republic-os/legislation/us/states/me/132/ld-2003.md

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Bill	An Act To Improve Localization Of Emergency Broadcast Messaging	An Act To Improve Localization Of Emergency Broadcast Messaging	us/states/me	Maine Legislature	132	LD 2003	Maine LD 2003 (132)	bill	CULTURAL AGENCIES FUNDING PUBLIC BROADCASTING	enacted	Teresa PIERCE	5	40	1	2025-12-03	2026-04-16	openstates	ocd-bill/905c7df0-15f8-4cf7-aa55-42112e9d0ec5	https://legislature.maine.gov/LawMakerWeb/dockets.asp?ID=280100843	125a120627dd400d91be693b4e98a2945a22192df13fd5017f6e2a6470e1919c	2026-07-01	https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump	2026-07-06	reported	legislation bill us-me

Maine LD 2003 (132) — An Act To Improve Localization Of Emergency Broadcast Messaging

Version chain

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

1. Amendment C-A (S-526) (committee substitute) — source
2. Amendment H-A to C-A (H-1055) (committee substitute) — source
3. Amendment S-A to C-A (S-685) (committee substitute) — source
4. Chapter 725 (committee substitute) — source
5. LD 2003 SP 819 (committee substitute) — source

Votes

• ACCEPT MAJORITY OUGHT TO PASS AS AMENDED REPORT — 21–12 (pass) · upper

Sponsors

• Teresa PIERCE — primary (person)

Timeline

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

• 2025-12-03 Received by the Secretary of the Senate on December 3, 2025 and REFERRED to the Committee on EDUCATION AND CULTURAL AFFAIRS pursuant to Joint Rule 308.2 receipt, referral-committee
• 2026-03-05 Reports READ.
• 2026-03-05 Senator RAFFERTY of York moved to ACCEPT the Majority Ought to Pass as Amended Report PREVAILED.
• 2026-03-05 Roll Call Ordered Roll Call Number 733 Yeas 21 - Nays 12 - Excused 2 - Absent 0
• 2026-03-05 Bill READ ONCE. reading-1
• 2026-03-05 Committee Amendment "A" (S-526) READ and ADOPTED. committee-passage-favorable, passage
• 2026-03-05 ASSIGNED FOR SECOND READING NEXT LEGISLATIVE DAY.
• 2026-03-10 COMMITTEE ON BILLS IN THE SECOND READING REPORTS NO FURTHER VERBAL AMENDMENTS NECESSARY. REPORT ACCEPTED.
• 2026-03-10 READ A SECOND TIME and PASSED TO BE ENGROSSED AS AMENDED BY Committee Amendment "A" (S-526) reading-2, reading-3
• 2026-03-10 Ordered sent down forthwith for concurrence.
• 2026-03-12 Reports READ.
• 2026-03-12 On motion of Representative MURPHY of Scarborough, the Majority Ought to Pass as Amended Report was ACCEPTED.
• 2026-03-12 The Bill was READ ONCE. reading-1
• 2026-03-12 Committee Amendment "A" (S-526) was READ and ADOPTED. committee-passage-favorable, passage
• 2026-03-12 Under suspension of the rules, the Bill was given its SECOND READING without REFERENCE to the Committee on Bills in the Second Reading.
• 2026-03-12 The Bill was PASSED TO BE ENGROSSED as Amended by Committee Amendment "A" (S-526). reading-3
• 2026-03-12 In concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.
• 2026-03-17 PASSED TO BE ENACTED. passage
• 2026-03-17 Sent for concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.
• 2026-03-18 On motion by Senator ROTUNDO of Androscoggin PLACED ON THE SPECIAL APPROPRIATIONS TABLE pending ENACTMENT in concurrence.
• 2026-04-13 On motion by Senator ROTUNDO of Androscoggin taken from the Special Appropriations Table.
• 2026-04-13 Same Senator moved to SUSPEND THE RULES to RECONSIDER whereby the Bill was PASSED TO BE ENGROSSED AS AMENDED by Committee Amendment "A" (S-526) in concurrence. reading-3
• 2026-04-13 On motion by Senator STEWART of Aroostook OBJECTED.
• 2026-04-13 On motion by Senator ROTUNDO of Androscoggin Bill and accompanying papers COMMITTED to the Committee on Appropriations and Financial Affairs In NON-CONCURRENCE. referral-committee
• 2026-04-13 Sent down for concurrence.
• 2026-04-13 On motion of Speaker FECTEAU of Biddeford, the House RECEDED.
• 2026-04-13 On motion of Representative GATTINE of Westbrook, House Amendment "A" (H-1055) to Committee Amendment "A" (S-526) was READ and ADOPTED. committee-passage-favorable, passage
• 2026-04-13 Committee Amendment "A" (S-526) as Amended by House Amendment "A" (H-1055) thereto was ADOPTED. committee-passage-favorable
• 2026-04-13 The Bill was PASSED TO BE ENGROSSED as Amended by Committee Amendment "A" (S-526) as Amended by House Amendment "A" (H-1055) thereto. reading-3
• 2026-04-13 In NON-CONCURRENCE and sent for concurrence.
• 2026-04-13 ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.
• 2026-04-13 On motion by Senator PIERCE of Cumberland the Senate RECEDED and CONCURRED to PASSAGE TO BE ENGROSSED AS AMENDED by Committee Amendment "A" (S-526) as Amended by House Amendment "A" (H-1055) thereto. reading-3
• 2026-04-13 Ordered sent down forthwith.
• 2026-04-14 PASSED TO BE ENACTED. passage
• 2026-04-14 Sent for concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.
• 2026-04-14 PASSED TO BE ENACTED, in concurrence. passage
• 2026-04-16 Signed by Governor executive-signature
• 2026-01-28T05:00:00+00:00 Work Session Held
• 2026-01-28T05:00:00+00:00 Voted - Divided Report
• 2026-03-04T05:00:00+00:00 Reported Out - OTP-AM/ONTP

Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot 2026-07-01; origin ocd-bill/905c7df0-15f8-4cf7-aa55-42112e9d0ec5. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Maine legislature records).