Maine · Current officeholder
Joe Rafferty
Democratic Maine Senate, District 34
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Sponsored legislation
104 bills in the current data (18 as primary sponsor), sorted by most recent official action. Linked by Open States person ID.
| Bill | Title | Role | Stage | Last action |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| LD 826 | An Act To Authorize A General Fund Bond Issue To Establish The School Energy Savings Revolving Loan Fund | Co-sponsor | Did not advance | April 29, 2026 |
| LD 696 | An Act To Bolster The Maine Teacher Residency Program | Co-sponsor | Did not advance | April 29, 2026 |
| LD 681 | An Act Regarding Public Higher Education Funding In The State | Co-sponsor | Did not advance | April 29, 2026 |
| LD 592 | An Act To Amend The Laws Governing The Crime Of Endangering The Welfare Of A Child | Co-sponsor | Did not advance | April 29, 2026 |
| LD 581 | An Act To Fund The Doctors For Maine'S Future Scholarship Program | Co-sponsor | Did not advance | April 29, 2026 |
| LD 561 | An Act To Ensure Subsidy Reimbursements For Certain Child Care Providers | Co-sponsor | Did not advance | April 29, 2026 |
| LD 560 | An Act To Authorize A General Fund Bond Issue To Improve Coastal Climate Resiliency | Co-sponsor | Did not advance | April 29, 2026 |
| LD 549 | An Act To Establish A Statewide Sexual Assault Forensic Examination Kit Tracking System And Update Certain Requirements Regarding Sexual Assault Forensic Examination Kits | Co-sponsor | Did not advance | April 29, 2026 |
| LD 34 | An Act To Increase The Minimum Salary For Teachers | Co-sponsor | Did not advance | April 29, 2026 |
| LD 281 | An Act To Provide Support For Certain Maine Discovery Museum Science, Technology, Engineering And Mathematics Educational Programming Throughout The State | Co-sponsor | Did not advance | April 29, 2026 |
| LD 260 | Resolution, Proposing An Amendment To The Constitution Of Maine To Establish That All Maine Residents Have Equal Rights Under The Law | Co-sponsor | Did not advance | April 29, 2026 |
| LD 255 | An Act To Support Mobile Home Residents In Purchasing Their Mobile Home Parks | Co-sponsor | Did not advance | April 29, 2026 |
| LD 2064 | An Act To Expand Access To Early Childhood Nutrition By Establishing A Grant Program For Public Preschools | Co-sponsor | Did not advance | April 29, 2026 |
| LD 1892 | An Act To Establish Procedures For School Construction Projects | Co-sponsor | Did not advance | April 29, 2026 |
| LD 1859 | An Act To Improve Access To Child Care And Early Childhood Education By Establishing Regional Resource Hubs | Co-sponsor | Did not advance | April 29, 2026 |
| LD 1764 | An Act To Ensure Equitable Staffing Ratios Across The State For Career And Technical Education Programs In Areas With Smaller Student Populations | Co-sponsor | Did not advance | April 29, 2026 |
| LD 1647 | An Act To Amend The Maine Human Rights Act To Provide Additional Remedies For Educational Discrimination | Co-sponsor | Did not advance | April 29, 2026 |
| LD 1282 | An Act Regarding Eligibility For Historic Preservation Bond Proceeds | Co-sponsor | Did not advance | April 29, 2026 |
| LD 1219 | An Act To Increase State Funding For The Campuses Of The University Of Maine System And To Raise The Minimum Hourly Wage For Employees Of The System | Co-sponsor | Did not advance | April 29, 2026 |
| LD 111 | An Act To Increase The State'S Share Of Retired Teacher Health Insurance | Co-sponsor | Did not advance | April 29, 2026 |
| LD 783 | An Act To Continue Support For The Maine Multicultural Center | Co-sponsor | Enacted | April 16, 2026 |
| LD 562 | An Act To Update Reimbursement Rates For Transportation Of Deceased Persons By Funeral Homes When The Transport Is At The Request Of The Chief Medical Examiner | Co-sponsor | Enacted | April 16, 2026 |
| LD 2008 | An Act To Provide Funding To The Maine School Of Science And Mathematics And Clarify Sending School Administrative Unit Obligations | Co-sponsor | Enacted | April 16, 2026 |
