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Maine · 132nd Legislature (2025-2026) · Bill

LD 1163: An Act To Foster Career And Technical Education In Maine Schools By Creating An Additional Pathway To Certify Industrial Arts Teachers

Enacted Official data

  1. Introduced
  2. In committee
  3. Passed one chamber
  4. Passed both chambers
  5. Enacted

Last official action: ·Record last updated:

Plain-language summary

LD 1163 is a bill introduced in the Maine House on March 20, 2025. According to its official title, it concerns: An Act To Foster Career And Technical Education In Maine Schools By Creating An Additional Pathway To Certify Industrial Arts Teachers. Primary sponsor: Nathan Carlow (Republican). It lists 8 additional sponsors. Most recent recorded action (June 12, 2025): Signed by Governor.

Generated automatically from the official title, sponsor list, and status record only. It does not characterize the bill’s purpose or effects. How summaries are written

Sponsors

Sponsors by party (alphabetical): Democratic 4 · Republican 3

NameRolePartyChamberDistrict
Nathan CarlowPrimary sponsorRepublicanHouse137
W. CROCKETTCo-sponsorNot applicable (committee)——
Matthea DAUGHTRYCo-sponsorNot applicable (committee)——
Jan DodgeCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse39
Jim LibbyCo-sponsorRepublicanSenate22
Sheila LymanCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse76
Kelly MurphyCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse125
Joe RaffertyCo-sponsorDemocraticSenate34
Holly SargentCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse147

“Support” is shown only as formal sponsorship recorded by the legislature. Roll-call votes are available on the official bill page.

Recent official actions

  1. Signed by Governor
  2. FINALLY PASSED - Emergency - 2/3 Elected Required, in concurrence.
  3. Sent for concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.
  4. FINALLY PASSED.
  5. This being an emergency measure, a two-thirds vote of all the members elected to the House was necessary.
  6. Ordered sent down forthwith.
  7. Under suspension of the Rules, READ A SECOND TIME and PASSED TO BE ENGROSSED AS AMENDED BY Committee Amendment "A" (H-515), in concurrence.
  8. Committee Amendment "A" (H-515) READ and ADOPTED, in concurrence.
  9. READ ONCE.
  10. Report READ and ACCEPTED, in concurrence.
  11. Sent for concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.
  12. The Bill was PASSED TO BE ENGROSSED as Amended by Committee Amendment "A" (H-515).

Showing 12 most recent of 22 actions. Full history

Sources

  1. Open States / Plural (data from the official legislature website)
  2. Official legislature source