Maine State Senator

Joseph Rafferty Authored & Sponsored Legislation

Session

Co-Sponsor of Legislation

ME

Maine 2025-2026 Regular Session

Maine House Bill LD1327

Introduced
3/27/25  
Refer
3/27/25  
Refer
3/27/25  
Engrossed
6/3/25  
Enrolled
6/4/25  
Resolve, Directing the University of Maine System to Study Student Teacher Compensation
ME

Maine 2025-2026 Regular Session

Maine House Bill LD1332

Introduced
3/27/25  
Refer
3/27/25  
Refer
3/27/25  
Engrossed
6/9/25  
Enrolled
6/9/25  
An Act to Establish the Community Schools Success Fund to Ensure the Implementation and Success of Community Schools Programs
ME

Maine 2025-2026 Regular Session

Maine House Bill LD1404

Introduced
4/1/25  
Refer
4/1/25  
Refer
4/1/25  
Engrossed
5/22/25  
Resolve, to Create a Working Group on the Status of School Libraries and on Public Libraries in Maine
ME

Maine 2025-2026 Regular Session

Maine House Bill LD1412

Introduced
4/1/25  
Refer
4/1/25  
Refer
4/1/25  
Engrossed
5/28/25  
An Act to Increase Contingency Reserves for Maine's Consumer-owned Electric Transmission and Distribution Utilities
ME

Maine 2025-2026 Regular Session

Maine House Bill LD1433

Introduced
4/3/25  
Refer
4/3/25  
Refer
4/8/25  
Engrossed
5/20/25  
Resolve, to Establish a Working Waterfront Infrastructure Engineer Corps Pilot Program and to Conduct a Feasibility Study of a Higher Education Service Corps Program
ME

Maine 2025-2026 Regular Session

Maine House Bill LD1439

Introduced
4/3/25  
Refer
4/3/25  
An Act to Protect the Health and Welfare of Children in Public Schools by Requiring Parental Consent for Certain Tests, Analyses and Diagnoses
ME

Maine 2025-2026 Regular Session

Maine House Bill LD1495

Introduced
4/8/25  
Refer
4/8/25  
Refer
4/8/25  
An Act to Make the Professional Standards Board Responsible for the Educator Certification Process
ME

Maine 2025-2026 Regular Session

Maine Senate Bill LD1533

Introduced
4/8/25  
Refer
4/8/25  
An Act to Ensure the Retention of R1 Research Institution Status by the University of Maine

Primary Sponsor of Legislation

ME

Maine 2025-2026 Regular Session

Maine Senate Bill LD134

Introduced
1/8/25  
Refer
1/8/25  
An Act to Require Certain Individuals Who Instruct Children Under 18 Years of Age in Dance or Creative Movement to Undergo a Criminal Background Check
ME

Maine 2025-2026 Regular Session

Maine Senate Bill LD1543

Introduced
4/10/25  
Refer
4/10/25  
Engrossed
6/9/25  
An Act to Establish the Maine Green Schools Network