Maine State Senator

Richard Bennett 2025-2026 Regular Session - Authored & Sponsored Legislation (Page 14)

Legislative Session

Co-Sponsor of Legislation

Maine 2025-2026 Regular Session

Maine Senate Bill LD1491

Introduced

4/8/25

Refer

4/8/25

Failed

5/6/25

An Act to Provide a Tax Credit for New Attorneys Practicing in Underserved Areas

Maine 2025-2026 Regular Session

Maine Senate Bill LD1550

Introduced

4/10/25

Refer

4/10/25

Engrossed

5/20/25

Enrolled

5/22/25

Passed

5/27/25

Resolve, Directing the Department of Health and Human Services to Amend Its Rules to Protect Water Quality by Reducing Nutrient Pollution from Septic Systems

Maine 2025-2026 Regular Session

Maine House Bill LD1576

Introduced

4/10/25

Refer

4/10/25

Refer

4/10/25

Engrossed

5/20/25

Enrolled

5/21/25

Passed

5/27/25

An Act to Extend a One-year Lobbying Prohibition to Partisan and Nonpartisan Staff of the Legislature

Maine 2025-2026 Regular Session

Maine House Bill LD1577

Introduced

4/10/25

Refer

4/10/25

Refer

4/10/25

Failed

2/3/26

Resolve, to Establish the Commission to Study and Recommend Solutions for Modernizing the Maine Legislature

Maine 2025-2026 Regular Session

Maine House Bill LD1554

Introduced

4/10/25

Refer

4/10/25

Refer

4/10/25

Engrossed

6/2/25

Enrolled

6/3/25

Passed

6/5/25

Resolve, Directing the Department of Labor to Report on Sexual Harassment

Maine 2025-2026 Regular Session

Maine Senate Bill LD1643

Introduced

4/11/25

Refer

4/11/25

Engrossed

6/2/25

Enrolled

6/3/25

Passed

6/25/25

An Act to Establish the Maine Life Sciences Innovation Center

Maine 2025-2026 Regular Session

Maine House Bill LD1630

Introduced

4/11/25

Refer

4/11/25

Failed

5/20/25

An Act to Amend the Open Space Tax Law

Maine 2025-2026 Regular Session

Maine House Bill LD1635

Introduced

4/11/25

Refer

4/11/25

Engrossed

6/3/25

Enrolled

6/3/25

Passed

6/5/25

An Act to Streamline Municipal Referenda Recount Initiation

Maine 2025-2026 Regular Session

Maine Senate Bill LD1605

Introduced

4/11/25

Refer

4/11/25

Failed

1/20/26

An Act to Support Farmers and Food Banks Affected by Federal Funding Cuts to Their Existing Contracts

Maine 2025-2026 Regular Session

Maine Senate Bill LD1646

Introduced

4/15/25

Refer

4/15/25

Failed

3/19/26

An Act to Amend Maine's Good Samaritan Laws Regarding Suspected Drug-related Overdoses

Primary Sponsor of Legislation

Maine 2025-2026 Regular Session

Maine Senate Bill LD1529

Introduced

4/8/25

Refer

4/8/25

Engrossed

6/5/25

Enrolled

6/9/25

Passed

6/25/25

An Act to Enhance the Protection of High-value Natural Resources Statewide

Maine 2025-2026 Regular Session

Maine Senate Bill LD1527

Introduced

4/8/25

Refer

4/8/25

Failed

4/23/25

An Act to Require Postage Prepaid Envelopes Be Provided for the Return of Absentee Ballots

Maine 2025-2026 Regular Session

Maine Senate Bill LD1528

Introduced

4/8/25

Refer

4/8/25

Engrossed

5/20/25

Enrolled

5/22/25

Failed

4/29/26

An Act to Support Farmland Conservation

Maine 2025-2026 Regular Session

Maine Senate Bill LD1546

Introduced

4/10/25

Refer

4/10/25

Failed

5/21/25

An Act to Require Recommendations from Study Commissions to Be Printed as Legislative Documents

Maine 2025-2026 Regular Session

Maine Senate Bill LD1636

Introduced

4/11/25

Refer

4/11/25

Failed

2/3/26

Resolve, to Study Changing the Start of the State Fiscal Year to October 1st

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