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Vote Smart provides easy access to congressional and state voting records and maintains a collection of key votes grouped by issue. Vote Smart uses the following criteria to select key votes:

  1. The vote should be helpful in portraying how a member stands on a particular issue
  2. The vote should be clear for any person to understand
  3. The vote has received media attention
  4. The vote was passed or defeated by a very close margin
  5. Occasionally, if a specific bill is consistently inquired about on the Voter's Research Hotline, the vote will be added

Vote Smart provides a summary of the version of the bill text associated with each selected key vote. Our summaries are written by Vote Smart's staff and interns, who adhere to our strict policies and procedures in order to guarantee absolute impartiality and accuracy. They do not necessarily reflect the content of the final version of the bill, but rather the version voted on in that stage. While many procedural votes take place before a full chamber vote, our voting stages reflect the final reading of each chamber vote. Each key vote selection is reviewed by the project's community of advisors, who are political scientists and journalists from all fifty states.

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Date State Bill No. Title Outcome
June 17, 2025 ME LD 1217 Amends the Maine New Markets Capital Investment Program and Establishes a New Tax Credit Authority "Ought to Pass as Amended" Report Adopted - House (119 - 27)
June 17, 2025 ME LD 1228 Amends the Automotive Right to Repair Law Bill Passed - House (135 - 12)
June 4, 2025 ME LD 536 Establishes Net Neutrality for Internet Customers "Ought to Pass" Report Adopted - House (79 - 66)
June 2, 2025 ME LD 1226 Requires Home Contractors to be Licensed "Ought to Pass" Report Adopted - House (72 - 69)
May 27, 2025 ME LD 784 Establishes a Rebutable Presumption Related to Specialized Risk Screening for First Responders "Ought to Pass" Report Adopted - House (78 - 62)
May 27, 2025 ME LD 61 Establishes Regulations Related to Employer Surveillance of Employees "Ought to Pass" Report Adopted - House (73 - 63)
April 15, 2025 ME LD 522 Authorizes The Permanent Commission on the Status of Women to Study Gender Segregation in Maine's Workforce "Ought to Pass" Report Adopted - House (82 - 63)
Date No. Title Outcome
6/17 LD 1217 Amends the Maine New Markets Capital Investment Program and Establishes a New Tax Credit Authority "Ought to Pass as Amended" Report Adopted - House (119 - 27)
6/17 LD 1228 Amends the Automotive Right to Repair Law Bill Passed - House (135 - 12)
6/04 LD 536 Establishes Net Neutrality for Internet Customers "Ought to Pass" Report Adopted - House (79 - 66)
6/02 LD 1226 Requires Home Contractors to be Licensed "Ought to Pass" Report Adopted - House (72 - 69)
5/27 LD 784 Establishes a Rebutable Presumption Related to Specialized Risk Screening for First Responders "Ought to Pass" Report Adopted - House (78 - 62)
5/27 LD 61 Establishes Regulations Related to Employer Surveillance of Employees "Ought to Pass" Report Adopted - House (73 - 63)
4/15 LD 522 Authorizes The Permanent Commission on the Status of Women to Study Gender Segregation in Maine's Workforce "Ought to Pass" Report Adopted - House (82 - 63)

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