Maine Vote Reports

LD1126 Ghost-gun Ban (Passed 17 to 16 on 6/25/2025). Creates new restrictions on firearms lacking serial numbers, and bans “undetectable firearms” in Maine.

LD1868 Renewable-energy Goals (Passed 19 to 16 on 6/17/2025). Updates the state’s renewable and clean-energy laws by setting a 2040 goal that 90 percent of retail electricity sales come from renewable resources and 10 percent from “clean resources,” including certain nuclear, hydro, and low-emission generators.

LD702 January 6 Commemoration (Passed 19 to 14 on 5/22/2025). Designates January 6 as “A Day to Remember.”

SP10 Con-Con: Term Limits (Failed 18 to 15 on 5/22/2025). Submits two formal applications under Article V of the U.S. Constitution asking Congress to call constitutional conventions.

LD1666 Ranked-choice-voting Expansion (Passed 21 to 14 on 6/18/2025). Expands ranked-choice voting (RCV) to Maine’s general and special elections for governor, state senators, and state representatives, replacing traditional plurality voting for those offices.

SP173 Article V Convention for Campaign Finance (Rejected 19 to 16 on 3/18/2025). Declares that if Congress does not propose a constitutional amendment by December 31, 2026 to regulate money in politics, then Maine will formally apply for an Article V convention.

LD340 Speedy Trials (Passed 77 to 69 on 6/13/2025). Creates the “Maine Speedy Trial Act,” setting strict deadlines for when criminal trials must begin after arraignment, with shorter timelines phased in over several years depending on the severity of the charge.

LD260 Equal Rights Amendment (Failed 74 to 65 on 4/23/2025). Proposes adding an “Equality of Rights” amendment to the Maine Constitution.

LD538 Abortion-drug-prescriber Protection (Passed 75 to 71 on 5/20/2025). Amends prescription-drug labeling rules to allow the prescriber’s name to be removed specifically for mifepristone, misoprostol, and their generic equivalents.

LD1948 MaineCare Funding (Passed 93 to 50 on 5/20/2025). Enacts an emergency measure that immediately provides a one-time allocation of $117.6 million to fund MaineCare for fiscal year 2024-25.

LD265 Defend the Guard (Rejected 109 to 33 on 4/24/2025). Prohibits Maine’s National Guard from being sent into active-duty combat overseas unless Congress issues a formal declaration of war.

LD522 Status of Women Commission (Passed 82 to 63 on 4/15/2025). Requires the Permanent Commission on the Status of Women to study how much gender segregation exists in Maine’s workforce.

LD2238 Firearm Waiting Period (Passed 18 to 17 on 4/17/2024). Imposes a 72-hour waiting period for firearm purchases, meaning a seller cannot deliver a firearm to a buyer until three days after the purchase agreement. This waiting period runs alongside any required background checks.

LD1156 Big-government Funding (Passed 29 to 3 on 4/16/2024). Proposes a $30 million bond issue to fund the design, development, and maintenance of nonmotorized, motorized, and multi-use trails across Maine.

LD1963 Renewable Energy Transmission (Passed 19 to 13 on 4/15/2024). Imposes new rules on the development of renewable energy transmission in northern Maine.

LD227 Abortion and Sex Changes (Passed 21 to 13 on 4/12/2024). Establishes legal protections for individuals and healthcare providers involved in “gender-affirming" and “reproductive health care” services.

LD2130 Prohibit Paramilitary Training (Passed 20 to 14 on 4/9/2024). Prohibits unauthorized paramilitary training in Maine. It makes it a crime (Class D) to intentionally train others in using weapons or combat techniques if the trainer knows it will be used for "civil disorder." It also bans assembling for such training with the intent of furthering "civil disorder."

LD1576 National Popular Vote (Passed 18 to 12 on 4/3/2024). Enters Maine into the National Popular Vote Interstate Compact.

LD2258 Corporate-welfare Tax Credit (Passed 92 to 52 on 4/17/2024). Creates a refundable income tax credit for investments in Minor League Baseball facilities to keep teams in the state.

LD1963 Renewable Energy Transmission (Passed 75 to 65 on 4/15/2024). Imposes new rules on the development of renewable energy transmission in northern Maine.

LD2203 Mandatory Birth-control Coverage (Passed 81 to 64 on 4/11/2024). Mandates that all health-insurance plans in Maine that cover prescription drugs must also cover both prescription and nonprescription oral hormonal contraceptives approved by the federal Food and Drug Administration (FDA).

