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IntroducedMar 03, 2026
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Passed House
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Passed Senate
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Became Law
Maine House Bill
HP 1503, An Act To Amend The Essential Programs And Services School Funding Formula
Last Action See all actions
legislature • Mar 19, 2026: Voted - Divided Report
Latest Bill Text See all bill texts
Summary
Comments on LD 2226
Tweets
Whip Lists
Sponsors
Votes
YES: 11
- Kelly Murphy
- Joseph Rafferty
- Michael Brennan
- Nathan Carlow
- Ed Crockett
- Jan Dodge
- Kimberly Haggan
- Sheila Lyman
- Christina Mitchell
- Teresa Pierce
- Holly Sargent
NO: 2
- Barbara Bagshaw
- James Libby
OTHER: 0
Actions
- Mar 19, 2026 | legislature
- Work Session (Cross Building, Room 208)
- Work Session Held
- Voted - Divided Report
- Mar 09, 2026 | legislature
- Public Hearing (Cross Building, Room 208)
- Mar 03, 2026 | Senate
- Report READ and ACCEPTED, in concurrence.
- On motion by Senator Rafferty of York REFERRED to Committee on Education and Cultural Affairs, in concurrence.
- Mar 03, 2026 | House
- Representative MURPHY for the Joint Standing Committee on Education and Cultural Affairs pursuant to Resolve 2025, chapter 84, section 2, subsection 4 reports that the Bill be REFERRED to the Committee on EDUCATION AND CULTURAL AFFAIRS and printed pursuant to Joint Rule 218.
- Report was READ and ACCEPTED.
- The Bill was REFERRED to the Committee on EDUCATION AND CULTURAL AFFAIRS
- Sent for concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.
Bill Texts
Documents
- Testimony on Mar 09, 2026 by 10061736 (Windsor)PDF
- Testimony on Mar 09, 2026 by Erin Anderson (Whitefield Select Board)PDF
- Testimony on Mar 09, 2026 by Jonathan Anderson (Town of Scarborough)PDF
- Testimony on Mar 09, 2026 by Tyler Backus (Oakland)PDF
- Testimony on Mar 09, 2026 by William Braun (AOS 90)PDF
- Testimony on Mar 09, 2026 by Bonnie Bridgforth (Whitefield)PDF
- Testimony on Mar 09, 2026 by Colleen Brown (Whiting)PDF
- Testimony on Mar 09, 2026 by Nicole Case (AOS 96, Machias Bay Area School System)PDF
- Testimony on Mar 09, 2026 by Joel Chapman (Sumner)PDF
- Testimony on Mar 09, 2026 by Kristen Chapman (Sumner)PDF
- Testimony on Mar 09, 2026 by Andrea Cooper (Corinth)PDF
- Testimony on Mar 09, 2026 by Azalea Cormier (Buckfield)PDF
- Testimony on Mar 09, 2026 by Azalea Cormier (Town of Buckfield Select Board)PDF
- Testimony on Mar 09, 2026 by Phillip Crowell, Sr. (Maine Service Centers Coalition)PDF
- Testimony on Mar 09, 2026 by MaryEllen Day (AOS 77)PDF
- Testimony on Mar 09, 2026 by Mark Deblois (Newcastle)PDF
- Testimony on Mar 09, 2026 by Darren Deschenes (Buckfield )PDF
- Testimony on Mar 09, 2026 by Trevor Doiron (Jay)PDF
- Testimony on Mar 09, 2026 by Jon Doty (Old Town)PDF
- Testimony on Mar 09, 2026 by Jon Doty (Regional School Unit 34)PDF
- Testimony on Mar 09, 2026 by Mary Dunn (Whitefield)PDF
- Testimony on Mar 09, 2026 by Mickayla Dussault (Norway)PDF
- Testimony on Mar 09, 2026 by Joe Fagant (RSU 29)PDF
- Testimony on Mar 09, 2026 by Joe Fagnant (Houlton)PDF
- Testimony on Mar 09, 2026 by Joe Fagnant (Houlton)PDF
- Testimony on Mar 09, 2026 by Brad Farrin (Norridgewock- Senate District 3)PDF
- Testimony on Mar 09, 2026 by Anny Fenton (Portland)PDF
- Testimony on Mar 09, 2026 by Tiffani Freeman (Chelsea)PDF
- Testimony on Mar 09, 2026 by Demetria Garnsey (Sumner)PDF
- Testimony on Mar 09, 2026 by Paula Gravelle (Department of Education)PDF
- Testimony on Mar 09, 2026 by Thomas Hall (Scarborough)PDF
- Testimony on Mar 09, 2026 by Bonni Hamilton (Westport Island)PDF
- Testimony on Mar 09, 2026 by TREVOR HARRIS (Westport Island)PDF
- Testimony on Mar 09, 2026 by Brian Healy (Buckfield)PDF
- Testimony on Mar 09, 2026 by Meredith Higgins (RSU 26)PDF
- Testimony on Mar 09, 2026 by Emily Hill (Portland)PDF
- Testimony on Mar 09, 2026 by Cameron Hinkley (Buckfield)PDF
- Testimony on Mar 09, 2026 by Corrie Hunkler (CHERRYFIELD)PDF
- Testimony on Mar 09, 2026 by Corrie Hunkler (Cherryfield)PDF
- Testimony on Mar 09, 2026 by Amy Johnson (MEPRI)PDF
- Testimony on Mar 09, 2026 by Kenneth Johnson (Maine Small Schools Coalition)PDF
- Testimony on Mar 09, 2026 by Philip Johnston (Hallowell)PDF
