R
Rick Bennett
ME Senate District 18
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Topics in their record
Topics found in sponsored legislation and separately sourced statements. Legislative activity on a topic is not presented as a policy stance. AI-derived tags
Government Operations & Budget 94Healthcare 44Economy & Taxes 33Environment & Energy 33Social Services & Welfare 29Labor & Employment 27Housing 25Education 22Criminal Justice & Policing 19Civil Rights & Liberties 17Transportation & Infrastructure 17Agriculture 13Elections & Voting 13Banking & Finance 12Other 7Technology & Privacy 4Foreign Policy & Trade 2Veterans Affairs 2Gun Policy 1
Offices & terms
| Office | Party | From | To | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ME Senate District 18 current
Maine |
Independent | Dec 7, 2022 | — | openstates/people CC0-1.0 |
| ME Senate District 18
Maine |
Independent | Dec 2, 2020 | Dec 6, 2022 | openstates/people CC0-1.0 |
| ME Senate District 19
Maine |
Independent | Dec 2, 2020 | Dec 7, 2022 | openstates/people CC0-1.0 |
Roll-call votes (771 recorded)
| Bill | Motion / question | Position | Chamber · stage · roll | Date | Outcome | Source |
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LD 2164
An Act To Assist Communities With Converting Vacant School Buildings Into Housing
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ACCEPT MAJORITY OUGHT TO PASS AS AMENDED REPORT | Yea | upper · stage not recorded · roll 30ba7090-ae1f-48c6-9a57-bfb4bc0cdd58 | Apr 6, 2026 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/30ba7090-ae1f-48c6-9a57-bfb4bc0cdd58 CC0-1.0 |
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LD 2036
An Act To Clarify The Approval Process For And The Operation Of The Commingling Program For The…
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ACCEPT MAJORITY OUGHT NOT TO PASS REPORT | Yea | upper · stage not recorded · roll 4d2e95e0-a63b-4e43-8e9b-f2dc2072a5d2 | Apr 6, 2026 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/4d2e95e0-a63b-4e43-8e9b-f2dc2072a5d2 CC0-1.0 |
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LD 2122
An Act To Prevent Negative Impacts From Federal Funding Changes To And Fund Eligibility…
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ACCEPT MAJORITY OUGHT TO PASS AS AMENDED REPORT | Yea | upper · stage not recorded · roll c55a68fa-28a0-4179-8929-10d67204b6fd | Apr 6, 2026 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/c55a68fa-28a0-4179-8929-10d67204b6fd CC0-1.0 |
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LD 2165
An Act To Change Supervisory Authority Over The Capitol Police
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ACCEPT MAJORITY OUGHT TO PASS AS AMENDED REPORT | Yea | upper · stage not recorded · roll d2bbb86c-41a6-4d7f-aab0-5808d79c507d | Apr 6, 2026 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/d2bbb86c-41a6-4d7f-aab0-5808d79c507d CC0-1.0 |
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LD 2222
An Act To Establish Municipal Cost Components For Unorganized Territory Services To Be Rendered In…
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ACCEPT MAJORITY OUGHT TO PASS AS AMENDED REPORT | Yea | upper · stage not recorded · roll cd4b0714-079e-4ebe-9a69-33c44ae3765e | Apr 6, 2026 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/cd4b0714-079e-4ebe-9a69-33c44ae3765e CC0-1.0 |
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LD 978
An Act To Increase General Assistance Reimbursement For Municipalities And Indian Tribes
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ACCEPT REPORT 'A' OUGHT TO PASS AS AMENDED | Yea | upper · stage not recorded · roll f2a9e766-329d-4d04-9bbb-888339004bb1 | Apr 6, 2026 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/f2a9e766-329d-4d04-9bbb-888339004bb1 CC0-1.0 |
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LD 1892
An Act To Establish Procedures For School Construction Projects
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ACCEPT MAJORITY OUGHT TO PASS AS AMENDED REPORT | Yea | upper · stage not recorded · roll b764c325-6117-4275-9f11-649b9ee00284 | Apr 6, 2026 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/b764c325-6117-4275-9f11-649b9ee00284 CC0-1.0 |
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LD 2149
