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Maine House Bill 1477
Session 132
An Act To Provide An Exemption From Pilotage Requirements For Passenger Ferry Service Between Bar Harbor, Maine And Yarmouth, Nova Scotia
Active
Active
Passed Senate on Mar 5, 2026
First Action
Apr 3, 2025
Latest Action
Mar 5, 2026
Origin Chamber
House
Type
Bill
Bill Number
1477
State
Maine
Session
132
Sponsorship by Party
Democrat
Gary Friedmann
Primary
Democrat
Nicole Grohoski
Cosponsor
House Votes (1)
Senate Votes (1)
Failed on March 3, 2026
Motion Text
ACC MAJ OTP AS AMENDED REP
House Roll Call Votes
Republican
Abden S. Simmons
No
Republican
Abigail W. Griffin
Other
Democrat
Adam R. Lee
No
Republican
Alicia Collins
No
Democrat
Allison Hepler
Yes
Republican
Amanda N. Collamore
No
Democrat
Ambureen Rana
No
Republican
Amy Bradstreet Arata
No
Democrat
Amy D. Kuhn
Yes
Democrat
Amy J. Roeder
Yes
Republican
Ann Fredericks
No
Democrat
Ann Higgins Matlack
No
Democrat
Anne P. Graham
Yes
Democrat
Anne-Marie Mastraccio
No
Unknown
ARCHER of Saco
No
Democrat
Arthur L. Bell
No
Republican
Barbara A. Bagshaw
No
Republican
Benjamin C. Hymes
No
Republican
Billy Bob Faulkingham
No
Republican
Bob Foley
No
Unknown
BUNKER of Farmington
No
Republican
Chad Richard Perkins
No
Democrat
Charles A. Skold
Yes
Democrat
Cheryl A. Golek
No
Democrat
Christina Mitchell
No
Democrat
Christopher J. Kessler
Yes
Democrat
Dani O'Halloran
No
Democrat
Daniel J. Ankeles
Yes
Democrat
Daniel Joseph Shagoury
Yes
Democrat
Daniel Sayre
Yes
Democrat
Dave Rollins
No
Democrat
David A. Sinclair
Yes
Republican
David W. Boyer
No
Republican
David Woodsome
No
Republican
Dean A. Cray
No
Democrat
Deqa Dhalac
Yes
Republican
Donald J. Ardell
No
Democrat
Drew Gattine
Yes
Democrat
Ellie Sato
No
Unknown
FAIRCLOTH of Bangor
Yes
Unknown
FARRIN of Jefferson
No
Democrat
Flavia DeBrito
No
Unknown
FLYNN of Albion
No
Unknown
FRIEDMANN of Bar Harbor
Yes
Republican
Gary A. Drinkwater
No
Democrat
Grayson B. Lookner
No
Republican
Gregory Lewis Swallow
No
Unknown
HARRIMAN of Lewiston
Yes
Democrat
Holly B. Stover
No
Democrat
Holly Rae Eaton
No
Democrat
Holly T. Sargent
Yes
Republican
Irene A. Gifford
No
Unknown
JACKSON of Oxford
No
Democrat
James Dill
No
Republican
James E. Thorne
No
Republican
James Lee White
No
Democrat
Janice S. Dodge
No
Republican
Jeffrey Sean Adams
No
Republican
Jennifer L. Poirier
No
Republican
John E. Ducharme III
No
Republican
John Eder
No
Republican
Joseph F. Underwood
No
Republican
Joshua Morris
No
Unknown
JULIA of Waterville
Yes
Democrat
Karen L. Montell
No
Republican
Katrina J. Smith
No
Democrat
Kelly Noonan Murphy
Yes
Republican
Ken Fredette
No
Republican
Kim Haggan
No
Republican
Kimberly J. Pomerleau
No
Democrat
Kristi Michele Mathieson
Yes
Unknown
LANCE of Paris
No
Democrat
Laura D. Supica
Other
Republican
Laurel D. Libby
No
Democrat
Laurie Osher
Yes
Republican
Liz Caruso
No
Democrat
Lori K. Gramlich
Yes
Republican
Lucas John Lanigan
Other
Republican
Lucien Daigle
No
Democrat
Lydia V. Crafts
Yes
Democrat
Lynn H. Copeland
No
Democrat
Mana H. Abdi
Yes
Democrat
Marc G. Malon
No
Republican
Mark Cooper
No
Republican
Mark John Blier
No
Republican
Mark Michael Babin
No
Republican
Mark Walker
No
Republican
Marygrace Cimino
No
Democrat
Matt Beck
Yes
Democrat
Matt Moonen
Yes
Democrat
Maureen Fitzgerald Terry
No
Unknown
MCCABE of Lewiston
Yes
Unknown
MCINTYRE of Lowell
No
Democrat
Melanie F. Sachs
No
Democrat
Michael F. Brennan
Yes
Republican
Michael H. Lemelin
No
Republican
Michael Soboleski
No
Democrat
Michel A. Lajoie
No
Democrat
Michele Meyer
No
Democrat
Michelle Boyer
Yes
Democrat
Mike Ray
Yes
Unknown
MINGO of Calais
No
Democrat
Morgan J. Rielly
No
Republican
Nathan Michael Carlow
No
Democrat
Nina Azella Milliken
No
Republican
Peter Wood
No
Democrat
Poppy Arford
Yes
Unknown
PUGH of Portland
Yes
Republican
Quentin Chapman
No
Republican