| LD 1202 | An Act To Establish The African American Studies Advisory Council And Provide Funding To Support African American Studies | Co-sponsor | Enacted | April 16, 2026 |
| LD 2192 | An Act To Protect Students By Ensuring Schools Have Complete Information About School Employees And Applicants For Employment | Co-sponsor | Enacted | April 15, 2026 |
| LD 2046 | An Act To Update Certain Duties Regarding Student Health Related To Communicable And Infectious Disease | Primary sponsor | Enacted | April 3, 2026 |
| LD 1923 | An Act To Repurpose Long Creek Youth Development Center And Build A Community System Of Support | Co-sponsor | Enacted | April 3, 2026 |
| LD 354 | An Act To Improve Education In Maine | Primary sponsor | Did not advance | March 26, 2026 |
| LD 295 | An Act Regarding Education | Co-sponsor | Did not advance | March 26, 2026 |
| LD 394 | An Act To Improve Transportation Infrastructure In Maine | Co-sponsor | Did not advance | March 19, 2026 |
| LD 393 | An Act To Designate Certain Bridges As Veterans Memorial Bridges | Co-sponsor | Did not advance | March 19, 2026 |
| LD 849 | An Act To Establish A Recall Process For Public School Board Members | Co-sponsor | Did not advance | March 18, 2026 |
| LD 1992 | An Act To Create A Process For The Residents Of A Municipality To Withdraw From A School Union | Primary sponsor | Enacted | March 9, 2026 |
| LD 471 | Resolve, To Establish A Pilot Program To Expand Intensive English Language Learner Programs | Primary sponsor | Did not advance | February 3, 2026 |
| LD 1228 | An Act To Clarify Certain Terms In The Automotive Right To Repair Laws | Co-sponsor | Passed both chambers | January 20, 2026 |
| LD 697 | An Act To Direct The Maine Prescription Drug Affordability Board To Assess Strategies To Reduce Prescription Drug Costs And To Take Steps To Implement Reference-Based Pricing | Co-sponsor | Enacted | January 11, 2026 |
| LD 587 | An Act To Require Cardiac Emergency Response Plans And Athletic Emergency Action Plans For Schools And School-Sponsored Athletic Events | Primary sponsor | Enacted | January 11, 2026 |
| LD 470 | An Act To Require School Administrative Units To Adopt Mentoring Programs For Teachers And To Improve Existing Programs | Primary sponsor | Enacted | January 11, 2026 |
| LD 46 | An Act To Establish A Grant Program To Increase Postsecondary Educational Opportunities For Students With Intellectual Or Developmental Disabilities Or Autism Spectrum Disorder | Co-sponsor | Enacted | January 11, 2026 |
| LD 370 | An Act To Raise The Minimum State Standard For Mathematics Education For A High School Diploma | Co-sponsor | Enacted | January 11, 2026 |
| LD 1558 | Resolve, Establishing The Commission To Update Maine'S Public Policy On Higher Education | Co-sponsor | Enacted | January 11, 2026 |
| LD 1098 | An Act To Ensure Equal Access To A Full School Day For All Students | Co-sponsor | Enacted | January 11, 2026 |
| LD 1097 | An Act To Provide De-Escalation And Behavior Intervention Training For School Personnel | Co-sponsor | Enacted | January 11, 2026 |
| LD 1069 | An Act To Require Personal Finance To Be Taught As A Separate Course In Order For A Student To Obtain A High School Diploma | Co-sponsor | Enacted | January 11, 2026 |
| LD 787 | An Act To Clarify Residency Requirements For And Provide Funding To The Maine School Of Science And Mathematics | Co-sponsor | Enacted | July 1, 2025 |
| LD 747 | An Act To Provide Funds To Reduce Student Homelessness | Co-sponsor | Enacted | July 1, 2025 |
| LD 692 | An Act To Increase Support For Statewide Emergency Broadcast Messaging | Co-sponsor | Enacted | July 1, 2025 |
| LD 689 | An Act To Support The Northern New England Poison Center | Co-sponsor | Enacted | July 1, 2025 |
| LD 384 | An Act To Prevent Student Homelessness | Primary sponsor | Enacted | July 1, 2025 |
| LD 353 | Resolve, To Establish The Commission To Recommend Methods For Preventing Deed Fraud In The State | Co-sponsor | Enacted | July 1, 2025 |
| LD 22 | An Act To Update The Laws Governing Education In The Unorganized Territory | Primary sponsor | Enacted | July 1, 2025 |
