# Maine LD 1517: An Act to Replace Participation Thresholds with Approval Thresholds in Certain School, Municipal and County Measures Maine LD 1517, An Act to Replace Participation Thresholds with Approval Thresholds in Certain School, Municipal and County Measures, is a 132nd Maine Legislature (2025-2026) House bill sponsored by Eleanor Sato (Democratic); status failed, last action 2025-06-16 (On motion by Senator PIERCE of Cumberland The Senate INSISTED on ACCEPTANCE of Report B Ought Not To Pass Report. Placed in Legislative Files (DEAD)) (as of 2026-10-17). - Canonical: https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/ME-LD1517-132 - 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 1517 - State: Maine - Session: 132nd Maine Legislature (2025-2026) - Title: An Act to Replace Participation Thresholds with Approval Thresholds in Certain School, Municipal and County Measures - Status: failed - Chamber: House - Introduced: 2025-04-08 - Last action: 2025-06-16, On motion by Senator PIERCE of Cumberland The Senate INSISTED on ACCEPTANCE of Report B Ought Not To Pass Report. Placed in Legislative Files (DEAD) - Sponsor: Eleanor Sato (Democratic) - Cosponsors: 4 - Subjects: SCHOOL ADMINISTRATION, SCHOOL ADMINISTRATION - BUDGETS - Touches household money: no - Roll calls: 3 (146 yes, 172 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: Eleanor Sato (Democratic), House - Cosponsor: Deqa Dhalac (Democratic), House - Cosponsor: Flavia DeBrito (Democratic), House - Cosponsor: Kelly Murphy (Democratic), House - Cosponsor: William Bridgeo (Democratic), House ## Roll call votes | Date | Chamber | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Other | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 2025-06-16 | House | RECEDE AND CONCUR | fail | 67 | 73 | | | 2025-06-13 | Senate | ACCEPT REPORT 'A' OUGHT TO PASS AS AMENDED | fail | 6 | 28 | | | 2025-06-10 | House | ACC REPORT "A" OTP-AM | pass | 73 | 71 | | ## Actions (8) - 2025-06-16: On motion by Senator PIERCE of Cumberland The Senate INSISTED on ACCEPTANCE of Report B Ought Not To Pass Report. Placed in Legislative Files (DEAD) (Senate) - 2025-06-16: Speaker FECTEAU of Biddeford MOVED to INSIST. Motion of Representative GREENWOOD of Wales to RECEDE and CONCUR to ACCEPTANCE of REPORT B Ought Not to Pass . FAILED.ROLL CALL NO. 506(Yeas 67 - Nays 73 - Absent 9 - Excused 2)Subsequently, the House INSISTED on ACCEPTANCE of REPORT A Ought to Pass as Amended and PASSAGE TO BE ENGROSSED as Amended by Committee Amendment "A" (H-578) ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH. (House) - 2025-06-13: Taken from the table by the President On motion by Senator BALDACCI of Penobscot to ACCEPT The Report A Ought to Pass As Amended by Committee Amendment "A" (H-578) Report FAILED. Roll Call Ordered Roll Call Number 532 Yeas 6 - Nays 28 - Excused 1 - Absent 0 Subsequently, Report B Ought Not to Pass ACCEPTED, in NON-CONCURRENCE. Sent down for concurrence (Senate) - 2025-06-13: Unfinished Business (Senate) - 2025-06-11: Reports READ On motion by Senator BALDACCI of Penobscot Tabled until Later in Today's Session, pending ACCEPTANCE OF EITHER REPORT. Unfinished Business (Senate) - 2025-06-10: Reports READ.On motion of Representative SALISBURY of Westbrook, REPORT A Ought to Pass as Amended was ACCEPTED.ROLL CALL NO. 411(Yeas 73 - Nays 71 - Absent 5 - Excused 2)The Bill was READ ONCE.Committee Amendment "A" (H-578) was READ and ADOPTED.Under suspension of the rules, the Bill was given its SECOND READING without REFERENCE to the Committee on Bills in the Second Reading.The Bill was PASSED TO BE ENGROSSED as Amended by Committee Amendment "A" (H-578).Sent for concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH. (House) - 2025-04-08: The Bill was REFERRED to the Committee on STATE AND LOCAL GOVERNMENT in concurrence (Senate) - 2025-04-08: Committee on State and Local Government suggested and ordered printed. The Bill was REFERRED to the Committee on STATE AND LOCAL GOVERNMENT.Sent for concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH. (House) ## Bill text - Amendment C-A (H-578), adopted by House: [PDF](https://legislature.maine.gov/legis/bills/getPDF.asp?paper=HP1002&item=2&snum=132) - Introduced: [PDF](https://legislature.maine.gov/legis/bills/getPDF.asp?paper=HP1002&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 - [Amendment C-A (H-578), adopted by House (PDF)](https://legislature.maine.gov/legis/bills/getPDF.asp?paper=HP1002&item=2&snum=132) - [Introduced (PDF)](https://legislature.maine.gov/legis/bills/getPDF.asp?paper=HP1002&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-LD1517-132 (as of 2026-10-17).