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Vote Smart provides easy access to congressional and state voting records and maintains a collection of key votes grouped by issue. Vote Smart uses the following criteria to select key votes:

  1. The vote should be helpful in portraying how a member stands on a particular issue
  2. The vote should be clear for any person to understand
  3. The vote has received media attention
  4. The vote was passed or defeated by a very close margin
  5. Occasionally, if a specific bill is consistently inquired about on the Voter's Research Hotline, the vote will be added

Vote Smart provides a summary of the version of the bill text associated with each selected key vote. Our summaries are written by Vote Smart's staff and interns, who adhere to our strict policies and procedures in order to guarantee absolute impartiality and accuracy. They do not necessarily reflect the content of the final version of the bill, but rather the version voted on in that stage. While many procedural votes take place before a full chamber vote, our voting stages reflect the final reading of each chamber vote. Each key vote selection is reviewed by the project's community of advisors, who are political scientists and journalists from all fifty states.

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Date State Bill No. Title Outcome
May 30, 2023 ME LD 1435 Authorizes Legal Protections for Sex Workers Bill Passed - House (86 - 57)
May 30, 2023 ME LD 1435 Authorizes Legal Protections for Sex Workers Bill Passed - House (86 - 57)
June 27, 2023 ME LD 1619 Amends and Updates State Abortion and Reproductive Privacy Laws Bill Passed - House (74 - 72)
June 13, 2023 ME LD 52 Authorizes Certain Employees to Carry Firearms on School Property "Ought Not to Pass" Report Adopted - House (76 - 67)
July 6, 2023 ME LD 258 Appropriates Funding for the Fiscal Year 2023-2025 State Budget Bill Passed - House (80 - 58)
June 13, 2023 ME LD 279 Prohibits Public Entities from Discriminating Against Individuals "Ought to Pass" Report Adopted - House (77 - 64)
June 13, 2023 ME LD 86 Amends the State Flag Designation to Reestablish the Former Flag Concurrence Vote Passed - House (72 - 70)
June 22, 2023 ME LD 1119 Classifies Assault on a Medical Professional as a Felony Bill Passed - House (105 - 38)
July 6, 2023 ME LD 1756 Expands Employee's Freedom of Association and Speech in the Workplace (76 - 52)
June 27, 2023 ME LD 535 Authorizes Gender Affirming Care for Minors Concurrence Vote Passed - House (71 - 65)
June 27, 2023 ME LD 1436 Establishes Remedies for Survivors of Commercial Sexual Exploitation Bill Passed - House (99 - 43)
June 20, 2023 ME LD 616 Authorizes Legal Protections for Abortion and Reproductive Healthcare Providers "Ought to Pass" Report Adopted - House (79 - 66)
May 9, 2023 ME LD 53 Repeals Intentional Torts from Workers Compensation Exemptions Bill Passed - House (82 - 60)
June 21, 2023 ME LD 263 Increases Access to State Family Planning Services "Ought to Pass" Report Adopted - House (71 - 65)
June 15, 2023 ME LD 1001 Amends the Maine Human Rights Act Regarding Right-to-sue Letters Bill Passed - House (88 - 54)
June 6, 2023 ME LD 1703 Expands the Equal Pay Act to Include Race "Ought to Pass" Report Adopted - House (112 - 20)
Date No. Title Outcome
5/30 LD 1435 Authorizes Legal Protections for Sex Workers Bill Passed - House (86 - 57)
5/30 LD 1435 Authorizes Legal Protections for Sex Workers Bill Passed - House (86 - 57)
6/27 LD 1619 Amends and Updates State Abortion and Reproductive Privacy Laws Bill Passed - House (74 - 72)
6/13 LD 52 Authorizes Certain Employees to Carry Firearms on School Property "Ought Not to Pass" Report Adopted - House (76 - 67)
7/06 LD 258 Appropriates Funding for the Fiscal Year 2023-2025 State Budget Bill Passed - House (80 - 58)
6/13 LD 279 Prohibits Public Entities from Discriminating Against Individuals "Ought to Pass" Report Adopted - House (77 - 64)
6/13 LD 86 Amends the State Flag Designation to Reestablish the Former Flag Concurrence Vote Passed - House (72 - 70)
6/22 LD 1119 Classifies Assault on a Medical Professional as a Felony Bill Passed - House (105 - 38)
7/06 LD 1756 Expands Employee's Freedom of Association and Speech in the Workplace (76 - 52)
6/27 LD 535 Authorizes Gender Affirming Care for Minors Concurrence Vote Passed - House (71 - 65)
6/27 LD 1436 Establishes Remedies for Survivors of Commercial Sexual Exploitation Bill Passed - House (99 - 43)
6/20 LD 616 Authorizes Legal Protections for Abortion and Reproductive Healthcare Providers "Ought to Pass" Report Adopted - House (79 - 66)
5/09 LD 53 Repeals Intentional Torts from Workers Compensation Exemptions Bill Passed - House (82 - 60)
6/21 LD 263 Increases Access to State Family Planning Services "Ought to Pass" Report Adopted - House (71 - 65)
6/15 LD 1001 Amends the Maine Human Rights Act Regarding Right-to-sue Letters Bill Passed - House (88 - 54)
6/06 LD 1703 Expands the Equal Pay Act to Include Race "Ought to Pass" Report Adopted - House (112 - 20)

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