Maine · Current officeholder
Donald Ardell
Republican Maine House, District 6
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Sponsored legislation
63 bills in the current data (10 as primary sponsor), sorted by most recent official action. Linked by Open States person ID.
| Bill | Title | Role | Stage | Last action |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| LD 820 | Resolution, Proposing An Amendment To The Constitution Of Maine To Establish The Right To Hunt And Fish | Co-sponsor | Did not advance | April 29, 2026 |
| LD 1888 | An Act To Combat Organized Criminal Enterprises In Maine | Co-sponsor | Did not advance | April 29, 2026 |
| LD 1297 | Resolve, To Establish The Committee To Study The Use Of Sunflower Crops To Produce Biofuels | 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 | Co-sponsor | Did not advance | April 29, 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 |
| LD 1667 | Resolve, To Allow Hemphill Farms, Inc. To Sue The State | Co-sponsor | Enacted | January 11, 2026 |
| LD 753 | An Act To Support An Aroostook Adult Treatment And Recovery Court | Co-sponsor | Enacted | July 1, 2025 |
| LD 1951 | An Act To Promote Food Processing And Manufacturing Facility Expansion And Create Jobs | Co-sponsor | Enacted | July 1, 2025 |
| 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 1710 | An Act Regarding The Authority To Transport Prisoners Confined In Jail And The Use Of Physical Force With Respect To Prisoners And Persons Who Have Been Arrested | Co-sponsor | Enacted | June 27, 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 1325 | An Act To Create Clarity In The Laws Regarding Property Tax Abatement Appeals | Co-sponsor | Enacted | June 17, 2025 |
| LD 1263 | An Act Regarding Penalties For Fentanyl Trafficking When That Trafficking Results In An Overdose Causing Serious Bodily Injury Of A Person | Co-sponsor | Did not advance | June 17, 2025 |
| LD 1077 | An Act To Exempt Drinking Water From Sales And Use Tax | Co-sponsor | Did not advance | June 17, 2025 |
| LD 525 | An Act To Strengthen Maine Citizens' Second Amendment Rights By Allowing The Discharge Of Firearms On Private Property That Is Within 500 Feet Of School Property In Certain Circumstances | Co-sponsor | Did not advance | June 16, 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 1062 | An Act To Eliminate Background Checks For Private Sales Of Firearms | Co-sponsor | Did not advance | June 13, 2025 |
| LD 1049 | An Act To Eliminate The Duty To Inform A Law Enforcement Officer When Carrying A Concealed Handgun Without A Permit | Co-sponsor | Did not advance | June 13, 2025 |
| LD 150 | Resolution, Proposing An Amendment To The Constitution Of Maine To Provide For The Popular Election Of The Treasurer Of State | Co-sponsor | Did not advance | June 11, 2025 |
| LD 1781 | An Act To Exempt From The Gasoline Tax Act Ethanol-Free Gasoline Used By Vehicles Off-Road | Primary sponsor | Did not advance | June 10, 2025 |
| LD 940 | An Act To Increase Cash Prizes For Fishing Derbies | Co-sponsor | Enacted | June 9, 2025 |
| LD 1593 | An Act To Require Certain Public Entities To Define Their Use Of The Term "Equity" | Co-sponsor | Did not advance | June 9, 2025 |
| LD 149 | Resolution, Proposing An Amendment To The Constitution Of Maine To Provide For The Popular Election Of The Attorney General | Co-sponsor | Did not advance | June 9, 2025 |
| LD 147 | Resolution, Proposing An Amendment To The Constitution Of Maine To Provide For The Popular Election Of The Secretary Of State | 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 1553 | Resolution, Proposing An Amendment To The Constitution Of Maine To Require A Supermajority Of The Legislature To Approve Raising Taxes | Co-sponsor | Did not advance | June 3, 2025 |
| LD 1333 | An Act To Make Changes To The Paid Family And Medical Leave Benefits Program | Co-sponsor | Did not advance | June 3, 2025 |
