An Act to Establish the African American Studies Advisory Council and Provide Funding to Support African American Studies
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132nd legislature (2025-2026)SP 491
Where it is
Committee on EDUCATION AND CULTURAL AFFAIRS suggested and ordered printed REFERENCE to the Committee on EDUCATION AND CULTURAL AFFAIRS Ordered sent down forthwith for concurrence · Mar 20, 2025
The Bill was REFERRED to the Committee on EDUCATION AND CULTURAL AFFAIRS. In concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.^ · Mar 20, 2025
CARRIED OVER, in the same posture, to the next special or regular session of the 132nd Legislature, pursuant to Joint Order SP 519. · Mar 21, 2025
Reports READ Senator RAFFERTY of York moved to ACCEPT the Majority Ought to Pass As Amended Report. On motion by Senator PIERCE of Cumberland Tabled until Later in Today's Session, pending Motion by S · Jun 9, 2025
Reports READ. Representative MURPHY of Scarborough moved to ACCEPT the Majority Ought to Pass as Amended Report. On motion of Representative FAULKINGHAM of Winter Harbor, TABLED pending the motion of · Jun 10, 2025
Speaker laid before the House Subsequently, the Majority Ought to Pass as Amended Report was ACCEPTED. ROLL CALL NO. 399 (Yeas 74 - Nays 69 - Absent 6 - Excused 2) The Bill was READ ONCE. Committee Am · Jun 10, 2025
PASSED TO BE ENACTED. Sent for concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH. · Jun 10, 2025
On motion by Senator ROTUNDO of Androscoggin PLACED ON THE SPECIAL APPROPRIATIONS TABLE pending ENACTMENT in concurrence · Jun 11, 2025
CARRIED OVER, in the same posture, to any special or regular session of the 132nd Legislature, pursuant to Joint Order SP 800. · Jun 25, 2025
On motion by Senator ROTUNDO of Androscoggin taken from the Special Appropriations Table On motion by Same Senator the Senate SUSPENDED THE RULES to RECONSIDER their actions whereby the Bill was PASSE · Apr 14, 2026
The House RECEDED and CONCURRED to PASSAGE TO BE ENGROSSED as Amended by Committee Amendment "A" (S-303) as Amended by Senate Amendment "A" (S-706) thereto. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH. · Apr 14, 2026
FINALLY PASSED. Sent for concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH. · Apr 14, 2026
FINALLY PASSED, in concurrence. · Apr 14, 2026
The numbers
10
sponsors on the bill
Sponsors
Rachel Talbot RossKelly MurphyCraig HickmanTeresa PierceJoseph RaffertyLaurie OsherDeqa DhalacHolly SargentChristina MitchellEleanor Sato
Recorded votes
ACC MAJ OTP AS AMENDED REPHouse · 2025-06-10 · PREVAILS · Yeas 74, Nays 69, Excused 2, NotVoting 6, Total 143
Roll-call results shown verbatim from the Maine legislature’s records. A result reflects that roll call’s own motion, not the bill’s overall outcome.
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