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

LD 1955: An Act To Increase Child Care Affordability And Early Childhood Educator Stability

Passed both chambers 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 1955 is a bill introduced in the Maine Senate on May 7, 2025. According to its official title, it concerns: An Act To Increase Child Care Affordability And Early Childhood Educator Stability. Primary sponsor: Mattie Daughtry (Democratic). It lists 9 additional sponsors. Most recent recorded action (April 29, 2026): Died in Possession of the Senate when the Legislature adjourned Sine Die and was PLACED IN THE 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 6 · Independent 1 · Republican 2

NameRolePartyChamberDistrict
Mattie DaughtryPrimary sponsorDemocraticSenate23
Pinny Beebe-CenterCo-sponsorDemocraticSenate12
Rick BennettCo-sponsorIndependentSenate18
Lucien DaigleCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse1
Flavia DeBritoCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse64
Ryan FECTEAUCo-sponsorNot applicable (committee)——
Tavis HasenfusCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse57
Henry IngwersenCo-sponsorDemocraticSenate32
Michele MeyerCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse150
Marianne MooreCo-sponsorRepublicanSenate6

“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. Died in Possession of the Senate when the Legislature adjourned Sine Die and was PLACED IN THE LEGISLATIVE FILES. (DEAD)
  2. On motion by Senator ROTUNDO of Androscoggin PLACED ON THE SPECIAL APPROPRIATIONS TABLE pending ENACTMENT in concurrence.
  3. Sent for concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.
  4. PASSED TO BE ENACTED.
  5. In concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.
  6. The Bill was PASSED TO BE ENGROSSED as Amended by Committee Amendment "B" (S-515).
  7. Under suspension of the rules, the Bill was given its SECOND READING without REFERENCE to the Committee on Bills in the Second Reading.
  8. Committee Amendment "B" (S-515) was READ and ADOPTED.
  9. The Bill was READ ONCE.
  10. (Yeas 77 - Nays 65 - Absent 7 - Excused 1 - Vacant 1)
  11. ROLL CALL NO. 634
  12. On motion of Representative MEYER of Eliot, the Majority Ought to Pass as Amended Report was ACCEPTED.

Showing 12 most recent of 40 actions. Full history

Sources

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