- Testimony on Mar 09, 2026 by Mikala Jordan (Waterboro)PDF
- Testimony on Mar 09, 2026 by Jason Judd (Educate Maine)PDF
- Testimony on Mar 09, 2026 by Eileen King (Maine School Superintendents Association)PDF
- Testimony on Mar 09, 2026 by Emma Knadle (Buckfield, ME)PDF
- Testimony on Mar 09, 2026 by Jan Kosinski (Maine Education Association)PDF
- Testimony on Mar 09, 2026 by Liam LaFountain (City of Biddeford)PDF
- Testimony on Mar 09, 2026 by Rebecca Lambert (Maine Municipal Association)PDF
- Testimony on Mar 09, 2026 by Jake Langlais (Lewiston)PDF
- Testimony on Mar 09, 2026 by Sara Languet (Belgrade)PDF
- Testimony on Mar 09, 2026 by Elizabeth Lee (Westport Island)PDF
- Testimony on Mar 09, 2026 by Shannon Lindstrom (Scarborough Public Schools)PDF
- Testimony on Mar 09, 2026 by Allison Long (Buckfield)PDF
- Testimony on Mar 09, 2026 by Brianna Lueck (Sumner)PDF
- Testimony on Mar 09, 2026 by Marc Malon (Maine State Legislature)PDF
- Testimony on Mar 09, 2026 by Rep. Marc Malon (Biddeford)PDF
- Testimony on Mar 09, 2026 by Heather Manchester (The Oxford Hills School District MSAD 17)PDF
- Testimony on Mar 09, 2026 by Stephen Marquis (Regional School Unit 57)PDF
- Testimony on Mar 09, 2026 by Crescencia Maurer (Scarborough Board of Education)PDF
- Testimony on Mar 09, 2026 by Gay Anne McDonald (MADSEC)PDF
- Testimony on Mar 09, 2026 by Cari Medd (MSAD 52)PDF
- Testimony on Mar 09, 2026 by Richard Modery (Glenburn School Departments)PDF
- Testimony on Mar 09, 2026 by Marianne Moore (Calais)PDF
- Testimony on Mar 09, 2026 by Amie Morrison (RSU 57)PDF
- Testimony on Mar 09, 2026 by Gretchen Morrow (Whitefield)PDF
- Testimony on Mar 09, 2026 by Kelly Murphy (Maine State Legislature)PDF
- Testimony on Mar 09, 2026 by Diane Nadeau (Scarborough Public Schools)PDF
- Testimony on Mar 09, 2026 by Matt Nelson (Sanford School Department)PDF
- Testimony on Mar 09, 2026 by Steve Nolan (Falmouth Public Schools)PDF
- Testimony on Mar 09, 2026 by Kristy Ouellette (RSU4 School Board)PDF
- Testimony on Mar 09, 2026 by Judy Pagon (RSU 12)PDF
- Testimony on Mar 09, 2026 by Nick Pagon (Westport Island)PDF
- Testimony on Mar 09, 2026 by Deborah Parker (WEST ROCKPORT)PDF
- Testimony on Mar 09, 2026 by Deborah Parker Pres. FVYD (WEST ROCKPORT)PDF
- Testimony on Mar 09, 2026 by Susan Parks (Augusta)PDF
- Testimony on Mar 09, 2026 by Heather Perry (Gorham School Department)PDF
- Testimony on Mar 09, 2026 by Heather Perry (Gorham School Department)PDF
- Testimony on Mar 09, 2026 by Maura Pillsbury (Maine Center for Economic Policy)PDF
- Testimony on Mar 09, 2026 by Phillip Potenziano (Brunswick School Department)PDF
- Testimony on Mar 09, 2026 by Jeremy Ray (Biddeford, Saco, and Dayton School Departments)PDF
- Testimony on Mar 09, 2026 by Ryan Scallon (Portland Public Schools)PDF
- Testimony on Mar 09, 2026 by Jason Sharpe (Hampden)PDF
- Testimony on Mar 09, 2026 by Carl Sheline (Maine Mayors Coalition)PDF
- Testimony on Mar 09, 2026 by Heather Sinclair (Edgecomb Eddy School)PDF
- Testimony on Mar 09, 2026 by Sarah SouthardPDF
- Testimony on Mar 09, 2026 by Tiffany Strout (Harrington)PDF
- Testimony on Mar 09, 2026 by William Sugg (Palermo/RSU 12)PDF
- Testimony on Mar 09, 2026 by Deborah Taylor (RSU 12)PDF
- Testimony on Mar 09, 2026 by Melissa Tenney (CHERRYFIELD)PDF
- Testimony on Mar 09, 2026 by Melissa Tenney (Cherryfield School District)PDF
- Testimony on Mar 09, 2026 by Elyse Tipton (City of South Portland)PDF
- Testimony on Mar 09, 2026 by Montana Towers (Maine Policy Institute)PDF
- Testimony on Mar 09, 2026 by Michael Tracy (Augusta School Department)PDF
- Testimony on Mar 09, 2026 by Will Tuell (Maine State Legislature)PDF
- Testimony on Mar 09, 2026 by Howard Tuttle (RSU 12)PDF
- Testimony on Mar 09, 2026 by Eric Waddell (Maine School Boards Association)PDF
- Testimony on Mar 09, 2026 by Damon Yakovleff (Portland)PDF
Sources
- https://legislature.maine.gov/LawMakerWeb/summary.asp?ld=2226&SessionID=16
- https://legislature.maine.gov/LawMakerWeb/sponsors.asp?ID=280101812
- https://legislature.maine.gov/LawMakerWeb/subjects.asp?ID=280101812
- https://legislature.maine.gov/legis/bills/display_ps.asp?ld=2226&PID=1456&snum=132
- https://legislature.maine.gov/LawMakerWeb/dockets.asp?ID=280101812

