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IntroducedJan 28, 2025
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Passed SenateMay 13, 2025
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Passed HouseMay 14, 2025
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Signed into Law
SP 131, An Act To Provide Support For Certain Maine Discovery Museum Science, Technology, Engineering And Mathematics Educational Programming Throughout The State
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Senate • May 21, 2025: On motion by Senator ROTUNDO of Androscoggin PLACED ON THE SPECIAL APPROPRIATIONS TABLE pending ENACTMENT in concurrence.
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Comments on LD 281
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Sponsors
- Michael Tippingcosponsor
Votes
YES: 8
- Kelly Murphy
- Joseph Rafferty
- Michael Brennan
- Ed Crockett
- Jan Dodge
- Christina Mitchell
- Teresa Pierce
- Holly Sargent
NO: 5
- Barbara Bagshaw
- Nathan Carlow
- Kimberly Haggan
- James Libby
- Sheila Lyman
OTHER: 0
YES: 75
- ABDI
- ANKELES
- ARCHER
- ARFORD
- BECK
- BELL
- BOYER
- BRENNAN
- BRIDGEO
- BUNKER
- CLOUTIER
- CLUCHEY
- COLLAMORE
- COPELAND
- CRAFTS
- DEBRITO
- DHALAC
- DILL
- DODGE
- EATON
- FAIRCLOTH
- FARRIN
- FECTEAU
- FRIEDMANN
- FROST
- GATTINE
- GEIGER
- GERE
- GOLEK
- GRAHAM
- HASENFUS
- HENDERSON
- HEPLER
- JULIA
- KESSLER
- KUHN
- LAJOIE
- LEE
- LOOKNER
- MACIAS
- MALON
- MASTRACCIO
- MATHIESON
- MATLACK
- MCCABE
- MEYER
- MILLIKEN
- MITCHELL
- MONTELL
- MOONEN
- MURPHY
- O'HALLORAN
- OSHER
- PLUECKER
- PUGH
- RAY
- RIELLY
- ROBERTS
- ROEDER
- ROLLINS
- RUNTE
- SACHS
- SALISBURY
- SARGENT
- SATO
- SAYRE
- SHAGOURY
- SINCLAIR
- STOVER
- SUPICA
- TERRY
- WARREN
- WEBB
- YUSUF
- ZAGER
NO: 63
- ADAMS
- ALBERT
- ARATA
- ARDELL
- BABIN
- BAGSHAW
- BISHOP
- BLIER
- CAMPBELL
- CARUSO
- CHAPMAN
- CIMINO
- COLLINS
- COOPER
- CRAY
- DAIGLE
- DRINKWATER
- DUCHARME
- EDER
- FAULKINGHAM
- FLYNN
- FOLEY
- FOSTER
- FREDETTE
- GIFFORD
- GREENWOOD
- GRIFFIN
- GUERRETTE
- HAGGAN
- HYMES
- JACKSON
- JAVNER
- LANCE
- LAVIGNE
- LYMAN
- MASON
- MCINTYRE
- MINGO
- MORRIS
- NUTTING
- OLSEN
- PARRY
- PAUL
- PERKINS
- POIRIER
- POMERLEAU
- QUINT
- RUDNICKI
- SCHMERSAL-BURGESS
- SIMMONS
- SMITH
- SOBOLESKI
- STROUT
- SWALLOW
- THORNE
- TUELL
- UNDERWOOD
- WADSWORTH
- James Lee White
- WHITE
- WOOD
- WOODSOME
OTHER: 1
Actions
- May 21, 2025 | Senate
- On motion by Senator ROTUNDO of Androscoggin PLACED ON THE SPECIAL APPROPRIATIONS TABLE pending ENACTMENT in concurrence.
- May 20, 2025 | House
- PASSED TO BE ENACTED.
- Sent for concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.
- May 14, 2025 | House
- Reports READ.
- On motion of Representative MURPHY of Scarborough, the Majority Ought to Pass as Amended Report was ACCEPTED.
- ROLL CALL NO. 132
- (Yeas 75 - Nays 63 - Absent 12 - Excused 0 - Restricted - 1)
- The Bill was READ ONCE.
