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LD1263Introduced in the House

An Act Regarding Penalties for Fentanyl Trafficking When That Trafficking Results in an Overdose Causing Serious Bodily Injury of a Person

Failed

Introduced by Jennifer Poirier, District 70

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Official description

An Act Regarding Penalties for Fentanyl Trafficking When That Trafficking Results in an Overdose Causing Serious Bodily Injury of a Person

Where it stands

Placed in Legislative Files (DEAD)

June 17, 2025

How did lawmakers vote?

House votes

3 recorded votes · each counted separately

Senate votes

2 recorded votes · each counted separately

HouseStage: Recede And Concur RC #354 · June 9, 2025

69

Yes

73

No

9

Absent or Not Voting

151 representatives recorded in this House vote. Colors show vote categories only, not whether a vote was good or bad.

See how each representative voted

RepresentativeDistrictVote
Lucien Daigle1Yes
Roger Albert2Yes
Mark Babin3Yes
Timothy Guerrette4Yes
Joseph Underwood5Absent
Donald Ardell6Yes
Gregory Swallow7Yes
Tracy Quint8Yes
Arthur Mingo9Yes
William Tuell10Yes

Bill history

  1. Committee on Criminal Justice and Public Safety suggested and ordered printed.

  2. The Bill was REFERRED to the Committee on CRIMINAL JUSTICE AND PUBLIC SAFETY.

  3. Sent for concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.

  4. The Bill was REFERRED to the Committee on CRIMINAL JUSTICE AND PUBLIC SAFETY in concurrence

  5. Work Session Held

  6. Voted: Divided Report

  7. Reported Out: ONTP/OTP-AM

  8. Reports READ.

  9. On motion of Representative HASENFUS of Readfield, the Majority Ought Not to Pass Report was ACCEPTED.

  10. ROLL CALL NO. 341 (Yeas 72 - Nays 68 - Absent 9 - Excused 2)

  11. Sent for concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.

  12. Reports Read

  13. Motion by Senator BEEBE-CENTER of Knox to ACCEPT the Majority Ought Not to Pass Report FAILED

  14. Roll Call Ordered Roll Call Number 382 Yeas 16 - Nays 16 - Excused 3 - Absent 0

  15. Subsequently, The Minority Ought to Pass As Amended by Committee Amendment "A" (H-496) Report ACCEPTED. PREVAILED

  16. Roll Call Ordered Roll Call Number 383 Yeas 22 - Nays 10 - Excused 3 - Absent 0

  17. Bill READ ONCE.

  18. Committee Amendment "A" (H-496) READ and ADOPTED

  19. Under suspension of the Rules, READ A SECOND TIME and PASSED TO BE ENGROSSED AS AMENDED by Committee Amendment "A" (H-496) in NON-CONCURRENCE.

  20. Sent down for concurrence

  21. Speaker FECTEAU of Biddeford MOVED to INSIST.

  22. Motion of Representative NUTTING of Oakland to RECEDE and CONCUR to ACCEPTANCE of the Minority Ought to Pass as Amended Report and PASSAGE TO BE ENGROSSED as Amended by Committee Amendment "A" (H-496) FAILED.

  23. ROLL CALL NO. 354 (Yeas 69 - Nays 73 - Absent 7 - Excused 2)

  24. Subsequently, the House INSISTED on ACCEPTANCE of the Majority Ought Not to Pass Report.

  25. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.

  26. On motion by Senator PIERCE of Cumberland Tabled until Later in Today's Session, pending FURTHER CONSIDERATION.

  27. Unfinished Business

  28. Unfinished Business

  29. Unfinished Business

  30. Unfinished Business

  31. Unfinished Business

  32. Unfinished Business

  33. Taken from the table by the President

  34. On motion by Senator PIERCE of Cumberland the Senate INSISTED on The Minority Ought to Pass As Amended Report and PASSAGE TO BE ENGROSSED AS AMENDED by Committee Amendment "A" (H-496)

  35. Placed in Legislative Files (DEAD)

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