# Maine LD 1992: An Act to Create a Process for the Residents of a Municipality to Withdraw from a School Union

Maine LD 1992, An Act to Create a Process for the Residents of a Municipality to Withdraw from a School Union, is a 132nd Maine Legislature (2025-2026) Senate bill sponsored by Joseph Rafferty (Democratic); status signed, last action 2026-03-09 (Signed by Governor, ACTPUB Chapter 548); PRIA reads it as touching household money (as of 2026-10-17).

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## Facts
- Bill: Maine LD 1992
- State: Maine
- Session: 132nd Maine Legislature (2025-2026)
- Title: An Act to Create a Process for the Residents of a Municipality to Withdraw from a School Union
- Status: signed
- Chamber: Senate
- Introduced: 2025-12-03
- Last action: 2026-03-09, Signed by Governor, ACTPUB Chapter 548
- Sponsor: Joseph Rafferty (Democratic)
- Cosponsors: 0
- Subjects: SCHOOL ADMINISTRATION, SCHOOL ADMINISTRATION - ADMINISTRATIVE UNITS
- Touches household money: yes
- Economic provisions PRIA read: 1

## Summary

No summary available.

## Bill overview: provisions PRIA read

- Residents gain process to leave school unions: benefit, low. Residents can petition and vote to withdraw their municipality from a school union. This applies to participating municipalities whose municipal school unit belongs to a school union. Withdrawal follows the existing process for a single municipality leaving a regional school unit under 20-A MRSA §1…

## Sponsors and cosponsors

- Sponsor: Joseph Rafferty (Democratic), Senate

## Actions (7)

- 2026-03-09: Signed by Governor, ACTPUB Chapter 548
- 2026-03-03: PASSED TO BE ENACTED, in concurrence. (Senate)
- 2026-02-26: PASSED TO BE ENACTED. Sent for concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH. (House)
- 2026-02-24: Reports READ.On motion of Representative MURPHY of Scarborough, the Majority Ought to Pass Report was ACCEPTED.The Bill was READ ONCE.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.In concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH. (House)
- 2026-02-12: COMMITTEE ON BILLS IN THE SECOND READING REPORTS NO FURTHER VERBAL AMENDMENTS NECESSARY. REPORT ACCEPTED. READ A SECOND TIME and PASSED TO BE ENGROSSED.Ordered sent down forthwith for concurrence. (Senate)
- 2026-02-10: Reports READ. On motion by Senator RAFFERTY of York The Majority Ought to Pass Report ACCEPTED. Bill READ ONCE ASSIGNED FOR SECOND READING NEXT LEGISLATIVE DAY. (Senate)
- 2025-12-03: Received by the Secretary of the Senate on December 3, 2025 and REFERRED to the Committee on EDUCATION AND CULTURAL AFFAIRS pursuant to Joint Rule 308.2 (Senate)

## Bill text

- Enacted: [PDF](https://legislature.maine.gov/legis/bills/getPDF.asp?paper=SP0805&item=3&snum=132)
- Introduced: [PDF](https://legislature.maine.gov/legis/bills/getPDF.asp?paper=SP0805&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
- [Enacted (PDF)](https://legislature.maine.gov/legis/bills/getPDF.asp?paper=SP0805&item=3&snum=132)
- [Introduced (PDF)](https://legislature.maine.gov/legis/bills/getPDF.asp?paper=SP0805&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-LD1992-132 (as of 2026-10-17).