Resolve, Directing The State Auditor To Audit All State Agencies
This bill (LD 594) requires Maine's State Auditor to conduct comprehensive audits of all state agencies and compile a detailed report for each. The report must include current and historical data on employee counts (including new hires over 5-20 years), budget figures (current, projected, and growth), agency roles and responsibilities, project scopes (current, completed, and incomplete over time), and each agency's budget percentage of the total state biennial budget. The State Auditor must submit this report to the Legislature's appropriations committee by November 4, 2026. The bill directly affects all state agencies by mandating transparency in their staffing and financial operations.
Bill status
failed
3 of 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Feb 2025
Committee Review
Jun 2025
House Passage
Jun 2025
Senate Passage
Governor
Introduced Feb 19, 2025
Last action Jun 3, 2025
Floor votes · House Jun 3, 2025
How they voted
68–66
Passed · 2 other
Total votes 136
Jun 3, 2025
D
Democratic66
98% Yea
I
Independent3
100% Yea
R
Republican67
98% Nay
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
18
Key actions
2
Committee
2
Jun 3, 2025
Committee
On motion of Representative SALISBURY of Westbrook, the Majority Ought Not to Pass Report was ACCEPTED.
lower
Jun 3, 2025
House · Passed
House Vote: pass (68-66-2)
house
May 29, 2025
Legislature · Passed
Reported Out - ONTP/OTP-AM
legislature
1 primary · 8 co-sponsors
Sponsors
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