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IntroducedMay 01, 2025
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Passed SenateJun 04, 2025
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Passed HouseJun 05, 2025
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Became Law
Maine Senate Bill
SP 729, An Act To Improve Access To Child Care And Early Childhood Education By Establishing Regional Resource Hubs
Last Action See all actions
Senate • Jun 25, 2025: CARRIED OVER, in the same posture, to any special or regular session of the 132nd Legislature, pursuant to Joint Order SP 800.
Latest Bill Text See all bill texts
Summary
Comments on LD 1859
Tweets
Whip Lists
Sponsors



- Anne Grahamcosponsor
- Teresa Piercecosponsor
- Joseph Raffertycosponsor
Votes
NO: 5
- Lucien Daigle
- Abigail Griffin
- Kathy Javner
- Michael Lemelin
- Marianne Moore
OTHER: 0
YES: 73
- ABDI
- ANKELES
- ARCHER
- ARFORD
- BECK
- BOYER
- BRENNAN
- BRIDGEO
- BUNKER
- CLOUTIER
- CLUCHEY
- COPELAND
- CRAFTS
- CROCKETT
- DEBRITO
- DHALAC
- DILL
- DODGE
- DOUDERA
- FAIRCLOTH
- FARRIN
- FECTEAU
- FRIEDMANN
- FROST
- GATTINE
- GERE
- GOLEK
- GRAHAM
- GRAMLICH
- HASENFUS
- HEPLER
- JULIA
- KESSLER
- KUHN
- LAJOIE
- LEE
- LOOKNER
- MACIAS
- MALON
- MASTRACCIO
- MATHIESON
- MATLACK
- MCCABE
- MEYER
- MILLIKEN
- MITCHELL
- MONTELL
- MOONEN
- MURPHY
- O'HALLORAN
- OSHER
- PLUECKER
- PUGH
- RANA
- RAY
- RIELLY
- ROEDER
- ROLLINS
- RUNTE
- SACHS
- SALISBURY
- SARGENT
- SATO
- SAYRE
- SHAGOURY
- SINCLAIR
- SKOLD
- STOVER
- SUPICA
- TERRY
- WARREN
- WEBB
- YUSUF
NO: 69
- ADAMS
- ALBERT
- ARATA
- ARDELL
- BABIN
- BAGSHAW
- BISHOP
- BLIER
- CAMPBELL
- CARLOW
- CARUSO
- CHAPMAN
- CIMINO
- COLLINS
- COOPER
- CRAY
- DAIGLE
- DRINKWATER
- DUCHARME
- EDER
- FAULKINGHAM
- FLYNN
- FOLEY
- FOSTER
- FREDERICKS
- FREDETTE
- GIFFORD
- GREENWOOD
- GUERRETTE
- HAGGAN
- HALL
- HENDERSON
- HYMES
- JACKSON
- JAVNER
- LANCE
- LAVIGNE
- LEMELIN
- 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
- WALKER
- James Lee White
- WHITE
- WOOD
- WOODSOME
Actions
- Jun 25, 2025 | Senate
- CARRIED OVER, in the same posture, to any special or regular session of the 132nd Legislature, pursuant to Joint Order SP 800.
- Jun 09, 2025 | Senate
- On motion by Senator ROTUNDO of Androscoggin PLACED ON THE SPECIAL APPROPRIATIONS TABLE pending ENACTMENT in concurrence.
- Jun 09, 2025 | House
- PASSED TO BE ENACTED.
- Sent for concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.
- Jun 05, 2025 | House
- Reports READ.
- On motion of Representative MEYER of Eliot, the Majority Ought to Pass as Amended Report was ACCEPTED.
- ROLL CALL NO. 335
- (Yeas 73 - Nays 69 - Absent 7 - Excused 2)
- The Bill was READ ONCE.
- Committee Amendment "A" (S-265) 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-265).
- In concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.
- Jun 04, 2025 | Senate
- Reports Read
- On motion by Senator INGWERSEN of York the Majority Ought to Pass as Amended Report ACCEPTED.
- Bill READ ONCE.
- Committee Amendment "A" (S-265) READ and ADOPTED.
- Under suspension of the Rules, READ A SECOND TIME and PASSED TO BE ENGROSSED AS AMENDED by Committee Amendment "A" (S-265)
- Sent down for concurrence
- Jun 04, 2025 | legislature
- Reported Out - OTP-AM/ONTP
- May 22, 2025 | legislature
- Work Session (Cross Building, Room 209)
- Work Session Held
- Voted - Divided Report
- May 15, 2025 | legislature
- Public Hearing (Cross Building, Room 209)
- May 01, 2025 | Senate
- Received by the Secretary of the Senate on May 1, 2025 and REFERRED to the Committee on HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES pursuant to Joint Rule 308.2
Bill Texts
Documents
- Fiscal StatusHTML
- Fiscal StatusPDF
- Fiscal StatusFiscal ImpactHTML
- Fiscal StatusFiscal ImpactPDF
- Testimony on May 15, 2025 by Robert Clark (Northern Maine Development Commission )PDF
- Testimony on May 15, 2025 by Nancy Cronin (Fayette)PDF
- Testimony on May 15, 2025 by Madeleine DesFosses (Maine Chapter, American Academy of Pediatrics)PDF
- Testimony on May 15, 2025 by Rita Furlow (Maine Children's Alliance)PDF
- Testimony on May 15, 2025 by Meg Helming (YMCA Alliance of Northern New England)PDF
- Testimony on May 15, 2025 by Henry Ingwersen (Maine State Legislature)PDF
- Testimony on May 15, 2025 by Bobbi Johnson (Department of Health and Human Services)PDF
- Testimony on May 15, 2025 by Heather Marden (Maine Association for the Education of Young Children)PDF
- Testimony on May 15, 2025 by Sue Powers (Maine Community Action Partnership)PDF
- Testimony on May 15, 2025 by Kiersten Purington (Caribou)PDF
- Testimony on May 15, 2025 by Susan Radway (Bethel)PDF
- Testimony on May 15, 2025 by Kim Russell (ReadyNation)PDF
- Testimony on May 15, 2025 by Kathryn Soucy (Starting Strong)PDF
- Testimony on May 15, 2025 by April Tardiff (Old Orchard Beach)PDF
- Testimony on May 15, 2025 by Collaborative Testimony (statewide)PDF
- Testimony on May 15, 2025 by Melanie Tompkins (Aroostook County Childcare Resource Center)PDF
- Testimony on May 15, 2025 by Jenn Wiles (Maine Roads to Quality Professional Development Network)PDF
Sources
- https://legislature.maine.gov/LawMakerWeb/summary.asp?ld=1859&SessionID=16
- https://legislature.maine.gov/LawMakerWeb/sponsors.asp?ID=280098970
- https://legislature.maine.gov/LawMakerWeb/subjects.asp?ID=280098970
- https://legislature.maine.gov/legis/bills/display_ps.asp?ld=1859&PID=1456&snum=132
- https://legislature.maine.gov/LawMakerWeb/dockets.asp?ID=280098970
