What is the status of LD1707?

Failed as of June 9, 2025. Latest action: Taken from the table by the President On motion by Senator INGWERSEN of York The Majority Ought Not To Pass Report ACCEPTED in concurrence. PREVAILED Roll Call Ordered Roll Call Number 400 Yeas 21 - Nays 14 - Excused 0 - Absent 0 Placed in Legislative Files (DEAD) (June 9, 2025).

Who sponsored LD1707?

Randall Greenwood (R, 56), with 9 co-sponsors.

Where is the official record for LD1707?

On the Maine Legislature website: https://legislature.maine.gov/legis/bills/display_ps.asp?LD=1707&snum=132

Maine legislation · 132nd Legislature

Maine LD1707: An Act to Require a Person to Be a United States Citizen to Receive State or Local Financial Assistance and to Ensure Municipal

Q: What is LD1707?

LD1707 is a bill in the Maine Legislature (132nd Legislature): An Act to Require a Person to Be a United States Citizen to Receive State or Local Financial Assistance and to Ensure Municipal .

Q: What does LD1707 do?

In its own words: An Act to Require a Person to Be a United States Citizen to Receive State or Local Financial Assistance and to Ensure Municipal Compliance with Federal Immigration Laws" Amend the bill by striking out the title and substituting the following: 'An Act to Require a Person to Be Lawfully Present in the United States to Receive State or Local Financial Assistance and to Ensure Municipal Compliance with Federal Immigration Laws' Amend the bill in section 1 in §60 in the headnote (page 1, line 3 in L.D.) by striking out the following: "United States citizenship" and inserting the following: 'lawful.

Status: Failed, June 9, 2025

An Act to Require a Person to Be a United States Citizen to Receive State or Local Financial Assistance and to Ensure Municipal Compliance with Federal Immigration Laws

What the bill says

An Act to Require a Person to Be a United States Citizen to Receive State or Local Financial Assistance and to Ensure Municipal Compliance with Federal Immigration Laws" Amend the bill by striking out the title and substituting the following: 'An Act to Require a Person to Be Lawfully Present in the United States to Receive State or Local Financial Assistance and to Ensure Municipal Compliance with Federal Immigration Laws' Amend the bill in section 1 in §60 in the headnote (page 1, line 3 in L.D.) by striking out the following: "United States citizenship" and inserting the following: 'lawful.

From the engrossed text:

An Act to Require a Person to Be a United States Citizen to Receive State or Local Financial Assistance and to Ensure Municipal Compliance with Federal Immigration Laws" Amend the bill by striking out the title and substituting the following: 'An Act to Require a Person to Be Lawfully Present in the United States to Receive State or Local Financial Assistance and to Ensure Municipal Compliance with Federal Immigration Laws' Amend the bill in section 1 in §60 in the headnote (page 1, line 3 in L.D.) by striking out the following: "United States citizenship" and inserting the following: 'lawful presence' Amend the bill in section 1 in §60 in the first indented paragraph in the 2nd line (page 1, line 5 in L.D.) by striking out the following: "a citizen of" and inserting the following: 'lawfully present in' Amend the bill by striking out all of section 2. Amend the bill in section 4 in §2008 in the headnote (page 1, line 29 in L.D.) by striking out the following: "United States citizenship" and inserting the following: 'lawful presence' Amend the bill in section 4 in §2008 in the first indented paragraph in the 2nd line (page 1, line 31 in L.D.) by striking out the following: "a citizen of" and inserting the following: 'lawfully present in' Amend the …

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Maine LD1707: An Act to Require a Person to Be a United States Citizen to Receive State or Local Financial Assistance and to Ensure Municipal

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