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

LD 1517: An Act To Replace Participation Thresholds With Approval Thresholds In Certain School, Municipal And County Measures

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 1517 is a bill introduced in the Maine House on April 8, 2025. According to its official title, it concerns: An Act To Replace Participation Thresholds With Approval Thresholds In Certain School, Municipal And County Measures. Primary sponsor: Ellie Sato (Democratic). It lists 4 additional sponsors. Most recent recorded action (June 16, 2025): Placed in Legislative Files (DEAD).

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Sponsors

Sponsors by party (alphabetical): Democratic 5

NameRolePartyChamberDistrict
Ellie SatoPrimary sponsorDemocraticHouse109
Bill BridgeoCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse60
Flavia DeBritoCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse64
Deqa DhalacCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse120
Kelly MurphyCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse125

“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. On motion by Senator PIERCE of Cumberland The Senate INSISTED on ACCEPTANCE of Report B Ought Not To Pass Report.
  3. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.
  4. Subsequently, the House INSISTED on ACCEPTANCE of REPORT A Ought to Pass as Amended and PASSAGE TO BE ENGROSSED as Amended by Committee Amendment "A" (H-578)
  5. (Yeas 67 - Nays 73 - Absent 9 - Excused 2)
  6. ROLL CALL NO. 506
  7. Motion of Representative GREENWOOD of Wales to RECEDE and CONCUR to ACCEPTANCE of REPORT B Ought Not to Pass . FAILED.
  8. Speaker FECTEAU of Biddeford MOVED to INSIST.
  9. Sent down for concurrence
  10. Subsequently, Report B Ought Not to Pass ACCEPTED, in NON-CONCURRENCE.
  11. Roll Call Ordered Roll Call Number 532 Yeas 6 - Nays 28 - Excused 1 - Absent 0
  12. On motion by Senator BALDACCI of Penobscot to ACCEPT The Report A Ought to Pass As Amended by Committee Amendment "A" (H-578) Report FAILED.

Showing 12 most recent of 31 actions. Full history

Sources

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