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LD787Introduced in the Senate

An Act to Clarify Residency Requirements for the Maine School of Science and Mathematics

Passed

Introduced by Nicole Grohoski, District 7

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An Act to Clarify Residency Requirements for the Maine School of Science and Mathematics

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PASSED TO BE ENACTED, in concurrence.

June 25, 2025

How did lawmakers vote?

HouseStage: Adopt Sas-226 RC #413 · June 10, 2025

11

Yes

136

No

4

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RepresentativeDistrictVote
Lucien Daigle1No
Roger Albert2No
Mark Babin3No
Timothy Guerrette4No
Joseph Underwood5Absent
Donald Ardell6No
Gregory Swallow7No
Tracy Quint8No
Arthur Mingo9No
William Tuell10No

Bill history

  1. Received by the Secretary of the Senate on February 27, 2025 and REFERRED to the Committee on EDUCATION AND CULTURAL AFFAIRS pursuant to Joint Rule 308.2

  2. CARRIED OVER, in the same posture, to the next special or regular session of the 132nd Legislature, pursuant to Joint Order SP 519.

  3. Work Session Held

  4. Voted: Divided Report

  5. Reported Out: OTP-AM/OTP-AM/ONTP

  6. Reports READ

  7. On motion by Senator RAFFERTY of York Tabled until Later in Today's Session, pending ACCEPTANCE OF ANY REPORT.

  8. Unfinished Business

  9. Unfinished Business

  10. Taken from the table by the President

  11. On motion by Senator RAFFERTY of York Report A Ought to Pass As Amended by Committee Amendment "A" (S-160) ACCEPTED

  12. READ ONCE

  13. Committee Amendment "A" (S-160) READ

  14. On motion by Senator GROHOSKI of Hancock Senate Amendment "A" (S-226) to Committee Amendment "A" (S-160) READ and ADOPTED

  15. Committee Amendment "A" (S-160) as Amended by Senate Amendment "A" (S-226) thereto ADOPTED.

  16. Under suspension of the Rules, READ A SECOND TIME and PASSED TO BE ENGROSSED AS AMENDED by Committee Amendment "A" (S-160) as Amended by Senate Amendment "A" (S-226) thereto.

  17. Sent down for concurrence

  18. Reports READ.

  19. On motion of Representative MURPHY of Scarborough, TABLED pending ACCEPTANCE of Any Report.

  20. Later today assigned.

  21. Unfinished Business

  22. Unfinished Business

  23. Unfinished Business

  24. Unfinished Business

  25. Speaker laid before the House

  26. Subsequently, on motion of Representative MURPHY of Scarborough, REPORT A Ought to Pass as Amended was ACCEPTED.

  27. The Bill was READ ONCE.

  28. Committee Amendment "A" (S-160) was READ.

  29. Senate Amendment "A" (S-226) to Committee Amendment "A" (S-160) was READ and FAILED ADOPTION.

  30. ROLL CALL NO. 413 (Yeas 11 - Nays 136 - Absent 2 - Excused 2)

  31. Subsequently, Committee Amendment "A" (S-160) was ADOPTED.

  32. Under suspension of the rules, the Bill was given its SECOND READING without REFERENCE to the Committee on Bills in the Second Reading.

  33. The Bill was PASSED TO BE ENGROSSED as Amended by Committee Amendment "A" (S-160).

  34. In NON-CONCURRENCE and sent for concurrence.

  35. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.

  36. On motion by Senator PIERCE of Cumberland the Senate RECEDED and CONCURRED to PASSAGE TO BE ENGROSSED as Amended by Committee Amendment "A" (S-160) in concurrence.

  37. Ordered sent down forthwith.

  38. PASSED TO BE ENACTED.

  39. Sent for concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.

  40. On motion by Senator ROTUNDO of Androscoggin PLACED ON THE SPECIAL APPROPRIATIONS TABLE pending ENACTMENT in concurrence

  41. On motion by Senator ROTUNDO of Androscoggin taken from the Special Appropriations Table

  42. On motion by Same Senator the Senate SUSPENDED THE RULES to RECONSIDER their actions whereby the Bill was PASSED TO BE ENGROSSED AS AMENDED by Committee Amendment "A" (S-160)

  43. On further motion by Same Senator the Senate SUSPENDED THE RULES to RECONSIDER their actions whereby Committee Amendment "A" (S-160) was ADOPTED.

  44. On further motion by Same Senator Senate Amendment "B" (S-462) to Committee Amendment "A" (S-160) READ and ADOPTED.

  45. Committee Amendment "A" (S-160) as Amended by Senate Amendment "B" (S-462) thereto ADOPTED.

  46. PASSED TO BE ENGROSSED AS AMENDED BY Committee Amendment "A" (S-160) as Amended by Senate Amendment "B" (S-462) thereto in NON-CONCURRENCE.

  47. Sent down for concurrence.

  48. The House RECEDED and CONCURRED to PASSAGE TO BE ENGROSSED as Amended by Committee Amendment "A" (S-160) as Amended by Senate Amendment "B" (S-462) thereto.

  49. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.

  50. PASSED TO BE ENACTED.

  51. Sent for concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.

  52. PASSED TO BE ENACTED, in concurrence.

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