# Maine LD 789: RESOLUTION, Proposing an Amendment to the Constitution of Maine to Require Legislative Approval of Any State of Emergency Lasting Longer than 60 Days

Maine LD 789, RESOLUTION, Proposing an Amendment to the Constitution of Maine to Require Legislative Approval of Any State of Emergency Lasting Longer than 60 Days, is a 132nd Maine Legislature (2025-2026) Senate bill sponsored by Harold Stewart; status failed, last action 2025-05-21 (Pursuant to Joint Rule 310.3 Placed in Legislative Files (DEAD)) (as of 2026-10-18).

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## Facts
- Bill: Maine LD 789
- State: Maine
- Session: 132nd Maine Legislature (2025-2026)
- Title: RESOLUTION, Proposing an Amendment to the Constitution of Maine to Require Legislative Approval of Any State of Emergency Lasting Longer than 60 Days
- Status: failed
- Chamber: Senate
- Introduced: 2025-03-04
- Last action: 2025-05-21, Pursuant to Joint Rule 310.3 Placed in Legislative Files (DEAD)
- Sponsor: Harold Stewart
- Cosponsors: 6
- Subjects: STATE OFFICERS, STATE OFFICERS - GOVERNOR
- Touches household money: no
- Economic provisions PRIA read: 0

## Summary

No summary available.

## Bill overview

No economic impacts identified for this bill.

## Sponsors and cosponsors

- Sponsor: Harold Stewart
- Cosponsor: Billy Bob Faulkingham (Republican), House
- Cosponsor: Jeffrey L. Timberlake (Republican), Senate
- Cosponsor: Joseph Martin (Republican), Senate
- Cosponsor: Katrina Smith (Republican), House
- Cosponsor: Matt A. Harrington (Republican), Senate
- Cosponsor: Stacey K. Guerin (Republican), Senate

## Actions (3)

- 2025-05-21: Pursuant to Joint Rule 310.3 Placed in Legislative Files (DEAD) (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)
- 2025-03-04: Received by the Secretary of the Senate on February 27, 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=SP0350&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=SP0350&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 2067: An Act to Include Community Mental Health Workers Under the 1998 Special Plan f…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/ME-LD2067-132)
- [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 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-LD789-132 (as of 2026-10-18).