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Maine House Bill 1853
Session 132
An Act To Establish An Educational Tax Credit Program To Help Parents Pay For Nonpublic School Tuition And Fees
Active
Active
Failed in Senate on Jun 16, 2025
First Action
Apr 30, 2025
Latest Action
Jun 16, 2025
Origin Chamber
House
Type
Bill
Bill Number
1853
State
Maine
Session
132
Sponsorship by Party
Republican
Gregory Lewis Swallow
Primary
House Votes (1)
Senate Votes (1)
checkPassed on June 16, 2025
Motion Text
ACC MAJ OUGHT NOT TO PASS REP
House Roll Call Votes
Republican
Abden S. Simmons
No
Republican
Abigail W. Griffin
Other
Democrat
Adam R. Lee
Yes
Republican
Alicia Collins
No
Democrat
Allison Hepler
No
Republican
Amanda N. Collamore
No
Democrat
Ambureen Rana
Yes
Republican
Amy Bradstreet Arata
No
Democrat
Amy D. Kuhn
Yes
Democrat
Amy J. Roeder
Yes
Republican
Ann Fredericks
No
Democrat
Ann Higgins Matlack
Yes
Democrat
Anne P. Graham
Yes
Democrat
Anne-Marie Mastraccio
Yes
Unknown
ARCHER of Saco
Yes
Democrat
Arthur L. Bell
Yes
Republican
Barbara A. Bagshaw
No
Republican
Benjamin C. Hymes
No
Republican
Billy Bob Faulkingham
No
Republican
Bob Foley
No
Unknown
BUNKER of Farmington
Yes
Republican
Chad Richard Perkins
No
Democrat
Charles A. Skold
Yes
Democrat
Cheryl A. Golek
Yes
Democrat
Christina Mitchell
Yes
Democrat
Christopher J. Kessler
Yes
Democrat
Dani O'Halloran
Yes
Democrat
Daniel J. Ankeles
Yes
Democrat
Daniel Joseph Shagoury
Yes
Democrat
Daniel Sayre
Yes
Democrat
Dave Rollins
Yes
Democrat
David A. Sinclair
Yes
Republican
David W. Boyer
No
Republican
David Woodsome
No
Republican
Dean A. Cray
No
Democrat
Deqa Dhalac
Yes
Republican
Donald J. Ardell
No
Democrat
Drew Gattine
Yes
Democrat
Ellie Sato
Yes
Unknown
FAIRCLOTH of Bangor
Yes
Unknown
FARRIN of Jefferson
Yes
Democrat
Flavia DeBrito
Yes
Unknown
FLYNN of Albion
No
Unknown
FRIEDMANN of Bar Harbor
Yes
Republican
Gary A. Drinkwater
No
Democrat
Grayson B. Lookner
Yes
Republican
Gregory Lewis Swallow
No
Democrat
Holly B. Stover
Yes
Democrat
Holly Rae Eaton
Other
Democrat
Holly T. Sargent
Yes
Republican
Irene A. Gifford
No
Unknown
JACKSON of Oxford
No
Democrat
James Dill
Yes
Republican
James E. Thorne
No
Republican
James Lee White
No
Democrat
Janice S. Dodge
Yes
Republican
Jeffrey Sean Adams
No
Republican
Jennifer L. Poirier
No
Republican
John E. Ducharme III
No
Republican
John Eder
No
Republican
Joseph F. Underwood
Other
Republican
Joshua Morris
No
Unknown
JULIA of Waterville
Yes
Democrat
Karen L. Montell
Yes
Republican
Kathy Irene Javner
No
Republican
Katrina J. Smith
No
Democrat
Kelly Noonan Murphy
Yes
Republican
Ken Fredette
No
Republican
Kim Haggan
No
Republican
Kimberly J. Pomerleau
No
Democrat
Kristen Sarah Cloutier
Yes
Democrat
Kristi Michele Mathieson
Yes
Unknown
LANCE of Paris
No
Democrat
Laura D. Supica
Yes
Republican
Laurel D. Libby
No
Democrat
Laurie Osher
Yes
Republican
Liz Caruso
No
Democrat
Lori K. Gramlich
Yes
Republican
Lucas John Lanigan
No
Republican
Lucien Daigle
No
Democrat
Lydia V. Crafts
Yes
Democrat
Lynn H. Copeland
Yes
Democrat
Mana H. Abdi
Yes
Democrat
Marc G. Malon
Yes
Republican
Mark Cooper
No
Republican
Mark John Blier
No
Republican
Mark Michael Babin
No
Republican
Mark Walker
No
Republican
Marygrace Cimino
No
Democrat
Matt Beck
Yes
Democrat
Matt Moonen
Yes
Democrat
Maureen Fitzgerald Terry
Yes
Unknown
MCCABE of Lewiston
Yes
Unknown
MCINTYRE of Lowell
No
Democrat
Melanie F. Sachs
Yes
Democrat
Michael F. Brennan
Yes
Republican
Michael H. Lemelin
No
Republican
Michael Soboleski
No
Democrat
