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Date | State | Bill No. | Title | Outcome |
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May 30, 2019 | ME | LD 1313 | Authorizes Medical Aid in Dying | Bill Passed - Senate (19 - 16) |
May 23, 2013 | ME | LD 1546 | Expands Medicaid and Authorizes Liquor Operation Bonds | Bill Passed - Senate (20 - 15) |
June 4, 2019 | ME | LD 1532 | Prohibits Single-Use Plastic Bags | Bill Passed - Senate (24 - 11) |
April 25, 2019 | ME | LD 289 | Prohibits Use of Foam Containers | Bill Passed - Senate (23 - 10) |
May 23, 2019 | ME | LD 798 | Prohibits Non-Medical Exemptions for Vaccinations | Bill Passed - Senate (19 - 16) |
April 25, 2022 | ME | LD 811 | Expands Access to Reproductive Care | Bill Passed - Senate (18 - 12) |
April 3, 2013 | ME | LD 272 | Prohibits the Use of Tanning Facilities by Minors | Bill Passed - Senate (19 - 16) |
June 16, 2021 | ME | LD 1675 | Amends Various State Drug Laws | Bill Passed - Senate (20 - 15) |
July 6, 2023 | ME | LD 1619 | Amends and Updates State Abortion and Reproductive Privacy Laws | Bill Passed - Senate (20 - 11) |
July 6, 2023 | ME | LD 258 | Appropriates Funding for the Fiscal Year 2023-2025 State Budget | Bill Passed - Senate (22 - 9) |
May 23, 2013 | ME | LD 1546 | Expands Medicaid and Authorizes Liquor Operation Bonds | Bill Passed - Senate (20 - 15) |
March 12, 2014 | ME | LD 1487 | Expands Medicaid Eligibility | "Ought to Pass as Amended" Report Adopted - Senate (22 - 13) |
March 19, 2021 | ME | LD 305 | Specifies Forest Rangers and Forest Fire Prevention Specialists are Included in the Laws Concerning Cancer Suffered by Firefighters | "Ought to Pass" Report Adopted - Senate (27 - 6) |
June 22, 2023 | ME | LD 1986 | Establishes the Net Energy Billing and Distributed Solar and Energy Storage Systems | "Ought to Pass" Report Adopted - Senate (20 - 13) |
March 27, 2024 | ME | LD 1639 | Requires Nurse-to-Patient Ratios in the State of Maine | "Ought to Pass" Report Adopted - Senate (22 - 13) |
April 3, 2024 | ME | LD 779 | Establishes a Separate Department of Child and Family Services | "Ought to Pass" Report Adopted - Senate (22 - 8) |
June 21, 2023 | ME | LD 1215 | Prohibits Flavored Tobacco | "Ought to Pass" Report Adopted - Senate (18 - 16) |
March 11, 2021 | ME | LD 1 | Establishes a COVID-19 Patient Bill of Rights | Bill Passed - Senate (33 - 0) |
April 17, 2014 | ME | LD 1578 | Expands Medicaid Eligibility | Bill Passed - Senate (19 - 14) |
April 14, 2012 | ME | LD 1913 | Worker's Compensation Amendments | Bill Passed - Senate (22 - 13) |
April 17, 2014 | ME | LD 1578 | Expands Medicaid Eligibility | Bill Passed - Senate (19 - 14) |
April 8, 2009 | ME | LD 67 | Prohibiting Smoking at State Park Beaches | Bill Passed - Senate (26 - 9) |
April 8, 2009 | ME | LD 67 | Prohibiting Smoking at State Park Beaches | Bill Passed - Senate (26 - 9) |
May 24, 2006 | ME | HCA A to LD 1845 | Dirigo Health Insurance Amendment | Amendment Rejected - Senate (16 - 17) |
March 27, 2006 | ME | LD 1926 | Amending Work Place Smoking Laws | Bill Failed - Senate (13 - 21) |
Date | No. | Title | Outcome |
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5/30 | LD 1313 | Authorizes Medical Aid in Dying | Bill Passed - Senate (19 - 16) |
5/23 | LD 1546 | Expands Medicaid and Authorizes Liquor Operation Bonds | Bill Passed - Senate (20 - 15) |
6/04 | LD 1532 | Prohibits Single-Use Plastic Bags | Bill Passed - Senate (24 - 11) |
4/25 | LD 289 | Prohibits Use of Foam Containers | Bill Passed - Senate (23 - 10) |
5/23 | LD 798 | Prohibits Non-Medical Exemptions for Vaccinations | Bill Passed - Senate (19 - 16) |
4/25 | LD 811 | Expands Access to Reproductive Care | Bill Passed - Senate (18 - 12) |
4/03 | LD 272 | Prohibits the Use of Tanning Facilities by Minors | Bill Passed - Senate (19 - 16) |
6/16 | LD 1675 | Amends Various State Drug Laws | Bill Passed - Senate (20 - 15) |
7/06 | LD 1619 | Amends and Updates State Abortion and Reproductive Privacy Laws | Bill Passed - Senate (20 - 11) |
7/06 | LD 258 | Appropriates Funding for the Fiscal Year 2023-2025 State Budget | Bill Passed - Senate (22 - 9) |
5/23 | LD 1546 | Expands Medicaid and Authorizes Liquor Operation Bonds | Bill Passed - Senate (20 - 15) |
3/12 | LD 1487 | Expands Medicaid Eligibility | "Ought to Pass as Amended" Report Adopted - Senate (22 - 13) |
3/19 | LD 305 | Specifies Forest Rangers and Forest Fire Prevention Specialists are Included in the Laws Concerning Cancer Suffered by Firefighters | "Ought to Pass" Report Adopted - Senate (27 - 6) |
6/22 | LD 1986 | Establishes the Net Energy Billing and Distributed Solar and Energy Storage Systems | "Ought to Pass" Report Adopted - Senate (20 - 13) |
3/27 | LD 1639 | Requires Nurse-to-Patient Ratios in the State of Maine | "Ought to Pass" Report Adopted - Senate (22 - 13) |
4/03 | LD 779 | Establishes a Separate Department of Child and Family Services | "Ought to Pass" Report Adopted - Senate (22 - 8) |
6/21 | LD 1215 | Prohibits Flavored Tobacco | "Ought to Pass" Report Adopted - Senate (18 - 16) |
3/11 | LD 1 | Establishes a COVID-19 Patient Bill of Rights | Bill Passed - Senate (33 - 0) |
4/17 | LD 1578 | Expands Medicaid Eligibility | Bill Passed - Senate (19 - 14) |
4/14 | LD 1913 | Worker's Compensation Amendments | Bill Passed - Senate (22 - 13) |
4/17 | LD 1578 | Expands Medicaid Eligibility | Bill Passed - Senate (19 - 14) |
4/08 | LD 67 | Prohibiting Smoking at State Park Beaches | Bill Passed - Senate (26 - 9) |
4/08 | LD 67 | Prohibiting Smoking at State Park Beaches | Bill Passed - Senate (26 - 9) |
5/24 | HCA A to LD 1845 | Dirigo Health Insurance Amendment | Amendment Rejected - Senate (16 - 17) |
3/27 | LD 1926 | Amending Work Place Smoking Laws | Bill Failed - Senate (13 - 21) |