# Maine LD 373: An Act to Establish "Welcome Home" as the Official State Anthem

Maine LD 373, An Act to Establish "Welcome Home" as the Official State Anthem, is a 132nd Maine Legislature (2025-2026) Senate bill sponsored by Marianne Moore (Republican); status failed, last action 2025-04-17 (Speaker laid before the HouseSubsequently, the House RECEDED and CONCURRED to ACCEPTANCE of the Minority Ought Not to Pass Report. In concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.Placed in the Legislative Files. (DEAD)) (as of 2026-10-18).

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## Facts
- Bill: Maine LD 373
- State: Maine
- Session: 132nd Maine Legislature (2025-2026)
- Title: An Act to Establish "Welcome Home" as the Official State Anthem
- Status: failed
- Chamber: Senate
- Introduced: 2025-01-30
- Last action: 2025-04-17, Speaker laid before the HouseSubsequently, the House RECEDED and CONCURRED to ACCEPTANCE of the Minority Ought Not to Pass Report. In concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.Placed in the Legislative Files. (DEAD)
- Sponsor: Marianne Moore (Republican)
- Cosponsors: 1
- Subjects: STATE GOVERNMENT, STATE GOVERNMENT - STATE EMBLEMS
- Touches household money: no
- Roll calls: 4 (200 yes, 150 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: Marianne Moore (Republican), Senate
- Cosponsor: Billy Bob Faulkingham (Republican), House

## Roll call votes

| Date | Chamber | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Other |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 2025-04-10 | House | TABLE UNTIL LATER | pass | 86 | 59 |   |
| 2025-04-08 | Senate | RECEDE AND CONCUR | fail | 11 | 22 |   |
| 2025-04-01 | Senate | ACCEPT MAJORITY OUGHT TO PASS REPORT | fail | 12 | 17 |   |
| 2025-04-01 | House | ACC MAJ OUGHT TO PASS REP | pass | 91 | 52 |   |

## Actions (9)

- 2025-04-17: Speaker laid before the HouseSubsequently, the House RECEDED and CONCURRED to ACCEPTANCE of the Minority Ought Not to Pass Report. In concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.Placed in the Legislative Files. (DEAD) (House)
- 2025-04-15: Unfinished Business (House)
- 2025-04-10: Unfinished Business (House)
- 2025-04-10: On motion of Representative FAULKINGHAM of Winter Harbor, TABLED pending FURTHER CONSIDERATION.ROLL CALL NO. 76(Yeas 86 - Nays 59 - Absent 5 - Excused 0 - Restricted - 1)Later today assigned. (House)
- 2025-04-08: Senator PIERCE of Cumberland moved to INSIST Motion by Senator MOORE of Washington The Senate RECEDE and CONCUR FAILED Roll Call Ordered Roll Call Number 84 Yeas 11 - Nays 22 - Excused 2 - Absent 0 Subsequently, The Senate INSISTED to ACCEPT The Minority Ought Not To Pass Ordered sent down forthwith for concurrence (Senate)
- 2025-04-01: Reports READ.On motion of Representative SALISBURY of Westbrook, the Majority Ought to Pass Report was ACCEPTED.ROLL CALL NO. 66(Yeas 91 - Nays 52 - Absent 7 - Excused 0 - Restricted - 1)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 ENGROSSEDIn NON-CONCURRENCE and sent for concurrence.ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH. (House)
- 2025-04-01: Reports ReadOn motion by Senator BEEBE-CENTER of Knox the Majority Ought to Pass Report. FAILED Roll Call Ordered Roll Call Number 83 Yeas 12 - Nays 17 - Excused 6 - Absent 0 Subsequently, The Minority Ought Not to Pass Report ACCEPTED Sent down for concurrence (Senate)
- 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. (Senate)
- 2025-01-30: Received by the Secretary of the Senate on January 30, 2025 and REFERRED to the Committee on STATE AND LOCAL GOVERNMENT pursuant to Joint Rule 308.2 (Senate)

## Bill text

- Introduced: [PDF](https://legislature.maine.gov/legis/bills/getPDF.asp?paper=SP0165&item=1&snum=132)

## Related bills

- LD 1522: An Act to Establish the Maine Eviction Prevention Program (failed)
- LD 2067: An Act to Include Community Mental Health Workers Under the 1998 Special Plan for Retirement (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 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=SP0165&item=1&snum=132)

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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/ME-LD373-132 (as of 2026-10-18).