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An Act to Amend the Maine Death with Dignity Act to Ensure Access by Qualified Patients

Passed

Introduced by Michele Meyer, District 150

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Official description

An Act to Amend the Maine Death with Dignity Act to Ensure Access by Qualified Patients

Where it stands

PASSED TO BE ENACTED, in concurrence.

June 16, 2025

How did lawmakers vote?

House votes

3 recorded votes · each counted separately

Senate votes

8 recorded votes · each counted separately

HouseStage: Recede And Concur RC #508 · June 16, 2025

79

Yes

62

No

10

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

Bill history

  1. Received by the Clerk of the House on February 20, 2025.

  2. The Bill was REFERRED to the Committee on HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES pursuant to Joint Rule 308.2 and ordered printed pursuant to Joint Rule 401.

  3. Carried over, in the same posture, to the next special or regular session of the 132nd Legislature, pursuant to Joint Order SP 519.

  4. Work Session Held: TABLED

  5. Work Session Held

  6. Voted: Divided Report

  7. Reported Out: OTP-AM/ONTP

  8. Reports READ.

  9. On motion of Representative MEYER of Eliot, the Majority Ought to Pass as Amended Report was ACCEPTED.

  10. ROLL CALL NO. 320 (Yeas 74 - Nays 64 - Absent 13 - Excused 0)

  11. The Bill was READ ONCE.

  12. Committee Amendment "A" (H-433) was READ and ADOPTED.

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

  14. The Bill was PASSED TO BE ENGROSSED as Amended by Committee Amendment "A" (H-433).

  15. Sent for concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.

  16. Reports READ

  17. On motion by Senator INGWERSEN of York Tabled until Later in Today's Session, pending ACCEPTANCE OF EITHER REPORT.

  18. Unfinished Business

  19. Taken from the table by the President

  20. Motion by Senator INGWERSEN of York to ACCEPT the Majority Ought to Pass As Amended Report FAILED.

  21. Roll Call Ordered Roll Call Number 399 Yeas 17 - Nays 18 - Excused 0 - Absent 0

  22. Subsequently, The Minority Ought Not To Pass Report ACCEPTED in NON-CONCURRENCE.

  23. Sent down for concurrence

  24. Speaker FECTEAU of Biddeford MOVED to INSIST.

  25. Motion of Representative JAVNER of Chester to RECEDE and CONCUR to ACCEPTANCE of the Minority Ought Not to Pass Report FAILED.

  26. ROLL CALL NO. 396 (Yeas 67 - Nays 76 - Absent 6 - Excused 2)

  27. Subsequently, the House INSISTED on ACCEPTANCE of the Majority Ought to Pass as Amended Report and PASSAGE TO BE ENGROSSED as Amended by Committee Amendment "A" (H-433)

  28. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.

  29. HELD at the Request of Representative MEYER of Eliot.

  30. RELEASED.

  31. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.

  32. Motion by Senator INGWERSEN of York to RECEDE AND CONCUR to ACCEPTANCE of The Majority Ought to Pass As Amended by Committee Amendment "A" (H-433) Report FAILED

  33. Roll Call Ordered Roll Call Number 481 Yeas 17 - Nays 18 - Excused 0 - Absent 0

  34. Motion by Senator INGWERSEN of York to RECEDE from ACCEPTANCE of The Minority Ought Not To Pass PREVAILED

  35. Roll Call Ordered Roll Call Number 482 Yeas 22 - Nays 13 - Excused 0 - Absent 0

  36. On motion by Senator INGWERSEN of York The Majority Ought to Pass As Amended by Committee Amendment "A" (H-433) Report ACCEPTED PREVAILED

  37. Roll Call Ordered Roll Call Number 483 Yeas 19 - Nays 16 - Excused 0 - Absent 0

  38. READ ONCE

  39. Motion by Senator STEWART of Aroostook to INDEFINITELY POSTPONE Bill and accompanying papers FAILED

  40. Roll Call Ordered Roll Call Number 484 Yeas 16 - Nays 19 - Excused 0 - Absent 0

  41. Committee Amendment "A" (H-433) READ

  42. On motion by Senator INGWERSEN of York Senate Amendment "A" (S-365) to Committee Amendment "A" (H-433) READ and ADOPTED. PREVAILED

  43. Roll Call Ordered Roll Call Number 485 Yeas 20 - Nays 15 - Excused 0 - Absent 0

  44. Committee Amendment "A" (H-433) As Amended By Senate Amendment "A" (S-365) ADOPTED thereto. PREVAILED

  45. Roll Call Ordered Roll Call Number 486 Yeas 20 - Nays 15 - Excused 0 - Absent 0

  46. Assigned for Second Reading in One Hour

  47. PASSED TO BE ENGROSSED AS AMENDED BY Committee Amendment "A" (H-433) AS AMENDED BY Senate Amendment "A" (S-365) thereto, in NON-CONCURRENCE. PREVAILED

  48. Roll Call Ordered Roll Call Number 499 Yeas 18 - Nays 15 - Excused 2 - Absent 0

  49. Sent down for concurrence.

  50. The House RECEDED and CONCURRED to PASSAGE TO BE ENGROSSED as Amended by Committee Amendment "A" (H-433) as Amended by Senate Amendment "A" (S-365) thereto.

  51. ROLL CALL NO. 508 (Yeas 79 - Nays 62 - Absent 8 - Excused 2)

  52. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.

  53. PASSED TO BE ENACTED.

  54. Sent for concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.

  55. PASSED TO BE ENACTED, in concurrence.

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