ME LD840 | 2025-2026 | 132nd Legislature
Status
Completed Legislative Action
Sponsorship: Moderate Partisan Bill (Democrat 4-1)
Status: Passed on April 14 2026 - 100% progression
Action: 2026-04-14 - PASSED TO BE ENACTED, in concurrence.
Text: Latest bill text (Chaptered) [PDF]
Sponsorship: Moderate Partisan Bill (Democrat 4-1)
Status: Passed on April 14 2026 - 100% progression
Action: 2026-04-14 - PASSED TO BE ENACTED, in concurrence.
Text: Latest bill text (Chaptered) [PDF]
Summary
An Act to Modernize the State Supplement to Supplemental Security Income by Removing Marriage Disincentives
Title
An Act to Modernize the State Supplement to Supplemental Security Income by Removing Marriage Disincentives
Sponsors
| Sen. Michael Tipping [D] | Sen. Henry Ingwersen [D] | Sen. Marianne Moore [R] | Rep. Laurie Osher [D] |
| Rep. Amy Roeder [D] |
History
| Date | Chamber | Action |
|---|---|---|
| 2026-04-14 | Senate | PASSED TO BE ENACTED, in concurrence. |
| 2026-04-13 | House | Sent for concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH. |
| 2026-04-13 | House | PASSED TO BE ENACTED. |
| 2026-04-13 | House | ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH. |
| 2026-04-13 | House | The House RECEDED and CONCURRED to PASSAGE TO BE ENGROSSED as Amended by Committee Amendment "A" (S-18) as Amended by Senate Amendment "A" (S-701) thereto. |
| 2026-04-13 | Senate | Sent down for concurrence. |
| 2026-04-13 | Senate | PASSED TO BE ENGROSSED AS AMENDED BY Committee Amendment "A" (S-18) as Amended by Senate Amendment "A" (S-701) thereto in NON-CONCURRENCE. |
| 2026-04-13 | Senate | Committee Amendment "A" (S-18) as Amended by Senate Amendment "A" (S-701) thereto ADOPTED. |
| 2026-04-13 | Senate | On further motion by Same Senator Senate Amendment "A" (S-701) to Committee Amendment "A" (S-18) READ and ADOPTED. |
| 2026-04-13 | Senate | On further motion by Same Senator the Senate SUSPENDED THE RULES to RECONSIDER their actions whereby Committee Amendment "A" (S-18) was ADOPTED. |
| 2026-04-13 | Senate | On motion by Same Senator the Senate SUSPENDED THE RULES to RECONSIDER their actions whereby the Bill was PASSED TO BE ENGROSSED AS AMENDED by Committee Amendment "A" (S-18) in concurrence. |
| 2026-04-13 | Senate | On motion by Senator ROTUNDO of Androscoggin taken from the Special Appropriations Table |
| 2025-06-25 | Senate | CARRIED OVER, in the same posture, to any special or regular session of the 132nd Legislature, pursuant to Joint Order SP 800. |
| 2025-04-24 | Senate | On motion by Senator ROTUNDO of Androscoggin PLACED ON THE SPECIAL APPROPRIATIONS TABLE pending ENACTMENT in concurrence |
| 2025-04-23 | House | Sent for concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH. |
| 2025-04-23 | House | PASSED TO BE ENACTED. |
| 2025-04-22 | House | In concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH. |
| 2025-04-22 | House | The Bill was PASSED TO BE ENGROSSED as Amended by Committee Amendment "A" (S-18). |
| 2025-04-22 | House | Under suspension of the rules CONSENT CALENDAR - SECOND DAY. |
| 2025-04-22 | House | CONSENT CALENDAR - FIRST DAY |
| 2025-04-17 | Senate | Ordered sent down forthwith for concurrence. |
| 2025-04-17 | Senate | Under suspension of the Rules, READ A SECOND TIME and PASSED TO BE ENGROSSED AS AMENDED BY Committee Amendment "A" (S-18). |
| 2025-04-17 | Senate | Committee Amendment "A" (S-18) READ and ADOPTED. |
| 2025-04-17 | Senate | READ ONCE. |
| 2025-04-17 | Senate | Report READ and ACCEPTED. |
| 2025-04-16 | Joint | Reported Out: OTP-AM |
| 2025-03-26 | Joint | Voted: OTP-AM |
| 2025-03-26 | Joint | Work Session Held |
| 2025-03-21 | Senate | CARRIED OVER, in the same posture, to the next special or regular session of the 132nd Legislature, pursuant to Joint Order SP 519. |
| 2025-03-04 | House | In concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH. |
| 2025-03-04 | House | The Bill was REFERRED to the Committee on HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES. |
| 2025-03-04 | Senate | Committee on HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES suggested and ordered printed REFERENCE to the Committee on HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES Ordered sent down forthwith for concurrence |
