An Act to Ensure Behavioral and Mental Health Services Are Available to Students by Providing Grants to Schools That Contract for Those Services
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Became law
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Officially: “An Act to Ensure Behavioral and Mental Health Services Are Available to Students by Providing Grants to Schools That Contract for Those Services” Read the full text
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132nd legislature (2025-2026)HP 544
Where it is
Committee on Education and Cultural Affairs suggested and ordered printed. The Bill was REFERRED to the Committee on EDUCATION AND CULTURAL AFFAIRS. Sent for concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH. · Mar 4, 2025
The Bill was REFERRED to the Committee on EDUCATION AND CULTURAL AFFAIRS in concurrence · Mar 4, 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. On motion of Representative MURPHY of Scarborough, the Majority Ought to Pass as Amended Report was ACCEPTED. ROLL CALL NO. 212 (Yeas 79 - Nays 65 - Absent 7 - Excused 0) The Bill was RE · May 28, 2025
Reports Read On motion by Senator RAFFERTY of York the Majority Ought to Pass as Amended Report ACCEPTED. Bill READ ONCE. Committee Amendment "A" (H-289) READ and ADOPTED. Under suspension of the Rule · May 29, 2025
PASSED TO BE ENACTED. Sent for concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH. · Jun 2, 2025
On motion by Senator ROTUNDO of Androscoggin PLACED ON THE SPECIAL APPROPRIATIONS TABLE pending ENACTMENT in concurrence. · Jun 2, 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 · Jun 25, 2025
The House RECEDED and CONCURRED to PASSAGE TO BE ENGROSSED as Amended by Committee Amendment "A" (H-289) and Senate Amendment "A" (S-464) ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH. · Jun 25, 2025
PASSED TO BE ENACTED. Sent for concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH. · Jun 25, 2025
PASSED TO BE ENACTED, in concurrence. · Jun 25, 2025
HELD BY THE GOVERNOR. · Jul 8, 2025
The numbers
6
sponsors on the bill
Sponsors
Lori GramlichW. CrockettJanice DodgeKelly MurphyHolly SargentMichael Brennan
Recorded votes
ACC MAJ OTP AS AMENDED REPHouse · 2025-05-28 · PREVAILS · Yeas 79, Nays 65, Excused 0, NotVoting 7, Total 144
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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