Rachel Ann Henderson
No
Democrat
Rafael Macias
Yes
Republican
Randall Adam Greenwood
No
Republican
Randall C. Hall
No
Republican
Reagan L. Paul
No
Republican
Richard G. Mason
No
Republican
Richard H. Campbell
No
Republican
Robert W. Nutting
No
Republican
Roger Clarence Albert
No
Republican
Rolf Olsen
No
Republican
Russ White
No
Democrat
Ryan M. Fecteau
No
Democrat
Sally Jeane Cluchey
No
Democrat
Samuel Lewis Zager
Yes
Independent
Sharon Frost
No
Republican
Sheila A. Lyman
No
Republican
Shelley Rudnicki
No
Democrat
Sophia B. Warren
Other
Republican
Stephen J. Wood
No
Republican
Steve Bishop
No
Republican
Steven D. Foster
No
Democrat
Suzanne M. Salisbury
Yes
Republican
Tammy L. Schmersal-Burgess
No
Democrat
Tavis Rock Hasenfus
Yes
Republican
Thomas A. Lavigne
No
Democrat
Tiffany Roberts
Yes
Republican
Tiffany Strout
No
Republican
Timothy C. Guerrette
No
Democrat
Traci Gere
No
Republican
Tracy L. Quint
No
Democrat
Valli D. Geiger
Other
Democrat
Victoria W. Doudera
No
Independent
W. Edward Crockett
Yes
Unknown
WADSWORTH of Hiram
No
Democrat
Walter Gerard Runte
Yes
Republican
Wayne R. Parry
No
Unknown
WEBB of Durham
No
Republican
Will Tuell
No
Independent
William D. Pluecker
Other
Democrat
William R. Bridgeo
Yes
Democrat
Yusuf Yusuf
No
Summary
Unavailable
Text (1)
Final Disposition
http://www.mainelegislature.org/legis/bills/getPDF.asp?paper=HP0969&item=3&snum=132
Documents (2)
Final Disposition - Fiscal Note PDF
http://www.mainelegislature.org/legis/bills/bills_132nd/fiscalpdfs/FN147703.pdf
Final Disposition - Fiscal Note HTML
http://www.mainelegislature.org/legis/bills/bills_132nd/fiscalnotes/FN147703.htm
03/05/2026
Senate
ASSIGNED FOR SECOND READING NEXT LEGISLATIVE DAY.
03/05/2026
Senate
Committee Amendment "A" (H-800) READ and ADOPTED.
03/05/2026
Senate
Bill READ ONCE.
03/05/2026
Senate
Roll Call Ordered Roll Call Number 732 Yeas 23 - Nays 10 - Excused 2 - Absent 0
03/05/2026
Senate
Senator NANGLE of Cumberland moved to ACCEPT the Majority Ought to Pass as Amended Report in NON-CONCURRENCE PREVAILED
03/05/2026
Senate
Reports READ.
03/03/2026
House
Sent for concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.
03/03/2026
House
On motion of Representative CRAFTS of Newcastle, the Minority Ought Not to Pass Report was ACCEPTED.
03/03/2026
House
(Yeas 39 - Nays 105 - Absent 5 - Excused 1 - Vacant 1)
03/03/2026
House
ROLL CALL NO. 630
03/03/2026
House
Motion of Representative CRAFTS of Newcastle to ACCEPT the Majority Ought to Pass as Amended Report FAILED.
03/03/2026
House
Reports READ.
02/24/2026
House
Later today assigned.
02/24/2026
House
On motion of Representative ANKELES of Brunswick, TABLED pending ACCEPTANCE of Either Report.
02/24/2026
House
Reports READ.
02/13/2026
Maine Legislature
Reported Out - OTP-AM/ONTP
02/05/2026
Maine Legislature
Voted - Divided Report
02/05/2026
Maine Legislature
Work Session Held
01/29/2026
Maine Legislature
Work Session Held - TABLED
06/25/2025
Maine Legislature
Carry Over Approved
06/25/2025
House
Carried over, in the same posture, to any special or regular session of the 132nd Legislature, pursuant to Joint Order SP 800.
05/28/2025
Maine Legislature
Carry Over Requested
05/28/2025
Maine Legislature
Work Session Reconsidered - TABLED
05/15/2025
Maine Legislature
Voted - Divided Report
05/15/2025
Maine Legislature
Work Session Held
04/08/2025
Senate
The Bill was REFERRED to the Committee on TRANSPORTATION in concurrence
04/03/2025
House
Sent for concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.
04/03/2025
House
The Bill was REFERRED to the Committee on TRANSPORTATION.
04/03/2025
House
Committee on Transportation suggested and ordered printed.
Sources
ME Legislature
Open States
https://openstates.org/me/bills/132/LD1477/
Record Created
Apr 3, 2025 3:10:26 AM
Record Updated
Mar 6, 2026 12:55:27 AM
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