ACCEPT MAJORITY OUGHT TO PASS AS AMENDED REPORT — 21–12 (pass) · upper
ACC MAJ OTP AS AMENDED REP — 73–65 (pass) · lower
Sponsors
Michael TIPPING — primary (person)
Ambureen RANA — cosponsor (person)
James DILL — cosponsor (person)
James LIBBY — cosponsor (person)
Jill DUSON — cosponsor (person)
Joseph BALDACCI — cosponsor (person)
Joseph RAFFERTY — cosponsor (person)
Laurie OSHER — cosponsor (person)
Michael BRENNAN — cosponsor (person)
Richard BENNETT — cosponsor (person)
Timeline
The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
2025-03-04 Received by the Secretary of the Senate on February 27, 2025 and REFERRED to the Committee on EDUCATION AND CULTURAL AFFAIRS pursuant to Joint Rule 308.2 receipt, referral-committee
2025-03-21 CARRIED OVER, in the same posture, to the next special or regular session of the 132nd Legislature, pursuant to Joint Order SP 519.
2025-05-06 Reports READ
2025-05-06 On motion by Senator RAFFERTY of York The Majority Ought to Pass As Amended Report ACCEPTED PREVAILED
2025-05-06 Roll Call Ordered Roll Call Number 138 Yeas 21 - Nays 12 - Excused 2 - Absent 0
2025-05-06 READ ONCE reading-1
2025-05-06 Committee Amendment "A" (S-34) READ. ADOPTED committee-passage-favorable
2025-05-06 Under suspension of the Rules, READ A SECOND TIME and PASSED TO BE ENGROSSED AS AMENDED by Committee Amendment "A" (S-34) reading-2, reading-3
2025-05-06 Ordered sent down forthwith for concurrence
2025-05-07 Reports READ.
2025-05-07 On motion of Representative MURPHY of Scarborough, the Majority Ought to Pass as Amended Report was ACCEPTED.
2025-05-07 Committee Amendment "A" (S-34) was READ and ADOPTED. committee-passage-favorable, passage
2025-05-07 Under suspension of the rules, the Bill was given its SECOND READING without REFERENCE to the Committee on Bills in the Second Reading.
2025-05-07 The Bill was PASSED TO BE ENGROSSED as Amended by Committee Amendment "A" (S-34). reading-3
2025-05-07 In concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.
2025-05-13 PASSED TO BE ENACTED. passage
2025-05-13 Sent for concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.
2025-05-14 On motion by Senator ROTUNDO of Androscoggin PLACED ON THE SPECIAL APPROPRIATIONS TABLE pending ENACTMENT in concurrence
2025-06-25 CARRIED OVER, in the same posture, to any special or regular session of the 132nd Legislature, pursuant to Joint Order SP 800.
2026-04-14 On motion by Senator ROTUNDO of Androscoggin taken from the Special Appropriations Table
2026-04-14 On motion by Same Senator the Senate SUSPENDED THE RULES to RECONSIDER their actions whereby the Bill was PASSED TO BE ENGROSSED AS AMENDED by Committee Amendment "A" (S-34) in concurrence. reading-3
2026-04-14 On further motion by Same Senator Senate Amendment "A" (S-712) READ and ADOPTED. passage
2026-04-14 PASSED TO BE ENGROSSED AS AMENDED BY Committee Amendment "A" (S-34) AND Senate Amendment "A" (S-712) in NON-CONCURRENCE. reading-3
2026-04-14 Sent down for concurrence.
2026-04-14 The House RECEDED and CONCURRED to PASSAGE TO BE ENGROSSED as Amended by Committee Amendment "A" (S-34) and Senate Amendment "A" (S-712). reading-3
2026-04-14 ORDERED SENT 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
2025-04-14T04:00:00+00:00 Work Session Held
2025-04-14T04:00:00+00:00 Voted - Divided Report
2025-04-29T04:00:00+00:00 Reported Out - OTP-AM/ONTP
Source
OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot 2026-07-01; origin ocd-bill/45b628eb-0147-4b0f-82d2-3e76cfa8c8c3. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Maine legislature records).
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