Maine · Current officeholder
Chad Perkins
Republican Maine House, District 31
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Sponsored legislation
78 bills in the current data (14 as primary sponsor), sorted by most recent official action. Linked by Open States person ID.
| Bill | Title | Role | Stage | Last action |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| LD 1416 | An Act To Require The Department Of Health And Human Services To Immediately Take Custody Of Persons Sentenced To Mental Health Facilities That May Not Include County Or Regional Jails | Co-sponsor | Did not advance | April 29, 2026 |
| LD 1211 | An Act Regarding Certain Definitions In The Sales And Use Tax Laws Affecting Rental Equipment And Automobiles Used In Transporting Goods | Co-sponsor | Did not advance | April 29, 2026 |
| LD 1021 | An Act To Remove Certain Cost-Of-Living Adjustment Restrictions For Retired Members Of The Law Enforcement Bargaining Unit Who Are 65 Years Of Age Or Older | Co-sponsor | Did not advance | April 29, 2026 |
| LD 1009 | An Act To Restore Full Civil Rights To Possess Firearms To Persons Previously Convicted Of Certain Nonviolent Felony Crimes | Primary sponsor | Did not advance | April 29, 2026 |
| LD 1773 | An Act To Criminalize Certain Offenses Related To Gift Card Thefts | Co-sponsor | Enacted | April 15, 2026 |
| LD 2157 | An Act To Prohibit The Unauthorized Use Of Drones On Or Over The Premises Of Correctional Facilities And Jails | Primary sponsor | Enacted | April 13, 2026 |
| LD 208 | An Act To Eliminate The 72-Hour Waiting Period On Firearm Purchases | Co-sponsor | Did not advance | April 9, 2026 |
| LD 1230 | An Act To Abolish The 72-Hour Waiting Period For A Gun Purchase | Co-sponsor | Did not advance | April 9, 2026 |
| LD 1609 | An Act To Prevent The Participation Of Individuals And Companies Linked To Federally Recognized Criminal Organizations In The Medical And Adult Use Cannabis Programs | Co-sponsor | Enacted | April 3, 2026 |
| HP 1485 | Joint Resolution To Honor The Life, Faith, Leadership And Legacy Of Charles "Charlie" James Kirk | Co-sponsor | Did not advance | March 18, 2026 |
| LD 2029 | Resolve, To Name The New East Main Street Bridge In Dover-Foxcroft In Honor Of Private Willard Merrill And Private Barton Merrill, Jr. | Primary sponsor | Enacted | February 26, 2026 |
| LD 1931 | An Act To Annually Reimburse The Town Of Charleston For 43 Percent Of Property Tax Revenue Lost Due To The Mountain View Correctional Facility'S Tax-Exempt Status | Co-sponsor | Did not advance | February 3, 2026 |
| LD 172 | An Act To Require The Maine State Police To Create A Statewide List Of Missing Persons | Co-sponsor | Enacted | July 1, 2025 |
| LD 749 | An Act To Ensure That The Will Of The Voters Is Reflected In Interim Appointments Of United States Senators | Co-sponsor | Did not advance | June 25, 2025 |
| LD 1763 | An Act To Regulate Nonwater-Dependent Floating Structures On Maine'S Waters | Co-sponsor | Enacted | June 20, 2025 |
| LD 930 | An Act To Amend The Law Governing Items Identified As Prison Contraband | Co-sponsor | Enacted | June 18, 2025 |
| LD 1174 | An Act To Allow Gun Shops To Hold Firearms For Veterans Of The United States Armed Forces And First Responders | Co-sponsor | Enacted | June 18, 2025 |
| LD 1135 | An Act To Permit The Use Of Oral Fluid Testing In Determining The Intoxication Of Drivers, Aircraft Operators And Hunters | Co-sponsor | Enacted | June 18, 2025 |
| LD 953 | An Act To Change The Definition Of "Machine Gun" In The Maine Criminal Code | Co-sponsor | Did not advance | June 17, 2025 |
| LD 1702 | An Act To Amend Election Polling Place Candidate Restrictions | Co-sponsor | Enacted | June 17, 2025 |
| LD 1077 | An Act To Exempt Drinking Water From Sales And Use Tax | Primary sponsor | Did not advance | June 17, 2025 |
| LD 1815 | An Act To Require A Blood Test For Drugs For Drivers Involved In A Motor Vehicle Accident That Results In Serious Bodily Injury Or Death | Co-sponsor | Did not advance | June 16, 2025 |
| LD 1114 | An Act To Provide That Spouses And Children Of Corrections Officers Who Die In The Line Of Duty Receive A Pension | Co-sponsor | Did not advance | June 16, 2025 |
| LD 631 | An Act To Allow A Home Distiller To Distill And Share Homemade Spirituous Liquor | Co-sponsor | Enacted | June 15, 2025 |