Michel A. Lajoie
Yes
Democrat
Michele Meyer
Yes
Democrat
Michelle Boyer
Yes
Democrat
Mike Ray
Yes
Unknown
MINGO of Calais
Yes
Democrat
Morgan J. Rielly
Yes
Republican
Nathan Michael Carlow
No
Democrat
Nina Azella Milliken
Yes
Republican
Peter Wood
No
Democrat
Poppy Arford
Yes
Unknown
PUGH of Portland
Yes
Republican
Quentin Chapman
No
Republican
Rachel Ann Henderson
No
Democrat
Rafael Macias
Yes
Republican
Randall Adam Greenwood
No
Republican
Randall C. Hall
No
Republican
Reagan L. Paul
No
Republican
Richard G. Mason
No
Republican
Richard H. Campbell
No
Republican
Robert W. Nutting
No
Republican
Roger Clarence Albert
No
Republican
Rolf Olsen
No
Republican
Russ White
No
Democrat
Ryan M. Fecteau
Yes
Democrat
Sally Jeane Cluchey
Yes
Democrat
Samuel Lewis Zager
Yes
Independent
Sharon Frost
Yes
Republican
Sheila A. Lyman
No
Republican
Shelley Rudnicki
No
Democrat
Sophia B. Warren
Yes
Republican
Stephen J. Wood
No
Republican
Steve Bishop
No
Republican
Steven D. Foster
No
Democrat
Suzanne M. Salisbury
Yes
Republican
Tammy L. Schmersal-Burgess
No
Democrat
Tavis Rock Hasenfus
Yes
Republican
Thomas A. Lavigne
No
Democrat
Tiffany Roberts
Yes
Republican
Tiffany Strout
No
Republican
Timothy C. Guerrette
No
Democrat
Traci Gere
Yes
Republican
Tracy L. Quint
No
Democrat
Valli D. Geiger
Yes
Democrat
Victoria W. Doudera
Yes
Democrat
W. Edward Crockett
Yes
Unknown
WADSWORTH of Hiram
No
Democrat
Walter Gerard Runte
Yes
Republican
Wayne R. Parry
No
Unknown
WEBB of Durham
Yes
Republican
Will Tuell
No
Independent
William D. Pluecker
Yes
Democrat
William R. Bridgeo
Yes
Democrat
Yusuf Yusuf
Yes
Summary
Unavailable
Text (2)
Documents and Disposition
http://www.mainelegislature.org/legis/bills/getPDF.asp?paper=HP1237&item=1&snum=132
Final Disposition
http://www.mainelegislature.org/legis/bills/getPDF.asp?paper=HP1237&item=2&snum=132
Documents (2)
Documents and Disposition - Fiscal Note PDF
http://www.mainelegislature.org/legis/bills/bills_132nd/fiscalpdfs/FN185302.pdf
Documents and Disposition - Fiscal Note HTML
http://www.mainelegislature.org/legis/bills/bills_132nd/fiscalnotes/FN185302.htm
Actions (17)
06/16/2025
Maine Legislature
Reported Out - ONTP/OTP-AM
06/16/2025
Senate
Placed in Legislative Files (DEAD)
06/16/2025
Senate
Roll Call Ordered Roll Call Number 591 Yeas 19 - Nays 15 - Excused 1 - Absent 0
06/16/2025
Senate
On motion by Senator GROHOSKI of Hancock the Majority Ought Not to Pass Report ACCEPTED in concurrence PREVAILED
06/16/2025
Senate
Reports Read
06/16/2025
House
Sent for concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.
06/16/2025
House
(Yeas 77 - Nays 71 - Absent 1 - Excused 2)
06/16/2025
House
ROLL CALL NO. 529
06/16/2025
House
On motion of Representative CLOUTIER of Lewiston, the Majority Ought Not to Pass Report was ACCEPTED.
06/16/2025
House
Reports READ.
05/21/2025
Maine Legislature
Voted - Divided Report
05/21/2025
Maine Legislature
Work Session Held
04/30/2025
Senate
In concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.
04/30/2025
Senate
The Bill was REFERRED to the Committee on TAXATION.
04/30/2025
House
Sent for concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.
04/30/2025
House
The Bill was REFERRED to the Committee on TAXATION
04/30/2025
House
Committee on EDUCATION AND CULTURAL AFFAIRS suggested and ordered printed.
Sources
ME Legislature
Open States
https://openstates.org/me/bills/132/LD1853/
Record Created
Apr 30, 2025 12:04:59 AM
Record Updated
Jun 17, 2025 10:33:34 AM
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