Their recorded votes on bills that divided the chamber (unanimous votes left out), grouped by topic. A bill can sit under more than one topic. "With" and "against" compare each vote with how most Republicans voted. How topics are assigned
›Jobs & cost of living183 with · 15 against198 votes
As introduced, suspends employer paid family and medical leave premiums until January 1, 2026 (employers may keep paying) and directs the Labor Department to set rules by November 1, 2025 for expedited approval of private plans, waiving premiums while applications are pending.
On the version voted Mar 13, 2025: Makes supplemental appropriations and allocations for state government for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2025, and changes related laws, including carrying unspent funds into the next fiscal year and updating state tax references to the federal tax code.
Feb 11, 2025 · Passed 73–71 · with most RepublicansOfficial record ↗
Sets Maine's state budget for fiscal years 2026 and 2027 and adjusts fiscal 2025 spending, and changes related laws, including raising the cigarette tax from $2 to $3.50 per pack starting January 5, 2026, with a matching increase on other tobacco products.
Jun 18, 2025 · Passed 74–73 · with most RepublicansOfficial record ↗
As introduced, requires public school and college teams to be designated male, female or coed, bars male students from female teams, and requires restrooms, changing rooms and sleeping quarters to be designated for one sex.
Jun 13, 2025 · Failed 72–72 · with most RepublicansOfficial record ↗
On the version voted Feb 10, 2026: Extends ranked-choice voting to general and special elections for Governor, State Senator and State Representative, with technical wording changes, and states the winner is the candidate with a plurality of votes.
Jun 18, 2025 · Passed 74–73 · with most RepublicansOfficial record ↗
As introduced, broadens drug-impairment testing law to cover impairment by any drug, replaces "drug recognition expert" with "law enforcement officer", and clarifies that the Secretary of State immediately suspends the license of a person who fails to submit to or complete the test.
Jun 10, 2025 · Passed 73–72 · with most RepublicansOfficial record ↗
On the version voted Mar 26, 2026: Declares that people in Maine have a right to harvest fish and wildlife by hunting, fishing or trapping for their own nourishment, sustenance, health or well-being, subject to applicable laws and rules.
Jun 12, 2025 · Passed 75–73 · with most RepublicansOfficial record ↗
As introduced, limits net energy billing to distributed generation resources under a set size and number of customers, and limits the duration and compensation of net energy billing programs.
Jun 13, 2025 · Passed 75–70 · with most RepublicansOfficial record ↗
As introduced, exempts hand planting of native and dune vegetation and certain corrective actions from Natural Resources Protection Act permits, and adds great ponds and some wildlife habitat to the Department of Environmental Protection's compensation program.
Mar 12, 2026 · Passed 73–68 · with most RepublicansOfficial record ↗
As introduced, requires public school and college teams to be designated male, female or coed, bars male students from female teams, and requires restrooms, changing rooms and sleeping quarters to be designated for one sex.
Jun 13, 2025 · Failed 72–72 · with most RepublicansOfficial record ↗
Directs the Department of Education to study placing child care facilities in public schools and set up pilot programs in at least 4 school administrative units, serving children of school staff, with funding appropriated.
As introduced, bars state-funded schools and colleges from letting a person whose sex assigned at birth is male join female-designated competitive athletics or use female-only facilities.
Jun 13, 2025 · Passed 73–72 · with most RepublicansOfficial record ↗
As introduced, bars school administrative units from conducting student evaluations that test or diagnose intellectual, emotional, behavioral, psychological or physical development without first obtaining parental consent.
As introduced, repeals the 2023 law (Public Law 2023, chapter 648) covering people who seek, provide or assist with gender-affirming and reproductive health care, and restores the law in effect before it.
Jun 13, 2025 · Passed 75–72 · with most RepublicansOfficial record ↗
Requires hospitals to provide free care to state residents with family income at or below 200% of the federal poverty level, and sets rules for hospital financial assistance programs, including a 45-day eligibility decision.
Jun 17, 2025 · Failed 71–76 · with most RepublicansOfficial record ↗
Changes the annual housing data that municipalities of 4,000 or more residents report to the Maine Office of Community Affairs, moving the deadline to March 31 and revising the building-type categories, and encourages smaller towns to report.
On the version voted Apr 2, 2026: Raises the state reimbursement to municipalities and Indian tribes for general assistance costs from 70% to 75% of direct costs incurred on or after July 1, 2026.
Jun 17, 2025 · Passed 75–71 · with most RepublicansOfficial record ↗
As introduced, creates a 7-member commission to study foreclosure laws, rules and timelines, including how they affect availability of foreclosed properties for affordable housing and the role of mortgages sold on the secondary market.
Jun 17, 2025 · Passed 73–72 · with most RepublicansOfficial record ↗
As introduced, broadens drug-impairment testing law to cover impairment by any drug, replaces "drug recognition expert" with "law enforcement officer", and clarifies that the Secretary of State immediately suspends the license of a person who fails to submit to or complete the test.
Jun 10, 2025 · Passed 73–72 · with most RepublicansOfficial record ↗
As introduced, proposes a constitutional amendment requiring at least 60% of automobile-related sales and use tax revenue to go to the Highway Fund starting July 1, 2027, for all modes of transportation.
As introduced, gives the transportation committee oversight of the Highway Fund, sets minimum funding for bridges, highway lights and multimodal transportation, raises from 40% to 60% the automobile-related sales tax share going to the Highway Fund, and funds State Police solely from the General Fund from 2027-28.
