Maine State Senator

Joseph Rafferty 2025-2026 Regular Session - Authored & Sponsored Legislation (Page 6)

Legislative Session

Co-Sponsor of Legislation

Maine 2025-2026 Regular Session

Maine House Bill LD1098

Introduced

3/14/25

Refer

3/14/25

Engrossed

6/9/25

Enrolled

6/9/25

Passed

6/25/25

Resolve, Directing the Department of Education to Review the Use of Abbreviated School Days

Maine 2025-2026 Regular Session

Maine House Bill LD1118

Introduced

3/18/25

Refer

3/18/25

Refer

3/18/25

Failed

5/6/25

An Act to Establish a Permanent Free Community College Program for Maine

Maine 2025-2026 Regular Session

Maine Senate Bill LD1203

Introduced

3/20/25

Refer

3/20/25

Failed

5/14/25

An Act to Provide Grants to Schools That Contract for Behavioral and Mental Health Services

Maine 2025-2026 Regular Session

Maine Senate Bill LD1219

Introduced

3/20/25

Refer

3/20/25

Engrossed

5/22/25

Enrolled

5/27/25

Failed

4/29/26

An Act to Increase State Funding for the Campuses of the University of Maine System

Maine 2025-2026 Regular Session

Maine Senate Bill LD1202

Introduced

3/20/25

Refer

3/20/25

Engrossed

6/9/25

Enrolled

6/10/25

Passed

4/14/26

Resolve, Requiring the Department of Education to Develop Professional Opportunities for Educators in African American Studies

Maine 2025-2026 Regular Session

Maine House Bill LD1163

Introduced

3/20/25

Refer

3/20/25

Refer

3/20/25

Engrossed

6/9/25

Enrolled

6/9/25

Passed

6/10/25

Resolve, Directing the State Board of Education to Amend Its Educator Credentialing Rules to Create a Pathway for an Industrial Arts Endorsement

Maine 2025-2026 Regular Session

Maine House Bill LD260

Introduced

1/23/25

Refer

1/23/25

Engrossed

4/17/25

Enrolled

4/22/25

Failed

4/29/26

RESOLUTION, Proposing an Amendment to the Constitution of Maine to Establish That All Maine Residents Have Equal Rights Under the Law

Maine 2025-2026 Regular Session

Maine Senate Bill LD255

Introduced

1/28/25

Refer

1/28/25

Engrossed

5/21/25

Enrolled

5/22/25

Failed

4/29/26

An Act to Support Mobile Home Residents in Purchasing Their Mobile Home Parks

Maine 2025-2026 Regular Session

Maine Senate Bill LD279

Introduced

1/28/25

Refer

1/28/25

Failed

5/14/25

An Act to Address the Shortage of Direct Care Workers for Children with Disabilities in Maine

Maine 2025-2026 Regular Session

Maine Senate Bill LD281

Introduced

1/28/25

Refer

1/28/25

Engrossed

5/13/25

Enrolled

5/14/25

Failed

4/29/26

An Act to Provide Support for Certain Maine Discovery Museum Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics Educational Programming Throughout the State

Maine 2025-2026 Regular Session

Maine Senate Bill LD370

Introduced

1/30/25

Refer

1/30/25

Engrossed

5/21/25

Enrolled

5/22/25

Passed

6/25/25

Resolve, Directing the Department of Education to Collect Data on Secondary School Mathematics Requirements

Maine 2025-2026 Regular Session

Maine Senate Bill LD353

Introduced

1/30/25

Refer

1/30/25

Engrossed

5/22/25

Enrolled

5/27/25

Passed

6/25/25

Resolve, to Establish the Commission to Recommend Methods for Preventing Deed Fraud in the State

Maine 2025-2026 Regular Session

Maine House Bill LD295

Introduced

1/30/25

Refer

1/30/25

Failed

3/26/26

An Act Regarding Education

Primary Sponsor of Legislation

Maine 2025-2026 Regular Session

Maine Senate Bill LD1103

Introduced

3/14/25

Refer

3/14/25

Engrossed

5/27/25

Enrolled

5/28/25

Passed

6/2/25

An Act Regarding Unallocated Balances in a School Administrative Unit School Budget

Maine 2025-2026 Regular Session

Maine Senate Bill LD354

Introduced

1/30/25

Refer

1/30/25

Failed

3/26/26

An Act to Improve Education in Maine

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