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LD1477Introduced in the House

An Act to Provide an Exemption from Pilotage Requirements for Passenger Ferry Service Between Bar Harbor, Maine and Yarmouth, Nova Scotia

Failed

Introduced by Gary Friedmann, District 14

What does this bill do?

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Official description

An Act to Provide an Exemption from Pilotage Requirements for Passenger Ferry Service Between Bar Harbor, Maine and Yarmouth, Nova Scotia

Where it stands

Placed in Legislative Files (DEAD)

March 17, 2026

How did lawmakers vote?

House votes

2 recorded votes · each counted separately

Senate votes

1 recorded vote · each counted separately

HouseStage: Recede And Concur RC #643 · March 12, 2026

56

Yes

86

No

8

Absent or Not Voting

150 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 Daigle1No
Roger Albert2No
Mark Babin3No
Timothy Guerrette4No
Joseph Underwood5Absent
Donald Ardell6No
Gregory Swallow7No
Tracy Quint8No
Arthur Mingo9No
William Tuell10No

Bill history

  1. Committee on Transportation suggested and ordered printed.

  2. The Bill was REFERRED to the Committee on TRANSPORTATION.

  3. Sent for concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.

  4. The Bill was REFERRED to the Committee on TRANSPORTATION in concurrence

  5. Work Session Held

  6. Voted: Divided Report

  7. Work Session Reconsidered: TABLED

  8. Carry Over Requested

  9. Carried over, in the same posture, to any special or regular session of the 132nd Legislature, pursuant to Joint Order SP 800.

  10. Carry Over Approved

  11. Work Session Held: TABLED

  12. Work Session Held

  13. Voted: Divided Report

  14. Reported Out: OTP-AM/ONTP

  15. Reports READ.

  16. On motion of Representative ANKELES of Brunswick, TABLED pending ACCEPTANCE of Either Report.

  17. Later today assigned.

  18. Unfinished Business

  19. Unfinished Business

  20. Reports READ.

  21. Motion of Representative CRAFTS of Newcastle to ACCEPT the Majority Ought to Pass as Amended Report FAILED.

  22. ROLL CALL NO. 630 (Yeas 39 - Nays 105 - Absent 5 - Excused 1 - Vacant 1)

  23. On motion of Representative CRAFTS of Newcastle, the Minority Ought Not to Pass Report was ACCEPTED.

  24. Sent for concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.

  25. Reports READ.

  26. Senator NANGLE of Cumberland moved to ACCEPT the Majority Ought to Pass as Amended Report in NON-CONCURRENCE PREVAILED

  27. Roll Call Ordered Roll Call Number 732 Yeas 23 - Nays 10 - Excused 2 - Absent 0

  28. Bill READ ONCE.

  29. Committee Amendment "A" (H-800) READ and ADOPTED.

  30. ASSIGNED FOR SECOND READING NEXT LEGISLATIVE DAY.

  31. COMMITTEE ON BILLS IN THE SECOND READING REPORTS NO FURTHER VERBAL AMENDMENTS NECESSARY. REPORT ACCEPTED.

  32. PASSED TO BE ENGROSSED AS AMENDED BY Committee Amendment "A" (H-800) in NON-CONCURRENCE.

  33. Sent down for concurrence

  34. Speaker FECTEAU of Biddeford MOVED to INSIST.

  35. Motion of Representative CRAFTS of Newcastle to RECEDE and CONCUR to ACCEPTANCE of the Majority Ought to Pass as Amended Report and PASSAGE TO BE ENGROSSED as Amended by Committee Amendment "A" (H-800) FAILED.

  36. ROLL CALL NO. 643 (Yeas 56 - Nays 86 - Absent 7 - Excused 1 - Vacant 1)

  37. Subsequently, the House INSISTED on ACCEPTANCE of the Minority Ought Not to Pass Report.

  38. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.

  39. On motion by Senator PIERCE of Cumberland the Senate INSISTED on ACCEPTANCE of the The Majority Ought to Pass As Amended by Committee Amendment "A" (H-800) Report.

  40. Placed in Legislative Files (DEAD)

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