LD 2040 - Maine House (132) - An Act To Survey Food Insecurity In Maine - Bill Sponsor

Maine House Bill 2040

Session 132

An Act To Survey Food Insecurity In Maine

Became Law

Signed by Governor on Mar 19, 2026

Sponsor

First Action

Dec 3, 2025

Latest Action

Mar 19, 2026

Origin Chamber

House

Type

Bill

Bill Number

2040

State

Maine

Session

132

Sponsorship by Party

William D. Pluecker

Primary

House Votes (1)

checkPassed on March 12, 2026

Motion Text

Final Passage

House Roll Call Votes

Republicans

Democrats

Independents

Unknowns

Abden S. Simmons

Yes

Abigail W. Griffin

Other

Yes

No

Yes

Amanda N. Collamore

Yes

Yes

Amy Bradstreet Arata

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Ann Higgins Matlack

Yes

Yes

Anne-Marie Mastraccio

Yes

ARCHER of Saco

Yes

Yes

Barbara A. Bagshaw

No

Benjamin C. Hymes

Yes

Billy Bob Faulkingham

Yes

Yes

BUNKER of Farmington

Yes

Chad Richard Perkins

No

Charles A. Skold

Other

Cheryl A. Golek

Yes

Christina Mitchell

Yes

Christopher J. Kessler

Yes

Dani O'Halloran

Yes

Daniel J. Ankeles

Yes

Daniel Joseph Shagoury

Yes

Yes

Yes

David A. Sinclair

Yes

No

Yes

Yes

Yes

Donald J. Ardell

Yes

Yes

Yes

FAIRCLOTH of Bangor

Yes

FARRIN of Jefferson

Yes

Yes

FLYNN of Albion

Yes

FRIEDMANN of Bar Harbor

Yes

Gary A. Drinkwater

Yes

Grayson B. Lookner

Yes

Gregory Lewis Swallow

No

HARRIMAN of Lewiston

Yes

Holly B. Stover

Yes

Holly Rae Eaton

Other

Holly T. Sargent

Yes

Irene A. Gifford

Yes

JACKSON of Oxford

Yes

Yes

James E. Thorne

Yes

James Lee White

No

Janice S. Dodge

Yes

Jeffrey Sean Adams

No

Jennifer L. Poirier

Yes

John E. Ducharme III

No

No

Joseph F. Underwood

Other

No

JULIA of Waterville

Other

Karen L. Montell

Yes

Katrina J. Smith

Yes

Kelly Noonan Murphy

Yes

No

No

Kimberly J. Pomerleau

Yes

Kristi Michele Mathieson

Yes

LANCE of Paris

No

Laura D. Supica

Yes

Laurel D. Libby

Yes

Yes

Yes

Lori K. Gramlich

Yes

Lucas John Lanigan

Other

No

Lydia V. Crafts

Yes

Lynn H. Copeland

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Mark John Blier

Yes

Mark Michael Babin

Yes

No

Marygrace Cimino

No

Yes

Yes

Maureen Fitzgerald Terry

Yes

MCCABE of Lewiston

Yes

MCINTYRE of Lowell

Yes

Melanie F. Sachs

Yes

Michael F. Brennan

Yes

Michael H. Lemelin

No

Michael Soboleski

Yes

Michel A. Lajoie

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

MINGO of Calais

Yes

Morgan J. Rielly

Yes

Nathan Michael Carlow

Yes

Nina Azella Milliken

Yes

No

Yes

PUGH of Portland

Yes

Quentin Chapman

No

Rachel Ann Henderson

Yes

Yes

Randall Adam Greenwood

Yes

Randall C. Hall

Yes

No

Richard G. Mason

Yes

Richard H. Campbell

Other

Robert W. Nutting

Yes

Roger Clarence Albert

Yes

Yes

Yes

Ryan M. Fecteau

Yes

Sally Jeane Cluchey

Yes

Samuel Lewis Zager

Yes

Yes

Sheila A. Lyman

No

Shelley Rudnicki

Yes

Sophia B. Warren

Yes

Stephen J. Wood

Yes

Yes

Steven D. Foster

No

Suzanne M. Salisbury

