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IntroducedMar 25, 2025
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Passed SenateJun 16, 2025
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Passed HouseJun 17, 2025
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Signed into Law
SP 528, An Act Establishing Alternative Pathways To Social Worker Licensing
Last Action See all actions
House • Jun 18, 2025: ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.
Latest Bill Text See all bill texts
Summary/Bill Text
Comments on LD 1298
Tweets
Whip Lists
Sponsors
- Joseph Baldaccicosponsor
- Richard Bennettcosponsor
- Lydia Craftscosponsor
- Deqa Dhalaccosponsor
- Marianne Moorecosponsor
- Joshua Morriscosponsor
- Holly Stovercosponsor
Votes
YES: 13
- Donna Bailey
- Marygrace Cimino
- Sally Cluchey
- Robert Foley
- David Haggan
- Anne-Marie Mastraccio
- Joshua Morris
- Rolf Olsen
- Kristi Mathieson
- Poppy Arford
- Joseph Baldacci
- Michelle Boyer
- Paul Flynn
NO: 0
OTHER: 0
NO: 27
OTHER: 0
YES: 39
- ABDI
- ALBERT
- ARFORD
- BECK
- BELL
- BISHOP
- BOYER
- CARLOW
- COPELAND
- CRAFTS
- DEBRITO
- DHALAC
- DUCHARME
- FLYNN
- FRIEDMANN
- GEIGER
- GOLEK
- LANIGAN
- LOOKNER
- MACIAS
- MASON
- MCCABE
- MILLIKEN
- MITCHELL
- MONTELL
- OSHER
- PARRY
- POIRIER
- PUGH
- RANA
- ROLLINS
- SATO
- SHAGOURY
- SINCLAIR
- WARREN
- James Lee White
- YUSUF
- ZAGER
NO: 108
- ADAMS
- ANKELES
- ARATA
- ARCHER
- ARDELL
- BABIN
- BAGSHAW
- BLIER
- BRENNAN
- BRIDGEO
- BUNKER
- CAMPBELL
- CARUSO
- CHAPMAN
- CIMINO
- CLOUTIER
- CLUCHEY
- COLLAMORE
- COLLINS
- COOPER
- CRAY
- DAIGLE
- DILL
- DODGE
- DOUDERA
- DRINKWATER
- EDER
- FAIRCLOTH
- FARRIN
- FAULKINGHAM
- FECTEAU
- FOLEY
- FOSTER
- FREDERICKS
- FREDETTE
- FROST
- GATTINE
- GERE
- GIFFORD
- GRAHAM
- GRAMLICH
- GREENWOOD
- GUERRETTE
- HAGGAN
- HALL
- HENDERSON
- HEPLER
- HYMES
- JACKSON
- JAVNER
- JULIA
- KESSLER
- KUHN
- LAJOIE
- LANCE
- LAVIGNE
- LEE
- LEMELIN
- LIBBY
- LYMAN
- MALON
- MASTRACCIO
- MATHIESON
- MATLACK
- MCINTYRE
- MEYER
- MINGO
- MOONEN
- MORRIS
- MURPHY
- NUTTING
- O'HALLORAN
- OLSEN
- PAUL
- PERKINS
- PLUECKER
- POMERLEAU
- QUINT
- RAY
- RIELLY
- ROBERTS
- ROEDER
- RUDNICKI
- RUNTE
- SACHS
- SALISBURY
- SARGENT
- SAYRE
- SCHMERSAL-BURGESS
- SIMMONS
- SKOLD
- SMITH
- SOBOLESKI
- STOVER
- STROUT
- SUPICA
- SWALLOW
- TERRY
- THORNE
- TUELL
- UNDERWOOD
- WADSWORTH
- WALKER
- WEBB
- WHITE
- WOOD
- WOODSOME
Actions
- Jun 18, 2025 | House
- Speaker FECTEAU of Biddeford MOVED to INSIST.
- Motion of Representative BOYER of Poland, to RECEDE and CONCUR to ACCEPTANCE of the Minority Ought to Pass as Amended Report and as Amended by Committee Amendment "B" (S-397) FAILED.
- ROLL CALL NO. 580
- (Yeas 39 - Nays 108 - Absent 2 - Excused 2)
- Subsequently, The House INSISTED on ACCEPTANCE of the Majority Ought to Pass as Amended Report and PASSAGE TO BE ENGROSSED as Amended by Committee Amendment "A" (S-396)
- Placed in the Legislative Files. (DEAD)
- HELD.
- RELEASED.
- ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.
- Jun 18, 2025 | Senate
- RELEASED.
- Sent down for concurrence
- Jun 17, 2025 | Senate
- On motion by Senator PIERCE of Cumberland The Senate INSISTED on ACCEPTANCE of The Minority Ought to Pass As Amended by Committee Amendment "B" (S-397) and PASSAGE TO BE ENGROSSED AS AMENDED by Committee Amendment "B" (S-397)
- HELD at the Request of Senator TALBOT ROSS of Cumberland.
- Jun 17, 2025 | House
- Reports READ.
- On motion of Representative MATHIESON of Kittery, the Majority Ought to Pass as Amended Report was ACCEPTED.
- The Bill was READ ONCE.
- Committee Amendment "A" (S-396) 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-396).
- In NON-CONCURRENCE and sent for concurrence.
- ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.
- HELD.
- RELEASED.
- Jun 16, 2025 | Senate
- Reports Read
- Senator BAILEY of York moved to ACCEPT the Majority Ought to Pass as Amended by Committee Amendment "A" (S-396) Report.
