Maine 132th Legislature Status: Passed House 10 D cosponsors

HP 1501 — Joint Resolution Recognizing March 2026 As Social Work Month

Last action — READ and ADOPTED, in concurrence.

  1. ✓
    Introduced
  2. ✓
    In Committee
  3. 3
    Passed House
  4. 4
    Passed Senate
  5. 5
    To Executive
  6. 6
    Enacted

This bill has passed the House. Introduced March 05, 2026. It now moves to the second chamber.

Next likely step: consideration and a floor vote in the Senate.

Odds of enactment

Moderate chance

Based on the sponsor, cosponsors, and committee posture, this bill has a moderate chance of becoming law.

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Prognosis

Advancing 58% · moderate confidence

  • Passed House

    Current position in the legislative process.

  • 10 sponsors

    1 primary, 9 co-sponsors signed on.

  • Single-party support

    Sponsorship is currently within one party (10 D).

  • Cleared a recorded vote

    Passed 1 recorded vote so far.

Based on stage, sponsorship breadth, committee status, recorded votes, and cross-state momentum — a description of the observable signals, not a prediction.

Bill Text

Action History

  1. READ and ADOPTED, in concurrence.

  2. Sent for concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.

  3. (Yeas 88 - Nays 39 - Absent 22 - Excused 1 - Vacant 1)

  4. ROLL CALL NO. 632

  5. READ and ADOPTED.

Sponsors

Sponsorship breakdown

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1 sponsors · 9 co-sponsors · 176 not signed on · 39 voted No

Sponsors (1)

Co-sponsors (9)

Not signed on (176)

176 members have not signed on to this bill.

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"Not signed on" means a member has not sponsored or co-sponsored this bill — it does not imply opposition. Members flagged Voted No have a recorded No vote on this bill.

