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The party-line vote to pass it in the Senate means the bill now goes back to the House, which is expected to take it up later Tuesday after giving initial approval to it last week.

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The House voted 74-72 for the bill last week, but is expected to take a second and final vote as soon as Tuesday afternoon.

The Senate's approval Tuesday follows the House vote in favor on Monday.

The bill is among a handful of Democratic proposals designed to protect gender-affirming care in Maine, which has come under attack from Republicans across the country.

The bill is among a handful of Democratic proposals in Maine designed to protect gender-affirming care, which has come under attack from Republicans across the country.

The bill is among a handful of Democratic proposals in Maine designed to protect gender-affirming care, which has come under attack from Republicans across the country.

Senate Democrats and Republicans agree to hold the debate on Gov. Janet Mills' groundbreaking bill to expand abortion access in the daylight, where the public can easily observe, sometime next week.

Lawmakers in Augusta were back in session Friday evening as they raced to get through a number of bills, including the governor's hotly contested abortion bill.

Twenty of the Senate's 35 members have endorsed the bill as co-sponsors, but that is no guarantee they will vote for it; some House co-sponsors voted against the bill Thursday night despite a 74-72 victory.