An Act To Protect Affordability In Mobile Home Parks And Manufactured Housing Communities
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ACCEPT REPORT | Yea | upper · stage not recorded · roll 9a0227cb-2b06-4b65-8b5d-77832ff41413 | Apr 6, 2026 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/9a0227cb-2b06-4b65-8b5d-77832ff41413 CC0-1.0 |
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LD 1220
An Act To Allow Chiropractors To Treat Dogs And Equids
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ACCEPT MAJORITY OUGHT TO PASS AS AMENDED REPORT | Yea | upper · stage not recorded · roll c73af32e-23b7-4cdb-81b0-413d69918b18 | Apr 6, 2026 | fail | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/c73af32e-23b7-4cdb-81b0-413d69918b18 CC0-1.0 |
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LD 2067
An Act To Include Certain Community Mental Health Workers Under The 1998 Special Plan For Retirement
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ACCEPT MAJORITY OUGHT TO PASS AS AMENDED REPORT | Yea | upper · stage not recorded · roll 76d3955a-d158-4db2-8e4a-95b873f30423 | Apr 6, 2026 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/76d3955a-d158-4db2-8e4a-95b873f30423 CC0-1.0 |
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LD 897
An Act Regarding The Calculation Of Electric Rate Contracting Costs
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ACCEPT REPORT 'A' OUGHT TO PASS AS AMENDED | Yea | upper · stage not recorded · roll 1afb6039-eb61-4972-99d8-21d8c56c34d7 | Apr 6, 2026 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/1afb6039-eb61-4972-99d8-21d8c56c34d7 CC0-1.0 |
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LD 713
An Act Regarding Taxation
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ACCEPT MAJORITY OUGHT TO PASS AS AMENDED REPORT | Yea | upper · stage not recorded · roll c11a3abc-0083-43c6-bdeb-09047bcf9303 | Apr 6, 2026 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/c11a3abc-0083-43c6-bdeb-09047bcf9303 CC0-1.0 |
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LD 695
An Act Regarding The Laws Of The State Of Maine
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ACCEPT REPORT 'A' OUGHT TO PASS AS AMENDED | Nay | upper · stage not recorded · roll 65cc217e-7f3d-4633-bc00-95d9b54f9c14 | Apr 6, 2026 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/65cc217e-7f3d-4633-bc00-95d9b54f9c14 CC0-1.0 |
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LD 1908
An Act To Require The Cooperation Of Original Manufacturers Of Electronic Devices To Facilitate The…
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RECEDE | Yea | upper · stage not recorded · roll 2c72a492-bc2a-43cd-a0bc-65a72988b636 | Apr 6, 2026 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/2c72a492-bc2a-43cd-a0bc-65a72988b636 CC0-1.0 |
| ADOPT SENATE AMENDMENT (S-632) to COMMITTEE AMENDMENT | Nay | upper · stage not recorded · roll c4af2699-9280-4b17-8862-422680d603ae | Apr 6, 2026 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/c4af2699-9280-4b17-8862-422680d603ae CC0-1.0 | |
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LD 2216
An Act To Establish The Maine Blue Economy Center
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ACCEPT MAJORITY OUGHT TO PASS AS AMENDED REPORT | Yea | upper · stage not recorded · roll 869be0b3-1956-4fdc-926a-9f270fa413a1 | Apr 6, 2026 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/869be0b3-1956-4fdc-926a-9f270fa413a1 CC0-1.0 |
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LD 1822
An Act To Enact The Maine Online Data Privacy Act
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ENACTMENT | Nay | upper · stage not recorded · roll 8c242b24-26bb-4036-9833-ff558ff7e74d | Apr 6, 2026 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/8c242b24-26bb-4036-9833-ff558ff7e74d CC0-1.0 |
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LD 916
An Act To Promote Investment In Housing
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ACCEPTANCE OF REPORT | Yea | upper · stage not recorded · roll c320fb5d-5bf5-44dd-8a74-6dba124aa6e2 | Apr 6, 2026 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/c320fb5d-5bf5-44dd-8a74-6dba124aa6e2 CC0-1.0 |
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LD 1942
An Act To Modify Taxes Applying To Adult Use Cannabis, Hemp And Hemp Products
