Bill Commons

ME LD 396

enacted

An Act To Provide For A Later Starting Time For High Schools

Maine · 132 · upper

Follow this bill’s action updates (Atom)

Subscribe in a feed reader. The feed covers recorded actions from the last 30 days; Bill Commons may record an action after it happened at the legislature.

Quick answers

Did ME LD 396 pass?

Yes. ME LD 396 has been enacted into law. Latest recorded action (2025-07-01): Signed by Governor

What is ME LD 396 about?

ME LD 396 is a bill in the 132 titled “An Act To Provide For A Later Starting Time For High Schools”.

Who sponsors ME LD 396?

Matthea DAUGHTRY is the primary sponsor of ME LD 396, joined by 9 cosponsors.

Introduced
—
Latest action
2025-07-01 — Signed by Governor
Bill type
bill
Last updated
—

Subjects

Sponsors

  • Matthea DAUGHTRYprimary
  • Amy ROEDERcosponsor
  • Morgan RIELLYcosponsor
  • Cameron RENYcosponsor
  • Kelly MURPHYcosponsor
  • Mark LAWRENCEcosponsor
  • Henry INGWERSENcosponsor
  • Stacy BRENNERcosponsor
  • Suzanne SALISBURYcosponsor
  • W. CROCKETTcosponsor

Committees

Not provided by source.

Action timeline

Newest first

  1. 2025-07-01

    Signed by Governor

    executive-signature

  2. 2025-06-25

    FINALLY PASSED, in concurrence.

    passage

  3. 2025-06-25

    Sent for concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.

  4. 2025-06-25

    FINALLY PASSED.

    passage

  5. 2025-06-25

    ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.

  6. 2025-06-25

    The House RECEDED and CONCURRED to PASSAGE TO BE ENGROSSED as Amended by Committee Amendment "A" (S-217) as Amended by Senate Amendment "B" (S-484) thereto.

    reading-3

  7. 2025-06-25

    Sent down for concurrence.

  8. 2025-06-25

    PASSED TO BE ENGROSSED AS AMENDED BY Committee Amendment "A" (S-217) as Amended by Senate Amendment "B" (S-484) thereto in NON-CONCURRENCE.

    reading-3

  9. 2025-06-25

    Committee Amendment "A" (S-217) as Amended by Senate Amendment "B" (S-484) thereto ADOPTED.

    committee-passage-favorable

  10. 2025-06-25

    On further motion by Same Senator Senate Amendment "B" (S-484) to Committee Amendment "A" (S-217) READ and ADOPTED.

  11. 2025-06-25

    On further motion by Same Senator the Senate SUSPENDED THE RULES to RECONSIDER their actions whereby Senate Amendment "A" (S-235) was ADOPTED and INDEFINITELY POSTPONE the same.

  12. 2025-06-25

    On further motion by Same Senator the Senate SUSPENDED THE RULES to RECONSIDER their actions whereby Committee Amendment "A" (S-217) as Amended by Senate Amendment "A" (S-235) thereto was ADOPTED.

    committee-passage-favorable

  13. 2025-06-25

    On motion by Same Senator the Senate SUSPENDED THE RULES to RECONSIDER their actions whereby the Resolve was PASSED TO BE ENGROSSED AS AMENDED by Committee Amendment "A" (S-217) as Amended by Senate Amendment "A" (S-235) thereto.

    reading-3

  14. 2025-06-25

    On motion by Senator ROTUNDO of Androscoggin taken from the Special Appropriations Table

  15. 2025-06-09

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

  16. 2025-06-09

    Sent for concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.

  17. 2025-06-09

    FINALLY PASSED.

    passage

  18. 2025-06-04

    In concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.

  19. 2025-06-04

    The Bill was PASSED TO BE ENGROSSED as Amended by Committee Amendment "A" (S-217) as Amended by Senate Amendment "A" (S-235) thereto.

    reading-3

  20. 2025-06-04

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

  21. 2025-06-04

    Committee Amendment "A" (S-217) as Amended by Senate Amendment "A" (S-235) thereto was ADOPTED.

    committee-passage-favorable

  22. 2025-06-04

    Senate Amendment "A" (S-235) to Committee Amendment "A" (S-217) was READ and ADOPTED.

  23. 2025-06-04

    Committee Amendment "A" (S-217) was READ.

  24. 2025-06-04

    The Bill was READ ONCE.

    reading-1

  25. 2025-06-04

    On motion of Representative MURPHY of Scarborough, REPORT A Ought to Pass as Amended was ACCEPTED.

  26. 2025-06-04

    Reports READ.

  27. 2025-06-03

    Sent down for concurrence

  28. 2025-06-03

    Under suspension of the Rules, READ A SECOND TIME and PASSED TO BE ENGROSSED AS AMENDED by Committee Amendment "A" (S-217) as Amended by Senate Amendment "A" (S-235) thereto.

    reading-2,reading-3

  29. 2025-06-03

    Committee Amendment "A" (S-217) as Amended by Senate Amendment "A" (S-235) thereto ADOPTED

    committee-passage-favorable

  30. 2025-06-03

    On motion by Senator RAFFERTY of York Senate Amendment "A" (S-235) to Committee Amendment "A" (S-217) READ and ADOPTED

  31. 2025-06-03

    Committee Amendment "A" (S-217) READ

  32. 2025-06-03

    Bill READ ONCE.

    reading-1

  33. 2025-06-03

    Roll Call Ordered Roll Call Number 334 Yeas 20 - Nays 13 - Excused 2 - Absent 0

  34. 2025-06-03

    On motion by Senator RAFFERTY of York Report A Ought to Pass as Amended by Committee Amendment "A" (S-217) ACCEPTED PREVAILED

  35. 2025-06-03

    Reports Read

  36. 2025-06-02

    Reported Out - OTP-AM/ONTP/OTP-AM

  37. 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.

  38. 2025-03-05

    Voted - Divided Report

  39. 2025-03-05

    Work Session Held

  40. 2025-02-04

    In concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.

  41. 2025-02-04

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

    referral-committee

  42. 2025-02-04

    Committee on EDUCATION AND CULTURAL AFFAIRS suggested and ordered printed REFERENCE to the Committee on EDUCATION AND CULTURAL AFFAIRS Ordered sent down forthwith for concurrence

Versions

Documents

Votes

  • ACCEPT REPORT 'A' OUGHT TO PASS AS AMENDED

    2025-06-03 · pass · 20-13

    Member-level votes (35)
    • BAILEY of York: yes
    • BALDACCI of Penobscot: yes
    • BEEBE-CENTER of Knox: yes
    • BENNETT of Oxford: yes
    • BERNARD of Aroostook: no
    • BICKFORD of Androscoggin: other
    • BLACK of Franklin: no
    • BRADSTREET of Kennebec: no
    • BRENNER of Cumberland: yes
    • CARNEY of Cumberland: other
    • 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: no
    • HAGGAN of Penobscot: no
    • HARRINGTON of York: no
    • HICKMAN of Kennebec: yes
    • INGWERSEN of York: yes
    • LAWRENCE of York: yes
    • LIBBY of Cumberland: no
    • MARTIN of Oxford: no
    • MOORE of Washington: no
    • 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

https://legislature.maine.gov/LawMakerWeb/subjects.asp?ID=280096191

Attribution

Data from openstates_api_sync, retrieved 2026-10-18T12:56:05.664960Z

Inspect retained evidence for changes recorded after evidence tracking began:

Source and document changesStatus and relationship changes

Session-wide evidence can include changes to other bills:

Bulk imports for this sessionSession dates and activity

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 396. 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.