Bill Commons

ME LD 2109

enacted

An Act To Define "Public Education" And Clarify That A Private School Receiving Approval For Public Tuition Must Be Located In The State

Maine · 132 · lower

Quick answers

Did ME LD 2109 pass?

Yes. ME LD 2109 has been enacted into law as of 2026-04-03. Latest recorded action (2026-04-03): Signed by Governor

What is ME LD 2109 about?

ME LD 2109 is a bill in the 132 titled “An Act To Define "Public Education" And Clarify That A Private School Receiving Approval For Public Tuition Must Be Located In The State”.

Who sponsors ME LD 2109?

Michael BRENNAN is the primary sponsor of ME LD 2109.

Introduced
Latest action
2026-04-03 — Signed by Governor
Bill type
bill
Last updated

Subjects

Sponsors

  • Michael BRENNANprimary

Committees

Not provided by source.

Action timeline

  1. 2026-01-07

    Committee on Education and Cultural Affairs suggested and ordered printed.

  2. 2026-01-07

    The Bill was REFERRED to the Committee on EDUCATION AND CULTURAL AFFAIRS.

    referral-committee

  3. 2026-01-07

    Sent for concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.

  4. 2026-01-07

    The Bill was REFERRED to the Committee on EDUCATION AND CULTURAL AFFAIRS in concurrence

    referral-committee

  5. 2026-03-12

    Reports READ.

  6. 2026-03-12

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

  7. 2026-03-12

    The Bill was READ ONCE.

    reading-1

  8. 2026-03-12

    Committee Amendment "A" (H-838) was READ and ADOPTED.

    committee-passage-favorable,passage

  9. 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.

  10. 2026-03-12

    The Bill was PASSED TO BE ENGROSSED as Amended by Committee Amendment "A" (H-838).

    reading-3

  11. 2026-03-12

    Sent for concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.

  12. 2026-03-17

    Reports READ

  13. 2026-03-17

    On motion by Senator RAFFERTY of York the Majority Ought to Pass as Amended Report ACCEPTED.

  14. 2026-03-17

    Roll Call Ordered Roll Call Number 766 Yeas 22 - Nays 11 - Excused 2 - Absent 0

  15. 2026-03-17

    Bill READ ONCE.

    reading-1

  16. 2026-03-17

    Committee Amendment "A" (H-838) READ and ADOPTED.

    committee-passage-favorable,passage

  17. 2026-03-17

    ASSIGNED FOR SECOND READING NEXT LEGISLATIVE DAY.

  18. 2026-03-18

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

  19. 2026-03-18

    READ A SECOND TIME and PASSED TO BE ENGROSSED AS AMENDED BY Committee Amendment "A" (H-838), in concurrence.

    reading-2,reading-3

  20. 2026-03-18

    Ordered sent down forthwith.

  21. 2026-03-19

    PASSED TO BE ENACTED.

    passage

  22. 2026-03-19

    Sent for concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.

  23. 2026-03-24

    PASSED TO BE ENACTED, in concurrence.

    passage

  24. 2026-04-03

    Signed by Governor

    executive-signature

  25. 2026-02-18

    Work Session Held

  26. 2026-02-18

    Voted - Divided Report

  27. 2026-03-09

    Reported Out - OTP-AM/ONTP

Versions

Documents

Votes

  • ACCEPT MAJORITY OUGHT TO PASS AS AMENDED REPORT

    2026-03-17 · pass · 22-11

    Member-level votes (35)
    • BAILEY of York: yes
    • BALDACCI of Penobscot: yes
    • BEEBE-CENTER of Knox: other
    • BENNETT of Oxford: yes
    • BERNARD of Aroostook: no
    • BICKFORD of Androscoggin: yes
    • BLACK of Franklin: no
    • BRADSTREET of Kennebec: no
    • BRENNER of Cumberland: yes
    • CARNEY of Cumberland: yes
    • CURRY of Waldo: yes
    • CYRWAY of Kennebec: no
    • DAUGHTRY of Cumberland: yes
    • DUSON of Cumberland: yes
    • FARRIN of Somerset: no
    • GROHOSKI of Hancock: yes
    • GUERIN of Penobscot: yes
    • HAGGAN of Penobscot: no
    • HARRINGTON of York: no
    • HICKMAN of Kennebec: yes
    • INGWERSEN of York: yes
    • LAWRENCE of York: other
    • LIBBY of Cumberland: no
    • MARTIN of Oxford: no
    • MOORE of Washington: yes
    • NANGLE of Cumberland: yes
    • PIERCE of Cumberland: yes
    • RAFFERTY of York: yes
    • RENY of Lincoln: yes
    • ROTUNDO of Androscoggin: yes
    • STEWART of Aroostook: no
    • TALBOT ROSS of Cumberland: yes
    • TEPLER of Sagadahoc: yes
    • TIMBERLAKE of Androscoggin: no
    • TIPPING of Penobscot: yes

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 2109. 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.