PASSAGE TO BE ENGROSSED AS AMENDED — 34–0 (pass) · upper
ACC MAJ OTP AS AMENDED REP — 81–61 (pass) · lower
INDEFINITELY POSTPONE — 13–18 (fail) · upper
TABLE UNTIL LATER — 13–18 (fail) · upper
Sponsors
Timothy NANGLE — primary (person)
Timeline
The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
2026-01-07 Committee on JUDICIARY suggested and ordered printed.
2026-01-07 On motion by Senator CARNEY of Cumberland REFERENCE to the Committee on HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES ordered sent down forthwith for concurrence.
2026-01-07 The Bill was REFERRED to the Committee on HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES. referral-committee
2026-01-07 In concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.
2026-03-10 Reports READ.
2026-03-10 Senator INGWERSEN of York moved to ACCEPT the Majority Ought to Pass As Amended Report.
2026-03-10 Motion by Senator MOORE of Washington to INDEFINITELY POSTPONE Bill and accompanying papers FAILED.
2026-03-10 Roll Call Ordered Roll Call Number 749 Yeas 13 - Nays 18 - Excused 4 - Absent 0
2026-03-10 Motion by Senator STEWART of Aroostook to TABLE UNTIL LATER IN TODAY'S SESSION FAILED.
2026-03-10 Roll Call Ordered Roll Call Number 750 Yeas 13 - Nays 18 - Excused 4 - Absent 0
2026-03-10 Subsequently, The Majority Ought to Pass As Amended Report ACCEPTED.
2026-03-10 Bill READ ONCE reading-1
2026-03-10 Committee Amendment "A" (S-534) READ and ADOPTED. committee-passage-favorable, passage
2026-03-10 ASSIGNED FOR SECOND READING NEXT LEGISLATIVE DAY.
2026-03-12 COMMITTEE ON BILLS IN THE SECOND READING REPORTS NO FURTHER VERBAL AMENDMENTS NECESSARY. REPORT ACCEPTED.
2026-03-12 READ A SECOND TIME and PASSAGE TO BE ENGROSSED AS AMENDED BY Committee Amendment "A" (S-534) PREVAILED reading-2, reading-3
2026-03-12 Roll Call Ordered Roll Call Number 762 Yeas 34 - Nays 0 - Excused 1 - Absent 0
2026-03-12 Sent down for concurrence
2026-03-17 Reports READ.
2026-03-17 On motion of Representative MEYER of Eliot, the Majority Ought to Pass as Amended Report was ACCEPTED.
2026-03-17 Committee Amendment "A" (S-534) was READ and ADOPTED. committee-passage-favorable, passage
2026-03-17 Under suspension of the rules, the Bill was given its SECOND READING without REFERENCE to the Committee on Bills in the Second Reading.
2026-03-17 The Bill was PASSED TO BE ENGROSSED as Amended by Committee Amendment "A" (S-534). reading-3
2026-03-17 In concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.
2026-03-18 This being an emergency measure, a two-thirds vote of all the members elected to the House was necessary.
2026-03-18 On motion of Representative MEYER of Eliot, the House RECONSIDERED its action whereby the Bill FAILED PASSAGE TO BE ENACTED.
2026-03-18 On further motion of the same Representative, the House RECONSIDERED its action whereby the Bill was PASSED TO BE ENGROSSED as Amended by Committee Amendment "A" (S-534). reading-3
2026-03-18 On further motion of Representative MEYER of Eliot House Amendment "A" (H-865) was READ and ADOPTED. passage
2026-03-18 Subsequently, the Bill was PASSED TO BE ENGROSSED as Amended by Committee Amendment "A" (S-534) and House Amendment "A" (H-865) reading-3
2026-03-18 In NON-CONCURRENCE and sent for concurrence.
2026-03-18 ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.
2026-03-19 On motion by Senator PIERCE of Cumberland the Senate RECEDED and CONCURRED to PASSAGE TO BE ENGROSSED AS AMENDED by Committee Amendment "A" (S-534) and House Amendment "A" (H-865) reading-3
2026-03-19 Ordered sent down forthwith.
2026-03-24 PASSED TO BE ENACTED. passage
2026-03-24 Sent for concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.
2026-03-25 On motion by Senator ROTUNDO of Androscoggin PLACED ON THE SPECIAL APPROPRIATIONS TABLE pending ENACTMENT in concurrence.
2026-04-13 On motion by Senator ROTUNDO of Androscoggin taken from the Special Appropriations Table.
2026-04-13 Subsequently, PASSED TO BE ENACTED in concurrence. passage
2026-04-15 Signed by Governor executive-signature
2026-02-11T05:00:00+00:00 Work Session Held
2026-02-11T05:00:00+00:00 Voted - Divided Report
2026-03-06T05:00:00+00:00 Reported Out - OTP-AM/ONTP
Source
OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot 2026-07-01; origin ocd-bill/0461833a-4793-4777-87b3-908bc20d7dc0. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Maine legislature records).
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