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IntroducedApr 30, 2025
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Passed House
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Passed Senate
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Became Law
Maine House Bill
HP 1237, An Act To Establish An Educational Tax Credit Program To Help Parents Pay For Nonpublic School Tuition And Fees
Last Action See all actions
Senate • Jun 16, 2025: Placed in Legislative Files (DEAD)
Latest Bill Text See all bill texts
Summary
Comments on LD 1853
Tweets
Whip Lists
Sponsors
Votes
NO: 7
- Nicole Grohoski
- Dan Sayre
- Kristen Cloutier
- Ed Crockett
- Gary Friedmann
- Ann Matlack
- Michael Tipping
OTHER: 0
YES: 77
- ABDI
- ANKELES
- ARCHER
- ARFORD
- BECK
- BELL
- BOYER
- BRENNAN
- BRIDGEO
- BUNKER
- CLOUTIER
- CLUCHEY
- COPELAND
- CRAFTS
- CROCKETT
- DEBRITO
- DHALAC
- DILL
- DODGE
- DOUDERA
- FAIRCLOTH
- FARRIN
- FECTEAU
- FRIEDMANN
- FROST
- GATTINE
- GEIGER
- GERE
- GOLEK
- GRAHAM
- GRAMLICH
- HASENFUS
- JULIA
- KESSLER
- KUHN
- LAJOIE
- LEE
- LOOKNER
- MACIAS
- MALON
- MASTRACCIO
- MATHIESON
- MATLACK
- MCCABE
- MEYER
- MILLIKEN
- MINGO
- MITCHELL
- MONTELL
- MOONEN
- MURPHY
- O'HALLORAN
- OSHER
- PLUECKER
- PUGH
- RANA
- RAY
- RIELLY
- ROBERTS
- ROEDER
- ROLLINS
- RUNTE
- SACHS
- SALISBURY
- SARGENT
- SATO
- SAYRE
- SHAGOURY
- SINCLAIR
- SKOLD
- STOVER
- SUPICA
- TERRY
- WARREN
- WEBB
- YUSUF
- ZAGER
NO: 71
- ADAMS
- ALBERT
- ARATA
- ARDELL
- BABIN
- BAGSHAW
- BISHOP
- BLIER
- CAMPBELL
- CARLOW
- CARUSO
- CHAPMAN
- CIMINO
- COLLAMORE
- COLLINS
- COOPER
- CRAY
- DAIGLE
- DRINKWATER
- DUCHARME
- EDER
- FAULKINGHAM
- FLYNN
- FOLEY
- FOSTER
- FREDERICKS
- FREDETTE
- GIFFORD
- GREENWOOD
- GUERRETTE
- HAGGAN
- HALL
- HENDERSON
- HEPLER
- HYMES
- JACKSON
- JAVNER
- LANCE
- LANIGAN
- LAVIGNE
- LEMELIN
- LIBBY
- LYMAN
- MASON
- MCINTYRE
- MORRIS
- NUTTING
- OLSEN
- PARRY
- PAUL
- PERKINS
- POIRIER
- POMERLEAU
- QUINT
- RUDNICKI
- SCHMERSAL-BURGESS
- SIMMONS
- SMITH
- SOBOLESKI
- STROUT
- SWALLOW
- THORNE
- TUELL
- WADSWORTH
- WALKER
- James Lee White
- WHITE
- WOOD
- WOODSOME
ABSENT: 1
Actions
- Jun 16, 2025 | Senate
- Reports Read
- On motion by Senator GROHOSKI of Hancock the Majority Ought Not to Pass Report ACCEPTED in concurrence PREVAILED
- Roll Call Ordered Roll Call Number 591 Yeas 19 - Nays 15 - Excused 1 - Absent 0
- Placed in Legislative Files (DEAD)
- Jun 16, 2025 | House
- Reports READ.
- On motion of Representative CLOUTIER of Lewiston, the Majority Ought Not to Pass Report was ACCEPTED.
- ROLL CALL NO. 529
- (Yeas 77 - Nays 71 - Absent 1 - Excused 2)
- Sent for concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.
- Jun 16, 2025 | legislature
- Reported Out - ONTP/OTP-AM
- May 21, 2025 | legislature
- Work Session (State House, Room 127)
- Work Session Held
- Voted - Divided Report
- May 16, 2025 | legislature
- Public Hearing (State House, Room 127)
- Apr 30, 2025 | Senate
- The Bill was REFERRED to the Committee on TAXATION.
- In concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.
- Apr 30, 2025 | House
- Committee on EDUCATION AND CULTURAL AFFAIRS suggested and ordered printed.
- The Bill was REFERRED to the Committee on TAXATION
- Sent for concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.
Bill Texts
Documents
- Testimony on May 16, 2025 by Michael Allen (Department of Administrative and Financial Services)PDF
- Testimony on May 16, 2025 by Steven Bailey (Maine School Boards Association)PDF
- Testimony on May 16, 2025 by Gregory Swallow (Maine State Legislature)PDF
- Testimony on May 16, 2025 by Harris Van Pate (Maine Policy Institute)PDF
- Testimony on May 16, 2025 by Diane Vernesoni (Topsham)PDF
Sources
- https://legislature.maine.gov/LawMakerWeb/summary.asp?ld=1853&SessionID=16
- https://legislature.maine.gov/LawMakerWeb/sponsors.asp?ID=280098955
- https://legislature.maine.gov/LawMakerWeb/subjects.asp?ID=280098955
- https://legislature.maine.gov/legis/bills/display_ps.asp?ld=1853&PID=1456&snum=132
- https://legislature.maine.gov/LawMakerWeb/dockets.asp?ID=280098955

