One in eight Maine drinking water wells contain hidden toxic chemicals like arsenic, which can elevate the risk of cancer and cause learning disabilities. Arsenic has no smell, taste, or color, and many Mainers do not know that they should test their wells for it. LD 454 will raise awareness about the need to test for arsenic and will establish the Private Well Safe Drinking Water Fund. The Fund will help low-income Mainers purchase well water test kits. The bill also requires the creation of one simplified, state-recommended water test for contaminants. The bill was enacted by the legislature, vetoed by the governor, and failed on the override vote in 2016. Rep. Vachon reintroduced the bill in 2017. Once again, the bill passed the legislature with large margins and was vetoed. However, this time the legislature voted to override the veto. The veto override votes are scored here. YES IS THE PRO ENVIRONMENT VOTE

Status: Bill vetoed by governor; veto override successful.

Sponsor: Karen Vachon

Votes / Roll Calls:

Date	Desc	Yea	Nay	No Vote	Absent	Total	Passed	Chamber
01/01/2017	Roll Call	148	33	0	5	186	1
Votes	Show Kent Ackley Yea Robert W. Alley, Sr. Yea Susan M. W. Austin Nay Betty A. Austin Yea Christopher W. Babbidge Yea Donna Bailey Yea Dillon F. Bates Yea Kevin J. Battle Yea Pinny Beebe-Center Yea Shenna L Bellows Yea Seth A. Berry Yea Bruce A. Bickford Nay Russell J. Black Yea Lydia Blume Yea Richard T. Bradstreet Yea Eric L. Brakey Yea Catherine Breen Yea Heidi E. Brooks Yea Mark E. Bryant Yea Richard H. Campbell Nay Barbara A. Cardone Yea Michael E Carpenter Yea Brownie Carson Yea Owen D. Casás Yea Richard M. Cebra Yea Paul Chace Yea Ralph Chapman Yea Justin M. Chenette Yea Benjamin M. Chipman Yea Benjamin T. Collings Yea Ronald F Collins Yea Janice E. Cooper Yea Patrick W. Corey Yea Garrel Robert Craig Nay Andre E. Cushing III Yea Scott W. Cyrway Yea Matthea Larsen Daughtry Yea Paul T. Davis Yea Jennifer L. DeChant Yea Dale J. Denno Yea Susan A. Deschambault Yea Michael G. Devin Yea Bill Diamond Yea James F. Dill Yea Kathleen R. J. Dillingham Absent Mark N. Dion Yea Donna R. Doore Yea Dana L. Dow Yea Robert S. Duchesne Yea Michelle Ann Dunphy Yea Ellie Espling Nay Richard R. Farnsworth Yea Bradlee Thomas Farrin Yea Jessica L. Fay Yea Ryan M. Fecteau Yea Robert A. Foley Yea Kenneth Wade Fredette Nay Aaron M. Frey Yea Roger Jason Fuller Yea Drew Gattine Yea Karen A. Gerrish Yea Sara Gideon Absent James S. Gillway Yea Phyllis A. Ginzler Nay Jared F. Golden Yea Gay M. Grant Yea Geoffrey M. Gratwick Yea Chad Wayne Grignon Absent Martin J. Grohman Yea Stacey K. Guerin Yea David G. Haggan Nay Scott M. Hamann Yea James M. Hamper Yea James R. Handy Yea Sheldon Mark Hanington Nay Jeffery P. Hanley Nay Denise Patricia Harlow Yea Matthew A. Harrington Yea Lance Evans Harvell Yea Stephanie Hawke Nay Frances M. Head Nay Erin D. Herbig Yea Lloyd C. Herrick Yea Craig V. Hickman Yea Norman E. Higgins Yea Dawn Hill Yea Gary L. Hilliard Yea George W. Hogan Yea Brian L. Hubbell Yea Patricia Hymanson Yea Troy Dale Jackson Yea Chris A. Johansen Nay Erik C. Jorgensen Yea Roger J. Katz Yea Lisa Keim Yea MaryAnne Kinney Yea Jonathan L. Kinney Yea Victoria P. Kornfield Yea Walter A. Kumiega III Yea Brian D. Langley Yea Mark W. Lawrence Yea Nathan L. Libby Yea Lawrence E. Lockman Nay Thomas R. W. Longstaff Yea Louis J. Luchini Yea Peter A. Lyford Nay Colleen M. Madigan Yea John E. Madigan, Jr. Yea Joyce A. Maker Yea Richard S. Malaby Absent Donald G. Marean Absent John L. Martin Yea Roland Danny Martin Yea Gina M. Mason Nay Garrett Paul Mason Yea Anne-Marie Mastraccio Yea David Harold McCrea Yea Joyce McCreight Yea Carol A. McElwee Yea Andrew J. McLean Yea Gina M. Melaragno Yea Rebecca J. Millett Yea David R. Miramant Yea Kimberly J. Monaghan Yea Matthew W. Moonen Yea Catherine M. Nadeau Yea Beth A. O’Connor Nay Margaret M. O’Neil Yea Lester S. Ordway Yea Jennifer Ellen Parker Yea Wayne R. Parry Yea Michael D. Perkins Nay Anne C. Perry Yea John Joseph Picchiotti Yea Richard A. Pickett Yea Teresa S. Pierce Yea Jeffrey K. Pierce Nay Matthew G. Pouliot Yea Dwayne W. Prescott Nay Lois Galgay Reckitt Yea Roger E. Reed Nay Christina Riley Yea Kimberley C. Rosen Yea Deane Rykerson Yea Heidi H. Sampson Yea Heather B. Sanborn Yea Deborah J. Sanderson Nay Thomas B. Saviello Yea John C. Schneck Yea H. Stedman Seavey Yea Bettyann W. Sheats Yea Roger L. Sherman Yea Abden S. Simmons Yea Heather W. Sirocki Nay Thomas H. Skolfield Yea John Alden Spear Yea Stephen S. Stanley Yea Paul A. Stearns Yea Joel R. Stetkis Nay Harold L. Stewart III Yea Scott Walter Strom Nay Paula G. Sutton Nay Michael A. Sylvester Yea Rachel Talbot Ross Yea Denise A. Tepler Yea Maureen Fitzgerald Terry Yea Timothy S. Theriault Nay Michael D. Thibodeau Yea Jeffrey L. Timberlake Nay Ryan D. Tipping Yea Ralph L. Tucker Yea William R. Tuell Yea Beth P. Turner Nay Karen Vachon Yea Eloise A. Vitelli Yea Amy Fern Volk Yea Nathan J. Wadsworth Nay Raymond A. Wallace Nay Karleton S. Ward Yea Charlotte Warren Yea Dustin Michael White Yea Rodney L. Whittemore Yea Tom J. Winsor Nay Stephen J. Wood Nay David Woodsome Yea Stanley Paige Zeigler, Jr. Yea