Maine Senator Benjamin Chipman [D]

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MELD402PassResolve, to Rename Bridges in the Towns of Limerick, Hiram and Limington
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2024-04-18
FINALLY PASSED, in concurrence.
MELD457Intro
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An Act to Amend Maine's Tax Laws
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2024-04-18
Unfinished Business
MELD1714PassAn Act to Create a Sustainable Funding Source for Recovery Community Centers Using a Percentage of the Adult Use Cannabis Tax Revenue
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2024-04-18
PASSED TO BE ENACTED, in concurrence.
MELD2258PassAn Act to Create an Income Tax Credit for Investments in a Team's Qualified Minor League Baseball Facility to Keep the Team in the State
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2024-04-18
Roll Call Ordered Roll Call Number 782 Yeas 20 - Nays 13 - Excused 2 - Absent 0 PREVAILED
MELD1640PassAn Act Directing the Department of Transportation to Adopt Rules Regarding Corrosion Mitigation Methods for Steel Bridges
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2024-04-17
Subsequently PASSED TO BE ENACTED in concurrence
MELD401FailAn Act to Improve Transportation in Maine
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2024-04-15
Pursuant to Joint Rule 310.3 Placed in Legislative Files (DEAD)
MELD513Enroll
75%
An Act Regarding Overtime Protections for Certain Salaried Employees
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2024-04-11
On motion by Senator ROTUNDO of Androscoggin PLACED ON THE SPECIAL APPROPRIATIONS TABLE pending PASSAGE TO BE ENACTED, in concurrence.
MELD2007PassAn Act Regarding the Criminal Jurisdiction of Tribal Courts and to Extend the Time for the Penobscot Nation to Certify Its Agreement to Public Law 2023, Chapter 369
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2024-04-10
PASSED TO BE ENACTED, in concurrence.
MELD236FailAn Act to Authorize a General Fund Bond Issue to Support the Economic Development of the Fishing Industry and the Portland Harbor Dredging Project
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2024-04-09
Pursuant to Joint Rule 310.3 Placed in Legislative Files (DEAD)
MELD1454FailAn Act Regarding the Distribution of Revenue from the Real Estate Transfer Tax
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2024-04-09
Placed in the Legislative Files. (DEAD)
MELD2197Enroll
75%
An Act to Develop a Grant Program to Provide Career Exploration Opportunities to Youth in the Community
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2024-04-09
On motion by Senator ROTUNDO of Androscoggin PLACED ON THE SPECIAL APPROPRIATIONS TABLE pending PASSAGE TO BE ENACTED, in concurrence.
MELD860FailAn Act to Identify the Railroad Lines from Portland to Bangor as a Major Corridor and to Fund a Feasibility Study
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2024-04-02
ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.
MELD1298FailAn Act to Allow a Local Option Sales Tax on Short-term Lodging to Fund Affordable Housing
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2024-04-02
Placed in Legislative Files (DEAD)
MELD1184Enroll
75%
An Act Regarding Sales and Use Tax Exemptions for Durable Medical Equipment, Breast Pumps and Mobility Enhancing Equipment
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2024-03-28
On motion by Senator ROTUNDO of Androscoggin PLACED ON THE SPECIAL APPROPRIATIONS TABLE pending PASSAGE TO BE ENACTED, in concurrence.
MELD1342PassAn Act to Increase Funding for the Prevention and Control of Invasive Aquatic Species
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2024-03-28
PASSED TO BE ENACTED, in concurrence.
MELD2198FailAn Act to Remove the Exemption from Sales and Use Tax for Automobiles Purchased for Use as Rentals
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2024-03-28
Placed in Legislative Files (DEAD)
MELD499FailAn Act to Change Maine's Tax Laws
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2024-03-25
Placed in the Legislative Files. (DEAD)
MELD875FailAn Act to Allow Mini-trucks to Be Operated on Roads in the State
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2024-03-21
Pursuant to Joint Rule 310.3 Placed in Legislative Files (DEAD)
MELD2237Enroll
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An Act to Strengthen Public Safety, Health and Well-being by Expanding Services and Coordinating Violence Prevention Resources
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2024-03-21
On motion by Senator ROTUNDO of Androscoggin PLACED ON THE SPECIAL APPROPRIATIONS TABLE pending PASSAGE TO BE ENACTED, in concurrence.
MELD996FailAn Act to Allow a Municipality to Establish a Local Option Sales Tax
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2024-03-20
Pursuant to Joint Rule 310.3 Placed in Legislative Files (DEAD)
MELD932FailAn Act Requiring Climate Impact Notes on Proposed Transportation Legislation and Agency Rules
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2024-02-15
Placed in Legislative Files (DEAD)
MELD527FailAn Act to Allow Municipalities to Create Bicycle and Pedestrian Zones with Reduced Speed Limits
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2024-02-08
Pursuant to Joint Rule 310.3 Placed in Legislative Files (DEAD)
MELD1750FailResolve, Directing the Department of Transportation to Complete a Service Plan and Determine the Scope of Work for Restoration of Rail Use of the Berlin Subdivision Rail Corridor from Downtown Portland to Auburn
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2024-02-08
Pursuant to Joint Rule 310.3 Placed in Legislative Files (DEAD)
MEHP1406Intro
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JOINT RESOLUTION RECOGNIZING JANUARY 2024 AS FIREFIGHTER CANCER AWARENESS MONTH
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2024-02-01
READ and ADOPTED, in concurrence.
