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IntroducedApr 03, 2025
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Passed House
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Passed Senate
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Signed into Law
HP 953, An Act To Prohibit School Boards From Implementing Or Enforcing Mask Mandates
Last Action See all actions
Senate • Jun 05, 2025: Placed in Legislative Files (DEAD)
Latest Bill Text See all bill texts
Summary/Bill Text
Comments on LD 1461
Tweets
Whip Lists
Sponsors
Votes
NO: 8
- Kelly Murphy
- Joseph Rafferty
- Michael Brennan
- Ed Crockett
- Jan Dodge
- Christina Mitchell
- Teresa Pierce
- Holly Sargent
OTHER: 0
YES: 73
- ABDI
- ANKELES
- ARCHER
- ARFORD
- BECK
- BELL
- BOYER
- BRENNAN
- BRIDGEO
- BUNKER
- CLOUTIER
- CLUCHEY
- COPELAND
- CRAFTS
- DHALAC
- DILL
- DODGE
- DOUDERA
- FAIRCLOTH
- FARRIN
- FECTEAU
- FRIEDMANN
- FROST
- GATTINE
- GEIGER
- 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
- ROBERTS
- ROEDER
- ROLLINS
- SACHS
- SALISBURY
- SARGENT
- SATO
- SAYRE
- SHAGOURY
- SINCLAIR
- SKOLD
- SUPICA
- TERRY
- WARREN
- WEBB
- YUSUF
- ZAGER
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 05, 2025 | Senate
- Reports Read
- On motion by Senator RAFFERTY of York the Report A Ought Not to Pass Report ACCEPTED in concurrence. PREVAILED
- Roll Call Ordered Roll Call Number 376 Yeas 19 - Nays 13 - Excused 3 - Absent 0
- Placed in Legislative Files (DEAD)
- Jun 04, 2025 | House
- Reports READ.
- On motion of Representative MURPHY of Scarborough, TABLED pending ACCEPTANCE of Any Report.
- Later today assigned.
- Speaker laid before the House
- On motion of Representative MURPHY of Scarborough, REPORT A Ought Not to Pass was ACCEPTED.
- ROLL CALL NO. 329
- (Yeas 73 - Nays 69 - Absent 9 - Excused 0)
- Sent for concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.
- Jun 02, 2025 | legislature
- Reported Out - ONTP/OTP-AM/OTP-AM
- May 09, 2025 | legislature
- Work Session (Cross Building, Room 208)
- Work Session Held
- Voted - Divided Report
- Apr 30, 2025 | legislature
- Public Hearing (Cross Building, Room 208)
- Apr 08, 2025 | Senate
- The Bill was REFERRED to the Committee on EDUCATION AND CULTURAL AFFAIRS in concurrence
- Apr 03, 2025 | House
- Committee on Education and Cultural Affairs suggested and ordered printed.
- The Bill was REFERRED to the Committee on EDUCATION AND CULTURAL AFFAIRS.
- Sent for concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.
Documents
- Fiscal Note for Amendment C-A (H-404) ()HTML
- Fiscal Note for Amendment C-A (H-404) ()PDF
- Fiscal Note for Amendment C-B (H-405) ()HTML
- Fiscal Note for Amendment C-B (H-405) ()PDF
- Testimony on Apr 30, 2025 by Steven Bailey (Maine School Management Association)PDF
- Testimony on Apr 30, 2025 by Holly Blair (Maine Principals' Association)PDF
- Testimony on Apr 30, 2025 by John Eder (Maine State Legislature)PDF
- Testimony on Apr 30, 2025 by Jan Kosinski (Maine Education Association)PDF
- Testimony on Apr 30, 2025 by Sydney Sewall (Hallowell)PDF
- Testimony on Apr 30, 2025 by Harris Van Pate (Maine Policy Institute)PDF
- Testimony on Apr 30, 2025 by Carol Weeks (Kennebunk)PDF
Sources
- https://legislature.maine.gov/LawMakerWeb/summary.asp?ld=1461&SessionID=16
- https://legislature.maine.gov/LawMakerWeb/sponsors.asp?ID=280098178
- https://legislature.maine.gov/LawMakerWeb/subjects.asp?ID=280098178
- https://legislature.maine.gov/legis/bills/display_ps.asp?ld=1461&PID=1456&snum=132
- https://legislature.maine.gov/LawMakerWeb/dockets.asp?ID=280098178