An Act To Create The Public Art Fund
This bill creates a Public Art Fund within the Maine Arts Commission to provide one-time grants for installing or performing publicly accessible art. The legislation authorizes a $5,000,000 appropriation from the state's General Fund for the 2023-24 fiscal year, with funds that are not used in that year carried forward to the next fiscal year. This change specifically reduces the originally proposed funding amount from $6,000,000 to $5,000,000.
Bill status
died
4 of 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Feb 2023
Committee Review
Jun 2023
House Passage
Jun 2023
Senate Passage
Jun 2023
Governor
Introduced Feb 16, 2023
Last action Nov 20, 2024
Floor votes · Senate Jun 6, 2023 · House Jun 1, 2023
How they voted
23–12
Passed
Total votes 35
Jun 6, 2023
D
Democratic22
100% Yea
I
Independent1
100% Nay
R
Republican12
91% Nay
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
31
Key actions
9
Committee
8
Jun 8, 2023
Lower · Passed
PASSED TO BE ENACTED.
lower
Jun 6, 2023
Upper · Passed
Committee Amendment "A" (H-247) READ and ADOPTED
upper
Jun 6, 2023
Upper · Passed
On motion by Senator RAFFERTY of York the Majority Ought to Pass as Amended Report ACCEPTED. in concurrence
upper
Jun 6, 2023
Senate · Passed
Senate Vote: pass (23-12)
senate
Jun 1, 2023
Lower · Passed
Committee Amendment "A" (H-247) was READ and ADOPTED.
lower
Jun 1, 2023
Lower · Passed
On motion of Representative BRENNAN of Portland, the Majority Ought to Pass as Amended Report was ACCEPTED.
lower
Jun 1, 2023
House · Passed
House Vote: pass (75-65-8)
house
May 26, 2023
Legislature · Passed
Reported Out - OTP-AM/ONTP
legislature
Feb 16, 2023
Committee
The Bill was REFERRED to the Committee on EDUCATION AND CULTURAL AFFAIRS in concurrence
upper
Feb 16, 2023
Committee
The Bill was REFERRED to the Committee on EDUCATION AND CULTURAL AFFAIRS.
lower
Feb 16, 2023
Lower · Passed
Committee on Education and Cultural Affairs suggested and ordered printed.
lower
1 primary · 8 co-sponsors
Sponsors
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