# Maine LD 1255: An Act to Ensure In-state Tuition for Postsecondary Students Who Are Registered to Vote in the State and to Amend Eligibility Requirements for the Free Community College Tuition Program

Maine LD 1255, An Act to Ensure In-state Tuition for Postsecondary Students Who Are Registered to Vote in the State and to Amend Eligibility Requirements for the Free Community College Tuition Program, is a 132nd Maine Legislature (2025-2026) House bill sponsored by Shelley Rudnicki (Republican); status failed, last action 2025-06-03 (On motion by Senator PIERCE of Cumberland the Senate INSISTED on ACCEPTANCE of The Minority Ought to Pass As Amended Report and the Bill PASS TO BE ENGROSS AS AMENDED. Placed in Legislative Files (DEAD)); PRIA reads it as touching household money (as of 2026-10-19).

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## Facts
- Bill: Maine LD 1255
- State: Maine
- Session: 132nd Maine Legislature (2025-2026)
- Title: An Act to Ensure In-state Tuition for Postsecondary Students Who Are Registered to Vote in the State and to Amend Eligibility Requirements for the Free Community College Tuition Program
- Status: failed
- Chamber: House
- Introduced: 2025-03-25
- Last action: 2025-06-03, On motion by Senator PIERCE of Cumberland the Senate INSISTED on ACCEPTANCE of The Minority Ought to Pass As Amended Report and the Bill PASS TO BE ENGROSS AS AMENDED. Placed in Legislative Files (DEAD)
- Sponsor: Shelley Rudnicki (Republican)
- Cosponsors: 5
- Subjects: COLLEGES AND UNIVERSITIES, COLLEGES AND UNIVERSITIES - POLICIES AND PROGRAMS
- Touches household money: yes
- Roll calls: 3 (163 yes, 161 no in all)
- Economic provisions PRIA read: 0

## Summary

No summary available.

## Bill overview

No economic impacts identified for this bill.

## Sponsors and cosponsors

- Sponsor: Shelley Rudnicki (Republican), House
- Cosponsor: Barbara Bagshaw (Republican), House
- Cosponsor: James White (Republican), House
- Cosponsor: Kimberly Haggan (Republican), House
- Cosponsor: Marygrace Cimino (Republican), House
- Cosponsor: Tracy Quint (Republican), House

## Roll call votes

| Date | Chamber | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Other |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 2025-06-03 | House | INSIST | pass | 74 | 70 |   |
| 2025-06-02 | Senate | ACCEPT MAJORITY OUGHT NOT TO PASS REPORT | fail | 15 | 19 |   |
| 2025-05-29 | House | ACC MAJ OUGHT NOT TO PASS REP | pass | 74 | 72 |   |

## Actions (6)

- 2025-06-03: On motion by Senator PIERCE of Cumberland the Senate INSISTED on ACCEPTANCE of The Minority Ought to Pass As Amended Report and the Bill PASS TO BE ENGROSS AS AMENDED. Placed in Legislative Files (DEAD) (Senate)
- 2025-06-03: The House INSISTED on ACCEPTANCE of the Majority Ought Not to Pass Report. ROLL CALL NO. 282(Yeas 74 - Nays 70 - Absent 7 - Excused 0)ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH. (House)
- 2025-06-02: Reports ReadMotion by Senator RAFFERTY of York to ACCEPT the Majority Ought Not to Pass Report. FAILED Roll Call Ordered Roll Call Number 279 Yeas 15 - Nays 19 - Excused 1 - Absent 0 Subsequently, The Minority Ought to Pass As Amended by Committee Amendment "A" (H-310) ACCEPTED READ ONCE Committee Amendment "A" (H-310) READ and ADOPTED Under suspension of the Rules, READ A SECOND TIME and PASSED TO BE ENGROSSED AS AMENDED by Committee Amendment "A" (H-310) in NON-CONCURRENCE. Sent down for concurrence (Senate)
- 2025-05-29: Reports READ.On motion of Representative MURPHY of Scarborough, the Majority Ought Not to Pass Report was ACCEPTED.ROLL CALL NO. 237(Yeas 74 - Nays 72 - Absent 5 - Excused 0)Sent for concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH. (House)
- 2025-03-25: The Bill was REFERRED to the Committee on EDUCATION AND CULTURAL AFFAIRS in concurrence (Senate)
- 2025-03-25: 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. (House)

## Bill text

- Amendment C-A (H-310), adopted by Senate: [PDF](https://legislature.maine.gov/legis/bills/getPDF.asp?paper=HP0830&item=2&snum=132)
- Introduced: [PDF](https://legislature.maine.gov/legis/bills/getPDF.asp?paper=HP0830&item=1&snum=132)

## Related bills

- LD 1522: An Act to Establish the Maine Eviction Prevention Program (failed)
- LD 1665: An Act to Provide Property Tax Relief to Maine Families (failed)
- LD 1872: An Act to Reinvest in the Pension Funds of the Maine Public Employees Retirement System (failed)
- LD 2067: An Act to Include Community Mental Health Workers Under the 1998 Special Plan for Retirement (failed)
- LD 1611: An Act to Decrease the Retirement Contributions Required for Teachers and State Employees (failed)
- LD 1294: An Act to Expand the Dependent Exemption Tax Credit (failed)

## Sources
- [Amendment C-A (H-310), adopted by Senate (PDF)](https://legislature.maine.gov/legis/bills/getPDF.asp?paper=HP0830&item=2&snum=132)
- [Introduced (PDF)](https://legislature.maine.gov/legis/bills/getPDF.asp?paper=HP0830&item=1&snum=132)

## Related
- [LD 1522: An Act to Establish the Maine Eviction Prevention Program](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/ME-LD1522-132)
- [LD 1665: An Act to Provide Property Tax Relief to Maine Families](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/ME-LD1665-132)
- [LD 1872: An Act to Reinvest in the Pension Funds of the Maine Public Employees Retiremen…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/ME-LD1872-132)
- [LD 2067: An Act to Include Community Mental Health Workers Under the 1998 Special Plan f…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/ME-LD2067-132)
- [LD 1611: An Act to Decrease the Retirement Contributions Required for Teachers and State…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/ME-LD1611-132)
- [LD 1294: An Act to Expand the Dependent Exemption Tax Credit](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/ME-LD1294-132)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/ME-LD1255-132 (as of 2026-10-19).