ACC MIN OTP AS AMENDED REP — 110–35 (pass) · lower
ACCEPT MAJORITY OUGHT TO PASS AS AMENDED REPORT — 21–14 (pass) · upper
ACCEPT MINORITY OUGHT TO PASS AS AMENDED REPORT — 17–18 (fail) · upper
ACCEPT MAJORITY OUGHT TO PASS AS AMENDED REPORT — 8–27 (fail) · upper
ACC MAJ OTP AS AMENDED REP — 54–92 (fail) · lower
Sponsors
Laurie OSHER — primary (person)
Craig HICKMAN — cosponsor (person)
David BOYER — cosponsor (person)
James DILL — cosponsor (person)
Jeffrey TIMBERLAKE — cosponsor (person)
Laura SUPICA — cosponsor (person)
Quentin CHAPMAN — cosponsor (person)
Rachel TALBOT ROSS — cosponsor (person)
Sophia WARREN — cosponsor (person)
William PLUECKER — cosponsor (person)
Timeline
The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
2025-05-01 Received by the Clerk of the House on May 1, 2025. receipt
2025-05-01 The Bill was REFERRED to the Committee on VETERANS AND LEGAL AFFAIRS pursuant to Joint Rule 308.2 and ordered printed pursuant to Joint Rule 401. referral-committee
2025-06-16 Reports READ.
2025-06-16 Motion of Representative SUPICA of Bangor to ACCEPT the Majority Ought to Pass as Amended Report FAILED.
2025-06-16 Committee Amendment "B" (H-714) was READ and ADOPTED. committee-passage-favorable, passage
2025-06-16 Under suspension of the rules, the Bill was given its SECOND READING without REFERENCE to the Committee on Bills in the Second Reading.
2025-06-16 The Bill was PASSED TO BE ENGROSSED as Amended by Committee Amendment "B" (H-714). reading-3
2025-06-16 Sent for concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.
2025-06-16 Report READ
2025-06-16 Senator HICKMAN of Kennebec moved to ACCEPT The Majority Ought to Pass As Amended by Committee Amendment "A" (H-713) Report
2025-06-16 On motion by Senator STEWART of Aroostook Tabled until Later in Today's Session, pending Motion by Senator HICKMAN of Kennebec to ACCEPT The Majority Ought to Pass As Amended by Committee Amendment "A" (H-713) Report
2025-06-16 Taken from the table by the President
2025-06-16 Subsequently ACCEPTANCE The Majority Ought to Pass As Amended by Committee Amendment "A" (H-713) Report FAILED amendment-failure
2025-06-16 Roll Call Ordered Roll Call Number 580 Yeas 8 - Nays 27 - Excused 0 - Absent 0
2025-06-16 Subsequently, ACCEPTANCE of The Minority Ought to Pass As Amended by Committee Amendment "B" (H-714) Report FAILED amendment-failure
2025-06-16 Roll Call Ordered Roll Call Number 581 Yeas 17 - Nays 18 - Excused 0 - Absent 0
2025-06-16 On motion by Senator HICKMAN of Kennebec The Majority Ought to Pass As Amended by Committee Amendment "A" (H-713) Report ACCEPTED In NON-CONCURRENCE PREVAILED
2025-06-16 Roll Call Ordered Roll Call Number 582 Yeas 21 - Nays 14 - Excused 0 - Absent 0
2025-06-16 READ ONCE reading-1
2025-06-16 Committee Amendment "A" (H-713) READ and ADOPTED committee-passage-favorable
2025-06-16 Under suspension of the Rules, READ A SECOND TIME and PASSED TO BE ENGROSSED AS AMENDED by Committee Amendment "A" (H-713) In NON-CONCURRENCE reading-2, reading-3
2025-06-16 Sent down for concurrence
2025-06-17 The House RECEDED and CONCURRED to ACCEPTANCE of the Majority Ought to Pass as Amended Report and PASSAGE TO BE ENGROSSED as Amended by Committee Amendment "A" (H-713) reading-3
2025-06-17 ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.
2025-06-17 PASSED TO BE ENACTED. passage
2025-06-17 Sent for concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.
2025-06-17 PASSED TO BE ENACTED, in concurrence. passage
2025-07-08 HELD BY THE GOVERNOR.
2026-01-11 Became Law without Governor's Signature became-law
2025-05-14T04:00:00+00:00 Work Session Held - TABLED
2025-05-22T04:00:00+00:00 Work Session Held
2025-05-22T04:00:00+00:00 Voted - Divided Report
2025-06-13T04:00:00+00:00 Reported Out - OTP-AM/OTP-AM
Source
OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot 2026-07-01; origin ocd-bill/7b795775-d591-4f20-8210-d2836d3d8f5b. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Maine legislature records).
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