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 living110 with · 14 against124 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 amended in committee, bars law enforcement agencies from using money or personnel to stop, detain or arrest people for immigration enforcement, including solely on a hold request; allows information sharing under federal law, some joint task force work, and immigration interviews backed by a court order.
Jun 17, 2025 · Passed 74–73 · 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 ↗
Removes the time limit on directing forward capacity market payments to beneficial electrification, and adds electric vehicles to heat pumps as an eligible use of those funds.
Apr 15, 2025 · Passed 77–72 · 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, 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 ↗
Limits increases in total premiums for active and retired state employee health insurance, for fiscal years ending after June 30, 2026, to the Consumer Price Index percentage increase plus 10%, excluding the fully insured Medicare Advantage prescription drug plan.
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 ↗
On the version voted Jun 16, 2025: Bars municipalities from requiring more than one off-street parking space per dwelling unit in residential developments in growth areas, and requires them to let developers meet parking rules through off-site agreements within 0.25 miles.
Jun 13, 2025 · Passed 72–70 · with most RepublicansOfficial record ↗
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.
Replaces a concept draft with a moratorium on sales of mobile home parks with more than 25 lots until 91 days after the First Special Session adjourns; it does not apply if residents have not said they support buying, or for sales between family members.
Jun 13, 2025 · Passed 73–71 · 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.
Allows electric vehicles bought or leased from out-of-state authorized dealers that meet in-state requirements to qualify for the Electric Vehicle Fund incentive, and clarifies eligibility rules for electric bicycle incentives.
May 29, 2025 · Passed 75–69 · with most RepublicansOfficial record ↗
On the version voted Jun 16, 2025: Bars municipalities from requiring more than one off-street parking space per dwelling unit in residential developments in growth areas, and requires them to let developers meet parking rules through off-site agreements within 0.25 miles.
Jun 13, 2025 · Passed 72–70 · with most RepublicansOfficial record ↗
Requires manufacturers of digital electronic equipment to give independent repairers and owners repair documentation, parts and tools on fair terms from 2028, and bars software parts pairing in newer consumer electronics; excludes vehicles, medical devices and game consoles; bars suits by owners and repairers.
As introduced, creates the Maine Consumer Data Privacy Act, effective July 1, 2026, regulating how businesses collect, use, sell and delete residents' personal data and limiting collection to what is reasonably necessary for disclosed purposes.
Jun 18, 2025 · Passed 77–70 · with most RepublicansOfficial record ↗
As introduced, requires businesses that knowingly publish obscene matter online to verify users are of age by reasonable methods and bars them from keeping users' identifying information after verification.
Jun 16, 2025 · Passed 79–68 · against most RepublicansOfficial record ↗
Prohibits sending Maine's state military forces into foreign combat without a congressional declaration of war or action for an enumerated constitutional purpose, while allowing the Governor to deploy them for civil missions in the U.S.
Apr 24, 2025 · Passed 109–33 · with most RepublicansOfficial record ↗
What it does: Authorizes a $45 million bond, subject to voter approval, for agricultural and forestry funds, adds livestock stress and hay losses to Farmers Drought Resilience Program grants, and adds two members to the agriculture…
Voted yes · most Republicans voted no · Democrats 74–1, Republicans 13–54
An Act to Prohibit the Disclosure of Nonpublic Records Without Proper Judicial Review
What it does: Bars public schools, state postsecondary institutions, state institutions and state libraries from voluntarily letting law enforcement enter nonpublic areas or access protected records for immigration enforcement; req…
Voted yes · most Republicans voted no · Democrats 75–0, Republicans 1–69
An Act to Clarify the Laws Regarding Moose Hunting Permits for Hunting Outfitters
What it does: Makes technical corrections to the committee amendment on moose hunting lodge permits, including keeping the outfitter share of all moose permits at 2% rather than 5% and conforming references to the lodge-permit draw…
Voted yes · most Republicans voted no · Democrats 74–1, Republicans 34–36
An Act to Automatically Seal Criminal History Record Information for Certain Crimes
A yes vote accepted the committee majority's report that LD 1911 pass as amended by a committee amendment that replaces the bill, adds crimes ineligible for automatic record sealing and delays sealing of historical records. (AI-written)
What it does: Requires the judicial branch, starting January 1, 2028, to automatically seal records of eligible Class D and E convictions 5 years after conviction and of nonconvictions 6 months after case closure, phases in sealing…
Voted yes · most Republicans voted no · Democrats 73–1, Republicans 5–64
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
Not votingNO VOTE
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
Not votingNO VOTE
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
NoVOTED
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
Not votingNO VOTE
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
Not votingNO VOTE
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.
