# Maine LD 858: An Act to Ensure Behavioral and Mental Health Services Are Available to Students by Providing Grants to Schools That Contract for Those Services Maine LD 858, An Act to Ensure Behavioral and Mental Health Services Are Available to Students by Providing Grants to Schools That Contract for Those Services, is a 132nd Maine Legislature (2025-2026) House bill sponsored by Lori Gramlich (Democratic); status became law, last action 2026-01-11 (ACTPUB Chapter 533) (as of 2026-10-19). - Canonical: https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/ME-LD858-132 - As of: 2026-10-19 - Plain-text twin of the page above; the HTML and this file carry the same facts. ## Facts - Bill: Maine LD 858 - State: Maine - Session: 132nd Maine Legislature (2025-2026) - Title: An Act to Ensure Behavioral and Mental Health Services Are Available to Students by Providing Grants to Schools That Contract for Those Services - Status: became law - Chamber: House - Introduced: 2025-03-04 - Last action: 2026-01-11, ACTPUB Chapter 533 - Sponsor: Lori Gramlich (Democratic) - Cosponsors: 5 - Subjects: SCHOOL POLICIES, SCHOOL POLICIES - MEDICAL - Touches household money: no - Roll calls: 1 (79 yes, 65 no in all) - Economic provisions PRIA read: 1 ## Summary No summary available. ## Bill overview: provisions PRIA read - Grants for school mental health services: mixed, low. The law creates a school grant program run by the Department of Education. A school unit that contracts with licensed mental health providers can get a grant. Units with 250 or fewer students get $3,000. Units with 251–500 students get $6,000. Units with more than 500 students get $9,000. Money can… ## Sponsors and cosponsors - Sponsor: Lori Gramlich (Democratic), House - Cosponsor: Holly Sargent (Democratic), House - Cosponsor: Janice Dodge (Democratic), House - Cosponsor: Kelly Murphy (Democratic), House - Cosponsor: Michael Brennan (Democratic), House - Cosponsor: W. Crockett (Independent), House ## Roll call votes | Date | Chamber | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Other | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 2025-05-28 | House | ACC MAJ OTP AS AMENDED REP | pass | 79 | 65 | | ## Actions (13) - 2026-01-11: ACTPUB Chapter 533 - 2025-07-08: HELD BY THE GOVERNOR. (Senate) - 2025-06-25: PASSED TO BE ENACTED, in concurrence. (Senate) - 2025-06-25: PASSED TO BE ENACTED. Sent for concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH. (House) - 2025-06-25: The House RECEDED and CONCURRED to PASSAGE TO BE ENGROSSED as Amended by Committee Amendment "A" (H-289) and Senate Amendment "A" (S-464) ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH. (House) - 2025-06-25: On motion by Senator ROTUNDO of Androscoggin taken from the Special Appropriations Table On motion by Same Senator the Senate SUSPENDED THE RULES to RECONSIDER their actions whereby the Bill was PASSED TO BE ENGROSSED AS AMENDED. On further motion by Same Senator Senate Amendment "A" (S-464) READ and ADOPTED. PASSED TO BE ENGROSSED AS AMENDED BY Committee Amendment "A" (H-289) and Senate Amendment "A" (S-464) In NON-CONCURRENCE. Sent down for concurrence (Senate) - 2025-06-02: On motion by Senator ROTUNDO of Androscoggin PLACED ON THE SPECIAL APPROPRIATIONS TABLE pending ENACTMENT in concurrence. (Senate) - 2025-06-02: PASSED TO BE ENACTED. Sent for concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH. (House) - 2025-05-29: Reports ReadOn motion by Senator RAFFERTY of York the Majority Ought to Pass as Amended Report ACCEPTED. Bill READ ONCE. Committee Amendment "A" (H-289) READ and ADOPTED. Under suspension of the Rules, READ A SECOND TIME and PASSED TO BE ENGROSSED AS AMENDED by Committee Amendment "A" (H-289) in concurrence. (Senate) - 2025-05-28: Reports READ.On motion of Representative MURPHY of Scarborough, the Majority Ought to Pass as Amended Report was ACCEPTED.ROLL CALL NO. 212(Yeas 79 - Nays 65 - Absent 7 - Excused 0)The Bill was READ ONCE.Committee Amendment "A" (H-289) was READ and ADOPTED.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 as Amended by Committee Amendment "A" (H-289). 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) - 2025-03-04: The Bill was REFERRED to the Committee on EDUCATION AND CULTURAL AFFAIRS in concurrence (Senate) - 2025-03-04: 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 - Amendment C-A (H-289), adopted by House & Senate: [PDF](https://legislature.maine.gov/legis/bills/getPDF.asp?paper=HP0544&item=2&snum=132) - Amendment S-A (S-464), adopted by House & Senate: [PDF](https://legislature.maine.gov/legis/bills/getPDF.asp?paper=HP0544&item=4&snum=132) - Enacted: [PDF](https://legislature.maine.gov/legis/bills/getPDF.asp?paper=HP0544&item=6&snum=132) - Introduced: [PDF](https://legislature.maine.gov/legis/bills/getPDF.asp?paper=HP0544&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 - [Amendment C-A (H-289), adopted by House & Senate (PDF)](https://legislature.maine.gov/legis/bills/getPDF.asp?paper=HP0544&item=2&snum=132) - [Amendment S-A (S-464), adopted by House & Senate (PDF)](https://legislature.maine.gov/legis/bills/getPDF.asp?paper=HP0544&item=4&snum=132) - [Enacted (PDF)](https://legislature.maine.gov/legis/bills/getPDF.asp?paper=HP0544&item=6&snum=132) - [Introduced (PDF)](https://legislature.maine.gov/legis/bills/getPDF.asp?paper=HP0544&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) - [Maine bills](https://policyrisk.com/states/maine/bills) - [Maine state hub](https://policyrisk.com/states/maine) - [All state legislation](https://policyrisk.com/state-bills) Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/ME-LD858-132 (as of 2026-10-19).