| LD 1433 | Resolve, To Establish A Working Waterfront Infrastructure Engineer Corps Pilot Program And To Conduct A Feasibility Study Of A Higher Education Service Corps Program | Co-sponsor | Enacted | July 1, 2025 |
| LD 1404 | Resolve, To Create A Working Group On The Status Of School Libraries And On Public Libraries In Maine | Co-sponsor | Enacted | July 1, 2025 |
| LD 1543 | An Act To Establish The Maine Green Schools Network | Primary sponsor | Enacted | June 24, 2025 |
| LD 1332 | An Act To Establish The Community Schools Success Fund To Ensure The Implementation And Success Of Community Schools Programs | Co-sponsor | Enacted | June 22, 2025 |
| LD 1830 | Resolve, To Establish A Pilot Program To Protect Firefighters From Cancer | Co-sponsor | Enacted | June 19, 2025 |
| LD 1327 | An Act To Improve And Expand Student Teaching Opportunities In Maine By Compensating Student Teaching | Co-sponsor | Enacted | June 19, 2025 |
| LD 1227 | An Act To Repeal The Requirement That Motor Vehicle Manufacturers Equip Vehicles With A Standardized Data Access Platform | Co-sponsor | Did not advance | June 18, 2025 |
| LD 1979 | Resolve, Directing The Department Of Corrections To Convene A Working Group To Examine The Establishment Of A Program To Award Earned Time Credit For Educational Achievement To Persons Who Are Incarcerated | Co-sponsor | Enacted | June 17, 2025 |
| LD 1653 | An Act To Develop Maine'S Credentialed Workforce | Co-sponsor | Enacted | June 17, 2025 |
| LD 1719 | An Act Regarding Superintendent Agreements For Transfer Students | Primary sponsor | Did not advance | June 16, 2025 |
| LD 628 | An Act Regarding Eligibility To Apply For A Department Of Education Diploma | Co-sponsor | Enacted | June 15, 2025 |
| LD 1718 | An Act To Establish The Maine Charter School Commission As A Public Instrumentality Of The State | Primary sponsor | Enacted | June 15, 2025 |
| LD 677 | An Act To Update The Statutory Definition Of "Machine Gun" And Prohibit Possession Of A Rapid-Fire Device | Co-sponsor | Did not advance | June 13, 2025 |
| LD 1701 | An Act To Support The Implementation Of Learning Standards And Results In Public Schools | Co-sponsor | Enacted | June 13, 2025 |
| LD 1163 | An Act To Foster Career And Technical Education In Maine Schools By Creating An Additional Pathway To Certify Industrial Arts Teachers | Co-sponsor | Enacted | June 12, 2025 |
| LD 1412 | An Act To Increase Contingency Reserves For Maine'S Consumer-Owned Electric Transmission And Distribution Utilities | Co-sponsor | Enacted | June 9, 2025 |
| LD 1290 | An Act To Update The Laws Regarding Athletic Trainers | Co-sponsor | Enacted | June 9, 2025 |
| LD 1103 | An Act Regarding Unallocated Balances In A School Administrative Unit School Budget | Primary sponsor | Enacted | June 9, 2025 |
| 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 | Co-sponsor | Did not advance | June 5, 2025 |
| LD 375 | An Act To Require The University Of Maine School Of Law To Provide An Online Degree Program | Co-sponsor | Enacted | June 4, 2025 |
| LD 651 | An Act To Fund The Maine Health Care Provider Loan Repayment Program | Co-sponsor | Enacted | June 3, 2025 |
| LD 1824 | An Act To Prohibit The Public Release Of Information Regarding A Railroad Fatality | Primary sponsor | Did not advance | June 3, 2025 |
| LD 611 | An Act To Allow The Secretary Of State To Collect Excise Taxes On Motor Vehicles Owned By Residents Who Are Unhoused | Co-sponsor | Enacted | May 29, 2025 |
| LD 503 | An Act Regarding The Substance Use Disorder Services Commission | Co-sponsor | Enacted | May 29, 2025 |
| LD 21 | An Act To Update The Provision Of Law Concerning Student Codes Of Conduct In Order To Reflect Best Practices Regarding Behavioral Threat Assessment And Response | Primary sponsor | Enacted | May 29, 2025 |
| LD 1839 | An Act To Strengthen The So-Called Maine Hire-A-Vet Program | Co-sponsor | Did not advance | May 29, 2025 |
| LD 1095 | An Act To Restrict Removal Of Common Loons For Relocation In Maine From Bodies Of Water Of 500 Acres Or Less | Co-sponsor | Did not advance | May 29, 2025 |
