# Maine LD 220: An Act to Establish the Hope and Inclusion Scholarship Program in Order to Provide Funding for Students Attending Certain Private Schools and Students Receiving Home Instruction

Maine LD 220, An Act to Establish the Hope and Inclusion Scholarship Program in Order to Provide Funding for Students Attending Certain Private Schools and Students Receiving Home Instruction, is a 132nd Maine Legislature (2025-2026) House bill sponsored by Barbara Bagshaw (Republican); status failed, last action 2025-05-21 (Reports ReadOn motion by Senator RAFFERTY of York the Majority Ought Not to Pass Report ACCEPTED in concurrence. PREVAILED Roll Call Ordered Roll Call Number 193 Yeas 17 - Nays 14 - Excused 4 - 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 220
- State: Maine
- Session: 132nd Maine Legislature (2025-2026)
- Title: An Act to Establish the Hope and Inclusion Scholarship Program in Order to Provide Funding for Students Attending Certain Private Schools and Students Receiving Home Instruction
- Status: failed
- Chamber: House
- Introduced: 2025-01-21
- Last action: 2025-05-21, Reports ReadOn motion by Senator RAFFERTY of York the Majority Ought Not to Pass Report ACCEPTED in concurrence. PREVAILED Roll Call Ordered Roll Call Number 193 Yeas 17 - Nays 14 - Excused 4 - Absent 0 Placed in Legislative Files (DEAD)
- Sponsor: Barbara Bagshaw (Republican)
- Cosponsors: 9
- Subjects: EDUCATIONAL OPTIONS, EDUCATIONAL OPTIONS - SCHOOL CHOICE
- Touches household money: yes
- Roll calls: 2 (98 yes, 81 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: Barbara Bagshaw (Republican), House
- Cosponsor: Alicia Collins (Republican), House
- Cosponsor: Gregory Swallow (Republican), House
- Cosponsor: James D. Libby (Republican), Senate
- Cosponsor: Kimberly Haggan (Republican), House
- Cosponsor: Richard Bradstreet (Republican), Senate
- Cosponsor: Richard Campbell (Republican), House
- Cosponsor: Sheila Lyman (Republican), House
- Cosponsor: Stacey K. Guerin (Republican), Senate
- Cosponsor: Tammy Schmersal-Burgess (Republican), House

## Roll call votes

| Date | Chamber | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Other |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 2025-05-21 | Senate | ACCEPT MAJORITY OUGHT NOT TO PASS REPORT | pass | 17 | 14 |   |
| 2025-05-20 | House | ACC MAJ OUGHT NOT TO PASS REP | pass | 81 | 67 |   |

## Actions (5)

- 2025-05-21: Reports ReadOn motion by Senator RAFFERTY of York the Majority Ought Not to Pass Report ACCEPTED in concurrence. PREVAILED Roll Call Ordered Roll Call Number 193 Yeas 17 - Nays 14 - Excused 4 - Absent 0 Placed in Legislative Files (DEAD) (Senate)
- 2025-05-20: Reports READ.On motion of Representative MURPHY of Scarborough, the Majority Ought Not to Pass Report was ACCEPTED.ROLL CALL NO. 145(Yeas 81 - Nays 67 - Absent 2 - Excused 0 - Restricted - 1)Sent for concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH. (House)
- 2025-03-21: Carried over, in the same posture, to the next special or regular session of the 132nd Legislature, pursuant to Joint Order SP 519. (House)
- 2025-01-21: The Bill was REFERRED to the Committee on EDUCATION AND CULTURAL AFFAIRS in concurrence (Senate)
- 2025-01-21: Committee on Education and Cultural Affairs suggested and ordered printed. The Bill was REFERRED to the Committee on EDUCATION AND CULTURAL AFFAIRS.Sent for concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH. (House)

## Bill text

- Introduced: [PDF](https://legislature.maine.gov/legis/bills/getPDF.asp?paper=HP0143&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=HP0143&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-LD220-132 (as of 2026-10-19).