STATE BILLME LD 2003PASSED

An Act to Improve Localization of Emergency Broadcast Messaging

State of Maine

Status: Passed; Signed or otherwise enacted
Status date: Apr 14, 2026; 212 days ago
Current chamber: Senate
Session: 2025-2026 Regular Session

ME LD 2003 · PassedApr 14

Follow the legislation that affects what you sell.

Get started free

Free account · 30-second setup · No credit card

Prefer ChatGPT or Claude? Ask Civic IQ about this bill →

What it means for vendors

Civic IQ reads each bill for what it would fund, require or change for the agencies that buy.

What this bill would fund or requireThe spending and mandates in the bill, in plain languageTop matches free Why it matters for what you sellMatched to your products, with how to open the conversationTop matches free 1 signal from this bill in Civic IQSee them free →

Bill details

Last action: PASSED TO BE ENACTED, in concurrence. · Apr 14, 2026

Sponsor

TPTeresa PierceSenator · Democrat · SD-025Primary sponsor

Bill history

Newest first.

Apr 14, 2026PASSED TO BE ENACTED, in concurrence.Senate

Apr 14, 2026Sent for concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.House

Apr 14, 2026PASSED TO BE ENACTED.House

Apr 13, 2026Ordered sent down forthwith.Senate

Apr 13, 2026On motion by Senator PIERCE of Cumberland the Senate RECEDED and CONCURRED to PASSAGE TO BE ENGROSSED AS AMENDED by Committee Amendment "A" (S-526) as Amended by House Amendment "A" (H-1055) thereto.Senate

Apr 13, 2026ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.House

Apr 13, 2026In NON-CONCURRENCE and sent for concurrence.House

Apr 13, 2026The Bill was PASSED TO BE ENGROSSED as Amended by Committee Amendment "A" (S-526) as Amended by House Amendment "A" (H-1055) thereto.House

Show 31 earlier actions

Apr 13, 2026Committee Amendment "A" (S-526) as Amended by House Amendment "A" (H-1055) thereto was ADOPTED.House

Apr 13, 2026On motion of Representative GATTINE of Westbrook, House Amendment "A" (H-1055) to Committee Amendment "A" (S-526) was READ and ADOPTED.House

Apr 13, 2026On motion of Speaker FECTEAU of Biddeford, the House RECEDED.House

Apr 13, 2026Sent down for concurrence.Senate

Apr 13, 2026On motion by Senator ROTUNDO of Androscoggin Bill and accompanying papers COMMITTED to the Committee on Appropriations and Financial Affairs In NON-CONCURRENCE.Senate

Apr 13, 2026On motion by Senator STEWART of Aroostook OBJECTED.Senate

Apr 13, 2026Same Senator moved to SUSPEND THE RULES to RECONSIDER whereby the Bill was PASSED TO BE ENGROSSED AS AMENDED by Committee Amendment "A" (S-526) in concurrence.Senate

Apr 13, 2026On motion by Senator ROTUNDO of Androscoggin taken from the Special Appropriations Table.Senate

Mar 18, 2026On motion by Senator ROTUNDO of Androscoggin PLACED ON THE SPECIAL APPROPRIATIONS TABLE pending ENACTMENT in concurrence.Senate

Mar 17, 2026Sent for concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.House

Mar 17, 2026PASSED TO BE ENACTED.House

Mar 12, 2026In concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.House

Mar 12, 2026The Bill was PASSED TO BE ENGROSSED as Amended by Committee Amendment "A" (S-526).House

Mar 12, 2026Under suspension of the rules, the Bill was given its SECOND READING without REFERENCE to the Committee on Bills in the Second Reading.House

Mar 12, 2026Committee Amendment "A" (S-526) was READ and ADOPTED.House

Mar 12, 2026The Bill was READ ONCE.House

Mar 12, 2026On motion of Representative MURPHY of Scarborough, the Majority Ought to Pass as Amended Report was ACCEPTED.House

Mar 12, 2026Reports READ.House

Mar 10, 2026Ordered sent down forthwith for concurrence.Senate

Mar 10, 2026READ A SECOND TIME and PASSED TO BE ENGROSSED AS AMENDED BY Committee Amendment "A" (S-526)Senate

Mar 10, 2026COMMITTEE ON BILLS IN THE SECOND READING REPORTS NO FURTHER VERBAL AMENDMENTS NECESSARY. REPORT ACCEPTED.Senate

Mar 5, 2026ASSIGNED FOR SECOND READING NEXT LEGISLATIVE DAY.Senate

Mar 5, 2026Committee Amendment "A" (S-526) READ and ADOPTED.Senate

Mar 5, 2026Bill READ ONCE.Senate

Mar 5, 2026Roll Call Ordered Roll Call Number 733 Yeas 21 - Nays 12 - Excused 2 - Absent 0Senate

Mar 5, 2026Senator RAFFERTY of York moved to ACCEPT the Majority Ought to Pass as Amended Report PREVAILED.Senate

Mar 5, 2026Reports READ.Senate

Mar 4, 2026Reported Out: OTP-AM/ONTPJoint

Jan 28, 2026Voted: Divided ReportJoint

Jan 28, 2026Work Session HeldJoint

Dec 3, 2025Received by the Secretary of the Senate on December 3, 2025 and REFERRED to the Committee on EDUCATION AND CULTURAL AFFAIRS pursuant to Joint Rule 308.2Senate

Recorded vote

Accept Majority Ought To Pass As Amended Report RC #733Mar 5, 2026 · Senate · 21 yea · 12 nayPassed

Subjects

Cultural Agencies
Public Broadcasting

Read the bill at the source

This page follows the bill as the legislature records it. For the bill's full text and the official record, use the legislature's own site.

View on the legislature's site View on LegiScan

Bill data from LegiScan, licensed under CC BY 4.0.

Work in government? Get Civic IQ free →

State of Maine profile →