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Vote Smart provides easy access to congressional and state voting records and maintains a collection of key votes grouped by issue. Vote Smart uses the following criteria to select key votes:

  1. The vote should be helpful in portraying how a member stands on a particular issue
  2. The vote should be clear for any person to understand
  3. The vote has received media attention
  4. The vote was passed or defeated by a very close margin
  5. Occasionally, if a specific bill is consistently inquired about on the Voter's Research Hotline, the vote will be added

Vote Smart provides a summary of the version of the bill text associated with each selected key vote. Our summaries are written by Vote Smart's staff and interns, who adhere to our strict policies and procedures in order to guarantee absolute impartiality and accuracy. They do not necessarily reflect the content of the final version of the bill, but rather the version voted on in that stage. While many procedural votes take place before a full chamber vote, our voting stages reflect the final reading of each chamber vote. Each key vote selection is reviewed by the project's community of advisors, who are political scientists and journalists from all fifty states.

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Date State Bill No. Title Outcome
May 16, 2019 ME LD 820 Requires the State Medicaid Program to Cover Abortion Services Concurrence Vote Passed - House (77 - 59)
May 14, 2019 ME LD 513 Limits Enrollment at Virtual Public Charter Schools Bill Passed - House (87 - 53)
May 8, 2019 ME LD 369 Establishes Paid Sick Leave for Certain Employees Bill Passed - House (94 - 45)
May 8, 2019 ME LD 1025 Prohibits the Practice of Conversion Therapy Bill Passed - House (91 - 45)
May 7, 2019 ME LD 502 Establishes the "Summer Success" Pilot Program Fund "Ought to Pass as Amended" Report Adopted - House (87 - 53)
May 2, 2019 ME LD 431 Establishes Election Day as a State Holiday "Ought to Pass as Amended" Report Adopted - House (74 - 69)
April 23, 2019 ME LD 798 Prohibits Non-Medical Exemptions for Vaccinations Bill Passed - House (78 - 59)
April 23, 2019 ME LD 944 Prohibits Native American Mascots Bill Passed - House (88 - 49)
April 4, 2019 ME LD 181 Authorizes State Funds for Free Health Clinics Concurrence Vote Passed - House (76 - 63)
April 4, 2019 ME LD 289 Prohibits Use of Foam Containers Bill Passed - House (87 - 51)
April 2, 2019 ME LD 278 Prohibits Employers from Basing Wages on Employee's Salary History Bill Passed - House (86 - 54)
March 26, 2019 ME LD 75 Requires the Protection of Earned Pay "Ought to Pass as Amended" Report Adopted - House (86 - 55)
March 19, 2019 ME LD 179 Amends Columbus Day to Indigenous Peoples Day Bill Passed - House (88 - 51)
March 7, 2019 ME LD 477 Appropriates Relief to Federal Employees Affected by Federal Shutdown Bill Passed - House (92 - 46)
Sept. 13, 2018 ME LD 1629 Specifies Protections for Elderly from Tax Lien Foreclosures Bill Passed - House (61 - 34)
Aug. 30, 2018 ME LD 1920 Amends Expungement Requirements for Records under Child and Family Services and Child Protection Act Bill Passed - House (68 - 50)
July 9, 2018 ME LD 1912 Prohibit Campaign Fundraising at Voting Place Bill Passed - House (81 - 48)
June 26, 2018 ME LD 1869 Establishes Total Cost of Education and State and Local Contributions to Education Budget for Fiscal Year 2018-2019 Bill Passed - House (65 - 43)
April 18, 2018 ME LD 912 Prohibits Conversion Therapy on Minors Concurrence Vote Failed - House (72 - 76)
April 12, 2018 ME LD 912 Prohibits Conversion Therapy on Minors Bill Passed - House (76 - 68)
April 10, 2018 ME LD 1719 Authorizes Adult-Use of Marijuana Bill Passed - House (112 - 34)
March 29, 2018 ME LD 521 Establishes Alignment in Disability Claims with Department of Veteran Affairs Bill Passed - House (91 - 48)
March 1, 2018 ME LD 1653 Amends Retirement Benefits for Capitol Police Officers Bill Passed - House (85 - 57)
June 6, 2017 ME LD 56 Authorizes Refunds for 50-Milliliter Bottles of Wine and Spirits Veto Override Passed - House (114 - 31)
May 23, 2017 ME LD 347 Authorizes the Prescription of Lethal Doses of Drugs to Terminally Ill Patients "Ought to Pass as Amended" Report Not Adopted - House (61 - 85)
Date No. Title Outcome
5/16 LD 820 Requires the State Medicaid Program to Cover Abortion Services Concurrence Vote Passed - House (77 - 59)
5/14 LD 513 Limits Enrollment at Virtual Public Charter Schools Bill Passed - House (87 - 53)
5/08 LD 369 Establishes Paid Sick Leave for Certain Employees Bill Passed - House (94 - 45)
5/08 LD 1025 Prohibits the Practice of Conversion Therapy Bill Passed - House (91 - 45)
5/07 LD 502 Establishes the "Summer Success" Pilot Program Fund "Ought to Pass as Amended" Report Adopted - House (87 - 53)
5/02 LD 431 Establishes Election Day as a State Holiday "Ought to Pass as Amended" Report Adopted - House (74 - 69)
4/23 LD 798 Prohibits Non-Medical Exemptions for Vaccinations Bill Passed - House (78 - 59)
4/23 LD 944 Prohibits Native American Mascots Bill Passed - House (88 - 49)
4/04 LD 181 Authorizes State Funds for Free Health Clinics Concurrence Vote Passed - House (76 - 63)
4/04 LD 289 Prohibits Use of Foam Containers Bill Passed - House (87 - 51)
4/02 LD 278 Prohibits Employers from Basing Wages on Employee's Salary History Bill Passed - House (86 - 54)
3/26 LD 75 Requires the Protection of Earned Pay "Ought to Pass as Amended" Report Adopted - House (86 - 55)
3/19 LD 179 Amends Columbus Day to Indigenous Peoples Day Bill Passed - House (88 - 51)
3/07 LD 477 Appropriates Relief to Federal Employees Affected by Federal Shutdown Bill Passed - House (92 - 46)
9/13 LD 1629 Specifies Protections for Elderly from Tax Lien Foreclosures Bill Passed - House (61 - 34)
8/30 LD 1920 Amends Expungement Requirements for Records under Child and Family Services and Child Protection Act Bill Passed - House (68 - 50)
7/09 LD 1912 Prohibit Campaign Fundraising at Voting Place Bill Passed - House (81 - 48)
6/26 LD 1869 Establishes Total Cost of Education and State and Local Contributions to Education Budget for Fiscal Year 2018-2019 Bill Passed - House (65 - 43)
4/18 LD 912 Prohibits Conversion Therapy on Minors Concurrence Vote Failed - House (72 - 76)
4/12 LD 912 Prohibits Conversion Therapy on Minors Bill Passed - House (76 - 68)
4/10 LD 1719 Authorizes Adult-Use of Marijuana Bill Passed - House (112 - 34)
3/29 LD 521 Establishes Alignment in Disability Claims with Department of Veteran Affairs Bill Passed - House (91 - 48)
3/01 LD 1653 Amends Retirement Benefits for Capitol Police Officers Bill Passed - House (85 - 57)
6/06 LD 56 Authorizes Refunds for 50-Milliliter Bottles of Wine and Spirits Veto Override Passed - House (114 - 31)
5/23 LD 347 Authorizes the Prescription of Lethal Doses of Drugs to Terminally Ill Patients "Ought to Pass as Amended" Report Not Adopted - House (61 - 85)

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