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LD692 • 2025

An Act to Increase Support for Statewide Emergency Broadcast Messaging

An Act to Increase Support for Statewide Emergency Broadcast Messaging

Education
Enacted

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

Sponsor
Senator Teresa Pierce
Last action
2025-07-01
Official status
Signed by the Governor
Effective date
Not listed

Plain English Breakdown

Using official source text because the generated explanation was unavailable or could not be confirmed against the official bill text.

An Act to Increase Support for Statewide Emergency Broadcast Messaging

An Act to Increase Support for Statewide Emergency Broadcast Messaging Sponsor: Senator Teresa Pierce Reference committee: Education and Cultural Affairs Governor action: Signed by the Governor

What This Bill Does

  • An Act to Increase Support for Statewide Emergency Broadcast Messaging Sponsor: Senator Teresa Pierce Reference committee: Education and Cultural Affairs Governor action: Signed by the Governor

Limits and Unknowns

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Amendments

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Adopted by House & Senate

Plain English: Page 1 - 132LR1567(02) COMMITTEE AMENDMENT 1 L.D.

  • Page 1 - 132LR1567(02) COMMITTEE AMENDMENT 1 L.D.
  • 692 2 Date: (Filing No.
  • S- ) 3EDUCATION AND CULTURAL AFFAIRS 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.
Sponsored By Senator Rotundo of Androscoggin , Adopted by House & Senate

Plain English: Page 1 - 132LR1567(04) SENATE AMENDMENT 1 L.D.

  • Page 1 - 132LR1567(04) SENATE AMENDMENT 1 L.D.
  • 692 2 Date: (Filing No.
  • S- ) 3 Reproduced and distributed under the direction of the Secretary of the Senate.
  • 4STATE OF MAINE 5SENATE 6132ND LEGISLATURE 7FIRST SPECIAL SESSION 8 SENATE AMENDMENT “ ” to S.P.

Bill History

  1. 2025-07-01 Governor

    Signed by the Governor

  2. 2025-06-25 House

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

  3. 2025-06-25 Senate

    PASSED TO BE ENACTED , in concurrence.

  4. 2025-05-19 Committee

    Reported Out; OTP-AM/ONTP

  5. 2025-04-28 Committee

    Work Session Held

  6. 2025-04-28 Committee

    Voted; Divided Report

  7. 2025-02-20 Committee

    Referred to Committee on Education and Cultural Affairs.

Official Summary Text

An Act to Increase Support for Statewide Emergency Broadcast Messaging
Sponsor:
Senator Teresa Pierce
Reference committee:
Education and Cultural Affairs
Governor action:
Signed by the Governor

Current Bill Text

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Page 1 - 132LR1567(06)
STATE OF MAINE
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IN THE YEAR OF OUR LORD
TWO THOUSAND TWENTY-FIVE
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S.P. 309 - L.D. 692
An Act to Increase Support for Statewide Emergency Broadcast Messaging
Be it enacted by the People of the State of Maine as follows:
Sec. 1. Transfer. Notwithstanding any provision of law to the contrary, the State
Controller shall transfer to the unappropriated surplus of the General Fund $250,000 on or
before June 30, 2026 and $250,000 on or before June 30, 2027 of the funds received
pursuant to the Maine v. Google settlement and deposited to the account established
pursuant to the Maine Revised Statutes, Title 5, section 203-A to be used solely for
activities identified in the court decree and approved by the Attorney General. Funds
transferred pursuant to this section must be provided to the Maine Public Broadcasting
Corporation to align state funding more closely with the statutory requirement to provide
emergency broadcast messaging for public safety.
Sec. 2. Appropriations and allocations. The following appropriations and
allocations are made.
PUBLIC BROADCASTING CORPORATION, MAINE
Maine Public Broadcasting Corporation 0033
Initiative: Provides additional one-time funds to align state funding more closely with the
statutory requirement to provide emergency broadcast messaging for public safety.
GENERAL FUND 2025-26 2026-27
All Other $250,000 $250,000
__________ __________
GENERAL FUND TOTAL $250,000 $250,000
APPROVED
JULY 1, 2025
BY GOVERNOR
CHAPTER
459
PUBLIC LAW