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Current Legislative Issues and Updates
ACTION ALERTS!
Watch for any urgent action alerts to be posted here during the current legislative session.
Current Action Alerts (scroll down to "2025 Legislative Watch" for more info on each bills below and action to take):
None at this time.
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132nd Maine Legislature
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2026 Maine Legislative Watch
WATCH
LD 295, An Act Regarding Education
Presented by Representative MURPHY of Scarborough.
This is a "concept draft," pursuant to joint rule 208.
Follow the Status of this bill.
Further Information
POSITION: HOME is watching this bill
ACTION NEEDED: None at this time.
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LD 354, An Act to Improve Education in Maine
Presented by Senator RAFFERTY of York.
This is a "concept draft," pursuant to joint rule 208.
Follow the Status of this bill.
Further Information
POSITION: HOME is watching this bill.
ACTION NEEDED: None at this time.
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LD 517, An Act to Protect the First Amendment Rights of Individuals in the State
Presented by Representative KUHN of Falmouth.
This is a "concept draft," pursuant to joint rule 208.
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Further Information
POSITION: HOME is watching this bill.
ACTION NEEDED: None at this time.
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LD 695, An Act Regarding the Laws of the State of Maine
Presented by Representative PIERCE of Cumberland.
This bill is a concept draft pursuant to Joint Rule 208
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Further Information
POSITION: HOME is watching this bill.
ACTION NEEDED: None at this time.
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LD 766, An Act to Protect the Children of Maine
Presented by Representative MEYER of Elliot.
This bill is a concept draft pursuant to Joint Rule 208.
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Further Information
POSITION: HOME is watching this bill.
ACTION NEEDED: None at this time
WATCH
LD 2114, An Act Regarding Public Preschool Programs Serving Children
Who Are 3 Years of Age
Presented by Representative MURPHY of Scarborough.
This bill expands the definition of "public preschool program" to include a program
that provides instruction to children who are 3 years of age. The bill provides that, in
addition to allowing start-up funds for the operation of public preschools for children who
are 4 years of age, the State, beginning in the 2026-2027 school year, may provide start-up
funding for the allowable costs to operate public preschool programs for children who are
both 3 years of age and identified as a child with a disability. The bill specifies that public
preschool students who are 3 years of age and have not been identified as a child with a
disability are not subsidizable pupils for the purposes of state subsidy calculations under
the Maine Revised Statutes, Title 20-A, chapter 606-B. Under the bill, a child who is 3
years of age on October 15th and does not have an identified disability may still attend a
public preschool program that offers instruction to children who are 3 years of age. Under
the bill, a person who is at least 3 years of age and is identified as a child with a disability
may enroll in an available public preschool program at any time prior to enrolling in
kindergarten.
Follow the Status of this bill.
Further Information
POSITION: HOME is watching this bill.
ACTION NEEDED: None at this time