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

LD 1593: An Act To Require Certain Public Entities To Define Their Use Of The Term "Equity"

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 1593 is a bill introduced in the Maine House on April 10, 2025. According to its official title, it concerns: An Act To Require Certain Public Entities To Define Their Use Of The Term "Equity". Primary sponsor: Billy Bob Faulkingham (Republican). It lists 8 additional sponsors. Most recent recorded action (June 9, 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): Republican 9

NameRolePartyChamberDistrict
Billy Bob FaulkinghamPrimary sponsorRepublicanHouse12
Donald ArdellCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse6
Artie MingoCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse9
Marianne MooreCo-sponsorRepublicanSenate6
Jennifer PoirierCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse70
Katrina SmithCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse62
Tiffany StroutCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse11
Will TuellCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse10
Nate WadsworthCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse82

“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. Roll Call Ordered Roll Call Number 415 Yeas 20 - Nays 14 - Excused 1 - Absent 0
  3. On motion by Senator BALDACCI of Penobscot the Majority Ought Not to Pass Report ACCEPTED in concurrence. PREVAILED
  4. Reports Read
  5. Sent for concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.
  6. (Yeas 76 - Nays 69 - Absent 4 - Excused 2)
  7. ROLL CALL NO. 371
  8. On motion of Representative SALISBURY of Westbrook, the Majority Ought Not to Pass Report was ACCEPTED.
  9. Reports READ.
  10. Reported Out - ONTP/OTP-AM
  11. Voted - Divided Report
  12. Work Session Held

Showing 12 most recent of 16 actions. Full history

Sources

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