# Maine LD 1707: An Act to Require a Person to Be a United States Citizen to Receive State or Local Financial Assistance and to Ensure Municipal Compliance with Federal Immigration Laws

Maine LD 1707, An Act to Require a Person to Be a United States Citizen to Receive State or Local Financial Assistance and to Ensure Municipal Compliance with Federal Immigration Laws, is a 132nd Maine Legislature (2025-2026) House bill sponsored by Randall Greenwood (Republican); status failed, last action 2025-06-09 (Taken from the table by the President On motion by Senator INGWERSEN of York The Majority Ought Not To Pass Report ACCEPTED in concurrence. PREVAILED Roll Call Ordered Roll Call Number 400 Yeas 21 - Nays 14 - Excused 0 - Absent 0 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 1707
- State: Maine
- Session: 132nd Maine Legislature (2025-2026)
- Title: An Act to Require a Person to Be a United States Citizen to Receive State or Local Financial Assistance and to Ensure Municipal Compliance with Federal Immigration Laws
- Status: failed
- Chamber: House
- Introduced: 2025-04-17
- Last action: 2025-06-09, Taken from the table by the President On motion by Senator INGWERSEN of York The Majority Ought Not To Pass Report ACCEPTED in concurrence. PREVAILED Roll Call Ordered Roll Call Number 400 Yeas 21 - Nays 14 - Excused 0 - Absent 0 Placed in Legislative Files (DEAD)
- Sponsor: Randall Greenwood (Republican)
- Cosponsors: 9
- Subjects: GENERAL ASSISTANCE, GENERAL ASSISTANCE - ELIGIBILITY
- Touches household money: yes
- Roll calls: 2 (95 yes, 83 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: Randall Greenwood (Republican), House
- Cosponsor: Billy Bob Faulkingham (Republican), House
- Cosponsor: Gary Drinkwater (Republican), House
- Cosponsor: Trey L. Stewart (Republican), Senate
- Cosponsor: James Thorne (Republican), House
- Cosponsor: John Ducharme (Republican), House
- Cosponsor: Kathy Javner (Republican), House
- Cosponsor: Katrina Smith (Republican), House
- Cosponsor: Michael Soboleski (Republican), House
- Cosponsor: Shelley Rudnicki (Republican), House

## Roll call votes

| Date | Chamber | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Other |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 2025-06-09 | Senate | ACCEPT MAJORITY OUGHT NOT TO PASS REPORT | pass | 21 | 14 |   |
| 2025-06-04 | House | ACC MAJ OUGHT NOT TO PASS REP | pass | 74 | 69 |   |

## Actions (5)

- 2025-06-09: Taken from the table by the President On motion by Senator INGWERSEN of York The Majority Ought Not To Pass Report ACCEPTED in concurrence. PREVAILED Roll Call Ordered Roll Call Number 400 Yeas 21 - Nays 14 - Excused 0 - Absent 0 Placed in Legislative Files (DEAD) (Senate)
- 2025-06-05: Reports READ On motion by Senator INGWERSEN of York Tabled until Later in Today's Session, pending ACCEPTANCE OF EITHER REPORT. Unfinished Business (Senate)
- 2025-06-04: Reports READ.On motion of Representative MEYER of Eliot, the Majority Ought Not to Pass Report was ACCEPTED.ROLL CALL NO. 321(Yeas 74 - Nays 69 - Absent 8 - Excused 0)Sent for concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH. (House)
- 2025-04-17: The Bill was REFERRED to the Committee on HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES in concurrence (Senate)
- 2025-04-17: Committee on Health and Human Services suggested and ordered printed. The Bill was REFERRED to the Committee on HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES.Sent for concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH. (House)

## Bill text

- Introduced: [PDF](https://legislature.maine.gov/legis/bills/getPDF.asp?paper=HP1142&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
- [Introduced (PDF)](https://legislature.maine.gov/legis/bills/getPDF.asp?paper=HP1142&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-LD1707-132 (as of 2026-10-19).