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IntroducedJan 20, 2026
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Passed HouseMar 17, 2026
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Passed SenateMar 18, 2026
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Became Law
Maine House Bill
HP 1460, Resolve, Regarding Legislative Review Of Portions Of Chapter 33: Rule Governing Physical Restraint And Seclusion, A Major Substantive Rule Of The Department Of Education, State Board Of Education
Last Action See all actions
Senate • Mar 19, 2026: Ordered sent down forthwith
Latest Bill Text See all bill texts
Summary
Comments on LD 2172
Tweets
Whip Lists
Sponsors
Votes
YES: 13
- Kelly Murphy
- Joseph Rafferty
- Michael Brennan
- Nathan Carlow
- Ed Crockett
- Jan Dodge
- Kimberly Haggan
- James Libby
- Christina Mitchell
- Teresa Pierce
- Holly Sargent
- Barbara Bagshaw
- Sheila Lyman
NO: 0
OTHER: 0
YES: 139
- ALBERT
- ANKELES
- ARATA
- ARCHER
- ARDELL
- ARFORD
- BABIN
- BECK
- BELL
- BLIER
- BOYER
- BRENNAN
- BRIDGEO
- BUNKER
- CAMPBELL
- CARLOW
- CARUSO
- CHAPMAN
- CLUCHEY
- COLLAMORE
- COLLINS
- COOPER
- COPELAND
- CRAFTS
- CRAY
- CROCKETT
- DAIGLE
- DEBRITO
- DHALAC
- DILL
- DODGE
- DOUDERA
- DRINKWATER
- DUCHARME
- EATON
- EDER
- FAIRCLOTH
- FARRIN
- FAULKINGHAM
- FECTEAU
- FLYNN
- FOLEY
- FOSTER
- FREDERICKS
- FREDETTE
- FRIEDMANN
- FROST
- GATTINE
- GEIGER
- GERE
- GIFFORD
- GOLEK
- GRAHAM
- GRAMLICH
- GREENWOOD
- GUERRETTE
- HAGGAN
- HALL
- HARRIMAN
- HASENFUS
- HENDERSON
- HEPLER
- HYMES
- JULIA
- KESSLER
- KUHN
- LAJOIE
- LANCE
- LEE
- LEMELIN
- LIBBY
- LOOKNER
- LYMAN
- MACIAS
- MALON
- MASON
- MASTRACCIO
- MATHIESON
- MATLACK
- MCCABE
- MCINTYRE
- MEYER
- MILLIKEN
- MINGO
- MITCHELL
- MONTELL
- MOONEN
- MORRIS
- MURPHY
- NUTTING
- O'HALLORAN
- OLSEN
- OSHER
- PARRY
- PAUL
- PERKINS
- PLUECKER
- POIRIER
- POMERLEAU
- PUGH
- QUINT
- RANA
- RAY
- RIELLY
- ROEDER
- ROLLINS
- RUDNICKI
- RUNTE
- SACHS
- SALISBURY
- SARGENT
- SATO
- SAYRE
- SCHMERSAL-BURGESS
- SHAGOURY
- SIMMONS
- SKOLD
- SMITH
- SOBOLESKI
- STOVER
- STROUT
- SUPICA
- SWALLOW
- TERRY
- THORNE
- TUELL
- UNDERWOOD
- WADSWORTH
- WALKER
- WARREN
- WEBB
- James Lee White
- WHITE
- WOOD
- WOODSOME
- YUSUF
- ZAGER
EXCUSED: 1
Actions
- Mar 19, 2026 | Senate
- COMMITTEE ON BILLS IN THE SECOND READING REPORTS NO FURTHER VERBAL AMENDMENTS NECESSARY. REPORT ACCEPTED.
- READ A SECOND TIME and PASSED TO BE ENGROSSED, in concurrence.
- Ordered sent down forthwith
- Mar 18, 2026 | Senate
- Reports READ
- On motion by Senator RAFFERTY of York the Majority Ought to Pass Report ACCEPTED.
- Bill READ ONCE
- ASSIGNED FOR SECOND READING NEXT LEGISLATIVE DAY.
- Mar 17, 2026 | House
- Reports READ.
- On motion of Representative MURPHY of Scarborough, the Majority Ought to Pass Report was ACCEPTED.
- ROLL CALL NO. 655
- (Yeas 139 - Nays 2 - Absent 8 - Excused 1 - Vacant 1)
- The Resolve was READ ONCE.
- Under suspension of the rules, the Resolve was given its SECOND READING without REFERENCE to the Committee on Bills in the Second Reading.
- The Resolve was PASSED TO BE ENGROSSED.
- Sent for concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.
- Mar 11, 2026 | legislature
- Reported Out - OTP/OTP-AM
- Feb 11, 2026 | legislature
- Work Session (Cross Building, Room 208)
- Work Session Held
- Voted - Divided Report
- Feb 05, 2026 | legislature
- Public Hearing (Cross Building, Room 208)
- Jan 20, 2026 | Senate
- Report READ and ACCEPTED, in concurrence.
- On motion by Senator Rafferty of York REFERRED to the Committee on EDUCATION AND CULTURAL AFFAIRS and ordered printed pursuant to Joint Rule 218, in concurrence.
- Jan 20, 2026 | House
- Representative MURPHY for the Department of Education, State Board of Education pursuant to the Maine Revised Statutes, Title 5, section 8072, reports that the Resolve be REFERRED to the Committee on EDUCATION AND CULTURAL AFFAIRS and ordered printed pursuant to Joint Rule 218.
- Report was READ and ACCEPTED.
- The Resolve was REFERRED to the Committee on EDUCATION AND CULTURAL AFFAIRS and ordered printed pursuant to Joint Rule 218.
- Sent for concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.
Documents
- Fiscal Note for Amendment C-A (H-842) ()HTML
- Fiscal Note for Amendment C-A (H-842) ()PDF
- Fiscal StatusHTML
- Fiscal StatusPDF
- Testimony on Feb 05, 2026 by Holly Blair (Maine Principals' Association)PDF
- Testimony on Feb 05, 2026 by Colleen Brown (Whiting)PDF
- Testimony on Feb 05, 2026 by Laura Cyr (Department of Education)PDF
- Testimony on Feb 05, 2026 by Jan Kosinski (Maine Education Association)PDF
- Testimony on Feb 05, 2026 by Gay Anne McDonald (MADSEC)PDF
- Testimony on Feb 05, 2026 by Holly Sargent (Maine State Legislature)PDF
- Testimony on Feb 05, 2026 by Carrie Woodcock (Maine Parent Federation)PDF
Sources
- https://legislature.maine.gov/LawMakerWeb/summary.asp?ld=2172&SessionID=16
- https://legislature.maine.gov/LawMakerWeb/sponsors.asp?ID=280101304
- https://legislature.maine.gov/LawMakerWeb/subjects.asp?ID=280101304
- https://legislature.maine.gov/legis/bills/display_ps.asp?ld=2172&PID=1456&snum=132
- https://legislature.maine.gov/LawMakerWeb/dockets.asp?ID=280101304

