ME LD1521 | 2025-2026 | 132nd Legislature
Status
Completed Legislative Action
Sponsorship: Moderate Partisan Bill (Republican 7-1)
Status: Failed on April 29 2026 - 100% progression
Action: 2026-04-29 - The Bill was in the possession of the Committee on Appropriations and Financial Affairs when the Legislature adjourned Sine Die and was placed in the Legislative Files. (DEAD)
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]
Sponsorship: Moderate Partisan Bill (Republican 7-1)
Status: Failed on April 29 2026 - 100% progression
Action: 2026-04-29 - The Bill was in the possession of the Committee on Appropriations and Financial Affairs when the Legislature adjourned Sine Die and was placed in the Legislative Files. (DEAD)
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]
Summary
An Act to Require All State Agencies to Provide a Zero-based Budget Once Every 10 Years
Title
An Act to Require All State Agencies to Provide a Zero-based Budget Once Every 10 Years
Sponsors
| Rep. John Ducharme [R] | Rep. Amy Arata [R] | Sen. Bruce Bickford [R] | Rep. Paul Flynn [R] |
| Rep. Tavis Hasenfus [D] | Rep. Mathew McIntyre [R] | Rep. Shelley Rudnicki [R] | Sen. Harold Stewart [R] |
History
| Date | Chamber | Action |
|---|---|---|
| 2026-04-29 | House | The Bill was in the possession of the Committee on Appropriations and Financial Affairs when the Legislature adjourned Sine Die and was placed in the Legislative Files. (DEAD) |
| 2025-12-15 | Joint | Work Session Held: TABLED |
| 2025-06-25 | House | Carried over, in the same posture, to any special or regular session of the 132nd Legislature, pursuant to Joint Order SP 800. |
| 2025-06-25 | Joint | Carry Over Approved |
| 2025-04-08 | Senate | The Bill was REFERRED to the Committee on APPROPRIATIONS AND FINANCIAL AFFAIRS in concurrence |
| 2025-04-08 | House | Sent for concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH. |
| 2025-04-08 | House | The Bill was REFERRED to the Committee on APPROPRIATIONS AND FINANCIAL AFFAIRS. |
| 2025-04-08 | House | Committee on Appropriations and Financial Affairs suggested and ordered printed. |
Subjects
Maine State Sources
| Type | Source |
|---|---|
| Summary | https://legislature.maine.gov/legis/bills/display_ps.asp?LD=1521&snum=132 |
| Text | https://legislature.maine.gov/legis/bills/getPDF.asp?paper=HP1006&item=1&snum=132 |
