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IntroducedJan 21, 2025
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Passed House
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Passed Senate
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Signed into Law
HP 143, An Act To Establish The Hope And Inclusion Scholarship Program In Order To Provide Funding For Students Attending Certain Private Schools And Students Receiving Home Instruction
Last Action See all actions
Senate • May 21, 2025: Placed in Legislative Files (DEAD)
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Summary/Bill Text
Comments on LD 220
Tweets
Whip Lists
Sponsors
- Richard Bradstreetcosponsor
- Alicia Collinscosponsor
- Stacey Guerincosponsor
- Kimberly Haggancosponsor
- James Libbycosponsor
- Sheila Lymancosponsor
- Tammy Schmersal-Burgesscosponsor
- Gregory Swallowcosponsor
Votes
NO: 9
- Kelly Murphy
- Joseph Rafferty
- Michael Brennan
- Nathan Carlow
- Ed Crockett
- Jan Dodge
- Christina Mitchell
- Teresa Pierce
- Holly Sargent
OTHER: 0
YES: 81
- ABDI
- ANKELES
- ARCHER
- ARFORD
- BECK
- BELL
- BOYER
- BRENNAN
- BRIDGEO
- BUNKER
- CARLOW
- CLOUTIER
- CLUCHEY
- COPELAND
- CRAFTS
- CROCKETT
- DEBRITO
- DHALAC
- DILL
- DODGE
- DOUDERA
- EATON
- FAIRCLOTH
- FARRIN
- FECTEAU
- FRIEDMANN
- FROST
- GATTINE
- GEIGER
- GERE
- GOLEK
- GRAHAM
- GRAMLICH
- HASENFUS
- HEPLER
- JAVNER
- JULIA
- KESSLER
- KUHN
- LAJOIE
- LEE
- LOOKNER
- MACIAS
- MALON
- MASTRACCIO
- MATHIESON
- MATLACK
- MCCABE
- MEYER
- MILLIKEN
- MITCHELL
- MONTELL
- MOONEN
- MURPHY
- O'HALLORAN
- PLUECKER
- PUGH
- QUINT
- RANA
- RAY
- RIELLY
- ROBERTS
- ROEDER
- ROLLINS
- RUNTE
- SACHS
- SALISBURY
- SARGENT
- SATO
- SAYRE
- SHAGOURY
- SINCLAIR
- SKOLD
- STOVER
- SUPICA
- TERRY
- WARREN
- WEBB
- WHITE
- YUSUF
- ZAGER
NO: 67
- ADAMS
- ALBERT
- ARATA
- ARDELL
- BABIN
- BAGSHAW
- BISHOP
- BLIER
- CAMPBELL
- CARUSO
- CHAPMAN
- CIMINO
- COLLAMORE
- COLLINS
- COOPER
- CRAY
- DAIGLE
- DRINKWATER
- DUCHARME
- EDER
- FAULKINGHAM
- FLYNN
- FOLEY
- FOSTER
- FREDERICKS
- FREDETTE
- GIFFORD
- GREENWOOD
- GRIFFIN
- GUERRETTE
- HAGGAN
- HALL
- HENDERSON
- HYMES
- JACKSON
- LANCE
- LAVIGNE
- LEMELIN
- LYMAN
- MASON
- MCINTYRE
- MINGO
- MORRIS
- NUTTING
- OLSEN
- PARRY
- PAUL
- PERKINS
- POIRIER
- POMERLEAU
- RUDNICKI
- SCHMERSAL-BURGESS
- SIMMONS
- SMITH
- SOBOLESKI
- STROUT
- SWALLOW
- THORNE
- TUELL
- UNDERWOOD
- WADSWORTH
- WALKER
- James Lee White
- WOOD
- WOODSOME
OTHER: 1
Actions
- May 21, 2025 | Senate
- Reports Read
- On motion by Senator RAFFERTY of York the Majority Ought Not to Pass Report ACCEPTED in concurrence. PREVAILED
- Roll Call Ordered Roll Call Number 193 Yeas 17 - Nays 14 - Excused 4 - Absent 0
- Placed in Legislative Files (DEAD)
- May 20, 2025 | House
- Reports READ.
- On motion of Representative MURPHY of Scarborough, the Majority Ought Not to Pass Report was ACCEPTED.
- ROLL CALL NO. 145
- (Yeas 81 - Nays 67 - Absent 2 - Excused 0 - Restricted - 1)
- Sent for concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.
- May 15, 2025 | legislature
- Reported Out - ONTP/OTP-AM
- Mar 25, 2025 | legislature
- Work Session (Cross Building, Room 208)
- Work Session Held
- Voted - Divided Report
- Mar 21, 2025 | House
- Carried over, in the same posture, to the next special or regular session of the 132nd Legislature, pursuant to Joint Order SP 519.
- Mar 12, 2025 | legislature
- Public Hearing (Cross Building, Room 208)
- Jan 21, 2025 | Senate
- The Bill was REFERRED to the Committee on EDUCATION AND CULTURAL AFFAIRS in concurrence
- Jan 21, 2025 | House
- Committee on Education and Cultural Affairs suggested and ordered printed.
- The Bill was REFERRED to the Committee on EDUCATION AND CULTURAL AFFAIRS.
- Sent for concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.
Documents
- Fiscal Note for Amendment C-A (H-182) ()HTML
- Fiscal Note for Amendment C-A (H-182) ()PDF
- Fiscal StatusHTML
- Fiscal StatusPDF
- Testimony on Mar 12, 2025 by Barbara Bagshaw (Maine State Legislature)PDF
- Testimony on Mar 12, 2025 by Steven Bailey (Maine School Management Association)PDF
- Testimony on Mar 12, 2025 by Holly Blair (Maine Principals' Association)PDF
- Testimony on Mar 12, 2025 by Mayor Mark Dion (City of Portland)PDF
- Testimony on Mar 12, 2025 by Paula Gravelle (Department of Education)PDF
- Testimony on Mar 12, 2025 by Edward Green (Hope)PDF
- Testimony on Mar 12, 2025 by Joni HancockPDF
- Testimony on Mar 12, 2025 by Joni Hancock (Hollis)PDF
- Testimony on Mar 12, 2025 by Steven Ingalls (Stetson)PDF
- Testimony on Mar 12, 2025 by Jan Kosinski (Maine Education Association)PDF
- Testimony on Mar 12, 2025 by Paige Loud (Old Town)PDF
- Testimony on Mar 12, 2025 by Gay Anne McDonald (MADSEC)PDF
- Testimony on Mar 12, 2025 by Heather Perry (GORHAM)PDF
- Testimony on Mar 12, 2025 by Harris Van Pate (Maine Policy Institute)PDF
- Testimony on Mar 12, 2025 by Diane Vernesoni (topsham)PDF
Sources
- https://legislature.maine.gov/LawMakerWeb/summary.asp?ld=220&SessionID=16
- https://legislature.maine.gov/LawMakerWeb/sponsors.asp?ID=280095877
- https://legislature.maine.gov/LawMakerWeb/subjects.asp?ID=280095877
- https://legislature.maine.gov/legis/bills/display_ps.asp?ld=220&PID=1456&snum=132
- https://legislature.maine.gov/LawMakerWeb/dockets.asp?ID=280095877