Yes

Tammy L. Schmersal-Burgess

No

Tavis Rock Hasenfus

Yes

Thomas A. Lavigne

Yes

Tiffany Roberts

Other

Yes

Timothy C. Guerrette

Yes

Yes

No

Valli D. Geiger

Yes

Victoria W. Doudera

Yes

W. Edward Crockett

Yes

WADSWORTH of Hiram

No

Walter Gerard Runte

Yes

Yes

WEBB of Durham

Yes

Yes

William D. Pluecker

Other

William R. Bridgeo

Yes

Yes

Summary

Unavailable

Text (3)

LD 2040 HP 1370

http://www.mainelegislature.org/legis/bills/getPDF.asp?paper=HP1370&item=1&snum=132

Amendment C-A (H-815)

http://www.mainelegislature.org/legis/bills/getPDF.asp?paper=HP1370&item=2&snum=132

Chapter 144

http://www.mainelegislature.org/legis/bills/getPDF.asp?paper=HP1370&item=3&snum=132

Documents (2)

Amendment C-A (H-815) - Fiscal Note

http://www.mainelegislature.org/legis/bills/bills_132nd/fiscalpdfs/FN204002.pdf

Amendment Fiscal Status - Fiscal Note

http://www.mainelegislature.org/legis/bills/bills_132nd/fiscalpdfs/FN204003.pdf

Actions (22)

Show Only Major Actions

03/19/2026

Office of the Governor

Signed by Governor

03/17/2026

Senate

FINALLY PASSED, in concurrence.

03/12/2026

House

Sent for concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.

03/12/2026

House

(Yeas 116 - Nays 25 - Absent 8 - Excused 1 - Vacant 1)

03/12/2026

House

ROLL CALL NO. 649

03/12/2026

House

FINALLY PASSED.

03/10/2026

Senate

Ordered sent down forthwith.

03/10/2026

Senate

READ A SECOND TIME and PASSED TO BE ENGROSSED AS AMENDED BY Committee Amendment "A" (H-815), in concurrence.

03/10/2026

Senate

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

03/05/2026

Senate

ASSIGNED FOR SECOND READING NEXT LEGISLATIVE DAY.

03/05/2026

Senate

Committee Amendment "A" (H-815) READ and ADOPTED.

03/05/2026

Senate

Bill READ ONCE.

03/05/2026

Senate

Report READ and ACCEPTED, in concurrence.

03/03/2026

House

Sent for concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.

03/03/2026

House

The Bill was PASSED TO BE ENGROSSED as Amended by Committee Amendment "A" (H-815).

03/03/2026

House

Under suspension of the rules CONSENT CALENDAR - SECOND DAY.

03/03/2026

House

CONSENT CALENDAR - FIRST DAY

02/26/2026

Maine Legislature

Reported Out - OTP-AM

01/27/2026

Maine Legislature

Voted - OTP-AM

01/27/2026

Maine Legislature

Work Session Held

12/03/2025

House

The Bill was REFERRED to the Committee on AGRICULTURE, CONSERVATION AND FORESTRY pursuant to Joint Rule 308.2 and ordered printed pursuant to Joint Rule 401.

12/03/2025

House

Received by the Clerk of the House on December 3, 2025.

Sources

ME Legislature

https://legislature.maine.gov/LawMakerWeb/summary.asp?ID=280100905

https://legislature.maine.gov/LawMakerWeb/sponsors.asp?ID=280100905

https://legislature.maine.gov/LawMakerWeb/dockets.asp?ID=280100905

https://legislature.maine.gov/LawMakerWeb/subjects.asp?ID=280100905

Open States

https://openstates.org/me/bills/132/LD2040/

Record Created

Dec 4, 2025 3:04:35 AM

Record Updated

Apr 2, 2026 3:20:18 AM