# Maine LD 492: RESOLUTION, Proposing an Amendment to the Constitution of Maine to Provide for Parental Rights

Maine LD 492, RESOLUTION, Proposing an Amendment to the Constitution of Maine to Provide for Parental Rights, is a 132nd Maine Legislature (2025-2026) House bill sponsored by Jennifer Poirier (Republican); status failed, last action 2025-05-20 (Reports ReadOn motion by Senator CARNEY of Cumberland the Minority Ought Not to Pass Report ACCEPTED. in concurrence PREVAILED Roll Call Ordered Roll Call Number 179 Yeas 19 - Nays 13 - Excused 3 - Absent 0 Placed in Legislative Files (DEAD)) (as of 2026-10-17).

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## Facts
- Bill: Maine LD 492
- State: Maine
- Session: 132nd Maine Legislature (2025-2026)
- Title: RESOLUTION, Proposing an Amendment to the Constitution of Maine to Provide for Parental Rights
- Status: failed
- Chamber: House
- Introduced: 2025-02-06
- Last action: 2025-05-20, Reports ReadOn motion by Senator CARNEY of Cumberland the Minority Ought Not to Pass Report ACCEPTED. in concurrence PREVAILED Roll Call Ordered Roll Call Number 179 Yeas 19 - Nays 13 - Excused 3 - Absent 0 Placed in Legislative Files (DEAD)
- Sponsor: Jennifer Poirier (Republican)
- Cosponsors: 9
- Subjects: DOMESTIC RELATIONS, DOMESTIC RELATIONS - PARENTAL RIGHTS
- Touches household money: no
- Roll calls: 2 (94 yes, 80 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: Jennifer Poirier (Republican), House
- Cosponsor: Abigail Griffin (Republican), House
- Cosponsor: David Haggan (Republican), Senate
- Cosponsor: Irene Gifford (Republican), House
- Cosponsor: James Thorne (Republican), House
- Cosponsor: John Ducharme (Republican), House
- Cosponsor: Kimberly Haggan (Republican), House
- Cosponsor: Nathan Wadsworth (Republican), House
- Cosponsor: Sheila Lyman (Republican), House
- Cosponsor: Tracy Quint (Republican), House

## Roll call votes

| Date | Chamber | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Other |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 2025-05-20 | Senate | ACCEPT MAJORITY OUGHT NOT TO PASS REPORT | pass | 19 | 13 |   |
| 2025-05-14 | House | ACC MAJ OUGHT NOT TO PASS REP | pass | 75 | 67 |   |

## Actions (4)

- 2025-05-20: Reports ReadOn motion by Senator CARNEY of Cumberland the Minority Ought Not to Pass Report ACCEPTED. in concurrence PREVAILED Roll Call Ordered Roll Call Number 179 Yeas 19 - Nays 13 - Excused 3 - Absent 0 Placed in Legislative Files (DEAD) (Senate)
- 2025-05-14: Reports READ.On motion of Representative KUHN of Falmouth, the Majority Ought Not to Pass Report was ACCEPTED.ROLL CALL NO. 138(Yeas 75 - Nays 67 - Absent 8 - 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)
- 2025-02-06: Received by the Clerk of the House on February 6, 2025.The RESOLUTION was REFERRED to the Committee on JUDICIARY pursuant to Joint Rule 308.2 and ordered printed pursuant to Joint Rule 401. (House)

## Bill text

- Introduced: [PDF](https://legislature.maine.gov/legis/bills/getPDF.asp?paper=HP0321&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=HP0321&item=1&snum=132)

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- [LD 1872: An Act to Reinvest in the Pension Funds of the Maine Public Employees Retiremen…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/ME-LD1872-132)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/ME-LD492-132 (as of 2026-10-17).