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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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Signed into Law
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 09, 2025: On motion by Senator ROTUNDO of Androscoggin PLACED ON THE SPECIAL APPROPRIATIONS TABLE pending ENACTMENT in concurrence.
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Summary/Bill Text
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 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
Documents
- Fiscal Note for Amendment C-A (S-265) (Adopted by House & Senate)HTML
- Fiscal Note for Amendment C-A (S-265) (Adopted by House & Senate)PDF
- Fiscal StatusHTML
- Fiscal StatusPDF
- 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