---
type: "Bill"
title: "An Act To Increase The Supply Of Child Care Services Through The Use Of Contracts"
description: "An Act To Increase The Supply Of Child Care Services Through The Use Of Contracts"
jurisdiction: "us/states/me"
legislature: "Maine Legislature"
session: "132"
identifier: "LD 1736"
citation: "Maine LD 1736 (132)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["CHILD CARE", "CHILDREN AND FAMILIES", "PAYMENTS TO PROVIDERS"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Cameron RENY"]
version_count: 2
action_count: 23
vote_count: 1
first_action: "2025-04-22"
last_action: "2025-06-17"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/09bc5bdd-30a6-4ae8-9544-9c27daae9cfe"
source_url: "https://legislature.maine.gov/LawMakerWeb/dockets.asp?ID=280098699"
source_hash: "096293192a251d13a80b09389cbe3d4a7528dd914a924f77022df32609d5662a"
vintage: "2026-07-01"
source_snapshot: "https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump"
retrieved_at: "2026-07-06"
confidence: "reported"
tags: ["legislation", "bill", "us-me"]
---

# Maine LD 1736 (132) — An Act To Increase The Supply Of Child Care Services Through The Use Of Contracts

## Version chain

The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.

1. **Chapter 323** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.mainelegislature.org/legis/bills/getPDF.asp?paper=SP0682&item=2&snum=132)
2. **LD 1736 SP 682** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.mainelegislature.org/legis/bills/getPDF.asp?paper=SP0682&item=1&snum=132)

## Votes

- ACC MAJ OUGHT TO PASS REP — **77–68** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- Cameron RENY — primary (person)
- Anne GRAHAM — cosponsor (person)
- Marianne MOORE — cosponsor (person)
- Michael TIPPING — cosponsor (person)
- Michelle BOYER — cosponsor (person)
- Nicole GROHOSKI — cosponsor (person)
- Richard BENNETT — cosponsor (person)
- Wayne FARRIN — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.

- **2025-04-22** Committee on HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES suggested and ordered printed REFERENCE to the Committee on HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES Ordered sent down forthwith for concurrence
- **2025-04-22** The Bill was REFERRED to the Committee on HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES. `referral-committee`
- **2025-04-22** In concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.
- **2025-06-02** Reports READ
- **2025-06-02** On motion by Senator INGWERSEN of York The Majority Ought to Pass Report ACCEPTED.
- **2025-06-02** Bill READ ONCE `reading-1`
- **2025-06-02** Under suspension of the Rules, READ A SECOND TIME and PASSED TO BE ENGROSSED. `reading-2, reading-3`
- **2025-06-02** Sent down for concurrence
- **2025-06-03** Reports READ.
- **2025-06-03** On motion of Representative MEYER of Eliot, the Majority Ought to Pass Report was ACCEPTED.
- **2025-06-03** ROLL CALL NO. 289
- **2025-06-03** (Yeas 77 - Nays 68 - Absent 6 - Excused 0)
- **2025-06-03** The Bill was READ ONCE. `reading-1`
- **2025-06-03** Under suspension of the rules, the Bill was given its SECOND READING without REFERENCE to the Committee on Bills in the Second Reading.
- **2025-06-03** The Bill was PASSED TO BE ENGROSSED `reading-3`
- **2025-06-03** In concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.
- **2025-06-03** PASSED TO BE ENACTED. `passage`
- **2025-06-03** Sent for concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.
- **2025-06-03** PASSED TO BE ENACTED, in concurrence. `passage`
- **2025-06-17** Became Law without Governor's Signature `became-law`
- **2025-05-22T04:00:00+00:00** Work Session Held
- **2025-05-22T04:00:00+00:00** Voted - Divided Report
- **2025-05-29T04:00:00+00:00** Reported Out - OTP/ONTP

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/09bc5bdd-30a6-4ae8-9544-9c27daae9cfe`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Maine legislature records).