LD2130 Prohibit Paramilitary Training (Passed 72 to 71 on 4/3/2024). Prohibits unauthorized paramilitary training in Maine. It makes it a crime (Class D) to intentionally train others in using weapons or combat techniques if the trainer knows it will be used for "civil disorder." It also bans assembling for such training with the intent of furthering "civil disorder."

LD1576 National Popular Vote (Passed 73 to 72 on 4/2/2024). Enters Maine into the National Popular Vote Interstate Compact.

LD2032 Collective-bargaining Changes (Passed 85 to 55 on 3/5/2024). Modifies Maine’s labor laws regarding the selection of collective-bargaining representatives for state, university, and judicial employees.

LD956 Gender Records (Passed 22 to 8 on 5/18/2023). Requires healthcare facilities to collect data on sexual orientation and gender identity during intake and whenever demographic information is gathered.

LD1101 Energy Scoring System (Passed 22 to 10 on 6/12/2023). Creates a home energy scoring system to evaluate residential building energy efficiency, estimating energy use and costs, suggesting improvements, and aligning with the US Department of Energy's standards.

LD1376 Minimum Wage (Passed 22 to 11 on 6/13/2023). Increases the state minimum wage of $15 per hour.

LD868 Civil Rights (Passed 23 to 8 on 6/12/2023). Extends the protections of the Maine Civil Rights Act to include actions that cause "emotional distress" or "fear of violence".

LD616 Abortion (Passed 23 to 11 on 6/21/2023). Ensures that medical malpractice insurers in Maine cannot penalize healthcare professionals who offer reproductive health services solely because they face disciplinary actions in another state for providing those services.

LD1040 MaineCare Sex Changes (Passed 23 to 10 on 6/20/2023). Mandates that MaineCare provide reimbursement for treatment related to "gender dysphoria."

HP1448 Con-Con (Rejected 40 to 97 on 3/6/2024). Applies to Congress for an Article V convention to establish term limits and address campaign finance reform.

LD616 Abortion (Passed 79 to 66 on 6/20/2023). Ensures that medical malpractice insurers in Maine cannot penalize healthcare professionals who offer reproductive health services solely because they face disciplinary actions in another state for providing those services.

LD1376 Minimum Wage (Passed 71 to 70 on 6/12/2023). Increases the state minimum wage of $15 per hour.

LD1703 Equal Pay (Passed 112 to 20 on 6/6/2023). Amends the Maine Equal Pay Law by prohibiting pay discrimination based on race.

LD1101 Energy Scoring System (Passed 70 to 67 on 6/8/2023). Creates a home energy scoring system to evaluate residential building energy efficiency, estimating energy use and costs, suggesting improvements, and aligning with the US Department of Energy's standards.

LD535 Hormone Therapy for Minors (Passed 71 to 65 on 6/27/2023). Outlines the process by which minors, aged 16 and above, can provide informed consent for "gender-affirming" hormone therapy without parental or guardian consent.

LD2 "Racial Impact Statements" in Legislation (passed 25 to 7 on 3/11/2021). Requires, upon the request of a legislative committee, the preparation of a “racial impact statement,” which assesses the potential impact that legislation could have on “historically disadvantaged” racial populations.

[Motion to Defeat] HP348 Article V Convention: Term Limits (passed 21 to 13 on 6/2/2021). Would apply to Congress to call an “Article V constitutional convention to propose an amendment to the United States Constitution to impose congressional term limits.”

[Motion to Defeat] LD980 Limiting the Governor's Emergency Powers (passed 21 to 13 on 6/8/2021). Would place several limitations on the powers of the Governor to issue and maintain an emergency proclamation, and specify that a violation by the Governor of the exercise of emergency powers is an impeachable offense.

[Motion to Defeat] LD1138 Right to Self-Defense (passed 20 to 15 on 6/14/2021). Would permit the use of deadly force to prevent death or serious bodily injury in self-defense, or in defense of a 3rd person, or to prevent a kidnapping, robbery, or gross sexual assault.

LD1045 State-Controlled Health Care (passed 21 to 13 on 6/16/2021). Establishes the Maine Health Care Plan, which provides universal health care coverage to all residents of the state.

LD811 Taxpayer-Funded Abortions (passed 18 to 12 on 4/25/2022). Establishes the Maine Health Care Plan, which provides universal health care coverage to all residents of the state.