All Roll Calls
Yes: 77 • No: 130
Sponsored By: Richard A. Bennett (Independent)
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Richard A. Bennett
Independent • Senate
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All Roll Calls
Yes: 77 • No: 130
Senate vote • 4/7/2026
RECEDE AND CONCUR
Yes: 13 • No: 18
House vote • 4/6/2026
ACC MAJ OTP AS AMENDED REP
Yes: 43 • No: 100
Senate vote • 4/2/2026
ACCEPT MAJORITY OUGHT TO PASS AS AMENDED REPORT
Yes: 21 • No: 12
The House INSISTED on ACCEPTANCE of the Minority Ought Not to Pass Report. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.Placed in the Legislative Files. (DEAD)
Senator BENNETT of Oxford moved the Senate ADHERE to The Majority Ought to Pass As Amended by Committee Amendment "A" (S-609) Report and PASSAGE TO BE ENGROSSED AS AMENDED BY Committee Amendment "A" (S-609) Motion by Senator STEWART of Aroostook to RECEDE AND CONCUR to The Minority Ought Not To Pass Report FAILED Roll Call Ordered Roll Call Number 896 Yeas 13 - Nays 18 - Excused 4 - Absent 0 Subsequently, the Senate ADHERED to The Majority Ought to Pass As Amended by Committee Amendment "A" (S-609) Report and PASSAGE TO BE ENGROSSED AS AMENDED BY Committee Amendment "A" (S-609) Ordered sent down forthwith for concurrence.
Reports READ.Motion of Representative GERE of Kennebunkport to ACCEPT the Majority Ought to Pass as Amended Report FAILED.ROLL CALL NO. 731(Yeas 43 - Nays 100 - Absent 7 - Excused 0 - Vacant 1)Subsequently, on motion of Representative GERE of Kennebunkport, the Minority Ought Not to Pass Report was ACCEPTED.In NON-CONCURRENCE and sent for concurrence.ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.
RELEASED Ordered sent down forthwith for concurrence.
Reports READOn motion by Senator CURRY of Waldo the Majority Ought to Pass as Amended by Committee Amendment "A" (S-609) Report ACCEPTED Roll Call Ordered Roll Call Number 845 Yeas 21 - Nays 12 - Excused 2 - Absent 0 READ ONCE Committee Amendment "A" (S-609) READ and ADOPTED Under suspension of the Rules, READ A SECOND TIME and PASSED TO BE ENGROSSED AS AMENDED by Committee Amendment "A" (S-609) Held at the Request of BENNETT of Oxford
CARRIED OVER, in the same posture, to any special or regular session of the 132nd Legislature, pursuant to Joint Order SP 800.
Report was READ and ACCEPTED.The Resolve was REFERRED to the Committee on HOUSING AND ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENTIn concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.
Report READ and ACCEPTED.On motion by Senator GROHOSKI of Hancock for the Committee on TAXATION the Bill was REFERRED to the Committee on HOUSING AND ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT.Ordered sent down forthwith for concurrence.
Received by the Secretary of the Senate on May 1, 2025 and REFERRED to the Committee on TAXATION pursuant to Joint Rule 308.2
Amendment C-A (S-609), adopted by Senate
Introduced
LD 1522, An Act to Establish the Maine Eviction Prevention Program
LD 1665, An Act to Provide Property Tax Relief to Maine Families
LD 1872, An Act to Reinvest in the Pension Funds of the Maine Public Employees Retirement System
LD 2067, An Act to Include Community Mental Health Workers Under the 1998 Special Plan for Retirement
LD 1611, An Act to Decrease the Retirement Contributions Required for Teachers and State Employees
LD 1294, An Act to Expand the Dependent Exemption Tax Credit