# Maine LD 1281: An Act to Address the Safety of Nurses and Improve Patient Care by Enacting the Maine Quality Care Act Maine LD 1281, An Act to Address the Safety of Nurses and Improve Patient Care by Enacting the Maine Quality Care Act, is a 132nd Maine Legislature (2025-2026) Senate bill sponsored by Stacy F. Brenner (Democratic); status failed, last action 2026-04-29 (Died on Adjournment) (as of 2026-10-17). - Canonical: https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/ME-LD1281-132 - As of: 2026-10-17 - Plain-text twin of the page above; the HTML and this file carry the same facts. ## Facts - Bill: Maine LD 1281 - State: Maine - Session: 132nd Maine Legislature (2025-2026) - Title: An Act to Address the Safety of Nurses and Improve Patient Care by Enacting the Maine Quality Care Act - Status: failed - Chamber: Senate - Introduced: 2025-03-25 - Last action: 2026-04-29, Died on Adjournment - Sponsor: Stacy F. Brenner (Democratic) - Cosponsors: 6 - Subjects: HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL, HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL - NURSES - Touches household money: no - Roll calls: 1 (18 yes, 15 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: Stacy F. Brenner (Democratic), Senate - Cosponsor: Amy Roeder (Democratic), House - Cosponsor: Gary Friedmann (Democratic), House - Cosponsor: Kilton Webb (Democratic), House - Cosponsor: Matthea E. L. Daughtry (Democratic), Senate - Cosponsor: Matthew Beck (Democratic), House - Cosponsor: Valli Geiger (Democratic), House ## Roll call votes | Date | Chamber | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Other | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 2025-04-10 | Senate | REFERENCE | pass | 18 | 15 | | ## Actions (66) - 2026-04-29: Died on Adjournment - 2026-04-29: The Bill was in the possession of the House when the Legislature adjourned Sine Die and was placed in the Legislative Files. 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(House) - 2025-06-18: Unfinished Business (House) - 2025-06-17: Unfinished Business (House) - 2025-06-16: Unfinished Business (House) - 2025-06-13: Unfinished Business (House) - 2025-06-12: Unfinished Business (House) - 2025-06-11: Unfinished Business (House) - 2025-06-10: Unfinished Business (House) - 2025-06-09: Unfinished Business (House) - 2025-06-05: Unfinished Business (House) - 2025-06-04: Unfinished Business (House) - 2025-06-03: Unfinished Business (House) - 2025-06-02: Unfinished Business (House) - 2025-05-29: Unfinished Business (House) - 2025-05-28: Unfinished Business (House) - 2025-05-27: Unfinished Business (House) - 2025-05-22: Unfinished Business (House) - 2025-05-20: Unfinished Business (House) - 2025-05-14: Unfinished Business (House) - 2025-05-13: Unfinished Business (House) - 2025-05-07: Unfinished Business (House) - 2025-05-06: Unfinished Business (House) - 2025-04-30: Unfinished Business (House) - 2025-04-29: Unfinished Business (House) - 2025-04-24: Unfinished Business (House) - 2025-04-23: Unfinished Business (House) - 2025-04-22: Unfinished Business (House) - 2025-04-17: Unfinished Business (House) - 2025-04-15: Unfinished Business (House) - 2025-04-15: On motion of Representative MOONEN of Portland, TABLED pending REFERENCE in concurrence.Later today assigned. (Roll Call Ordered) (House) - 2025-04-10: Taken from the table by the President On motion by Senator INGWERSEN of York The Bill was REFERRED to the Committee on LABOR PREVAILED Roll Call Ordered Roll Call Number 95 Yeas 18 - Nays 15 - Excused 2 - Absent 0 Ordered sent down forthwith for concurrence (Senate) - 2025-04-08: Unfinished Business (Senate) - 2025-04-01: Unfinished Business (Senate) - 2025-03-27: Unfinished Business (Senate) - 2025-03-25: Committee on HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES suggested and ordered printed On motion by Senator INGWERSEN of York Tabled until Later in Today's Session, pending REFERENCE Unfinished Business (Senate) ## Bill text - Introduced: [PDF](https://legislature.maine.gov/legis/bills/getPDF.asp?paper=SP0509&item=1&snum=132) ## Related bills - LD 1522: An Act to Establish the Maine Eviction Prevention Program (failed) - LD 2067: An Act to Include Community Mental Health Workers Under the 1998 Special Plan for Retirement (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 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 - [Introduced (PDF)](https://legislature.maine.gov/legis/bills/getPDF.asp?paper=SP0509&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 2067: An Act to Include Community Mental Health Workers Under the 1998 Special Plan f…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/ME-LD2067-132) - [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 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) - [Maine bills](https://policyrisk.com/states/maine/bills) - [Maine state hub](https://policyrisk.com/states/maine) - [All state legislation](https://policyrisk.com/state-bills) Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/ME-LD1281-132 (as of 2026-10-17).