MELD235FailAn Act to Promote Economic Development in the Fishing Industry by Funding a Dredging Project in Portland Harbor
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2024-01-25
Pursuant to Joint Rule 310.3 Placed in Legislative Files (DEAD)
MELD1138FailAn Act to Improve Work and Family Mobility by Altering and Removing Certain Requirements for Driver's Licenses and Nondriver Identification Cards
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2024-01-25
Pursuant to Joint Rule 310.3 Placed in Legislative Files (DEAD)
MEHP1342Intro
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JOINT RESOLUTION RECOGNIZING THE EFFORTS OF FIRST RESPONDERS IN THE TRAGIC MASS SHOOTING IN LEWISTON
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2024-01-09
READ and ADOPTED, in concurrence.
MESP0910Intro
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JOINT RESOLUTION HONORING THE MEMORY OF THE VICTIMS OF THE TRAGIC MASS SHOOTING IN LEWISTON ON OCTOBER 25, 2023
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2024-01-03
In concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.
MELD408FailAn Act to Expand Bus Service
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2023-07-26
In possession of the Committee when the Legislature adjourned Sine Die and was placed in the Legislative Files. (DEAD)
MELD1384Enroll
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An Act to Promote Fairness in the Taxation of Adult Use Cannabis
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2023-07-26
CARRIED OVER, in the same posture, to any special or regular session of the 131st Legislature, pursuant to Joint Order SP 847.
MELD1441Enroll
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An Act to Enhance State Oversight of Water Use and Water Resources
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2023-07-26
CARRIED OVER, in the same posture, to any special or regular session of the 131st Legislature, pursuant to Joint Order SP 847.
MELD1641FailResolve, to Further Study the Role of Water as a Resource
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2023-07-26
In possession of the Senate when the Legislature adjourned Sine Die and was placed in the Legislative Files. (DEAD)
MELD1691Enroll
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An Act to Provide Parity in State Energy Rate Relief Payments and Tax Exemptions for Maine Cannabis Businesses
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2023-07-26
CARRIED OVER, in the same posture, to any special or regular session of the 131st Legislature, pursuant to Joint Order SP 847.
MELD1755Enroll
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An Act to Exempt Certain Youth Development Nonprofit Organizations from Sales Tax and the Service Provider Tax
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2023-07-26
CARRIED OVER, in the same posture, to any special or regular session of the 131st Legislature, pursuant to Joint Order SP 847.
MELD1817Enroll
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An Act to Support Outdoor Education by Establishing the Outdoor School for All Maine Students Program
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2023-07-26
CARRIED OVER, in the same posture, to any special or regular session of the 131st Legislature, pursuant to Joint Order SP 847.
MELD1854FailAn Act to Complete and Implement the Comprehensive Review of the Classification and Compensation System for Executive Branch Employees
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2023-07-26
In possession of the Senate when the Legislature adjourned Sine Die and was placed in the Legislative Files. (DEAD)
MELD1964FailAn Act to Create the Maine Paid Family and Medical Leave Benefits Program
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2023-07-26
In possession of the Senate when the Legislature adjourned Sine Die and was placed in the Legislative Files. (DEAD)
MELD406FailAn Act to Expand Passenger Rail Service
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2023-07-25
Placed in the Legislative Files. (DEAD)
MELD1063PassAn Act to Provide Equitable Tax Treatment to State-licensed Cannabis Businesses
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2023-07-25
PASSED TO BE ENACTED, in concurrence.
MELD1364PassResolve, to Study Methods of Preventing Opioid Overdose Deaths by Authorizing Harm Reduction Health Centers
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2023-07-25
FINALLY PASSED, in concurrence.
MELD1415PassAn Act to Expand Access to School Construction Funding
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2023-07-25
PASSED TO BE ENACTED, in concurrence.
MELD1796PassAn Act to Protect Maine's Transit Employees
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2023-07-25
PASSED TO BE ENACTED in concurrence
MELD1390PassAn Act to Provide Self-service Motor Vehicle Services
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2023-07-06
PASSED TO BE ENACTED, in concurrence.
MELD1341PassAn Act to Modernize the Bureau of Motor Vehicles' Mobile Services
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2023-07-06
PASSED TO BE ENACTED, in concurrence.
MELD1619PassAn Act to Improve Maine's Reproductive Privacy Laws
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2023-07-06
Roll Call Ordered Roll Call Number 483 Yeas 20 - Nays 11 - Excused 4 - Absent 0
MELD556PassAn Act to Limit the Driver's License Reinstatement Fee in Certain Circumstances
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2023-06-27
Subsequently PASSED TO BE ENACTED in concurrence
MELD1120PassResolve, to Install a Suicide Barrier on the Penobscot Narrows Bridge
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2023-06-27
Subsequently FINALLY PASSED - Emergency 2/3 Elected Required in concurrence
MELD1463PassAn Act to Amend the Definition of "Farming" Under the Motor Vehicle Laws to Include Equines Not Raised for Racing
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2023-06-27
Subsequently PASSED TO BE ENACTED in concurrence
MELD1970PassAn Act to Enact the Maine Indian Child Welfare Act
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2023-06-22
Subsequently PASSED TO BE ENACTED - Emergency -2/3 Elected Required in concurrence
MELD984FailAn Act to Expand Access to the Homestead Property Tax Exemption
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2023-06-21
Placed in the Legislative Files. (DEAD)
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