An Act To Amend The Regional School Unit Budget Validation Referendum Law
LD 1586 requires that the referendum question for approving a regional school unit's budget must include the exact dollar amount of the proposed budget. Currently, the question does not mandate specifying the amount, but this bill changes that requirement. The law applies to all regional school units in Maine holding budget validation referendums. Voters will now see the specific budget figure they are voting on, making the question clearer and more transparent.
Bill status
failed
3 of 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Apr 2025
Committee Review
May 2025
House Passage
May 2025
Senate Passage
Governor
Introduced Apr 10, 2025
Last action May 28, 2025
Floor votes · House May 27, 2025
How they voted
63–62
Passed · 11 other
Total votes 136
May 27, 2025
D
Democratic66
90% Yea
I
Independent3
100% Yea
R
Republican67
92% Nay
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
17
Key actions
3
Committee
5
May 27, 2025
Committee
On motion of Representative MURPHY of Scarborough, the Majority Ought Not to Pass Report was ACCEPTED.
lower
May 27, 2025
House · Passed
House Vote: pass (63-62-11)
house
May 20, 2025
Legislature · Passed
Reported Out - ONTP/OTP
legislature
Apr 10, 2025
Committee
The Bill was REFERRED to the Committee on EDUCATION AND CULTURAL AFFAIRS in concurrence
upper
Apr 10, 2025
Committee
The Bill was REFERRED to the Committee on EDUCATION AND CULTURAL AFFAIRS.
lower
Apr 10, 2025
Lower · Passed
Committee on Education and Cultural Affairs suggested and ordered printed.
lower
1 primary · 8 co-sponsors
Sponsors
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