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Resolve, Establishing the Commission to Examine the Intersection of Parole and Current Sentencing Practices

Passed

Introduced by Nina Milliken, District 16

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Resolve, Establishing the Commission to Examine the Intersection of Parole and Current Sentencing Practices

Where it stands

Subsequently, FINALLY PASSED, in concurrence.

April 14, 2026

How did lawmakers vote?

House votes

3 recorded votes · each counted separately

Senate votes

2 recorded votes · each counted separately

SenateStage: Passage To Be Engrossed As Amended RC #908 · April 8, 2026

20

Yes

15

No

0

Absent or Not Voting

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

See how each senator voted

SenatorDistrictVote
Susan Bernard1No
Harold Stewart2No
Bradlee Farrin3No
Stacey Guerin4No
Russell Black5No
Marianne Moore6No
Nicole Grohoski7Yes
Michael Tipping8Yes
Joseph Baldacci9Yes
David Haggan10No

Bill history

  1. Committee on Judiciary suggested and ordered printed.

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

  3. Sent for concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.

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

  5. Carry Over Requested

  6. Carry Over Approved

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

  8. Work Session Held: TABLED

  9. Work Session Held: TABLED

  10. Work Session Held

  11. Voted: Divided Report

  12. Work Session Reconsidered

  13. Voted: Divided Report

  14. Reported Out: ONTP/OTP-AM/OTP-AM/OTP-AM

  15. Reports READ.

  16. Motion of Representative KUHN of Falmouth to ACCEPT REPORT A Ought Not to Pass FAILED.

  17. ROLL CALL NO. 747 (Yeas 74 - Nays 74 - Absent 2 - Excused 0 - Vacant 1)

  18. Subsequently, motion of Representative KUHN of Falmouth to ACCEPT REPORT B Ought to Pass as Amended FAILED.

  19. ROLL CALL NO. 748 (Yeas 54 - Nays 94 - Absent 2 - Excused 0 - Vacant 1)

  20. Subsequently, on motion of Representative KUHN of Falmouth, REPORT C Ought to Pass as Amended was ACCEPTED.

  21. ROLL CALL NO. 749 (Yeas 77 - Nays 71 - Absent 2 - Excused 0 - Vacant 1)

  22. The Bill was READ ONCE.

  23. Committee Amendment "B" (H-978) was READ and ADOPTED.

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

  25. The Bill was PASSED TO BE ENGROSSED as Amended by Committee Amendment "B" (H-978).

  26. Sent for concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.

  27. Reports READ

  28. On motion by Senator CARNEY of Cumberland the Report C Ought to Pass as Amended by Committee Amendment "B" (H-978) Report ACCEPTED.

  29. Roll Call Ordered Roll Call Number 907 Yeas 21 - Nays 14 - Excused 0 - Absent 0

  30. READ ONCE.

  31. Committee Amendment "B" (H-978) READ.

  32. On motion by Senator CARNEY of Cumberland Senate Amendment "A" (S-646) to Committee Amendment "B" (H-978) READ and ADOPTED in NON-CONCURRENCE.

  33. Committee Amendment "B" (H-978) as Amended by Senate Amendment "A" (S-646) thereto ADOPTED.

  34. Under suspension of the Rules, READ A SECOND TIME.

  35. PASSAGE TO BE ENGROSSED AS AMENDED by Committee Amendment "B" (H-978) as Amended by Senate Amendment "A" (S-646) thereto PREVAILED in NON-CONCURRENCE.

  36. Roll Call Ordered Roll Call Number 908 Yeas 20 - Nays 15 - Excused 0 - Absent 0

  37. Sent down for concurrence.

  38. The House RECEDED and CONCURRED to PASSAGE TO BE ENGROSSED as Amended by Committee Amendment "B" (H-978) as Amended by Senate Amendment "A" (S-646) thereto.

  39. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.

  40. FINALLY PASSED.

  41. Sent for concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.

  42. On motion by Senator DUSON of Cumberland placed on the SPECIAL STUDY TABLE pending FINAL PASSAGE in concurrence

  43. On motion by Senator DUSON of Cumberland taken from the Special Study Table

  44. Subsequently, FINALLY PASSED, in concurrence.

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