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

LD 1959: An Act To Prohibit The Department Of Health And Human Services From Reducing General Assistance Reimbursement Maximums For Payment Of Costs Of Providing Emergency Shelter

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 1959 is a bill introduced in the Maine Senate on May 7, 2025. According to its official title, it concerns: An Act To Prohibit The Department Of Health And Human Services From Reducing General Assistance Reimbursement Maximums For Payment Of Costs Of Providing Emergency Shelter. Primary sponsor: Rachel Talbot Ross (Democratic). It lists 9 additional sponsors. Most recent recorded action (March 12, 2026): Pursuant to Joint Rule 310.3 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 9

NameRolePartyChamberDistrict
Rachel Talbot RossPrimary sponsorDemocraticSenate28
Kristen CLOUTIERCo-sponsorNot applicable (committee)——
Drew GattineCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse126
Annie GrahamCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse105
Henry IngwersenCo-sponsorDemocraticSenate32
Michele MeyerCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse150
Tim NangleCo-sponsorDemocraticSenate26
Amy RoederCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse23
Peggy RotundoCo-sponsorDemocraticSenate21
Mike TippingCo-sponsorDemocraticSenate8

“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. Pursuant to Joint Rule 310.3 Placed in Legislative Files (DEAD)
  2. Reported Out - ONTP
  3. Voted - ONTP
  4. Work Session Held
  5. Carry Over Approved
  6. CARRIED OVER, in the same posture, to any special or regular session of the 132nd Legislature, pursuant to Joint Order SP 800.
  7. Carry Over Requested
  8. Work Session Held - TABLED
  9. In concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.
  10. The Bill was REFERRED to the Committee on HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES.
  11. Committee on HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES suggested and ordered printed REFERENCE to the Committee on HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES Ordered sent down forthwith for concurrence

Sources

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