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ACCEPT REPORT 'A' OUGHT TO PASS AS AMENDED | Yea | upper · stage not recorded · roll 47450d47-7da3-4000-9e8d-66a39fb35229 | Apr 6, 2026 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/47450d47-7da3-4000-9e8d-66a39fb35229 CC0-1.0 |
| ADOPT SENATE AMENDMENT (S-621) to COMMITTEE AMENDMENT | Yea | upper · stage not recorded · roll aade72ce-56d9-40c1-9e54-cda0df2b12aa | Apr 6, 2026 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/aade72ce-56d9-40c1-9e54-cda0df2b12aa CC0-1.0 | |
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LD 1353
An Act Regarding Required Landings In The Menhaden Fishery
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ENACTMENT | Yea | upper · stage not recorded · roll f093a3dc-0d83-40d6-908b-ea42a9e87306 | Apr 6, 2026 | fail | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/f093a3dc-0d83-40d6-908b-ea42a9e87306 CC0-1.0 |
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LD 364
An Act To Promote Economic Development In Maine
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ACCEPT REPORT | Yea | upper · stage not recorded · roll 9895b5f8-8bf3-40f5-8267-fd0a57717886 | Apr 2, 2026 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/9895b5f8-8bf3-40f5-8267-fd0a57717886 CC0-1.0 |
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LD 2211
An Act Implementing The Recommendations Of The Automotive Right To Repair Working Group
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ACCEPT MAJORITY OUGHT TO PASS REPORT | Yea | upper · stage not recorded · roll ab82b29d-44ca-4ab1-80bb-1b2343774b73 | Apr 2, 2026 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/ab82b29d-44ca-4ab1-80bb-1b2343774b73 CC0-1.0 |
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LD 2224
An Act To Reduce Certain Costs Associated With Residential Construction
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ACCEPT MAJORITY OUGHT TO PASS AS AMENDED REPORT | Yea | upper · stage not recorded · roll 2051d0c2-07eb-40bf-a989-2a76db0a34ac | Apr 2, 2026 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/2051d0c2-07eb-40bf-a989-2a76db0a34ac CC0-1.0 |
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LD 2121
An Act To Enhance The Safety Of Judicial And Elected Officials, Constitutional Officers And The…
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ACCEPT REPORT 'A' OUGHT TO PASS AS AMENDED | Nay | upper · stage not recorded · roll 970432b3-247c-4cdb-9533-fba164ae9468 | Apr 2, 2026 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/970432b3-247c-4cdb-9533-fba164ae9468 CC0-1.0 |
Sponsored legislation (60 as lead sponsor)
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LD 136
ME · —
An Act To Transfer The Responsibility For Tax Expenditure Review From The Government Oversight Committee To The Joint Standing Committee On Taxation
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LD 11
ME · —
An Act Regarding Temperature Standards For School Buildings
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LD 12
ME · —
An Act To Amend The Freedom Of Access Act To Apply To Legislative Caucuses
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LD 1529
ME · —
An Act To Enhance The Protection Of High-Value Natural Resources Statewide
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LD 1193
ME · —
An Act To Require The Legislature To Elect Constitutional Officers And The State Auditor In Convention With An Open Ballot System
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LD 7
ME · —
An Act To Increase The Homestead Property Tax Exemption For Residents 65 Years Of Age Or Older
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LD 207
ME · —
An Act To Amend The Laws Governing Qualifying Contributions Of Cash Under The Maine Clean Election Act
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LD 1729
ME · —
An Act To Increase The Rate Of Reimbursement To Municipalities For Revenue Lost As A Result Of The Maine Resident Homestead Property Tax Exemption
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LD 581
ME · —
An Act To Fund The Doctors For Maine'S Future Scholarship Program
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LD 1865
ME · —
Resolve, To Create A Tax Incentive Pilot Project To Encourage Businesses To Adopt A 4-Day Workweek
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