| LD 829 | An Act To Standardize The Laws Regarding The Carrying Of Concealed Handguns In State Parks | Co-sponsor | Did not advance | June 13, 2025 |
| LD 1432 | An Act To Remove Consideration Of Gender Identity From The Maine Human Rights Act | Co-sponsor | Did not advance | June 13, 2025 |
| LD 866 | An Act To Reduce Posting Of Hunting Lands By Providing Free Antlerless Deer Permits To Certain Landowners Who Keep Their Lands Open To Hunting | Co-sponsor | Enacted | June 12, 2025 |
| LD 1430 | An Act To Promote The Welfare Of Disabled Veterans Through The Transfer Of Moose Permits | Primary sponsor | Enacted | June 12, 2025 |
| LD 1188 | An Act To Include Harness Racing With Other Sports For Purposes Of Sports Wagering | Co-sponsor | Enacted | June 12, 2025 |
| LD 1032 | An Act Regarding Court Security | Co-sponsor | Did not advance | June 11, 2025 |
| LD 1535 | An Act To Reduce Illegal Cannabis Operations By Requiring Permits For High Electrical Usage | Co-sponsor | Did not advance | June 9, 2025 |
| LD 1485 | An Act To Create A Minimum Standard Of Pathology For Children Under 3 Years Of Age Who Die Of Sudden Infant Death Syndrome Or An Unknown Cause | Co-sponsor | Did not advance | June 9, 2025 |
| LD 1257 | An Act Regarding Labeling Of Genetically Engineered Food Products | Co-sponsor | Did not advance | June 9, 2025 |
| LD 1222 | An Act To Limit Sovereign Immunity For Schools And School Superintendents | Co-sponsor | Did not advance | June 9, 2025 |
| LD 1074 | An Act To Remove The Limit On The Length Of Probation That May Be Served For Aggravated Attempted Murder | Co-sponsor | Enacted | June 9, 2025 |
| LD 1169 | An Act Regarding Employer Payments For The Paid Family And Medical Leave Benefits Program | Co-sponsor | Did not advance | June 5, 2025 |
| LD 660 | An Act To Provide Transparency And Public Access To Public School Curricula | Co-sponsor | Did not advance | June 3, 2025 |
| LD 1372 | An Act To Establish A Special Committee To Review Routine Technical Rules | Co-sponsor | Did not advance | June 3, 2025 |
| LD 1011 | An Act To Change The Residency Requirements For State Funding For Student Tuition At The Maine School Of Science And Mathematics | Co-sponsor | Did not advance | June 3, 2025 |
| LD 726 | An Act To Protect Municipalities' Investment In Law Enforcement Officers | Co-sponsor | Did not advance | June 2, 2025 |
| LD 490 | An Act To Provide For A 5-Year Automatic Repeal Of Agency Rules | Co-sponsor | Did not advance | June 2, 2025 |
| LD 1010 | An Act To Amend The State'S Vehicle Inspection Law By Requiring Inspections Biennially | Primary sponsor | Did not advance | June 2, 2025 |
| LD 1198 | Resolve, Directing The Department Of Agriculture, Conservation And Forestry To Assess Its Current Meat And Poultry Inspection Programs | Co-sponsor | Enacted | May 30, 2025 |
| LD 159 | An Act To Require Vehicle Registrations To Include The Next Of Kin Of The Vehicle Owner | Primary sponsor | Enacted | May 29, 2025 |
| LD 1536 | An Act To Amend The Laws Governing Bail | Co-sponsor | Did not advance | May 29, 2025 |
| LD 1437 | Resolution, Proposing An Amendment To The Constitution Of Maine To Specify The Qualifications Of Electors In State And Local Elections | Co-sponsor | Did not advance | May 29, 2025 |
| LD 1024 | An Act To Expand The List Of Crimes That Do Not Qualify For Immunity Under Maine'S Good Samaritan Laws Concerning Drug-Related Medical Assistance | Co-sponsor | Did not advance | May 29, 2025 |
| LD 1288 | An Act To Amend Certain Provisions Of Maine'S Drug Laws Regarding Heroin, Fentanyl And Cocaine | Co-sponsor | Did not advance | May 28, 2025 |
| LD 1207 | An Act To Require The Department Of Environmental Protection To Monitor Air And Water Temperatures Around Commercial Solar Energy Developments | Co-sponsor | Enacted | May 23, 2025 |
| LD 774 | An Act To Require Bleeding Control Kits In State-Owned Buildings | Primary sponsor | Did not advance | May 21, 2025 |
| LD 656 | An Act To Save Tax Dollars In Maine'S Elections By Amending The Laws Governing When A Ranked-Choice Voting Count Must Be Conducted | Co-sponsor | Did not advance | May 21, 2025 |
| LD 1291 | Resolve, To Establish The Commission To Study The Apportionment Of Service Revenue | Co-sponsor | Did not advance | May 21, 2025 |