| LD 1293 | An Act To Prohibit Coyote-Killing Contests In Maine | Co-sponsor | Did not advance | May 27, 2025 |
| LD 895 | An Act To Support Immersive Outdoor Education By Establishing The Outdoor School For All Maine Students Program | Co-sponsor | Enacted | May 23, 2025 |
| SP 778 | Joint Resolution Recognizing The 50Th Anniversary Of The Last United States Combat Mission In Southeast Asia At The End Of The Vietnam War | Co-sponsor | Passed both chambers | May 20, 2025 |
| LD 680 | An Act To Support Higher Education In Maine By Providing Funds To Maine'S Community Colleges | Co-sponsor | Did not advance | May 20, 2025 |
| LD 1833 | An Act To Expand Law Education And Training By Creating A Night Law School Program | Co-sponsor | Did not advance | May 20, 2025 |
| LD 1644 | An Act To Require Train Axle Bearing Sensors To Be Installed On Passenger Rail Lines | Primary sponsor | Did not advance | May 20, 2025 |
| LD 1015 | An Act To Require A Minimum Of 2 Persons On A Crew For The Operation Of Freight Trains | Primary sponsor | Did not advance | May 20, 2025 |
| LD 386 | An Act Regarding Information That May Be Shared By Law Enforcement Entities With A School Superintendent Or A Principal | Co-sponsor | Enacted | May 16, 2025 |
| LD 808 | An Act To Require School Boards And Governing Bodies Of Approved Private Schools To Implement Wearable Panic Alert Systems | Co-sponsor | Did not advance | May 14, 2025 |
| LD 279 | An Act To Address The Shortage Of Direct Care Workers For Children With Disabilities In Maine | Co-sponsor | Did not advance | May 14, 2025 |
| LD 1203 | An Act To Provide Grants To Schools That Contract For Behavioral And Mental Health Services | Co-sponsor | Did not advance | May 14, 2025 |
| LD 643 | Resolve, To Study The Effects Of Artificial Intelligence, Cellular Telephones And Social Media On Public Education | Co-sponsor | Did not advance | May 13, 2025 |
| LD 1533 | An Act To Ensure The Retention Of R1 Research Institution Status By The University Of Maine | Co-sponsor | Did not advance | May 13, 2025 |
| LD 1495 | An Act To Make The Professional Standards Board Responsible For The Educator Certification Process | Co-sponsor | Did not advance | May 13, 2025 |
| LD 1285 | An Act To Prohibit The Consideration Of Legacy Preferences Or Donor Preferences In Postsecondary Educational Institution Admissions | Co-sponsor | Did not advance | May 6, 2025 |
| LD 1225 | An Act To Amend The Nursing Education Loan Repayment Program | Co-sponsor | Did not advance | May 6, 2025 |
| LD 1118 | An Act To Establish A Permanent Free Community College Program For Maine | Co-sponsor | Did not advance | May 6, 2025 |
| LD 591 | Resolve, Establishing The Commission To Study Mainecare Estate Recovery | Co-sponsor | Did not advance | April 17, 2025 |
| LD 586 | An Act To Provide A Court Authority To Issue Proximity Restrictions In Protection From Abuse Orders | Primary sponsor | Enacted | April 11, 2025 |
| LD 559 | An Act To Provide Property Tax Stabilization For Older Maine Residents | Co-sponsor | Did not advance | April 10, 2025 |
| LD 752 | An Act To Strengthen Maine'S Child Protection Laws By Limiting Contact With Violent Offenders | Co-sponsor | Did not advance | April 8, 2025 |
| LD 225 | An Act To Reduce Property Taxes And Finance Public School Construction And Education Through A 3 Percent Sales Tax On Hotel And Lodging Place Rentals | Co-sponsor | Did not advance | April 8, 2025 |
| LD 565 | An Act To Amend The Definition Of "Homestead" Under The Homestead Property Tax Exemption Laws | Co-sponsor | Did not advance | April 1, 2025 |
| LD 514 | Resolve, To Raise Mainecare Reimbursement Rates For Detoxification Services For Substance Use Disorder Treatment | Co-sponsor | Did not advance | March 27, 2025 |
| LD 134 | An Act To Require Certain Individuals Who Instruct Children Under 18 Years Of Age In Dance Or Creative Movement To Undergo A Criminal Background Check | Primary sponsor | Did not advance | March 27, 2025 |
| LD 516 | Resolve, To Name The Bridge Between Milford And Old Town The Alton L. Drinkwater Memorial Bridge | Co-sponsor | Enacted | March 25, 2025 |
