Maine HouseLD 1414Mar 10, 2026

An Act to Support and Sustain Maine's Child Care Workforce

Passed 72–65Party-line

What it does: Requires the Department of Health and Human Services to raise Child Care Affordability rates for infants and toddlers to 20% above rates for children 36 months and older by January 1, 2027, and to create grants of up to $10,000 to plan overnight child care. (AI-written summary of the bill; the official record shows the exact version voted)

Question before the chamber: acc otp-am by ca "a"

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The tally

Yes 72 · No 65 · Not voting 13

Bar: green = yes, brown = no, striped = not voting.

Votes by party
Party	Yes	No	Not voting
Democrats	70	0	5
Republicans	0	65	7
Other or unknown party	2	0	1

Most Democrats voted yes; most Republicans voted no.

The full roll (150)

“Not voting” is a recorded non-vote, not a reason for the absence. Parties come from public rosters; how we count.