# Maine LD 1263: An Act Regarding Penalties for Fentanyl Trafficking When That Trafficking Results in an Overdose Causing Serious Bodily Injury of a Person Maine LD 1263, An Act Regarding Penalties for Fentanyl Trafficking When That Trafficking Results in an Overdose Causing Serious Bodily Injury of a Person, is a 132nd Maine Legislature (2025-2026) House bill sponsored by Jennifer Poirier (Republican); status failed, last action 2025-06-17 (Taken from the table by the President On motion by Senator PIERCE of Cumberland the Senate INSISTED on The Minority Ought to Pass As Amended Report and PASSAGE TO BE ENGROSSED AS AMENDED by Committee Amendment "A" (H-496) Placed in Legislative Files (DEAD)) (as of 2026-10-17). - Canonical: https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/ME-LD1263-132 - As of: 2026-10-17 - Plain-text twin of the page above; the HTML and this file carry the same facts. ## Facts - Bill: Maine LD 1263 - State: Maine - Session: 132nd Maine Legislature (2025-2026) - Title: An Act Regarding Penalties for Fentanyl Trafficking When That Trafficking Results in an Overdose Causing Serious Bodily Injury of a Person - Status: failed - Chamber: House - Introduced: 2025-03-25 - Last action: 2025-06-17, Taken from the table by the President On motion by Senator PIERCE of Cumberland the Senate INSISTED on The Minority Ought to Pass As Amended Report and PASSAGE TO BE ENGROSSED AS AMENDED by Committee Amendment "A" (H-496) Placed in Legislative Files (DEAD) - Sponsor: Jennifer Poirier (Republican) - Cosponsors: 8 - Subjects: CRIMES, CRIMES - DRUG OFFENSES - Touches household money: no - Roll calls: 4 (179 yes, 167 no in all) - Economic provisions PRIA read: 0 ## Summary No summary available. ## Bill overview No economic impacts identified for this bill. ## Sponsors and cosponsors - Sponsor: Jennifer Poirier (Republican), House - Cosponsor: Bradlee T. Farrin (Republican), Senate - Cosponsor: David Haggan (Republican), Senate - Cosponsor: Donald Ardell (Republican), House - Cosponsor: James White (Republican), House - Cosponsor: Kimberly Haggan (Republican), House - Cosponsor: Michael Soboleski (Republican), House - Cosponsor: Nathan Wadsworth (Republican), House - Cosponsor: Robert Nutting (Republican), House ## Roll call votes | Date | Chamber | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Other | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 2025-06-09 | House | RECEDE AND CONCUR | fail | 69 | 73 | | | 2025-06-05 | Senate | ACCEPT MAJORITY OUGHT NOT TO PASS REPORT | fail | 16 | 16 | | | 2025-06-05 | House | ACC MAJ OUGHT NOT TO PASS REP | pass | 72 | 68 | | | 2025-06-05 | Senate | ACCEPT MINORITY OUGHT TO PASS AS AMENDED REPORT | pass | 22 | 10 | | ## Actions (12) - 2025-06-17: Taken from the table by the President On motion by Senator PIERCE of Cumberland the Senate INSISTED on The Minority Ought to Pass As Amended Report and PASSAGE TO BE ENGROSSED AS AMENDED by Committee Amendment "A" (H-496) Placed in Legislative Files (DEAD) (Senate) - 2025-06-17: Unfinished Business (Senate) - 2025-06-13: Unfinished Business (Senate) - 2025-06-13: Unfinished Business (Senate) - 2025-06-11: Unfinished Business (Senate) - 2025-06-10: Unfinished Business (Senate) - 2025-06-09: On motion by Senator PIERCE of Cumberland Tabled until Later in Today's Session, pending FURTHER CONSIDERATION. Unfinished Business (Senate) - 2025-06-09: Speaker FECTEAU of Biddeford MOVED to INSIST. Motion of Representative NUTTING of Oakland to RECEDE and CONCUR to ACCEPTANCE of the Minority Ought to Pass as Amended Report and PASSAGE TO BE ENGROSSED as Amended by Committee Amendment "A" (H-496) FAILED.ROLL CALL NO. 354(Yeas 69 - Nays 73 - Absent 7 - Excused 2)Subsequently, the House INSISTED on ACCEPTANCE of the Majority Ought Not to Pass Report. