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IntroducedApr 30, 2025
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Passed House
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Passed Senate
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Signed into Law
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/Bill Text
Comments on LD 1853
Tweets
Whip Lists
Sponsors
Votes
NO: 7
- Kristen Cloutier
- Nicole Grohoski
- Ed Crockett
- Gary Friedmann
- Ann Matlack
- Dan Sayre
- 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.
Documents
- Fiscal Note for Amendment C-A (H-733) ()HTML
- Fiscal Note for Amendment C-A (H-733) ()PDF
- 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