| LD 1096 | An Act To Allow Municipalities That Have Financed Fiber-Optic Broadband Infrastructure To Use Loans Or Grants To Repay Associated Debt | Co-sponsor | Did not advance | May 21, 2025 |
| LD 547 | An Act To Modify Maine Motor Vehicle Inspection Standards To Permit Exterior, Nonstructural Corrosion That Does Not Directly Affect The Passenger Compartment | Co-sponsor | Did not advance | May 20, 2025 |
| LD 486 | An Act To Remove The Duty Of An Individual Exercising Self-Defense To Safely Retreat Or Abstain From Performing Certain Acts Upon Demand | Primary sponsor | Did not advance | May 20, 2025 |
| LD 618 | An Act To Allow Minors Under 16 Years Of Age To Work Until 9 P.M. During The School Year And Until 10 P.M. During Summer Vacation | Co-sponsor | Did not advance | May 14, 2025 |
| LD 1608 | An Act To Counter Unlawful Cannabis Cultivation | Primary sponsor | Did not advance | May 14, 2025 |
| LD 1320 | An Act To Prevent Illicit Cultivation And Trafficking Within Maine'S Regulated Cannabis Industry | Co-sponsor | Did not advance | May 14, 2025 |
| LD 880 | An Act Regarding Nondiscrimination In Financial Services | Co-sponsor | Did not advance | May 7, 2025 |
| LD 812 | An Act To Provide State Recognition Of The Kineo St. John Tribe | Co-sponsor | Did not advance | May 7, 2025 |
| LD 1137 | An Act To Expand Landowner Liability Protections To Include Sport Shooting Ranges | Co-sponsor | Did not advance | May 6, 2025 |
| LD 1685 | Resolution, Proposing An Amendment To The Constitution Of Maine Concerning The Direct Initiative Process | Co-sponsor | Did not advance | April 30, 2025 |
| LD 1373 | An Act To Repeal The National Popular Vote Compact | Co-sponsor | Did not advance | April 30, 2025 |
| LD 1046 | An Act To Establish A 180-Day State Residency Requirement For Receiving Municipal General Assistance | Co-sponsor | Did not advance | April 30, 2025 |
| LD 502 | An Act To Promote Clean And Affordable Maine-Sourced Bioenergy By Amending The Law Regarding Outdoor Wood Boilers And Outdoor Pellet Boilers | Co-sponsor | Did not advance | April 29, 2025 |
| LD 1218 | An Act To Allow Certain County Commissioners Who Are Maine Public Employees Retirement System Members To Switch To The Legislative Retirement Program | Co-sponsor | Did not advance | April 29, 2025 |
| LD 1076 | An Act To Hire School Security Officers To Protect Students And Make Schools Safer | Primary sponsor | Did not advance | April 29, 2025 |
| LD 1295 | An Act To Waive Basic Law Enforcement Training Requirements For Full-Time Law Enforcement Officers Who Have Successfully Completed Equivalent Courses In Other Jurisdictions | Co-sponsor | Did not advance | April 23, 2025 |
| LD 717 | An Act To Amend The Maine Criminal Code Governing Restitution To Include The Costs Of All Analyses Of Suspected Illegal Drugs | Co-sponsor | Did not advance | April 22, 2025 |
| HP 1155 | Joint Resolution Recognizing Christian Holy Week In Maine | Co-sponsor | Passed both chambers | April 22, 2025 |
| LD 904 | An Act To Exempt From Fees Certain Services Performed By The Health And Environmental Testing Laboratory For Criminal Investigations | Co-sponsor | Did not advance | April 17, 2025 |
| LD 1156 | An Act To Allow Military Surplus Vehicles To Be Collected And Used In Patriotic Exhibitions And Parades | Primary sponsor | Did not advance | April 17, 2025 |
| LD 1075 | An Act To Require Annual Reporting Regarding The Low-Income Home Energy Assistance Program | Primary sponsor | Did not advance | April 17, 2025 |
| LD 903 | An Act To Regulate The Advertising Of Cannabis Products | Co-sponsor | Did not advance | April 8, 2025 |
| LD 638 | An Act To Create Equal Opportunity Access To Clean Energy By Removing The 100-Megawatt Limit On Clean Energy Sources | Co-sponsor | Did not advance | April 8, 2025 |
| LD 543 | An Act To Enhance Maine'S Wildlife Conservation Efforts And Preserve Maine'S Sporting Heritage By Requiring Hunter Safety Education In Schools | Co-sponsor | Did not advance | March 20, 2025 |
| LD 498 | Resolve, To Improve Standards For Animal Rescue Entities | Primary sponsor | Did not advance | March 20, 2025 |
| HP 578 | Joint Resolution Acknowledging The Holodomor As An Act Of Genocide Against The Ukrainian People | Co-sponsor | Passed both chambers | March 18, 2025 |