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+type: "Bill"
+title: "An Act To Promote Social And Emotional Learning And Development For Young Children"
+description: "An Act To Promote Social And Emotional Learning And Development For Young Children"
+jurisdiction: "us/states/me"
+legislature: "Maine Legislature"
+session: "129"
+identifier: "LD 997"
+citation: "Maine LD 997 (129)"
+classification: ["bill"]
+subjects: ["HEALTH CARE SERVICES", "CHILDREN", "CHILD DEVELOPMENT SERVICES"]
+status: "enacted"
+primary_sponsors: ["Catherine BREEN"]
+version_count: 4
+action_count: 34
+vote_count: 1
+first_action: "2019-02-26"
+last_action: "2019-06-27"
+source: "openstates"
+source_identifier: "ocd-bill/edeaa8ff-bf67-445e-924e-545c7b0f3559"
+source_url: "http://legislature.maine.gov/LawMakerWeb/dockets.asp?ID=280072082"
+source_hash: "ac05f1c59a9c20acf7332309329b7acaeff2f85b0e02b7ac530fab54a39e5281"
+vintage: "2026-07-01"
+source_snapshot: "https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump"
+retrieved_at: "2026-07-06"
+confidence: "reported"
+tags: ["legislation", "bill", "us-me"]
+---
+
+# Maine LD 997 (129) — An Act To Promote Social And Emotional Learning And Development For Young Children
+
+## Version chain
+
+The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.
+
+1. **Adopted Amendments** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.mainelegislature.org/legis/bills/getPDF.asp?paper=SP0287&item=2&snum=129)
+2. **Chaptered Law** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.mainelegislature.org/legis/bills/getPDF.asp?paper=SP0287&item=6&snum=129)
+3. **Documents and Disposition** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.mainelegislature.org/legis/bills/getPDF.asp?paper=SP0287&item=1&snum=129)
+4. **Final Disposition** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.mainelegislature.org/legis/bills/getPDF.asp?paper=SP0287&item=5&snum=129)
+
+## Votes
+
+- ACC MAJ OTP AS AMENDED REP — **93–50** (pass) · lower
+
+## Sponsors
+
+- Catherine BREEN — primary (person)
+- Drew GATTINE — cosponsor (person)
+- Geoffrey GRATWICK — cosponsor (person)
+- Marianne MOORE — cosponsor (person)
+- Rebecca MILLETT — cosponsor (person)
+- Richard FARNSWORTH — cosponsor (person)
+- Victoria KORNFIELD — cosponsor (person)
+- Victoria MORALES — cosponsor (person)
+
+## Timeline
+
+The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
+
+- **2019-02-26** 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
+- **2019-02-26** The Bill was REFERRED to the Committee on EDUCATION AND CULTURAL AFFAIRS. `referral-committee`
+- **2019-02-26** In concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.
+- **2019-06-04** Reports Read
+- **2019-06-04** On motion by Senator MILLETT of Cumberland the Majority Ought to Pass as Amended Report ACCEPTED.
+- **2019-06-04** READ ONCE `reading-1`
+- **2019-06-04** Committee Amendment "A" (S-191) READ and ADOPTED
+- **2019-06-04** Under suspension of the Rules, READ A SECOND TIME and PASSED TO BE ENGROSSED AS AMENDED by Committee Amendment "A" (S-191) `reading-2`
+- **2019-06-04** Sent down for concurrence
+- **2019-06-05** Reports READ.
+- **2019-06-05** On motion of Representative KORNFIELD of Bangor, the Majority Ought to Pass as Amended Report was ACCEPTED.
+- **2019-06-05** ROLL CALL NO. 178
+- **2019-06-05** (Yeas 93 - Nays 50 - Absent 5 - Excused 2 Vacant 1)
+- **2019-06-05** The Bill was READ ONCE. `reading-1`
+- **2019-06-05** Committee Amendment "A" (S-191) was READ and ADOPTED. `passage`
+- **2019-06-05** Under suspension of the rules, the Bill was given its SECOND READING without REFERENCE to the Committee on Bills in the Second Reading.
+- **2019-06-05** The Bill was PASSED TO BE ENGROSSED as Amended by Committee Amendment "A" (S-191).
+- **2019-06-05** In concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.
+- **2019-06-06** PASSED TO BE ENACTED. `passage`
+- **2019-06-06** Sent for concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.
+- **2019-06-07** On motion by Senator SANBORN, L. of Cumberland PLACED ON THE SPECIAL APPROPRIATIONS TABLE pending PASSAGE TO BE ENACTED in concurrence
+- **2019-06-19** On Motion by Senator BREEN of Cumberland taken from the SPECIAL APPROPRIATIONS TABLE.
+- **2019-06-19** Under suspension of the Rules On motion by Same Senator The Senate RECONSIDERED whereby the Bill was PASSED TO BE ENGROSSED as Amended by Committee Amendment "A" (S-191)
+- **2019-06-19** Under further suspension of the Rules On further motion by Same Senator The Senate RECONSIDERED whereby Committee Amendment "A" (S-191) was ADOPTED
+- **2019-06-19** On further motion by Same Senator Senate Amendment "A" (S-334) to Committee Amendment "A" (S-191) READ and ADOPTED
+- **2019-06-19** Committee Amendment "A" (S-191) as Amended by Senate Amendment "A" (S-334) thereto ADOPTED
+- **2019-06-19** PASSED TO BE ENGROSSED AS AMENDED BY Committee Amendment "A" (S-191) AS AMENDED BY Senate Amendment "A" (S-334) thereto In NON-CONCURRENCE
+- **2019-06-19** Sent down for concurrence
+- **2019-06-19** The House RECEDED and CONCURRED to PASSAGE TO BE ENGROSSED as Amended by Committee Amendment "A" (S-191) as Amended by Senate Amendment "A" (S-334) thereto.
+- **2019-06-19** ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.
+- **2019-06-19** PASSED TO BE ENACTED. `passage`
+- **2019-06-19** Sent for concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.
+- **2019-06-20** PASSED TO BE ENACTED, in concurrence. `passage`
+- **2019-06-27** Signed by Governor `executive-signature`
+
+## Source
+
+OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/edeaa8ff-bf67-445e-924e-545c7b0f3559`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Maine legislature records).
+