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+type: "Bill"
+title: "An Act Regarding Public Preschool Programs Serving Children Who Are 3 Years Of Age"
+description: "An Act Regarding Public Preschool Programs Serving Children Who Are 3 Years Of Age"
+jurisdiction: "us/states/me"
+legislature: "Maine Legislature"
+session: "132"
+identifier: "LD 2114"
+citation: "Maine LD 2114 (132)"
+classification: ["bill"]
+subjects: ["ELEMENTARY SCHOOLS", "PRESCHOOL ELIGIBILITY", "SCHOOL PROGRAMS"]
+status: "enacted"
+primary_sponsors: ["Kelly MURPHY"]
+version_count: 3
+action_count: 28
+vote_count: 3
+first_action: "2026-01-07"
+last_action: "2026-04-03"
+source: "openstates"
+source_identifier: "ocd-bill/e0dd8296-35c1-4379-9e8b-fd6f507b2c42"
+source_url: "https://legislature.maine.gov/LawMakerWeb/dockets.asp?ID=280101155"
+source_hash: "5958966f467ae41c3b971e7f75507952364d480520a4f25432ab47310d3ccc61"
+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 2114 (132) — An Act Regarding Public Preschool Programs Serving Children Who Are 3 Years Of Age
+
+## Version chain
+
+The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.
+
+1. **Amendment C-A (H-863)** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.mainelegislature.org/legis/bills/getPDF.asp?paper=HP1429&item=2&snum=132)
+2. **Chapter 633** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.mainelegislature.org/legis/bills/getPDF.asp?paper=HP1429&item=3&snum=132)
+3. **LD 2114 HP 1429** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.mainelegislature.org/legis/bills/getPDF.asp?paper=HP1429&item=1&snum=132)
+
+## Votes
+
+- ACCEPT MAJORITY OUGHT TO PASS AS AMENDED REPORT — **18–14** (pass) · upper
+- ACC MAJ OTP AS AMENDED REP — **75–67** (pass) · lower
+- Enactment — **75–68** (pass) · lower
+
+## Sponsors
+
+- Kelly MURPHY — primary (person)
+
+## Timeline
+
+The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
+
+- **2026-01-07** Committee on Education and Cultural Affairs suggested and ordered printed.
+- **2026-01-07** The Bill was REFERRED to the Committee on EDUCATION AND CULTURAL AFFAIRS. `referral-committee`
+- **2026-01-07** Sent for concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.
+- **2026-01-07** The Bill was REFERRED to the Committee on EDUCATION AND CULTURAL AFFAIRS in concurrence `referral-committee`
+- **2026-03-18** Reports READ.
+- **2026-03-18** On motion of Representative MURPHY of Scarborough, the Majority Ought to Pass as Amended Report was ACCEPTED.
+- **2026-03-18** ROLL CALL NO. 661
+- **2026-03-18** (Yeas 75 - Nays 67 - Absent 7 - Excused 1 - Vacant 1)
+- **2026-03-18** The Bill was READ ONCE. `reading-1`
+- **2026-03-18** Committee Amendment "A" (H-863) was READ and ADOPTED. `committee-passage-favorable, passage`
+- **2026-03-18** Under suspension of the rules, the Bill was given its SECOND READING without REFERENCE to the Committee on Bills in the Second Reading.
+- **2026-03-18** The Bill was PASSED TO BE ENGROSSED as Amended by Committee Amendment "A" (H-863). `reading-3`
+- **2026-03-18** Sent for concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.
+- **2026-03-19** Reports READ
+- **2026-03-19** On motion by Senator RAFFERTY of York the Majority Ought to Pass as Amended Report ACCEPTED.
+- **2026-03-19** Roll Call Ordered Roll Call Number 779 Yeas 18 - Nays 14 - Excused 3 - Absent 0
+- **2026-03-19** Bill READ ONCE. `reading-1`
+- **2026-03-19** Committee Amendment "A" (H-863) READ and ADOPTED. `committee-passage-favorable, passage`
+- **2026-03-19** Under suspension of the Rules, READ A SECOND TIME and PASSED TO BE ENGROSSED AS AMENDED by Committee Amendment "A" (H-863) in concurrence. `reading-2, reading-3`
+- **2026-03-24** PASSED TO BE ENACTED. `passage`
+- **2026-03-24** ROLL CALL NO. 666
+- **2026-03-24** (Yeas 75 - Nays 68 - Absent 6 - Excused 1 - Vacant 1)
+- **2026-03-24** Sent for concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.
+- **2026-03-25** PASSED TO BE ENACTED, in concurrence. `passage`
+- **2026-04-03** Signed by Governor `executive-signature`
+- **2026-02-18T05:00:00+00:00** Work Session Held
+- **2026-02-18T05:00:00+00:00** Voted - Divided Report
+- **2026-03-17T04:00:00+00:00** Reported Out - OTP-AM/ONTP
+
+## Source
+
+OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/e0dd8296-35c1-4379-9e8b-fd6f507b2c42`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Maine legislature records).
+