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

LD 1439: An Act To Protect The Health And Welfare Of Children In Public Schools By Requiring Parental Consent For Certain Tests, Analyses And Diagnoses

Did not advance Official data

  1. Introduced
  2. In committee
  3. Passed one chamber
  4. Passed both chambers
  5. Enacted
  6. Did not advance

Last official action: ·Record last updated:

Plain-language summary

LD 1439 is a bill introduced in the Maine House on April 3, 2025. According to its official title, it concerns: An Act To Protect The Health And Welfare Of Children In Public Schools By Requiring Parental Consent For Certain Tests, Analyses And Diagnoses. Primary sponsor: Sheila Lyman (Republican). It lists 9 additional sponsors. Most recent recorded action (June 5, 2025): Placed in Legislative Files (DEAD).

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 1 · Republican 9

NameRolePartyChamberDistrict
Sheila LymanPrimary sponsorRepublicanHouse76
Barbara BagshawCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse106
Gary DrinkwaterCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse27
Abigail GriffinCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse34
Kim HagganCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse36
Jim LibbyCo-sponsorRepublicanSenate22
Joe RaffertyCo-sponsorDemocraticSenate34
Katrina SmithCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse62
Jeff TimberlakeCo-sponsorRepublicanSenate17
Will TuellCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse10

“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. Placed in Legislative Files (DEAD)
  2. RELEASED.
  3. Held at the Request of HICKMAN of Kennebec
  4. Roll Call Ordered Roll Call Number 344 Yeas 20 - Nays 14 - Excused 1 - Absent 0
  5. On motion by Senator RAFFERTY of York the Majority Ought Not to Pass Report ACCEPTED in concurrence. PREVAILED
  6. Reports Read
  7. Sent for concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.
  8. (Yeas 75 - Nays 71 - Absent 5 - Excused 0)
  9. ROLL CALL NO. 300
  10. On motion of Representative MURPHY of Scarborough, the Majority Ought Not to Pass Report was ACCEPTED.
  11. Reports READ.
  12. Reported Out - ONTP/OTP-AM

Showing 12 most recent of 18 actions. Full history

Sources

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