- On motion by Same Senator Tabled until Later in Today's Session, pending Motion by Senator BAILEY of York to ACCEPT the Majority Ought to Pass As Amended by Committee Amendment "A" (S-396)
- Taken from the table by the President
- ACCEPTANCE of The Majority Ought to Pass As Amended by Committee Amendment "A" (S-396) Report FAILED
- Roll Call Ordered Roll Call Number 572 Yeas 8 - Nays 27 - Excused 0 - Absent 0
- Subsequently, The Minority Ought to Pass As Amended by Committee Amendment "B" (S-397) Report ACCEPTED
- READ ONCE
- Committee Amendment "B" (S-397) READ and ADOPTED
- Under suspension of the Rules, READ A SECOND TIME and PASSED TO BE ENGROSSED AS AMENDED by Committee Amendment "B" (S-397)
- Sent down for concurrence
- Jun 13, 2025 | legislature
- Reported Out - OTP-AM/OTP-AM
- May 08, 2025 | legislature
- Work Session (Cross Building, Room 220)
- Work Session Held
- Voted - Divided Report
- May 01, 2025 | legislature
- Work Session (Cross Building, Room 220)
- Work Session Held - TABLED
- Apr 15, 2025 | legislature
- Public Hearing (Cross Building, Room 220)
- Mar 25, 2025 | House
- The Bill was REFERRED to the Committee on HEALTH COVERAGE, INSURANCE AND FINANCIAL SERVICES.
- In concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.
- Mar 25, 2025 | Senate
- Committee on HEALTH COVERAGE, INSURANCE AND FINANCIAL SERVICES suggested and ordered printed REFERENCE to the Committee on HEALTH COVERAGE, INSURANCE AND FINANCIAL SERVICES Ordered sent down forthwith for concurrence
Documents
- Fiscal Note for Amendment C-A (S-396) (Adopted by House)HTML
- Fiscal Note for Amendment C-A (S-396) (Adopted by House)PDF
- Fiscal Note for Amendment C-B (S-397) (Adopted by Senate)HTML
- Fiscal Note for Amendment C-B (S-397) (Adopted by Senate)PDF
- Testimony on Apr 15, 2025 by Elizabeth Armstrong (University of Maine System)PDF
- Testimony on Apr 15, 2025 by Stacey Barker (Dexter)PDF
- Testimony on Apr 15, 2025 by Priscila Bitencourt (Lyman)PDF
- Testimony on Apr 15, 2025 by Adam Bloom-Paicopolos (Alliance for Addiction & Mental Health Services, Maine)PDF
- Testimony on Apr 15, 2025 by Maureen Clancy (Cape Elizabeth)PDF
- Testimony on Apr 15, 2025 by Shimon Cohen (Doin' The Work LLC)PDF
- Testimony on Apr 15, 2025 by Cynthia Cushing (Readfield)PDF
- Testimony on Apr 15, 2025 by Caitlin Eldridge (Saint Joseph's College of Maine)PDF
- Testimony on Apr 15, 2025 by Kovarsky Elizabeth (Brunswick)PDF
- Testimony on Apr 15, 2025 by Lori Gramlich (Maine State Legislature)PDF
- Testimony on Apr 15, 2025 by Kristina Halvorsen (Department of Professional and Financial Regulation)PDF
- Testimony on Apr 15, 2025 by Stacey Hardy-Chandler (Association of Social Work Boards)PDF
- Testimony on Apr 15, 2025 by Lavina Harless (Association of Social Work Boards)PDF
- Testimony on Apr 15, 2025 by Ann Hartman (Glenburn)PDF
- Testimony on Apr 15, 2025 by Hannah Hudson (Maine Primary Care Association)PDF
- Testimony on Apr 15, 2025 by Hannah Longley (NAMI Maine)PDF
- Testimony on Apr 15, 2025 by Simonne Maline (Consumer Council System of Maine)PDF
- Testimony on Apr 15, 2025 by Katherine Marble (Temple/Health Affiliates Maine)PDF
- Testimony on Apr 15, 2025 by Genevieve McDonald (Association of Social Work Boards)PDF
- Testimony on Apr 15, 2025 by Chris McLaughlin (Inspired Consulting Group, LLC)PDF
- Testimony on Apr 15, 2025 by Grace Ott (Spruce Head)PDF
- Testimony on Apr 15, 2025 by Arabella Perez (Portland)PDF
- Testimony on Apr 15, 2025 by Regina Phillips (Portland)PDF
- Testimony on Apr 15, 2025 by Bridget Sakowski (Lewiston)PDF
- Testimony on Apr 15, 2025 by Julie Schirmer (NASW Maine Chapter)PDF
- Testimony on Apr 15, 2025 by Julie Schirmer (National Association of Social Workers, Maine Chapter)PDF
- Testimony on Apr 15, 2025 by Rachel Talbot Ross (Maine State Legislature)PDF
- Testimony on Apr 15, 2025 by Grace Valenzuela (Portland)PDF
- Testimony on Apr 15, 2025 by Charlotte Warren (Behavioral Health Community Collaborative)PDF
- Testimony on Apr 15, 2025 by Keita Annie Whitten Foster (Harrison)PDF
Sources
- https://legislature.maine.gov/LawMakerWeb/summary.asp?ld=1298&SessionID=16
- https://legislature.maine.gov/LawMakerWeb/sponsors.asp?ID=280097739
- https://legislature.maine.gov/LawMakerWeb/subjects.asp?ID=280097739
- https://legislature.maine.gov/legis/bills/display_ps.asp?ld=1298&PID=1456&snum=132
- https://legislature.maine.gov/LawMakerWeb/dockets.asp?ID=280097739