| LD 439 | An Act To Preserve Maine'S Sporting Heritage And Enhance Sporting Opportunities For Maine'S Youth By Allowing Maine'S Youth To Hunt On Sunday | Primary sponsor | Did not advance | June 2, 2025 |
| LD 1357 | An Act To Create Alternative Pathways For Certification Or Endorsement Of Industrial Arts Teachers | Co-sponsor | Did not advance | June 2, 2025 |
| LD 159 | An Act To Require Vehicle Registrations To Include The Next Of Kin Of The Vehicle Owner | Co-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 1395 | An Act Regarding Human Trafficking Prevention Instruction And Dissemination Of And Access To Obscene Material In Schools | 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 |
| SP 779 | Joint Resolution Recognizing May 2025 As Maine Treatment And Recovery Court Month | Co-sponsor | Passed both chambers | May 28, 2025 |
| LD 1214 | An Act To Designate The Second Congressional District "Acadia" | Co-sponsor | Did not advance | May 28, 2025 |
| LD 1875 | An Act To Create Equity In Maine'S Highway Funding By Imposing A Road Use Fee For Electric Vehicles | Primary sponsor | Did not advance | May 22, 2025 |
| LD 774 | An Act To Require Bleeding Control Kits In State-Owned Buildings | Co-sponsor | Did not advance | May 21, 2025 |
| LD 420 | An Act To Fund The Carleton Project To Provide Additional Access To A Nontraditional Secondary School | Co-sponsor | Did not advance | May 21, 2025 |
| LD 148 | An Act To Provide For The Statewide Popular Election Of The State Auditor | 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 | Primary 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 | Co-sponsor | Did not advance | May 20, 2025 |
| LD 422 | An Act To Require The State To Obtain Municipal Approval Before Placing Noncitizens In The Municipality | Co-sponsor | Did not advance | May 14, 2025 |
| LD 397 | An Act To Require A Voter To Show Photographic Identification | Co-sponsor | Did not advance | May 14, 2025 |
| LD 320 | An Act To Repeal Certain Motor Vehicle Inspection Requirements | Co-sponsor | Did not advance | May 14, 2025 |
| LD 1608 | An Act To Counter Unlawful Cannabis Cultivation | Co-sponsor | Did not advance | May 14, 2025 |
| LD 1137 | An Act To Expand Landowner Liability Protections To Include Sport Shooting Ranges | Co-sponsor | Did not advance | May 6, 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 | Primary sponsor | Did not advance | April 29, 2025 |
| LD 1278 | An Act To Change The Property Tax Appeal Process | Co-sponsor | Did not advance | April 29, 2025 |
| LD 1076 | An Act To Hire School Security Officers To Protect Students And Make Schools Safer | Co-sponsor | Did not advance | April 29, 2025 |
| LD 337 | An Act To Repeal The Sunday Amateur Sports Law, The Law Allowing Municipalities To Permit The Operation Of Movie Theaters On Sundays And The Law Imposing A Fine Or Imprisonment For Playing Games And Sports With Admission Charges On Memorial Day | Co-sponsor | Enacted | April 25, 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 |
| 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 | Co-sponsor | Did not advance | April 17, 2025 |
| LD 1075 | An Act To Require Annual Reporting Regarding The Low-Income Home Energy Assistance Program | Co-sponsor | Did not advance | April 17, 2025 |
| LD 638 | An Act To Create Equal Opportunity Access To Clean Energy By Removing The 100-Megawatt Limit On Clean Energy Sources | Primary sponsor | Did not advance | April 8, 2025 |
| LD 636 | An Act To Remove The Limit On Free Promotional Merchandise Bars And Restaurants May Accept From Vendors | Primary sponsor | Did not advance | April 8, 2025 |
| LD 1086 | An Act To Remove State Requirements For Nonprofits On Raffles And Internet Raffles With Prizes Of $2,500 Or Less | Primary sponsor | Did not advance | April 8, 2025 |
| LD 804 | An Act To Encourage Election Involvement By Making Election Day A State Holiday In Even-Numbered Years | Primary sponsor | Did not advance | April 1, 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 | Primary sponsor | Did not advance | March 20, 2025 |