# Maine LD 1728: An Act to Improve Affordability, Stability and Access in the Maine Child Care Affordability Program Maine LD 1728, An Act to Improve Affordability, Stability and Access in the Maine Child Care Affordability Program, is a 132nd Maine Legislature (2025-2026) Senate bill sponsored by Henry L. Ingwersen (Democratic); status signed, last action 2026-03-23 (Signed by Governor, ACTPUB Chapter 587); PRIA reads it as touching household money (as of 2026-10-17). - Canonical: https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/ME-LD1728-132 - 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 1728 - State: Maine - Session: 132nd Maine Legislature (2025-2026) - Title: An Act to Improve Affordability, Stability and Access in the Maine Child Care Affordability Program - Status: signed - Chamber: Senate - Introduced: 2025-04-17 - Last action: 2026-03-23, Signed by Governor, ACTPUB Chapter 587 - Sponsor: Henry L. Ingwersen (Democratic) - Cosponsors: 4 - Subjects: CHILDREN AND FAMILIES, CHILDREN AND FAMILIES - CHILD CARE - Touches household money: yes - Economic provisions PRIA read: 2 ## Summary No summary available. ## Bill overview: provisions PRIA read - Child care copays capped for families: benefit, high. Families in the Maine child care subsidy program do not pay more than 7% of income if they earn up to 85% of the state median for their family size. The department can cut or waive copays for families at or below 30% of the state median, for children in foster or kinship care, families experiencing… - Steadier subsidy payments for providers: benefit, medium. The department pays child care providers using common private‑pay practices, preferring enrollment‑based payments over attendance‑based payments. It reviews practices like paying in advance and separating provider closures for holidays or bad weather from child absences and adopts rules to put thes… ## Sponsors and cosponsors - Sponsor: Henry L. Ingwersen (Democratic), Senate - Cosponsor: Anne Graham (Democratic), House - Cosponsor: Cameron D. Reny (Democratic), Senate - Cosponsor: Matthea E. L. Daughtry (Democratic), Senate - Cosponsor: Timothy E. Nangle (Democratic), Senate ## Actions (9) - 2026-03-23: Signed by Governor, ACTPUB Chapter 587 - 2026-03-17: PASSED TO BE ENACTED, in concurrence. (Senate) - 2026-03-12: PASSED TO BE ENACTED. Sent for concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH. (House) - 2026-03-10: CONSENT CALENDAR - FIRST DAYUnder suspension of the rules CONSENT CALENDAR - SECOND DAY.The Bill was PASSED TO BE ENGROSSED as Amended by Committee Amendment "A" (S-520).In concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH. (House) - 2026-03-05: COMMITTEE ON BILLS IN THE SECOND READING REPORTS NO FURTHER VERBAL AMENDMENTS NECESSARY. REPORT ACCEPTED.READ A SECOND TIME and PASSED TO BE ENGROSSED AS AMENDED BY Committee Amendment "A" (S-520)Ordered sent down forthwith for concurrence. (Senate) - 2026-03-03: Report READ and ACCEPTED.Bill READ ONCE. Committee Amendment "A" (S-520) READ and ADOPTED. ASSIGNED FOR SECOND READING NEXT LEGISLATIVE DAY. (Senate) - 2025-06-25: CARRIED OVER, in the same posture, to any special or regular session of the 132nd Legislature, pursuant to Joint Order SP 800. (Senate) - 2025-04-17: The Bill was REFERRED to the Committee on HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES.In concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH. (House) - 2025-04-17: Committee on HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES suggested and ordered printed REFERENCE to the Committee on HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES Ordered sent down forthwith for concurrence (Senate) ## Bill text - Amendment C-A (S-520), adopted by House & Senate: [PDF](https://legislature.maine.gov/legis/bills/getPDF.asp?paper=SP0674&item=2&snum=132) - Enacted: [PDF](https://legislature.maine.gov/legis/bills/getPDF.asp?paper=SP0674&item=3&snum=132) - Introduced: [PDF](https://legislature.maine.gov/legis/bills/getPDF.asp?paper=SP0674&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-520), adopted by House & Senate (PDF)](https://legislature.maine.gov/legis/bills/getPDF.asp?paper=SP0674&item=2&snum=132) - [Enacted (PDF)](https://legislature.maine.gov/legis/bills/getPDF.asp?paper=SP0674&item=3&snum=132) - [Introduced (PDF)](https://legislature.maine.gov/legis/bills/getPDF.asp?paper=SP0674&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-LD1728-132 (as of 2026-10-17).