# Maine LD 1719: An Act Regarding Superintendent Agreements for Transfer Students Maine LD 1719, An Act Regarding Superintendent Agreements for Transfer Students, is a 132nd Maine Legislature (2025-2026) Senate bill sponsored by Joseph Rafferty (Democratic); status failed, last action 2025-06-16 (The House INSISTED on ACCEPTANCE of the Majority Ought to Pass as Amended Report and PASSAGE TO BE ENGROSSED as Amended by Committee Amendment "A" (S-345) ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.Placed in the Legislative Files. (DEAD)); PRIA reads it as touching household money (as of 2026-10-19). - Canonical: https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/ME-LD1719-132 - As of: 2026-10-19 - Plain-text twin of the page above; the HTML and this file carry the same facts. ## Facts - Bill: Maine LD 1719 - State: Maine - Session: 132nd Maine Legislature (2025-2026) - Title: An Act Regarding Superintendent Agreements for Transfer Students - Status: failed - Chamber: Senate - Introduced: 2025-04-17 - Last action: 2025-06-16, The House INSISTED on ACCEPTANCE of the Majority Ought to Pass as Amended Report and PASSAGE TO BE ENGROSSED as Amended by Committee Amendment "A" (S-345) ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.Placed in the Legislative Files. (DEAD) - Sponsor: Joseph Rafferty (Democratic) - Cosponsors: 3 - Subjects: EDUCATIONAL OPTIONS, EDUCATIONAL OPTIONS - SCHOOL CHOICE - Touches household money: yes - Roll calls: 3 (114 yes, 85 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: Joseph Rafferty (Democratic), Senate - Cosponsor: Holly Sargent (Democratic), House - Cosponsor: Janice Dodge (Democratic), House - Cosponsor: Kelly Murphy (Democratic), House ## Roll call votes | Date | Chamber | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Other | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 2025-06-13 | House | ACC MAJ OTP AS AMENDED REP | pass | 83 | 50 | | | 2025-06-12 | Senate | ACCEPT MAJORITY OUGHT TO PASS AS AMENDED REPORT | fail | 17 | 18 | | | 2025-06-11 | Senate | ACCEPT MAJORITY OUGHT TO PASS AS AMENDED REPORT | fail | 14 | 17 | | ## Actions (7) - 2025-06-16: The House INSISTED on ACCEPTANCE of the Majority Ought to Pass as Amended Report and PASSAGE TO BE ENGROSSED as Amended by Committee Amendment "A" (S-345) ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.Placed in the Legislative Files. (DEAD) (House) - 2025-06-16: On motion by Senator PIERCE of Cumberland The Senate INSISTED on ACCEPTANCE of The Minority Ought Not To Pass Report. Sent down for concurrence (Senate) - 2025-06-13: Reports READ.On motion of Representative MURPHY of Scarborough, the Majority Ought to Pass as Amended Report was ACCEPTED.ROLL CALL NO. 496(Yeas 83 - Nays 50 - Absent 16 - Excused 2)The Bill was READ ONCE.Committee Amendment "A" (S-345) 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" (S-345). In NON-CONCURRENCE and sent for concurrence.ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH. (House) - 2025-06-13: Taken from the table by the President The Majority Ought to Pass As Amended Report FAILED Roll Call Ordered Roll Call Number 471 Yeas 17 - Nays 18 - Excused 0 - Absent 0 Subsequently, The Minority Ought Not To Pass Report was ACCEPTED Sent down for concurrence (Senate) - 2025-06-11: Reports READ Motion by Senator RAFFERTY of York to ACCEPT The Majority Ought to Pass As Amended Report FAILED Roll Call Ordered Roll Call Number 466 Yeas 14 - Nays 17 - Excused 4 - Absent 0 On motion by Senator PIERCE of Cumberland Tabled until Later in Today's Session, pending The Minority Ought Not To Pass report. Taken from the table by the President On motion by Senator HICKMAN of Kennebec the Senate RECONSIDERED whereby the Majority OUGHT TO PASS AS AMENDED report FAILEDOn motion by Same Senator Tabled until Later in Today's Session, pending ACCEPTANCE of the Majority Ought to Pass As Amended by Committee Amendment "A" (S-345) Unfinished Business (Senate) - 2025-04-17: The Bill was REFERRED to the Committee on EDUCATION AND CULTURAL AFFAIRS.In concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH. (House) - 2025-04-17: Committee on EDUCATION AND CULTURAL AFFAIRS suggested and ordered printed REFERENCE to the Committee on EDUCATION AND CULTURAL AFFAIRS Ordered sent down forthwith for concurrence (Senate) ## Bill text - Amendment C-A (S-345), adopted by House: [PDF](https://legislature.maine.gov/legis/bills/getPDF.asp?paper=SP0672&item=2&snum=132) - Introduced: [PDF](https://legislature.maine.gov/legis/bills/getPDF.asp?paper=SP0672&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 (S-345), adopted by House (PDF)](https://legislature.maine.gov/legis/bills/getPDF.asp?paper=SP0672&item=2&snum=132) - [Introduced (PDF)](https://legislature.maine.gov/legis/bills/getPDF.asp?paper=SP0672&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) - [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-LD1719-132 (as of 2026-10-19).