of Education Reliance On Criminal Background Checks Required By The Department Of Health And Human Services Failed
- HP 1460 Joint Resolution Recognizing March 2024 As Arts Education Month Died
- LD 1443 An Act To Establish A Recall Process For Public School Board Members Failed
- LD 1333 An Act To Protect Children By Modernizing Internet And Digital Media Filtering Requirements For Education Died
- LD 519 Resolve, To Conduct A Vehicle-To-Grid Pilot Project Using Electric School Buses 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
- LD 1284 An Act To Require Personal Finance To Be Taught As A Separate Course To Obtain A High School Diploma Signed
- LD 2002 An Act To Provide Incentives To Schools That Contract For Certain Social Work And Family Therapy Services Died
- LD 2118 An Act To Provide Funding To The Maine School Of Science And Mathematics Using The School Funding Formula Criteria Died
- LD 2170 An Act To Prioritize School Construction Projects For Schools Affected By Disasters Failed
- LD 974 An Act To Establish Minimum Pay For Educational Technicians And Other School Support Staff Died
- LD 2240 An Act To Implement Protections Against Deed Fraud Died
- LD 2085 An Act To Update Maine'S Domestic Violence And Stalking Laws Signed
- 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 1799 An Act To Expand Maine'S High-Quality Early Learning And Care For Children By Increasing Public Preschool Opportunities In Communities Signed
- LD 1526 An Act To Provide Grants To Support Reading Proficiency Programming In Schools Signed
Voting record
Historical 50 votes
| Bill | Vote | Result | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
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LD 1942
An Act To Make Changes To The State'S Hemp Program
RECONSIDER |
Yea | fail | May 09, 2022 |
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LD 1942
An Act To Make Changes To The State'S Hemp Program
RECEDE AND CONCUR |
Yea | pass | May 09, 2022 |
|
LD 2018
An Act To Implement Recommendations Regarding The Incorporation Of Equity Considerations In Regulatory Decision Making
PASS TO BE ENGROSSED AS AMEND |
Yea | pass | April 25, 2022 |
|
LD 811
An Act To Protect The Reproductive Rights And Freedoms Of Maine People
ENACTMENT |
Yea | pass | April 25, 2022 |
|
LD 1406
An Act To Encourage Relocation To Rural Maine
ACCEPT MIN ONTP RPT |
Yea | fail | April 25, 2022 |
|
LD 1959
An Act To Ensure Transmission And Distribution Utility Accountability
ENACTMENT |
Yea | pass | April 25, 2022 |
|
LD 2018
An Act To Implement Recommendations Regarding The Incorporation Of Equity Considerations In Regulatory Decision Making
ENACTMENT |
Yea | pass | April 25, 2022 |
|
LD 1626
An Act Implementing The Recommendations Of The Task Force On Changes To The Maine Indian Claims Settlement Implementing Act
TABLE UNTIL LATER |
Yea | pass | April 25, 2022 |
|
SP 756
Adjournment Order - Adjourned Until The Call Of The President Of The Senate And The Speaker Of The House, Respectively
PASSAGE |
Yea | pass | April 25, 2022 |
|
LD 1406
An Act To Encourage Relocation To Rural Maine
ENACTMENT |
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
PASS TO BE ENGROSSED AS AMEND |
Yea | pass | April 25, 2022 |
|
LD 1927
An Act To Authorize Certain Off-Premises Sales Of Adult Use Marijuana
ENACTMENT |
Yea | pass | April 25, 2022 |
|
LD 1816
An Act To Promote Labor Education Through The University Of Maine System
PASS TO BE ENGROSSED AS AMEND |
Yea | pass | April 25, 2022 |
|
LD 1919
An Act To Encourage Job Growth In The Forest Products Sector Through Tax Incentives
ENACTMENT |
Yea | pass | April 25, 2022 |
|
LD 811
An Act To Protect The Reproductive Rights And Freedoms Of Maine People
PASS TO BE ENGROSSED AS AMEND |
Yea | pass | April 25, 2022 |
|
HP 1538
Joint Order, To Extend By One Legislative Day The Second Regular Session Of The 130Th Legislature
PASSAGE |
Yea | pass | April 20, 2022 |
|
SP 755
Joint Order, To Recall L.D. 1862 From The Governor'S Desk
PASSAGE |
Yea | pass | April 20, 2022 |
|
SP 753
Joint Order, To Extend By 2 Legislative Days The Second Regular Session Of The 130Th Legislature
PASSAGE |
Yea | fail | April 20, 2022 |
|
LD 1969
An Act Concerning Equity In Renewable Energy Projects And Workforce Development
ADOPT SAS-570 TO CAH-971 |
Yea | pass | April 19, 2022 |
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LD 1969