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH. (House) - 2025-06-05: Reports ReadMotion by Senator BEEBE-CENTER of Knox to ACCEPT the Majority Ought Not to Pass Report FAILED Roll Call Ordered Roll Call Number 382 Yeas 16 - Nays 16 - Excused 3 - Absent 0 Subsequently, The Minority Ought to Pass As Amended by Committee Amendment "A" (H-496) Report ACCEPTED. PREVAILED Roll Call Ordered Roll Call Number 383 Yeas 22 - Nays 10 - Excused 3 - Absent 0 Bill READ ONCE. Committee Amendment "A" (H-496) READ and ADOPTED Under suspension of the Rules, READ A SECOND TIME and PASSED TO BE ENGROSSED AS AMENDED by Committee Amendment "A" (H-496) in NON-CONCURRENCE. Sent down for concurrence (Senate) - 2025-06-05: Reports READ.On motion of Representative HASENFUS of Readfield, the Majority Ought Not to Pass Report was ACCEPTED.ROLL CALL NO. 341(Yeas 72 - Nays 68 - Absent 9 - Excused 2)Sent for concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH. (House) - 2025-03-25: The Bill was REFERRED to the Committee on CRIMINAL JUSTICE AND PUBLIC SAFETY in concurrence (Senate) - 2025-03-25: Committee on Criminal Justice and Public Safety suggested and ordered printed. The Bill was REFERRED to the Committee on CRIMINAL JUSTICE AND PUBLIC SAFETY.Sent for concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH. (House) ## Bill text - Amendment C-A (H-496), adopted by Senate: [PDF](https://legislature.maine.gov/legis/bills/getPDF.asp?paper=HP0838&item=2&snum=132) - Introduced: [PDF](https://legislature.maine.gov/legis/bills/getPDF.asp?paper=HP0838&item=1&snum=132) ## Related bills - LD 1522: An Act to Establish the Maine Eviction Prevention Program (failed) - LD 2067: An Act to Include Community Mental Health Workers Under the 1998 Special Plan for Retirement (failed) - LD 1665: An Act to Provide Property Tax Relief to Maine Families (failed) - LD 1872: An Act to Reinvest in the Pension Funds of the Maine Public Employees Retirement System (failed) - LD 1611: An Act to Decrease the Retirement Contributions Required for Teachers and State Employees (failed) - LD 1294: An Act to Expand the Dependent Exemption Tax Credit (failed) ## Sources - [Amendment C-A (H-496), adopted by Senate (PDF)](https://legislature.maine.gov/legis/bills/getPDF.asp?paper=HP0838&item=2&snum=132) - [Introduced (PDF)](https://legislature.maine.gov/legis/bills/getPDF.asp?paper=HP0838&item=1&snum=132) ## Related - [LD 1522: An Act to Establish the Maine Eviction Prevention Program](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/ME-LD1522-132) - [LD 2067: An Act to Include Community Mental Health Workers Under the 1998 Special Plan f…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/ME-LD2067-132) - [LD 1665: An Act to Provide Property Tax Relief to Maine Families](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/ME-LD1665-132) - [LD 1872: An Act to Reinvest in the Pension Funds of the Maine Public Employees Retiremen…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/ME-LD1872-132) - [LD 1611: An Act to Decrease the Retirement Contributions Required for Teachers and State…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/ME-LD1611-132) - [LD 1294: An Act to Expand the Dependent Exemption Tax Credit](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/ME-LD1294-132) - [Maine bills](https://policyrisk.com/states/maine/bills) - [Maine state hub](https://policyrisk.com/states/maine) - [All state legislation](https://policyrisk.com/state-bills) Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/ME-LD1263-132 (as of 2026-10-17).