Maine State Senator

Richard Bennett 2025-2026 Regular Session - Authored & Sponsored Legislation (Page 7)

Legislative Session

Primary Sponsor of Legislation

Maine 2025-2026 Regular Session

Maine Senate Bill LD549

Introduced

2/11/25

Refer

2/11/25

Engrossed

6/17/25

Enrolled

6/17/25

Failed

4/29/26

An Act to Establish a Statewide Sexual Assault Forensic Examination Kit Tracking System and Update Certain Requirements Regarding Sexual Assault Forensic Examination Kits

Maine 2025-2026 Regular Session

Maine Senate Bill LD581

Introduced

2/19/25

Refer

2/19/25

Refer

3/25/25

Refer

3/25/25

Engrossed

5/13/25

Enrolled

5/14/25

Failed

4/29/26

An Act to Fund the Doctors for Maine's Future Scholarship Program

Maine 2025-2026 Regular Session

Maine Senate Bill LD676

Introduced

2/20/25

Refer

2/20/25

Failed

4/29/25

An Act to Fund the Recommendations of the Mountain Division Rail Use Advisory Council

Maine 2025-2026 Regular Session

Maine Senate Bill LD755

Introduced

2/25/25

Refer

2/25/25

Refer

3/11/25

Refer

3/18/25

Failed

1/13/26

An Act to Prevent Opioid Overdose Deaths by Allowing Municipalities to Approve the Establishment of Overdose Prevention Centers

Co-Sponsor of Legislation

Maine 2025-2026 Regular Session

Maine Senate Bill LD563

Introduced

2/19/25

Refer

2/19/25

Failed

5/14/25

Resolve, Directing the Department of Health and Human Services to Apply for a Waiver from the Federal Government for the Medicaid Limitation on Payment to a Facility with More than 16 Inpatient Beds for Psychiatric Treatment

Maine 2025-2026 Regular Session

Maine Senate Bill LD589

Introduced

2/19/25

Refer

2/19/25

Engrossed

6/2/25

Enrolled

6/3/25

Passed

6/3/25

An Act to Establish a State Minimum Hourly Wage for Agricultural Workers

Maine 2025-2026 Regular Session

Maine Senate Bill LD580

Introduced

2/19/25

Refer

2/19/25

Engrossed

4/8/25

Enrolled

4/10/25

Passed

4/17/25

An Act to Protect Maine Consumers by Prohibiting Fees Charged for Receiving Paper Statements from Financial Institutions and Credit Card Issuers

Maine 2025-2026 Regular Session

Maine Senate Bill LD586

Introduced

2/19/25

Refer

2/19/25

Engrossed

3/27/25

Enrolled

4/1/25

Passed

4/8/25

An Act to Provide a Court Authority to Issue Proximity Restrictions in Protection from Abuse Orders

Maine 2025-2026 Regular Session

Maine Senate Bill SP0319

Introduced

3/27/25

JOINT RESOLUTION RECOGNIZING THE 60TH ANNIVERSARY OF THE MARCH FROM SELMA TO MONTGOMERY

Maine 2025-2026 Regular Session

Maine Senate Bill LD690

Introduced

2/20/25

Refer

2/20/25

Failed

4/29/26

An Act to Authorize a General Fund Bond Issue to Provide Funding for Affordable and Low-income Housing Programs

Maine 2025-2026 Regular Session

Maine House Bill LD629

Introduced

2/20/25

Refer

2/20/25

Engrossed

4/17/25

Enrolled

4/17/25

Failed

4/29/26

An Act to Restore Matching Funding to the Maine Development Foundation

Maine 2025-2026 Regular Session

Maine House Bill LD726

Introduced

2/20/25

Refer

2/20/25

Failed

6/2/25

An Act to Protect Municipalities' Investment in Law Enforcement Officers

Maine 2025-2026 Regular Session

Maine House Bill LD625

Introduced

2/20/25

Refer

2/20/25

Failed

4/29/25

An Act Supporting Education for the Rural Health Care Workforce

Maine 2025-2026 Regular Session

Maine House Bill LD649

Introduced

2/20/25

Refer

2/20/25

Engrossed

5/27/25

Enrolled

5/28/25

Passed

6/2/25

An Act to Certify Chiropractic Assistants Who Perform X-rays as Chiropractic Radiographers

Maine 2025-2026 Regular Session

Maine House Bill LD703

Introduced

2/25/25

Refer

2/25/25

Refer

2/25/25

Engrossed

4/22/25

Enrolled

4/23/25

Passed

4/13/26

An Act to Establish a Health Care Gap Year Program for Recent College Graduates

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