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LD1787 • 2025

An Act to Increase Seed Money Contribution Limits for Gubernatorial Candidates Under the Maine Clean Election Act

An Act to Increase Seed Money Contribution Limits for Gubernatorial Candidates Under the Maine Clean Election Act

Elections
Enacted

This bill passed the Legislature and reached final enactment based on the latest official action.

Sponsor
Representative Lori Gramlich
Last action
2025-06-12
Official status
Signed by the Governor
Effective date
Not listed

Plain English Breakdown

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An Act to Increase Seed Money Contribution Limits for Gubernatorial Candidates Under the Maine Clean Election Act

An Act to Increase Seed Money Contribution Limits for Gubernatorial Candidates Under the Maine Clean Election Act Sponsor: Representative Lori Gramlich Reference committee: Veterans and Legal Affairs Governor action: Signed by the Governor

What This Bill Does

  • An Act to Increase Seed Money Contribution Limits for Gubernatorial Candidates Under the Maine Clean Election Act Sponsor: Representative Lori Gramlich Reference committee: Veterans and Legal Affairs Governor action: Signed by the Governor

Limits and Unknowns

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Amendments

These notes stay tied to the official amendment files and metadata from the legislature.

Adopted by House & Senate

Plain English: Page 1 - 132LR2046(02) COMMITTEE AMENDMENT 1 L.D.

  • Page 1 - 132LR2046(02) COMMITTEE AMENDMENT 1 L.D.
  • 1787 2 Date: (Filing No.
  • H- ) 3VETERANS AND LEGAL AFFAIRS 4 Reproduced and distributed under the direction of the Clerk of the House.
  • 5STATE OF MAINE 6HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 7132ND LEGISLATURE 8FIRST SPECIAL SESSION 9 COMMITTEE AMENDMENT “ ” to H.P.

Bill History

  1. 2025-06-12 Governor

    Signed by the Governor

  2. 2025-06-09 House

    PASSED TO BE ENACTED . Sent for concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.

  3. 2025-06-09 Senate

    PASSED TO BE ENACTED , in concurrence.

  4. 2025-06-02 Committee

    Reported Out; OTP-AM/ONTP

  5. 2025-05-02 Committee

    Work Session Held

  6. 2025-05-02 Committee

    Voted; Divided Report

  7. 2025-04-24 Committee

    Referred to Committee on Veterans and Legal Affairs.

Official Summary Text

An Act to Increase Seed Money Contribution Limits for Gubernatorial Candidates Under the Maine Clean Election Act
Sponsor:
Representative Lori Gramlich
Reference committee:
Veterans and Legal Affairs
Governor action:
Signed by the Governor

Current Bill Text

Read the full stored bill text 
Page 1 - 132LR2046(03)
STATE OF MAINE
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IN THE YEAR OF OUR LORD
TWO THOUSAND TWENTY-FIVE
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H.P. 1198 - L.D. 1787
An Act to Increase Seed Money Contribution Limits for Gubernatorial
Candidates Under the Maine Clean Election Act
Be it enacted by the People of the State of Maine as follows:
Sec. 1. 21-A MRSA §1122, sub-§9, as amended by PL 2007, c. 571, §10, is further
amended to read:
9. Seed money contribution. "Seed money contribution" means, for a gubernatorial
participating candidate, a contribution of no more than $250 per individual made to the
participating candidate, including the candidate or the candidate's spouse or domestic
partner. For any other participating candidate, "seed money contribution" means a
contribution of no more than $100 per individual made to a the participating candidate,
including the candidate or the candidate's spouse or domestic partner.
APPROVED
JUNE 12, 2025
BY GOVERNOR
CHAPTER
296
PUBLIC LAW