Bill Commons

ME LD 590

dead

An Act Regarding The Inclusion Of Racial And Other Demographic Data From State Agencies In The Legislative Process

Maine · 132 · upper

Quick answers

Did ME LD 590 pass?

No. ME LD 590 did not pass — it was defeated or died in the legislative process (2026-04-29). Latest recorded action (2026-04-29): Died in Possession of the Senate when the Legislature adjourned Sine Die and was PLACED IN THE LEGISLATIVE FILES. (DEAD)

What is ME LD 590 about?

ME LD 590 is a bill in the 132 titled “An Act Regarding The Inclusion Of Racial And Other Demographic Data From State Agencies In The Legislative Process”.

Who sponsors ME LD 590?

Rachel TALBOT ROSS is the primary sponsor of ME LD 590.

Introduced
Latest action
2026-04-29 — Died in Possession of the Senate when the Legislature adjourned Sine Die and was PLACED IN THE LEGISLATIVE FILES. (DEAD)
Bill type
bill
Last updated

Subjects

Sponsors

  • Rachel TALBOT ROSSprimary

Committees

Not provided by source.

Action timeline

  1. 2025-02-19

    Received by the Secretary of the Senate on February 19, 2025 and REFERRED to the Committee on STATE AND LOCAL GOVERNMENT pursuant to Joint Rule 308.2

    receipt,referral-committee

  2. 2025-03-21

    CARRIED OVER, in the same posture, to the next special or regular session of the 132nd Legislature, pursuant to Joint Order SP 519.

  3. 2025-06-25

    CARRIED OVER, in the same posture, to any special or regular session of the 132nd Legislature, pursuant to Joint Order SP 800.

  4. 2026-02-24

    Report READ

  5. 2026-02-24

    On motion by Senator PIERCE of Cumberland Tabled until Later in Today's Session, pending ACCEPTANCE OF EITHER REPORT.

  6. 2026-03-05

    Taken from the table by the President

  7. 2026-03-05

    On motion by Senator BALDACCI of Penobscot The Majority Ought to Pass As Amended Report ACCEPTED.

  8. 2026-03-05

    Bill READ ONCE

    reading-1

  9. 2026-03-05

    Committee Amendment "A" (S-502) READ and ADOPTED

    committee-passage-favorable

  10. 2026-03-05

    ASSIGNED FOR SECOND READING NEXT LEGISLATIVE DAY.

  11. 2026-03-10

    COMMITTEE ON BILLS IN THE SECOND READING REPORTS NO FURTHER VERBAL AMENDMENTS NECESSARY. REPORT ACCEPTED.

  12. 2026-03-10

    READ A SECOND TIME and PASSED TO BE ENGROSSED AS AMENDED BY Committee Amendment "A" (S-502)

    reading-2,reading-3

  13. 2026-03-10

    Ordered sent down forthwith for concurrence.

  14. 2026-03-12

    Reports READ.

  15. 2026-03-12

    On motion of Representative SALISBURY of Westbrook, the Majority Ought to Pass as Amended Report was ACCEPTED.

  16. 2026-03-12

    The Bill was READ ONCE.

    reading-1

  17. 2026-03-12

    Committee Amendment "A" (S-502) was READ and ADOPTED.

    committee-passage-favorable,passage

  18. 2026-03-12

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

  19. 2026-03-12

    The Bill was PASSED TO BE ENGROSSED as Amended by Committee Amendment "A" (S-502).

    reading-3

  20. 2026-03-12

    In concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.

  21. 2026-03-17

    PASSED TO BE ENACTED.

    passage

  22. 2026-03-17

    Sent for concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.

  23. 2026-03-18

    On motion by Senator ROTUNDO of Androscoggin PLACED ON THE SPECIAL APPROPRIATIONS TABLE pending ENACTMENT in concurrence.

  24. 2026-04-29

    Died in Possession of the Senate when the Legislature adjourned Sine Die and was PLACED IN THE LEGISLATIVE FILES. (DEAD)

    failure

  25. 2025-05-23

    Carry Over Requested

  26. 2025-06-25

    Carry Over Approved

  27. 2026-01-28

    Work Session Held

  28. 2026-01-28

    Voted - Divided Report

  29. 2026-02-13

    Reported Out - OTP-AM/ONTP

Versions

Documents

Votes

Not provided by source.

Related bills

No related bills recorded for this bill.

Official source

Attribution

Data from openstates_bulk_csv, retrieved 2026-07-24T05:23:53.435176Z

Inspect retained evidence for changes recorded after evidence tracking began:

Use this data

Every field on this page is available from the free public API — no key or licence required. Fetch this bill as JSON: GET /api/v1/bills?jurisdiction=ME&identifier=LD 590. See the API docs or the MCP server for AI assistants.

Known limitations

  • Sponsor party and chamber affiliation are not yet captured by this API.
  • Committee referrals are not yet captured.

See the methodology page for data sources and limitations.