LD388 • 2025

An Act to Provide Access to Quality Family Child Care for Military Personnel by Exempting Certain Military Child Care Providers from State Licensing Requirements

Children

Enacted

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

Sponsor: Senator Harold Stewart
Last action: 2025-05-23
Official status: Signed by the Governor
Effective date: Not listed

Plain English Breakdown

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An Act to Provide Access to Quality Family Child Care for Military Personnel by Exempting Certain Military Child Care Providers from State Licensing Requirements

An Act to Provide Access to Quality Family Child Care for Military Personnel by Exempting Certain Military Child Care Providers from State Licensing Requirements Sponsor: Senator Harold Stewart Reference committee: Health and Human Services Governor action: Signed by the Governor

What This Bill Does

An Act to Provide Access to Quality Family Child Care for Military Personnel by Exempting Certain Military Child Care Providers from State Licensing Requirements Sponsor: Senator Harold Stewart Reference committee: Health and Human Services Governor action: Signed by the Governor

Limits and Unknowns

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Amendments

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C-A (S-62)

Adopted by House & Senate

Plain English: Page 1 - 132LR1116(02) COMMITTEE AMENDMENT 1 L.D.

Page 1 - 132LR1116(02) COMMITTEE AMENDMENT 1 L.D.
388 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 8FIRST SPECIAL SESSION 9 COMMITTEE AMENDMENT “ ” to S.P.

Bill History

2025-05-23 Governor
Signed by the Governor
2025-05-21 Senate
PASSED TO BE ENACTED , in concurrence.
2025-05-20 House
PASSED TO BE ENACTED . Sent for concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.
2025-05-08 Committee
Reported Out; OTP-AM
2025-03-21 Committee
Work Session Held
2025-03-21 Committee
Voted; OTP-AM
2025-02-04 Committee
Referred to Committee on Health and Human Services.

Official Summary Text

An Act to Provide Access to Quality Family Child Care for Military Personnel by Exempting Certain Military Child Care Providers from State Licensing Requirements
Sponsor:
Senator Harold Stewart
Reference committee:
Health and Human Services
Governor action:
Signed by the Governor

Current Bill Text

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Page 1 - 132LR1116(03)
STATE OF MAINE
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IN THE YEAR OF OUR LORD
TWO THOUSAND TWENTY-FIVE
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S.P. 169 - L.D. 388
An Act to Provide Access to Quality Family Child Care for Military
Personnel by Exempting Certain Military Child Care Providers from State
Licensing Requirements
Be it enacted by the People of the State of Maine as follows:
Sec. 1. 22 MRSA §8301-A, sub-§10 is enacted to read:
10. Exemption from duplicative licensure. Notwithstanding any provision of this
chapter to the contrary, a child care facility or family child care provider on a military
installation or a facility licensed or certified as a family child care provider by the United
States Department of Defense or by the United States Coast Guard that provides care only
for children of parents or guardians who are active duty military members is exempt from
the requirements of this chapter.
APPROVED
MAY 23, 2025
BY GOVERNOR
CHAPTER
101
PUBLIC LAW