Mar 25, 2026 · Passed 71–68 · with most RepublicansOfficial record ↗
Directs the Maine Connectivity Authority to review the laws on the ConnectMaine Authority and recommend changes to move its functions to the Maine Connectivity Authority by October 1, 2027, with a report due January 15, 2027.
Feb 24, 2026 · Passed 65–64 · with most RepublicansOfficial record ↗
On the version voted Apr 9, 2026: Enacts the Maine Online Data Privacy Act, letting residents access, correct, delete and opt out of sale or targeted-advertising use of their personal data held by businesses, and limiting collection of sensitive data; as amended, takes effect September 1, 2027.
Mar 26, 2026 · Passed 73–71 · with most RepublicansOfficial record ↗
As amended, bars knowingly or recklessly disclosing a minor's personal identifying information that causes stalking, physical harm, serious property damage or reasonable fear for the safety of the minor or a close relation; allows civil damages, brought through a representative, and protection from harassment orders.
Jun 10, 2025 · Passed 78–69 · with most RepublicansOfficial record ↗
Voted against most of their party on 18 of 543 party-divided votes on file.
Most often on: Rights & public safety (9), Health & care (6), Jobs & cost of living (5)
An Act to Create a Separate Department of Child and Family Services
What it does: As introduced, creates a Department of Child and Family Services and moves child and family services and child welfare functions to it from the Department of Health and Human Services.
Voted yes · most Republicans voted no · Democrats 71–4, Republicans 2–67
An Act to Permit Sealing Criminal History Record Information of Victims of Sex Trafficking or Sexual Exploitation
What it does: Lets a person move to seal criminal records for any conviction where they show they were a victim of sex trafficking or sexual exploitation and the crime was a substantial result of it.
Voted yes · most Republicans voted no · Democrats 73–0, Republicans 13–58
An Act to Prohibit the Sale of Items Intended to Be Used to Inhale Nitrous Oxide for Recreational Purposes
What it does: Bars knowingly selling or distributing a device containing nitrous oxide for inhaling it to cause intoxication, with exceptions for sales to certain dentists, pharmacists and physicians, and sets civil fines of $250 t…
Voted no · most Republicans voted yes · Democrats 5–67, Republicans 50–21
An Act to Prohibit the Sale of Items Intended to Be Used to Inhale Nitrous Oxide for Recreational Purposes
What it does: On the version voted Jun 13, 2025: Bars knowingly selling or distributing a device containing nitrous oxide for inhaling it to cause intoxication, with exceptions for sales to certain dentists, pharmacists and physici…
Voted no · most Republicans voted yes · Democrats 7–65, Republicans 43–25
Substantive votes concern legislation or nominations; procedural votes concern how the chamber considers them. A Yes vote applies to the motion shown, which may not be final passage.
LD 307 · ME HOUSE
An Act Regarding Energy, Utilities and Technology
NoVOTED
Motion: Move the Previous Question
A yes vote moved to end debate and bring the pending question on LD 307, establishing the Maine Data Center Coordination Council, to an immediate vote. (AI-written)
On the version voted Apr 14, 2026: Requires the Department of Energy Resources to convene a Maine Data Center Coordination Council to report by February 1, 2027, and bars permits for data centers of 20 megawatts or more before November 1, 2027.
A yes vote supported overriding the Governor's veto of LD 307 (Maine Data Center Coordination Council and temporary data center limit); a two-thirds vote was required. (AI-written)
On the version voted Apr 14, 2026: Requires the Department of Energy Resources to convene a Maine Data Center Coordination Council to report by February 1, 2027, and bars permits for data centers of 20 megawatts or more before November 1, 2027.
Requires the Department of Energy Resources to convene a Maine Data Center Coordination Council to report by February 1, 2027, and bars permits for data centers of 20 megawatts or more before November 1, 2027.
An Act to Create a Stewardship Program for Electronic Smoking Devices and Related Products
NoVOTED
Motion: Enactment
Requires producers of electronic smoking devices to submit a stewardship plan for collecting unwanted devices, requires retailers selling them to join as collection sites within 3 years of plan approval, and sets a minimum $2 incentive per returned device (up to 2 a day).
An Act to Create a Separate Department of Child and Family Services
YesVOTED
Motion: Acc Maj Ought Not to Pass Rep
As introduced, creates a Department of Child and Family Services and moves child and family services and child welfare functions to it from the Department of Health and Human Services.
An Act to Restore Full Civil Rights to Possess Firearms to Persons Previously Convicted of Certain Nonviolent Felony Crimes
YesVOTED
Motion: SUSPEND RULES -
As amended, lets a person with a single Class B or C felony conviction ask a District Court to restore firearm rights 10 years after completing the sentence, excluding crimes such as robbery, arson and offenses involving firearms; requires a background check.
An Act to Strengthen Legislative Oversight of Government Agencies and Programs by Reaffirming the Legislature's Access to Confidential Records
NoVOTED
Motion: ACC MIN OTP-AM BY CA-B
Requires the Office of Program Evaluation and Government Accountability director to brief the Government Oversight Committee every two years on confidentiality policies, and lets the director share a confidential copy of a final report with it before public release, after the agency review period.
An Act to Strengthen Legislative Oversight of Government Agencies and Programs by Reaffirming the Legislature's Access to Confidential Records
YesVOTED
Motion: suspend house rule 515
Requires the Office of Program Evaluation and Government Accountability director to brief the Government Oversight Committee every two years on confidentiality policies, and lets the director share a confidential copy of a final report with it before public release, after the agency review period.