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IntroducedApr 10, 2025
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Passed SenateJun 09, 2025
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Passed HouseJun 10, 2025
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Signed into Law
SP 627, An Act To Establish The Maine Green Schools Network
Last Action See all actions
Senate • Jun 11, 2025: PASSED TO BE ENACTED, in concurrence.
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Summary/Bill Text
Comments on LD 1543
Tweets
Whip Lists
Sponsors
- Christina Mitchellcosponsor
- Kelly Murphycosponsor
Votes
YES: 8
- Kelly Murphy
- Joseph Rafferty
- Michael Brennan
- Ed Crockett
- Jan Dodge
- Christina Mitchell
- Teresa Pierce
- Holly Sargent
NO: 5
- Barbara Bagshaw
- Nathan Carlow
- Kimberly Haggan
- James Libby
- Sheila Lyman
OTHER: 0
YES: 76
- 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
- HEPLER
- JULIA
- KESSLER
- KUHN
- LAJOIE
- LEE
- LOOKNER
- MACIAS
- MALON
- MASTRACCIO
- MATHIESON
- MATLACK
- MCCABE
- MEYER
- MILLIKEN
- MITCHELL
- MONTELL
- MOONEN
- MURPHY
- 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
- O'HALLORAN
- 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
Actions
- Jun 11, 2025 | Senate
- PASSED TO BE ENACTED, in concurrence.
- Jun 10, 2025 | House
- Reports READ.
- On motion of Representative MURPHY of Scarborough, the Majority Ought to Pass as Amended Report was ACCEPTED.
- ROLL CALL NO. 400
- (Yeas 76 - Nays 71 - Absent 2 - Excused 2)
- The Bill was READ ONCE.
- Committee Amendment "A" (S-316) 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-316).
- In concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.
- PASSED TO BE ENACTED.
- Sent for concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.
- Jun 09, 2025 | Senate
- Reports READ.
- On motion by Senator RAFFERTY of York The Majority Ought to Pass As Amended Report ACCEPTED. PREVAILED
- Roll Call Ordered Roll Call Number 404 Yeas 20 - Nays 14 - Excused 1 - Absent 0
- Bill READ ONCE.
- Committee Amendment "A" (S-316) READ and ADOPTED.
- Under suspension of the Rules, READ A SECOND TIME and PASSED TO BE ENGROSSED AS AMENDED by Committee Amendment "A" (S-316)
- Sent down for concurrence
- Jun 06, 2025 | legislature
- Reported Out - OTP-AM/ONTP
- May 02, 2025 | legislature
- Work Session (Cross Building, Room 208)
- Work Session Held
- Voted - Divided Report
- Apr 25, 2025 | legislature
- Public Hearing (Cross Building, Room 208)
- Apr 10, 2025 | House
- The Bill was REFERRED to the Committee on EDUCATION AND CULTURAL AFFAIRS.
- In concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.
- Apr 10, 2025 | Senate
- Committee on EDUCATION AND CULTURAL AFFAIRS suggested and ordered printed REFERENCE to the Committee on EDUCATION AND CULTURAL AFFAIRS Ordered sent down forthwith for concurrence
Documents
- Fiscal Note for Amendment C-A (S-316) (Adopted by House & Senate)HTML
- Fiscal Note for Amendment C-A (S-316) (Adopted by House & Senate)PDF
- Chapter Fiscal NoteHTML
- Chapter Fiscal NotePDF
- Testimony on Apr 25, 2025 by Sulwan Ahmed (Portland)PDF
- Testimony on Apr 25, 2025 by Ella Allan-Rahill (Orono)PDF
- Testimony on Apr 25, 2025 by Carmella Bear (Indian Island)PDF
- Testimony on Apr 25, 2025 by Casey Beaudoin (Maine Arts Academy)PDF
- Testimony on Apr 25, 2025 by Elisabeth Bialosky (South Portland)PDF
- Testimony on Apr 25, 2025 by Karen Blakelock (The Nature Conservancy)PDF
- Testimony on Apr 25, 2025 by marie camillo (New Gloucester)PDF
