Maine State Senator

Joseph Rafferty 2025-2026 Regular Session - Authored & Sponsored Legislation

Legislative Session

Co-Sponsor of Legislation

Maine 2025-2026 Regular Session

Maine Senate Bill LD1839

Introduced

4/30/25

Refer

4/30/25

Failed

5/29/25

An Act to Strengthen the So-called Maine Hire-a-Vet Program

Maine 2025-2026 Regular Session

Maine House Bill LD1830

Introduced

4/30/25

Refer

4/30/25

Refer

4/30/25

Engrossed

6/3/25

Enrolled

6/4/25

Passed

6/5/25

Resolve, to Expand the Recipients of the Report on the Public Safety Health and Wellness Grant Pilot Program and Authorize Legislation to Be Submitted in Response to the Report

Maine 2025-2026 Regular Session

Maine Senate Bill LD1833

Introduced

4/30/25

Refer

4/30/25

Failed

5/20/25

An Act to Expand Law Education and Training by Creating a Night Law School Program

Maine 2025-2026 Regular Session

Maine House Bill LD1892

Introduced

5/1/25

Refer

5/1/25

Engrossed

4/2/26

Enrolled

4/6/26

Failed

4/29/26

An Act Regarding Funding for School Construction

Maine 2025-2026 Regular Session

Maine Senate Bill LD1859

Introduced

5/1/25

Refer

5/1/25

Engrossed

6/4/25

Enrolled

6/5/25

Failed

4/29/26

An Act to Improve Access to Child Care and Early Childhood Education by Establishing Regional Resource Hubs

Maine 2025-2026 Regular Session

Maine House Bill LD1764

Introduced

4/23/25

Refer

4/23/25

Refer

4/23/25

Engrossed

6/9/25

Enrolled

6/9/25

Failed

4/29/26

An Act to Ensure Equitable Staffing Ratios Across the State for Career and Technical Education Programs in Areas with Smaller Student Populations

Maine 2025-2026 Regular Session

Maine House Bill LD1701

Introduced

4/17/25

Refer

4/17/25

Refer

4/17/25

Engrossed

6/3/25

Enrolled

6/4/25

Passed

6/5/25

Resolve, Directing the Department of Education to Establish a Working Group to Study the Maine Learning Results

Maine 2025-2026 Regular Session

Maine House Bill LD1979

Introduced

5/13/25

Refer

5/13/25

Refer

5/13/25

Engrossed

6/2/25

Enrolled

6/3/25

Passed

6/3/25

Resolve, Directing the Department of Corrections to Convene a Working Group to Examine the Establishment of a Program to Award Earned Time Credit for Educational Achievement to Persons Who Are Incarcerated

Maine 2025-2026 Regular Session

Maine Senate Bill SP0778

Introduced

5/20/25

JOINT RESOLUTION RECOGNIZING THE 50TH ANNIVERSARY OF THE LAST UNITED STATES COMBAT MISSION IN SOUTHEAST ASIA AT THE END OF THE VIETNAM WAR

Maine 2025-2026 Regular Session

Maine Senate Bill LD2008

Introduced

12/3/25

Refer

12/3/25

Engrossed

3/12/26

Enrolled

3/17/26

Passed

4/14/26

An Act to Provide Funding to the Maine School of Science and Mathematics

Primary Sponsor of Legislation

Maine 2025-2026 Regular Session

Maine Senate Bill LD1719

Introduced

4/17/25

Refer

4/17/25

Engrossed

6/13/25

Failed

6/16/25

An Act Regarding Superintendent Agreements for Transfer Students

Maine 2025-2026 Regular Session

Maine Senate Bill LD1824

Introduced

4/29/25

Refer

4/29/25

Failed

6/3/25

An Act to Prohibit the Public Release of Information Regarding a Railroad Fatality

Maine 2025-2026 Regular Session

Maine Senate Bill LD1718

Introduced

4/17/25

Refer

4/17/25

Engrossed

5/27/25

Enrolled

5/28/25

Passed

6/2/25

An Act to Establish the Maine Charter School Commission as a Public Instrumentality of the State

Maine 2025-2026 Regular Session

Maine Senate Bill LD1992

Introduced

12/3/25

Refer

12/3/25

Engrossed

2/12/26

Enrolled

2/24/26

Passed

3/3/26

An Act to Create a Process for the Residents of a Municipality to Withdraw from a School Union

Maine 2025-2026 Regular Session

Maine Senate Bill LD2046

Introduced

12/9/25

Refer

12/9/25

Engrossed

3/19/26

Enrolled

3/24/26

Passed

3/26/26

An Act to Update Certain Duties Regarding Student Health Related to Communicable and Infectious Disease

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