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IntroducedJan 27, 2026
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Passed HouseApr 02, 2026
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Passed SenateApr 06, 2026
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Became Law
Maine House Bill
HP 1463, Resolve, Regarding Legislative Review Of Portions Of Chapter 115: The Credentialing Of Education Personnel, A Major Substantive Rule Of The Department Of Education, State Board Of Education
Last Action See all actions
Senate • Apr 06, 2026: FINALLY PASSED, in concurrence.
Latest Bill Text See all bill texts
Summary
Comments on LD 2175
Tweets
Whip Lists
Sponsors
Votes
YES: 13
- Kelly Murphy
- Joseph Rafferty
- Michael Brennan
- Ed Crockett
- Jan Dodge
- Christina Mitchell
- Teresa Pierce
- Holly Sargent
- Barbara Bagshaw
- Nathan Carlow
- Kimberly Haggan
- James Libby
- Sheila Lyman
NO: 0
OTHER: 0
YES: 80
- ABDI
- ANKELES
- ARFORD
- BABIN
- BECK
- BELL
- BOYER
- BRIDGEO
- BUNKER
- CLUCHEY
- COLLAMORE
- COPELAND
- CRAFTS
- CROCKETT
- DEBRITO
- DHALAC
- DILL
- DODGE
- DOUDERA
- EATON
- FAIRCLOTH
- FARRIN
- FECTEAU
- FRIEDMANN
- FROST
- GATTINE
- GEIGER
- GERE
- GOLEK
- GRAHAM
- GRAMLICH
- HARRIMAN
- 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
- RUNTE
- SACHS
- SALISBURY
- SARGENT
- SATO
- SAYRE
- SHAGOURY
- SINCLAIR
- SKOLD
- STOVER
- STROUT
- SUPICA
- TERRY
- TUELL
- WEBB
- WOOD
- YUSUF
- ZAGER
NO: 63
- ADAMS
- ALBERT
- ARATA
- ARDELL
- BAGSHAW
- BISHOP
- BLIER
- CAMPBELL
- CARUSO
- CHAPMAN
- CIMINO
- COLLINS
- COOPER
- CRAY
- DAIGLE
- DRINKWATER
- DUCHARME
- EDER
- FAULKINGHAM
- FLYNN
- FOLEY
- FOSTER
- FREDERICKS
- FREDETTE
- GIFFORD
- GREENWOOD
- GRIFFIN
- GUERRETTE
- HAGGAN
- HALL
- HENDERSON
- JACKSON
- LANCE
- LANIGAN
- LAVIGNE
- LIBBY
- MASON
- MCINTYRE
- MINGO
- MORRIS
- NUTTING
- OLSEN
- PARRY
- PAUL
- PERKINS
- POIRIER
- POMERLEAU
- QUINT
- RUDNICKI
- SCHMERSAL-BURGESS
- SIMMONS
- SMITH
- SOBOLESKI
- SWALLOW
- THORNE
- UNDERWOOD
- WADSWORTH
- WALKER
- James Lee White
- WHITE
- WOODSOME
Actions
- Apr 06, 2026 | Senate
- FINALLY PASSED, in concurrence.
- Apr 06, 2026 | House
- FINALLY PASSED.
- Sent for concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.
- Apr 06, 2026 | Senate
- Reports READ.
- On motion by Senator RAFFERTY of York the Majority Ought to Pass as Amended by Committee Amendment "A" (H-931) Report ACCEPTED.
- READ ONCE.
- Committee Amendment "A" (H-931) READ.
- House Amendment "A" (H-945) to Committee Amendment "A" (H-931) READ and ADOPTED in concurrence.
- Committee Amendment "A" (H-931) as Amended by House Amendment "A" (H-945) thereto ADOPTED.
- Under suspension of the Rules, READ A SECOND TIME and PASSED TO BE ENGROSSED AS AMENDED by Committee Amendment "A" (H-931) as Amended by House Amendment "A" (H-945) thereto in concurrence.
- Apr 02, 2026 | House
- Reports READ.
- On motion of Representative MURPHY of Scarborough, the Majority Ought to Pass as Amended Report was ACCEPTED.
- ROLL CALL NO. 711
- (Yeas 80 - Nays 63 - Absent 7 - Excused 0 - Vacant 1)
- The Resolve was READ ONCE.
- Committee Amendment "A" (H-931) was READ.
- On motion of Representative MURPHY of Scarborough, House Amendment "A" (H-945) to Committee Amendment "A" (H-931) was READ and ADOPTED.
- Committee Amendment "A" (H-931) as Amended by House Amendment "A" (H-945) thereto was ADOPTED.
- 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 as Amended by Committee Amendment "A" (H-931) as Amended by House Amendment "A" (H-945) thereto.
- Sent for concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.