- Testimony on Apr 25, 2025 by Claire Carter (Freeport)PDF
- Testimony on Apr 25, 2025 by Jackson Chadwick (Maine Youth for Climate Justice)PDF
- Testimony on Apr 25, 2025 by Katia Chambers (Belfast)PDF
- Testimony on Apr 25, 2025 by Susan Chlebowski (Waldoboro)PDF
- Testimony on Apr 25, 2025 by Clorinda Chunn (Waldo ME)PDF
- Testimony on Apr 25, 2025 by Will Cogswell (Bath)PDF
- Testimony on Apr 25, 2025 by Katie Coppens (Brunswick)PDF
- Testimony on Apr 25, 2025 by Hadley Couraud (Norway)PDF
- Testimony on Apr 25, 2025 by Glenn Cummings (Department of Education)PDF
- Testimony on Apr 25, 2025 by Glenn Cummings (Maine Department of Education)PDF
- Testimony on Apr 25, 2025 by Malia Demers (FoodCorps )PDF
- Testimony on Apr 25, 2025 by Bill Doughty (Maine Alliance of Public Charter Schools)PDF
- Testimony on Apr 25, 2025 by Margot Downs (Yarmouth)PDF
- Testimony on Apr 25, 2025 by Drew Dumsch (Saco)PDF
- Testimony on Apr 25, 2025 by Maya Faulstich (Yarmouth ME)PDF
- Testimony on Apr 25, 2025 by Michelle Gharst (Belmont, ME)PDF
- Testimony on Apr 25, 2025 by Elise Hartill (Maine Youth for Climate Justice)PDF
- Testimony on Apr 25, 2025 by Laura Hepner (Belmont)PDF
- Testimony on Apr 25, 2025 by Alicia Heyburn (Brunswick)PDF
- Testimony on Apr 25, 2025 by Mira Hotait (Freyeburg)PDF
- Testimony on Apr 25, 2025 by Carey Hotaling (Freeport)PDF
- Testimony on Apr 25, 2025 by Carey Hotaling (Freeport)PDF
- Testimony on Apr 25, 2025 by Nell Houde (Dresden, ME )PDF
- Testimony on Apr 25, 2025 by Etta Hughes (Belfast)PDF
- Testimony on Apr 25, 2025 by Sarah Kearsley (Norway)PDF
- Testimony on Apr 25, 2025 by Akouvi Komedja (Orono)PDF
- Testimony on Apr 25, 2025 by Will Lehan (Bangor)PDF
- Testimony on Apr 25, 2025 by Kaya Lolar (Maine Environmental Education Association)PDF
- Testimony on Apr 25, 2025 by Anna Lupien (Waldoboro)PDF
- Testimony on Apr 25, 2025 by Melissa Luteje (Maine Science Teachers Association)PDF
- Testimony on Apr 25, 2025 by Katherine Mitchell (Waterville)PDF
- Testimony on Apr 25, 2025 by Laura Newman (Portland)PDF
- Testimony on Apr 25, 2025 by Roz O'Reilly (Orono)PDF
- Testimony on Apr 25, 2025 by Ruth Poland (Bar Harbor)PDF
- Testimony on Apr 25, 2025 by Saige Purser (Milford )PDF
- Testimony on Apr 25, 2025 by Bryan Quigley (Brunswick)PDF
- Testimony on Apr 25, 2025 by Joe Rafferty (Maine State Legislature)PDF
- Testimony on Apr 25, 2025 by Ezra Sassaman (Maine Climate Action Now)PDF
- Testimony on Apr 25, 2025 by Adrienne Singer (South Portland)PDF
- Testimony on Apr 25, 2025 by Lindell Smiley (Bangor)PDF
- Testimony on Apr 25, 2025 by Sarah Somes (Portland)PDF
- Testimony on Apr 25, 2025 by Anna Sommo (Maine Environmental Education Association)PDF
- Testimony on Apr 25, 2025 by Catherine Stivers (Topsham)PDF
- Testimony on Apr 25, 2025 by Emily Vail (Brunswick)PDF
- Testimony on Apr 25, 2025 by Harris Van Pate (Maine Policy Institute)PDF
- Testimony on Apr 25, 2025 by Emily Weyrauch (Nature Based Education Consortium)PDF
- Testimony on Apr 25, 2025 by Phoebe Williamson (Green Schools Bill Team)PDF
- Testimony on Apr 25, 2025 by Ania Wright (Maine Audubon)PDF
- Testimony on Apr 25, 2025 by Peter Zack (Porter)PDF
Sources
- https://legislature.maine.gov/LawMakerWeb/summary.asp?ld=1543&SessionID=16
- https://legislature.maine.gov/LawMakerWeb/sponsors.asp?ID=280098345
- https://legislature.maine.gov/LawMakerWeb/subjects.asp?ID=280098345
- https://legislature.maine.gov/legis/bills/display_ps.asp?ld=1543&PID=1456&snum=132
- https://legislature.maine.gov/LawMakerWeb/dockets.asp?ID=280098345