An Act Concerning Equity In Renewable Energy Projects And Workforce Development
ACCEPT MAJ OTP-A RPT |
Yea | pass | April 19, 2022 |
|
LD 1693
An Act To Advance Health Equity, Improve The Well-Being Of All Maine People And Create A Health Trust
PASS TO BE ENGROSSED AS AMEND |
Yea | pass | April 19, 2022 |
|
LD 1582
An Act To Enact The Maine Psilocybin Services Act
ACCEPT MIN OTP-A RPT |
Yea | pass | April 19, 2022 |
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SP 752
Joint Order, To Extend The Second Regular Session Of The 130Th Legislature For Up To 2 Days
PASSAGE |
Yea | fail | April 19, 2022 |
|
LD 2040
An Act To Maintain A Comprehensive Substance Use Disorder Treatment Program For Maine'S Incarcerated Population
ACCEPT MIN ONTP RPT |
Nay | fail | April 19, 2022 |
|
LD 1968
An Act To Expand Access To Mental Health And Crisis Care For Individuals In Jails And Individuals Experiencing Homelessness
ACCEPT MAJ OTP-A RPT |
Yea | pass | 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
ACCEPT RPT 'A' OTP |
Yea | fail | April 19, 2022 |
|
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
ENACT-EMER 2/3 ELECT |
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
ACCEPT RPT 'C' OTP-A |
Nay | pass | April 19, 2022 |
|
LD 1310
An Act Regarding Criminal Records
ENACTMENT |
Yea | pass | April 19, 2022 |
|
LD 1959
An Act To Ensure Transmission And Distribution Utility Accountability
ACCEPT RPT 'A' OTP-A |
Yea | pass | April 19, 2022 |
|
LD 1959
An Act To Ensure Transmission And Distribution Utility Accountability
PASS TO BE ENGROSSED AS AMEND |
Yea | pass | April 19, 2022 |
|
LD 982
An Act To Protect Against Discrimination By Public Entities
ACCEPT MAJ OTP-A RPT |
Yea | pass | April 19, 2022 |
|
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
ADOPT SCS-579 TO CAH-1020 |
Nay | fail | April 19, 2022 |
|
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
ADOPT SDS-580 TO CAH-1020 |
Nay | fail | April 19, 2022 |
|
LD 1959
An Act To Ensure Transmission And Distribution Utility Accountability
RECEDE AND CONCUR |
Nay | pass | April 19, 2022 |
|
LD 1945
An Act To Regulate The Use Of Biometric Identifiers
INSIST AND COMMITTEE OF CONFERENCE |
Nay | fail | 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
ACCEPT RPT 'A' OTP-A |
Yea | pass | April 19, 2022 |
|
LD 906
An Act To Provide Passamaquoddy Tribal Members Access To Clean Drinking Water
ADOPT SAS-574 TO CAH-984 |
Nay | fail | April 19, 2022 |
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LD 1945
An Act To Regulate The Use Of Biometric Identifiers
RECEDE |
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
ACCEPT RPT 'B' ONTP |
Yea | fail | April 19, 2022 |
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LD 1959
An Act To Ensure Transmission And Distribution Utility Accountability
ADOPT SAS-575 TO CAS-550 |
Yea | pass | April 19, 2022 |
|
LD 1604
An Act To Reclassify Certain Offenses Under The Inland Fisheries And Wildlife Laws And Motor Vehicle Laws And Increase The Efficiency Of The Criminal Justice System
INDEFINITELY POSTPONE |
Nay | fail | April 18, 2022 |
|
LD 1950
An Act To Implement The Recommendations Of The Commission To Create A Plan To Incorporate The Probate Courts Into The Judicial Branch
ACCEPT MAJ OTP-A RPT |
Yea | pass | April 18, 2022 |
|
LD 480
An Act To Establish A Presumption Of Entitlement To Counsel For A Person Who Is The Subject Of An Adult Guardianship, Conservatorship Or Other Protective Arrangement Proceeding
ACCEPT MAJ OTP-A RPT |
Yea | pass | April 18, 2022 |
|
LD 1945
An Act To Regulate The Use Of Biometric Identifiers
ACCEPT RPT 'A' OTP-A |
Yea | pass | April 18, 2022 |
|
LD 1980
An Act To Create A Small Nonprofit Raffle Operator License
ENACT-EMER 2/3 ELECT |
Yea | pass | April 18, 2022 |
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LD 1604
An Act To Reclassify Certain Offenses Under The Inland Fisheries And Wildlife Laws And Motor Vehicle Laws And Increase The Efficiency Of The Criminal Justice System
ACCEPT MAJ OTP-A RPT |
Nay | fail | April 18, 2022 |
|
LD 1539
An Act To Provide Access To Fertility Care
ACCEPT MAJ OTP-A RPT |
Yea | pass | April 18, 2022 |
|
LD 756
An Act Regarding Criminal Services For Juveniles
ACCEPT RPT 'B' ONTP |
Nay | fail | April 15, 2022 |
|
LD 1862
An Act To Strengthen Maine'S Good Samaritan Laws Concerning Drug-Related Medical Assistance
ACCEPT MAJ OTP-A RPT |
Nay | fail | April 15, 2022 |