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Votes

Adoption

Passed 88 Yea · 39 Nay · 23 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Democrat 69005
Republican 1539018
Unenrolled 2000
Unaffiliated 1000
Independent 1000
Total 8839023
% of votes cast 59%26%0%15%
How each member voted (150)
Member Party Vote
FARRIN of Jefferson — Yea
Adam Lee Democrat Yea
Allison Hepler Democrat Yea
Ambureen Rana Democrat Yea
Amy Kuhn Democrat Yea
Amy Roeder Democrat Yea
Ann Matlack Democrat Yea
Anne Graham Democrat Yea
Anne-Marie Mastraccio Democrat Yea
Arthur Bell Democrat Yea
Cassie Julia Democrat Not Voting
Charles Skold Democrat Yea
Cheryl Golek Democrat Yea
Christina Mitchell Democrat Yea
Christopher Kessler Democrat Yea
D. Ray Democrat Yea
Dani O'Halloran Democrat Yea
Daniel Ankeles Democrat Yea
Daniel Sayre Democrat Yea
Daniel Shagoury Democrat Yea
David Rollins Democrat Yea
David Sinclair Democrat Yea
Deqa Dhalac Democrat Yea
Drew Gattine Democrat Yea
Dylan Pugh Democrat Yea
Eleanor Sato Democrat Yea
Flavia DeBrito Democrat Yea
Gary Friedmann Democrat Yea
Grayson Lookner Democrat Yea
Holly Eaton Democrat Yea
Holly Sargent Democrat Yea
Holly Stover Democrat Yea
James Dill Democrat Yea
Janice Dodge Democrat Yea
Julia McCabe Democrat Yea
Karen Montell Democrat Yea
Kelly Murphy Democrat Yea
Kilton Webb Democrat Yea
Kristi Mathieson Democrat Yea
Laura Supica Democrat Not Voting
Laurie Osher Democrat Yea
Lori Gramlich Democrat Yea
Lydia Crafts Democrat Yea
Lynn Copeland Democrat Yea
Mana Abdi Democrat Yea
Marc Malon Democrat Yea
Marshall Archer Democrat Yea
Matt Moonen Democrat Yea
Matthew Beck Democrat Yea
Melanie Sachs Democrat Yea
Michael Brennan Democrat Yea
Michel Lajoie Democrat Yea
Michele Meyer Democrat Yea
Michelle Boyer Democrat Yea
Morgan Rielly Democrat Yea
Nina Milliken Democrat Yea
Parnell Terry Democrat Yea
Poppy Arford Democrat Yea
Rafael Macias Democrat Yea
Ryan Fecteau Democrat Yea
Sally Cluchey Democrat Yea
Samuel Zager Democrat Yea
Scott Harriman Democrat Yea
Sean Faircloth Democrat Yea
Sophia Warren Democrat Not Voting
Stephan Bunker Democrat Yea
Suzanne Salisbury Democrat Yea
Tavis Hasenfus Democrat Yea
Tiffany Roberts Democrat Not Voting
Traci Gere Democrat Yea
Valli Geiger Democrat Yea
Victoria Doudera Democrat Yea
Walter Runte Democrat Yea
William Bridgeo Democrat Yea
Yusuf Yusuf Democrat Not Voting
William Pluecker Independent Yea
Abden Simmons Republican Nay
Abigail Griffin Republican Not Voting
Alicia Collins Republican Not Voting
Amanda Collamore Republican Not Voting
Amy Arata Republican Not Voting
Ann Fredericks Republican Yea
Arthur Mingo Republican Nay
Barbara Bagshaw Republican Not Voting
Benjamin Hymes Republican Not Voting
Billy Bob Faulkingham Republican Nay
Caldwell Jackson Republican Nay
Chad Perkins Republican Nay
David Boyer Republican Yea
David Woodsome Republican Not Voting
Dean Cray Republican Yea
Donald Ardell Republican Nay
Elizabeth Caruso Republican Yea
Gary Drinkwater Republican Nay
Gregory Swallow Republican Nay
Irene Gifford Republican Nay
James Thorne Republican Not Voting
James White Republican Nay
Jeffrey Adams Republican Nay
Jennifer Poirier Republican Not Voting
John Ducharme Republican Yea
John Eder Republican Not Voting
Joseph Underwood Republican Nay
Joshua Morris Republican Not Voting
Katrina Smith Republican Nay
Kenneth Fredette Republican Nay
Kimberly Haggan Republican Not Voting
Kimberly Pomerleau Republican Yea
Laurel Libby Republican Nay
Lucas Lanigan Republican Not Voting
Lucien Daigle Republican Nay
Mark Babin Republican Yea
Mark Blier Republican Yea
Mark Cooper Republican Nay
Mark Walker Republican Nay
Marygrace Cimino Republican Nay
Mathew McIntyre Republican Nay
Michael Lance Republican Nay
Michael Lemelin Republican Not Voting
Michael Soboleski Republican Nay
Nathan Carlow Republican Yea
Nathan Wadsworth Republican Nay
Paul Flynn Republican Yea
Peter Wood Republican Nay
Quentin Chapman Republican Not Voting
Rachel Henderson Republican Yea
Randall Greenwood Republican Nay
Randall Hall Republican Nay
Reagan Paul Republican Nay
Richard Campbell Republican Not Voting
Richard Mason Republican Nay
Robert Foley Republican Yea
Robert Nutting Republican Nay
Roger Albert Republican Nay
Rolf Olsen Republican Nay
Russell White Republican Not Voting
Sheila Lyman Republican Nay
Shelley Rudnicki Republican Nay
Stephen Wood Republican Yea
Steven Bishop Republican Yea
Steven Foster Republican Nay
Tammy Schmersal-Burgess Republican Nay
Thomas Lavigne Republican Nay
Tiffany Strout Republican Not Voting
Timothy Guerrette Republican Nay
Tracy Quint Republican Nay
Wayne Parry Republican Yea
William Tuell Republican Nay
Sharon Frost Unenrolled Yea
W. Crockett Unenrolled Yea

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Subjects

civil-rights
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Frequently asked questions

Who sponsors HP 1501?
HP 1501 is sponsored by Holly Stover (Democrat), Melanie Sachs (Democrat), Margaret "Peggy" R. Rotundo (Democrat), Jill C. Duson (Democrat), Deqa Dhalac (Democrat), Lydia Crafts (Democrat), Michael Brennan (Democrat), Poppy Arford (Democrat), Lori Gramlich (Democrat), and Scott Harriman (Democrat).
What is the current status of HP 1501?
This bill has passed the House. Introduced March 05, 2026. It now moves to the second chamber.
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