LD1414 • 2025

Resolve, to Improve the Availability of Child Care by Increasing Certain Reimbursements Under the Maine Child Care Affordability Program and Establishing a Grant Program to Facilitate Off-hours Care

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Sponsor: President Matthea Daughtry
Last action: 2026-04-29
Official status: Died in Possession of the Senate when the Legislature adjourned Sine Die and was PLACED IN THE LEGISLATIVE FILES . (DEAD)
Effective date: Not listed

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Resolve, to Improve the Availability of Child Care by Increasing Certain Reimbursements Under the Maine Child Care Affordability Program and Establishing a Grant Program to Facilitate Off-hours Care

Resolve, to Improve the Availability of Child Care by Increasing Certain Reimbursements Under the Maine Child Care Affordability Program and Establishing a Grant Program to Facilitate Off-hours Care Sponsor: President Matthea Daughtry Reference committee: Health and Human Services Latest committee action: Reported Out; OTP-AM/ONTP

What This Bill Does

Resolve, to Improve the Availability of Child Care by Increasing Certain Reimbursements Under the Maine Child Care Affordability Program and Establishing a Grant Program to Facilitate Off-hours Care Sponsor: President Matthea Daughtry Reference committee: Health and Human Services Latest committee action: Reported Out; OTP-AM/ONTP

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Amendments

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C-A (S-518)

Adopted by House & Senate

Plain English: Page 1 - 132LR2213(02) COMMITTEE AMENDMENT 1 L.D.

Page 1 - 132LR2213(02) COMMITTEE AMENDMENT 1 L.D.
1414 2 Date: (Filing No.
S- ) 3HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES 4 Reproduced and distributed under the direction of the Secretary of the Senate.
5STATE OF MAINE 6SENATE 7132ND LEGISLATURE 8SECOND REGULAR SESSION 9 COMMITTEE AMENDMENT “ ” to S.P.

Bill History

2026-04-29 Senate
Died in Possession of the Senate when the Legislature adjourned Sine Die and was PLACED IN THE LEGISLATIVE FILES . (DEAD)
2026-03-12 House
FINALLY PASSED . Sent for concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.
2026-02-26 Committee
Reported Out; OTP-AM/ONTP
2026-01-29 Committee
Work Session Held
2026-01-29 Committee
Voted; Divided Report
2025-05-19 Committee
Carry Over Approved
2025-05-16 Committee
Carry Over Requested
2025-05-15 Committee
Work Session Held; TABLED
2025-04-01 Committee
Referred to Committee on Health and Human Services.

Official Summary Text

Resolve, to Improve the Availability of Child Care by Increasing Certain Reimbursements Under the Maine Child Care Affordability Program and Establishing a Grant Program to Facilitate Off-hours Care
Sponsor:
President Matthea Daughtry
Reference committee:
Health and Human Services
Latest committee action:
Reported Out; OTP-AM/ONTP

Current Bill Text

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Printed on recycled paper
132nd MAINE LEGISLATURE
FIRST SPECIAL SESSION-2025
Legislative Document No. 1414
S.P. 554 In Senate, April 1, 2025
An Act to Support and Sustain Maine's Child Care Workforce
Reference to the Committee on Health and Human Services suggested and ordered printed.
DAREK M. GRANT
Secretary of the Senate
Presented by President DAUGHTRY of Cumberland.

Page 1 - 132LR2213(01)
1Be it enacted by the People of the State of Maine as follows:
2CONCEPT DRAFT
3SUMMARY
4 This bill is a concept draft pursuant to Joint Rule 208.
5 This bill proposes to update the laws to support and sustain the State's child care
6 workforce.
4