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LD1643Introduced in the Senate

An Act to Establish the Maine Life Sciences Innovation Center

Passed

Introduced by Teresa Pierce, District 25

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Official description

An Act to Establish the Maine Life Sciences Innovation Center

Where it stands

PASSED TO BE ENACTED, in concurrence.

April 2, 2026

How did lawmakers vote?

SenateStage: Accept Majority Ought To Pass As Amended Report RC #777 · March 18, 2026

22

Yes

10

No

3

Absent or Not Voting

35 senators recorded in this Senate vote. Colors show vote categories only, not whether a vote was good or bad.

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SenatorDistrictVote
Susan Bernard1No
Harold Stewart2Absent
Bradlee Farrin3No
Stacey Guerin4No
Russell Black5Absent
Marianne Moore6No
Nicole Grohoski7Yes
Michael Tipping8Yes
Joseph Baldacci9Yes
David Haggan10No

Bill history

  1. Received by the Secretary of the Senate on April 11, 2025 and REFERRED to the Committee on HOUSING AND ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT pursuant to Joint Rule 308.2

  2. Work Session Held

  3. Voted: OTP-AM

  4. Report READ and ACCEPTED.

  5. Reported Out: OTP-AM

  6. READ ONCE.

  7. Committee Amendment "A" (S-227) READ and ADOPTED.

  8. Under suspension of the Rules, READ A SECOND TIME and PASSED TO BE ENGROSSED AS AMENDED BY Committee Amendment "A" (S-227).

  9. Ordered sent down forthwith for concurrence.

  10. CONSENT CALENDAR - FIRST DAY

  11. Under suspension of the rules CONSENT CALENDAR - SECOND DAY.

  12. The Bill was PASSED TO BE ENGROSSED as Amended by Committee Amendment "A" (S-227).

  13. In concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.

  14. PASSED TO BE ENACTED.

  15. Sent for concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.

  16. On motion by Senator ROTUNDO of Androscoggin PLACED ON THE SPECIAL APPROPRIATIONS TABLE pending ENACTMENT in concurrence

  17. On motion by Senator ROTUNDO of Androscoggin taken from the Special Appropriations Table

  18. On motion by Same Senator the Senate SUSPENDED THE RULES to RECONSIDER their actions whereby the Bill was PASSED TO BE ENGROSSED AS AMENDED.

  19. On further motion by Same Senator Senate Amendment "A" (S-479) READ and ADOPTED.

  20. PASSED TO BE ENGROSSED AS AMENDED BY Committee Amendment "A" (S-227) and Senate Amendment "A" (S-479) In NON-CONCURRENCE.

  21. Sent down for concurrence

  22. The House RECEDED and CONCURRED to PASSAGE TO BE ENGROSSED as Amended by Committee Amendment "A" (S-227) as Amended by Senate Amendment "A" (S-479) thereto.

  23. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.

  24. PASSED TO BE ENACTED.

  25. Sent for concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.

  26. PASSED TO BE ENACTED, in concurrence.

  27. HELD BY THE GOVERNOR.

  28. RECALLED From Governor's Desk pursuant to Joint Order SP 869.

  29. On motion by Senator PIERCE of Cumberland Bill and accompanying papers were COMMITTED to the Committee on HOUSING AND ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT in NON-CONCURRENCE.

  30. Sent down for concurrence

  31. The House RECEDED and CONCURRED to COMMITTING the Bill and accompanying papers to the Committee on HOUSING AND ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT.

  32. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.

  33. Work Session Held

  34. Voted: Divided Report

  35. Reported Out: OTP-AM/OTP-AM

  36. Reports READ

  37. On motion by Senator CURRY of Waldo the Majority Ought to Pass as Amended by Committee Amendment "B" (S-558) Report ACCEPTED.

  38. Roll Call Ordered Roll Call Number 777 Yeas 22 - Nays 10 - Excused 3 - Absent 0

  39. Bill READ ONCE

  40. Committee Amendment "B" (S-558) READ and ADOPTED.

  41. ASSIGNED FOR SECOND READING NEXT LEGISLATIVE DAY.

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

  43. READ A SECOND TIME and PASSED TO BE ENGROSSED AS AMENDED BY Committee Amendment "B" (S-558)

  44. Ordered sent down forthwith for concurrence.

  45. Reports READ.

  46. On motion of Representative GERE of Kennebunkport, the Majority Ought to Pass as Amended Report was ACCEPTED.

  47. The Bill was READ ONCE.

  48. Committee Amendment "B" (S-558) was READ and ADOPTED.

  49. Under suspension of the rules, the Bill was given its SECOND READING without REFERENCE to the Committee on Bills in the Second Reading.

  50. The Bill was PASSED TO BE ENGROSSED as Amended by Committee Amendment "B" (S-558).

  51. In concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.

  52. This being an emergency measure, a two-thirds vote of all the members elected to the House was necessary.

  53. On motion of Representative GERE of Kennebunkport, the House RECONSIDERED its action whereby the Bill was PASSED TO BE ENGROSSED as Amended by Committee Amendment "B" (S-558).

  54. On further motion of the same Representative, the House RECONSIDERED ADOPTION of Committee Amendment "B" (S-558).

  55. On motion of Representative GERE of Kennebunkport, House Amendment "A" (H-896) to Committee Amendment "B" (S-558) was READ and ADOPTED.

  56. Committee Amendment "B" (S-558) as Amended by House Amendment "A" (H-896) thereto was ADOPTED.

  57. Subsequently, the Bill was PASSED TO BE ENGROSSED as Amended by Committee Amendment "B" (S-558) as Amended by House Amendment "A" (H-896) thereto.

  58. In NON-CONCURRENCE and sent for concurrence.

  59. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.

  60. On motion by Senator PIERCE of Cumberland the Senate RECEDED and CONCURRED to PASSAGE TO BE ENGROSSED AS AMENDED BY Committee Amendment "B" (S-558) as Amended by House Amendment "A" (H-896) thereto.

  61. Ordered sent down forthwith.

  62. PASSED TO BE ENACTED.

  63. Sent for concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.

  64. PASSED TO BE ENACTED, in concurrence.

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