- Mar 30, 2026 | legislature
- Reported Out - OTP-AM/OTP-AM
- Mar 19, 2026 | legislature
- Work Session Reconsidered
- Voted - Divided Report
- Mar 12, 2026 | legislature
- Work Session (Cross Building, Room 208)
- Work Session Held
- Voted - Divided Report
- Mar 11, 2026 | legislature
- Work Session (Cross Building, Room 208)
- Mar 04, 2026 | legislature
- Work Session (Cross Building, Room 208)
- Work Session Held - TABLED
- Feb 24, 2026 | legislature
- Public Hearing (Cross Building, Room 208)
- Jan 27, 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 27, 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-931) (Adopted by House & Senate)HTML
- Fiscal Note for Amendment C-A (H-931) (Adopted by House & Senate)PDF
- Fiscal Note for Amendment C-B (H-932) ()HTML
- Fiscal Note for Amendment C-B (H-932) ()PDF
- Fiscal Note for Amendment H-A to C-A (H-945) -- MurphyHTML
- Fiscal Note for Amendment H-A to C-A (H-945) -- MurphyPDF
- Testimony on Feb 24, 2026 by Leigh Alley (Jonesport)PDF
- Testimony on Feb 24, 2026 by Rick Amero (RSU 2)PDF
- Testimony on Feb 24, 2026 by Rose Marie Angell (Whitefield)PDF
- Testimony on Feb 24, 2026 by Jeffrey Beswick (Region 4 UTC)PDF
- Testimony on Feb 24, 2026 by Holly Blair (Maine Principals' Association)PDF
- Testimony on Feb 24, 2026 by Alan Cobo-Lewis (Center for Community Inclusion and Disability Studies)PDF
- Testimony on Feb 24, 2026 by Victoria Cohen (Farmington)PDF
- Testimony on Feb 24, 2026 by Nancy Cronin (Maine Developmental Disabilities Council)PDF
- Testimony on Feb 24, 2026 by Becki Dodge (Maine Association for Health, Physical Education, Recreation, and Dance)PDF
- Testimony on Feb 24, 2026 by Jon Doty (Old Town)PDF
- Testimony on Feb 24, 2026 by Jon Doty (Regional School Unit 34)PDF
- Testimony on Feb 24, 2026 by Deborah Drew (Sebec)PDF
- Testimony on Feb 24, 2026 by Gerry Durgin (Maine Interscholastic Athletic Administrator Association)PDF
- Testimony on Feb 24, 2026 by Kathy Hamblen (Gorham)PDF
- Testimony on Feb 24, 2026 by Amy Johnson (MEPRI)PDF
- Testimony on Feb 24, 2026 by Ruth Joyce (Brunswick School Department)PDF
- Testimony on Feb 24, 2026 by Alex Katopis (University of Southern Maine)PDF
- Testimony on Feb 24, 2026 by Tom Keller (State Board of Education)PDF
- Testimony on Feb 24, 2026 by Kimm Kenniston Kimm Kenniston (RSU34)PDF
- Testimony on Feb 24, 2026 by Eileen King (Maine School Management Association)PDF
- Testimony on Feb 24, 2026 by Heather Marden (MaineAEYC )PDF
- Testimony on Feb 24, 2026 by Gay Anne McDonald (Maine Administrators of Services for Children with Disabilities)PDF
- Testimony on Feb 24, 2026 by Debra McIntyre (Searsmont)PDF
- Testimony on Feb 24, 2026 by Cari Medd (TURNER)PDF
- Testimony on Feb 24, 2026 by Jodi Mezzanotte (Educate Maine)PDF
- Testimony on Feb 24, 2026 by Jonathan Moody (MSAD 54)PDF
- Testimony on Feb 24, 2026 by Marnie Morneault (New Gloucester)PDF
- Testimony on Feb 24, 2026 by Deb Murphy (Monmouth KIDSRSU2)PDF
- Testimony on Feb 24, 2026 by Tina Nightingale (Saco)PDF
- Testimony on Feb 24, 2026 by Susan Parks (Augusta)PDF
- Testimony on Feb 24, 2026 by Heather Perry (Gorham ME)PDF
- Testimony on Feb 24, 2026 by Michael Perry (Maine Department of Education)PDF
- Testimony on Feb 24, 2026 by Amanda Peterson (Region 4 - United Technologies Center)PDF
- Testimony on Feb 24, 2026 by Flynn Ross (Westbrook)PDF
- Testimony on Feb 24, 2026 by Lesley Snyer (RSU 87)PDF
- Testimony on Feb 24, 2026 by Bill Tracy (Hancock County Technical Center)PDF
- Testimony on Feb 24, 2026 by Krista Vining-Means (RSU63)PDF
- Testimony on Feb 24, 2026 by Rebecca Willette (Bangor, Maine)PDF
- Testimony on Feb 24, 2026 by Carrie Woodcock (Maine Parent Federation)PDF
Sources
- https://legislature.maine.gov/LawMakerWeb/summary.asp?ld=2175&SessionID=16
- https://legislature.maine.gov/LawMakerWeb/sponsors.asp?ID=280101321
- https://legislature.maine.gov/LawMakerWeb/subjects.asp?ID=280101321
- https://legislature.maine.gov/legis/bills/display_ps.asp?ld=2175&PID=1456&snum=132
- https://legislature.maine.gov/LawMakerWeb/dockets.asp?ID=280101321