- Committee Amendment "A" (S-71) was READ and ADOPTED.
- Under suspension of the rules, the Bill was given its SECOND READING without REFERENCE to the Committee on Bills in the Second Reading.
- The Bill was PASSED TO BE ENGROSSED as Amended by Committee Amendment "A" (S-71).
- In concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.
- May 13, 2025 | Senate
- Reports READ
- On motion by Senator RAFFERTY of York The Majority Ought to Pass As Amended by Committee Amendment "A" (S-71) Report ACCEPTED
- Bill READ ONCE
- Committee Amendment "A" (S-71) READ and ADOPTED
- Under suspension of the Rules, READ A SECOND TIME and PASSED TO BE ENGROSSED AS AMENDED by Committee Amendment "A" (S-71)
- Sent down forthwith for concurrence
- May 09, 2025 | legislature
- Reported Out - OTP-AM/ONTP
- Apr 28, 2025 | legislature
- Work Session (Cross Building, Room 208)
- Work Session Held
- Voted - Divided Report
- Apr 10, 2025 | legislature
- Public Hearing (Cross Building, Room 208)
- Mar 21, 2025 | Senate
- CARRIED OVER, in the same posture, to the next special or regular session of the 132nd Legislature, pursuant to Joint Order SP 519.
- Jan 28, 2025 | House
- The Bill was REFERRED to the Committee on EDUCATION AND CULTURAL AFFAIRS.
- In concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.
- Jan 28, 2025 | Senate
- Committee on EDUCATION AND CULTURAL AFFAIRS suggested and ordered printed REFERENCE to the Committee on EDUCATION AND CULTURAL AFFAIRS Ordered sent down forthwith for concurrence
Documents
- Fiscal Note for Amendment C-A (S-71) (Adopted by House & Senate)HTML
- Fiscal Note for Amendment C-A (S-71) (Adopted by House & Senate)PDF
- Fiscal StatusHTML
- Fiscal StatusPDF
- Testimony on Apr 10, 2025 by Billie Cary (Bioscience Association of Maine)PDF
- Testimony on Apr 10, 2025 by Matt Dexter (Bangor)PDF
- Testimony on Apr 10, 2025 by Kate Dickerson (Maine Discovery Museum)PDF
- Testimony on Apr 10, 2025 by sean faircloth (Bangor)PDF
- Testimony on Apr 10, 2025 by Sean Faircloth (Bangor)PDF
- Testimony on Apr 10, 2025 by Brian Harris (MedRhythms, Inc)PDF
- Testimony on Apr 10, 2025 by Anne Krieg (City of Bangor)PDF
- Testimony on Apr 10, 2025 by Shane Mallory (Orono)PDF
- Testimony on Apr 10, 2025 by Deb Neuman (Bangor Region Chamber of Commerce)PDF
- Testimony on Apr 10, 2025 by Angela Oechslie (Educate Maine)PDF
- Testimony on Apr 10, 2025 by Rep. Amy Roeder (House District 23: Part of Bangor)PDF
- Testimony on Apr 10, 2025 by Alyson Saunders (Garland)PDF
- Testimony on Apr 10, 2025 by Steven Sheppard (Bangor )PDF
- Testimony on Apr 10, 2025 by Kim Stewart (Maine Discovery Museum)PDF
- Testimony on Apr 10, 2025 by Nathan Strout (S.W. Cole Engineering, Inc)PDF
- Testimony on Apr 10, 2025 by Tracy Vassiliev (Bangor)PDF
- Testimony on Apr 10, 2025 by Brian Whitney (Augusta)PDF
- Testimony on Apr 10, 2025 by Valerie Young (Bigelow Laboratory for Ocean Sciences, East Boothbay)PDF
Sources
- https://legislature.maine.gov/LawMakerWeb/summary.asp?ld=281&SessionID=16
- https://legislature.maine.gov/LawMakerWeb/sponsors.asp?ID=280095982
- https://legislature.maine.gov/LawMakerWeb/subjects.asp?ID=280095982
- https://legislature.maine.gov/legis/bills/display_ps.asp?ld=281&PID=1456&snum=132
- https://legislature.maine.gov/LawMakerWeb/dockets.asp?ID=280095982