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

LD 1298: An Act Establishing Alternative Pathways To Social Worker Licensing

In committee 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 1298 is a bill introduced in the Maine Senate on March 25, 2025. According to its official title, it concerns: An Act Establishing Alternative Pathways To Social Worker Licensing. Primary sponsor: Rachel Talbot Ross (Democratic). It lists 9 additional sponsors. Most recent recorded action (June 18, 2025): ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.

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Sponsors

Sponsors by party (alphabetical): Democratic 7 · Independent 1 · Republican 2

NameRolePartyChamberDistrict
Rachel Talbot RossPrimary sponsorDemocraticSenate28
Poppy ArfordCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse101
Donna BaileyCo-sponsorDemocraticSenate31
Joe BaldacciCo-sponsorDemocraticSenate9
Rick BennettCo-sponsorIndependentSenate18
Lydia CraftsCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse46
Deqa DhalacCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse120
Marianne MooreCo-sponsorRepublicanSenate6
Josh MorrisCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse91
Holly StoverCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse48

“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. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.
  2. RELEASED.
  3. HELD.
  4. Placed in the Legislative Files. (DEAD)
  5. Subsequently, The House INSISTED on ACCEPTANCE of the Majority Ought to Pass as Amended Report and PASSAGE TO BE ENGROSSED as Amended by Committee Amendment "A" (S-396)
  6. (Yeas 39 - Nays 108 - Absent 2 - Excused 2)
  7. ROLL CALL NO. 580
  8. Motion of Representative BOYER of Poland, to RECEDE and CONCUR to ACCEPTANCE of the Minority Ought to Pass as Amended Report and as Amended by Committee Amendment "B" (S-397) FAILED.
  9. Speaker FECTEAU of Biddeford MOVED to INSIST.
  10. Sent down for concurrence
  11. RELEASED.
  12. HELD at the Request of Senator TALBOT ROSS of Cumberland.

Showing 12 most recent of 40 actions. Full history

Sources

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