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IntroducedMar 07, 2025
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Passed HouseJun 17, 2025
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Passed Senate
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Became Law
HP 638, An Act To Increase General Assistance Reimbursement For Municipalities And Indian Tribes
Last Action See all actions
House • 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.
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Summary
Comments on LD 978
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Sponsors



- Rachel Talbot Rosscosponsor
Votes
YES: 12
- Henry Ingwersen
- Michele Meyer
- Flavia DeBrito
- Anne Graham
- Julie McCabe
- Daniel Shagoury
- Sam Zager
- Lucien Daigle
- Abigail Griffin
- Kathy Javner
- Michael Lemelin
- Marianne Moore
NO: 0
OTHER: 0
YES: 75
- ABDI
- ANKELES
- ARCHER
- ARFORD
- BECK
- BELL
- BOYER
- BRENNAN
- BRIDGEO
- BUNKER
- CLOUTIER
- CLUCHEY
- CRAFTS
- CROCKETT
- DEBRITO
- DHALAC
- DILL
- DODGE
- DOUDERA
- FAIRCLOTH
- FARRIN
- FECTEAU
- FRIEDMANN
- FROST
- GATTINE
- GEIGER
- GERE
- GOLEK
- GRAHAM
- GRAMLICH
- HASENFUS
- HEPLER
- JULIA
- KESSLER
- KUHN
- LAJOIE
- LEE
- MACIAS
- MALON
- MASTRACCIO
- MATHIESON
- MATLACK
- MCCABE
- MEYER
- MILLIKEN
- 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
- HYMES
- JACKSON
- JAVNER
- LANCE
- LAVIGNE
- LEMELIN
- LIBBY
- 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 | House
- Carried over, in the same posture, to any special or regular session of the 132nd Legislature, pursuant to Joint Order SP 800.
- Jun 18, 2025 | legislature
- Carry Over Approved
- Jun 17, 2025 | House
- The House RECEDED and CONCURRED to COMMIT the Bill and accompanying papers to the Committee on HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES.
- ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.
- Jun 17, 2025 | Senate
- On motion by Senator INGWERSEN of York the Senate COMMITTED Bill and accompanying papers to the Committee on HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES In NON-CONCURRENCE.
- Sent down for concurrence
- Jun 17, 2025 | House
- Reports READ.
- On motion of Representative MEYER of Eliot, the Majority Ought to Pass as Amended Report was ACCEPTED.
- ROLL CALL NO. 545
- (Yeas 75 - Nays 71 - Absent 3 - Excused 2)
- The Bill was READ ONCE.
- Committee Amendment "A" (H-753) 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" (H-753).
- Sent for concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.
- Jun 17, 2025 | legislature
- Reported Out - OTP-AM/OTP-AM
- Referred To - HHS
- May 15, 2025 | legislature
- Work Session (Cross Building, Room 209)
- Work Session Held
- Voted - Divided Report
- Apr 28, 2025 | legislature
- Public Hearing (Cross Building, Room 209)
- Mar 21, 2025 | House
- Carried over, in the same posture, to the next special or regular session of the 132nd Legislature, pursuant to Joint Order SP 519.
- Mar 07, 2025 | House
- Received by the Clerk of the House on March 7, 2025.
- The Bill was REFERRED to the Committee on HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES pursuant to Joint Rule 308.2 and ordered printed pursuant to Joint Rule 401.
Bill Texts
Documents
- Fiscal StatusHTML
- Fiscal StatusPDF
- Fiscal StatusFiscal ImpactHTML
- Fiscal StatusFiscal ImpactPDF
- Testimony on Apr 28, 2025 by Kate Dufour (Maine Municipal Association)PDF
- Testimony on Apr 28, 2025 by Dina Malual (Maine Equal Justice)PDF
- Testimony on Apr 28, 2025 by Marianne Moore (Maine State Legislature)PDF
- Testimony on Apr 28, 2025 by James Myall (Maine Center for Economic Policy)PDF
- Testimony on Apr 28, 2025 by Julie Orrego (Portland)PDF
- Testimony on Apr 28, 2025 by Julie Ream (H.O.M.E., Inc.)PDF
- Testimony on Apr 28, 2025 by Cullen Ryan (Community Housing of Maine)PDF
- Testimony on Apr 28, 2025 by Craig Saddlemire (Lewiston)PDF
- Testimony on Apr 28, 2025 by Brian Townsend (Commonspace)PDF
- Testimony on Apr 28, 2025 by Ian Yaffe (Department of Health and Human Services)PDF
- Testimony on Apr 28, 2025 by Sam Zager (Maine State Legislature)PDF
Sources
- https://legislature.maine.gov/LawMakerWeb/summary.asp?ld=978&SessionID=16
- https://legislature.maine.gov/LawMakerWeb/sponsors.asp?ID=280097279
- https://legislature.maine.gov/LawMakerWeb/subjects.asp?ID=280097279
- https://legislature.maine.gov/legis/bills/display_ps.asp?ld=978&PID=1456&snum=132
- https://legislature.maine.gov/LawMakerWeb/dockets.asp?ID=280097279
