2025-2026 Regular Session • Maine Legislature
LD1948
Legislative Summary
An Act to Fund MaineCare
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Bill History
5/7/2025
Committee on HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES suggested and ordered printed.
House of Representatives
5/7/2025
On motion of Representative MOONEN of Portland, TABLED pending REFERENCE.
House of Representatives
5/7/2025
Later today assigned.
House of Representatives
5/7/2025
Speaker laid before the House
House of Representatives
5/7/2025
Subsequently, under suspension of the rules and WITHOUT REFERENCE to a Committee, the Bill was READ ONCE.
House of Representatives
5/7/2025
Speaker FECTEAU of Biddeford MOVED to SUSPEND the rules for the purpose of giving the Bill its second reading without reference to any Committee
House of Representatives
5/7/2025
Representative COLLAMORE of Pittsfield OBJECTED.
House of Representatives
5/7/2025
Representative FAULKINGHAM of Winter Harbor REQUESTED a division on suspension of Joint Rule 308.
House of Representatives
5/7/2025
The Chair ordered a division.
House of Representatives
5/7/2025
A vote of the House was taken. 69 voted in favor of the same and 63 against, and accordingly the rules were SUSPENDED and the Bill was given its SECOND READING without REFERENCE to the Committee on Bills in the Second Reading.
House of Representatives
5/7/2025
Motion of Representative FREDETTE of Newport to INDEFINITELY POSTPONE the Bill and accompanying papers FAILED.
House of Representatives
5/7/2025
ROLL CALL NO. 119 (Yeas 55 - Nays 85 - Absent 10 - Excused 0 - Restricted - 1)
House of Representatives
5/7/2025
Subsequently, the Bill was PASSED TO BE ENGROSSED.
House of Representatives
5/7/2025
Sent for concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.
House of Representatives
5/13/2025
On motion by Senator INGWERSEN of York moved the Rules be Suspended to give the Bill it's first reading without reference to a Committee PREVAILED
Senate
5/13/2025
Roll Call Ordered Roll Call Number 141 Yeas 21 - Nays 12 - Excused 2 - Absent 0
Senate
5/13/2025
READ ONCE
Senate
5/13/2025
Under suspension of the Rules, READ A SECOND TIME and PASSED TO BE ENGROSSED without reference to a Committee, in concurrence. PREVAILED
Senate
5/13/2025
Roll Call Ordered Roll Call Number 142 Yeas 21 - Nays 12 - Excused 2 - Absent 0
Senate
5/13/2025
Ordered sent down forthwith
Senate
5/20/2025
This being an emergency measure, a two-thirds vote of all the members elected to the House was necessary.
House of Representatives
5/20/2025
FAILED PASSAGE TO BE ENACTED.
House of Representatives
5/20/2025
ROLL CALL NO. 160 (Yeas 93 - Nays 50 - Absent 8 - Excused 0)
House of Representatives
5/20/2025
Sent for concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.
House of Representatives
5/21/2025
On motion by Senator ROTUNDO of Androscoggin PLACED ON THE SPECIAL APPROPRIATIONS TABLE pending ENACTMENT - Emergency -2/3 Elected Required In NON-CONCURRENCE
Senate
Roll Call Votes
Enactment - Emer RC #160
5/20/2025
93
Yea
50
Nay
0
Not Voting
8
Absent
Result: FAILED
Suspend Rules RC #141
5/13/2025
21
Yea
12
Nay
0
Not Voting
2
Absent
Result: PASSED
Passage To Be Engrossed RC #142
5/13/2025
21
Yea
12
Nay
0
Not Voting
2
Absent
Result: PASSED
Indefinitely Postpone RC #119
5/7/2025
55
Yea
85
Nay
0
Not Voting
11
Absent
Result: FAILED
Status Information
Current Status
Enrolled(5/13/2025)
Chamber
Senate
Sponsors
Democrat: 1
Republican: 3
Primary Sponsor
James Dill
Democrat