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LD674 • 2025

An Act to Create a History Education and Learning Mobile Unit Within the Maine State Archives

An Act to Create a History Education and Learning Mobile Unit Within the Maine State Archives

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Sponsor
Senator Joseph Baldacci
Last action
2025-05-14
Official status
Reports READ On motion by Senator BALDACCI of Penobscot The Majority Ought Not To Pass Report ACCEPTED Sent down forthwith for concurrence
Effective date
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Plain English Breakdown

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An Act to Create a History Education and Learning Mobile Unit Within the Maine State Archives

An Act to Create a History Education and Learning Mobile Unit Within the Maine State Archives Sponsor: Senator Joseph Baldacci Reference committee: State and Local Government Latest committee action: Reported Out; ONTP/OTP-AM

What This Bill Does

  • An Act to Create a History Education and Learning Mobile Unit Within the Maine State Archives Sponsor: Senator Joseph Baldacci Reference committee: State and Local Government Latest committee action: Reported Out; ONTP/OTP-AM

Limits and Unknowns

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Amendments

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Filed

Plain English: Page 1 - 132LR1766(02) COMMITTEE AMENDMENT 1 L.D.

  • Page 1 - 132LR1766(02) COMMITTEE AMENDMENT 1 L.D.
  • 674 2 Date: (Filing No.
  • S- ) 3STATE AND LOCAL GOVERNMENT 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

  1. 2025-05-14 House

    Reports READ . On motion of Representative SALISBURY of Westbrook, the Majority Ought Not to Pass Report was ACCEPTED . In concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH. Placed in the Legislative Files. ( DEAD )

  2. 2025-05-13 Senate

    Reports READ On motion by Senator BALDACCI of Penobscot The Majority Ought Not To Pass Report ACCEPTED Sent down forthwith for concurrence

  3. 2025-05-12 Committee

    Reported Out; ONTP/OTP-AM

  4. 2025-03-26 Committee

    Work Session Held

  5. 2025-03-26 Committee

    Voted; Divided Report

  6. 2025-02-20 Committee

    Referred to Committee on State and Local Government.

Official Summary Text

An Act to Create a History Education and Learning Mobile Unit Within the Maine State Archives
Sponsor:
Senator Joseph Baldacci
Reference committee:
State and Local Government
Latest committee action:
Reported Out; ONTP/OTP-AM

Current Bill Text

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132nd MAINE LEGISLATURE
FIRST REGULAR SESSION-2025
Legislative Document No. 674
S.P. 287 In Senate, February 25, 2025
An Act to Create a History Education and Learning Mobile Unit
Within the Maine State Archives
Received by the Secretary of the Senate on February 20, 2025. Referred to the Committee
on State and Local Government pursuant to Joint Rule 308.2 and ordered printed.
DAREK M. GRANT
Secretary of the Senate
Presented by Senator BALDACCI of Penobscot.

Page 1 - 132LR1766(01)
1Be it enacted by the People of the State of Maine as follows:
2Sec. 1. Appropriations and allocations. The following appropriations and
3 allocations are made.
4SECRETARY OF STATE, DEPARTMENT OF
5Administration - Archives 0050
6 Initiative: Provides one-time appropriations for 2 limited-period Archivist II positions and
7 related All Other costs to create a history education and learning mobile unit within the
8 Maine State Archives. These positions will end June 30, 2027.
GENERAL FUND 2025-26 2026-27
Personal Services $205,145 $211,710
All Other $44,855 $38,290
__________ __________
GENERAL FUND TOTAL $250,000 $250,000
9SUMMARY
10 This bill provides one-time appropriations for 2 limited-period positions to create a
11 history education and learning mobile unit within the Department of the Secretary of State,
12 Maine State Archives.
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