---
type: "Bill"
title: "An Act To Establish Computer Science Courses And Content In Kindergarten To Grade 12 Schools"
description: "An Act To Establish Computer Science Courses And Content In Kindergarten To Grade 12 Schools"
jurisdiction: "us/states/me"
legislature: "Maine Legislature"
session: "129"
identifier: "LD 1382"
citation: "Maine LD 1382 (129)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["SCHOOL POLICIES", "CURRICULUM", "COMPUTER SCIENCE"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Teresa PIERCE"]
version_count: 4
action_count: 20
vote_count: 0
first_action: "2019-03-26"
last_action: "2019-06-18"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/4e8b73bb-64c8-46d6-8448-336a93e8156b"
source_url: "http://legislature.maine.gov/LawMakerWeb/dockets.asp?ID=280072710"
source_hash: "b8c3885bd6a120e44a526c9caa3b566f6d3230984ede971b43c6f656b7520eae"
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 1382 (129) — An Act To Establish Computer Science Courses And Content In Kindergarten To Grade 12 Schools

## 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=HP1003&item=2&snum=129)
2. **Documents and Disposition** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.mainelegislature.org/legis/bills/getPDF.asp?paper=HP1003&item=1&snum=129)
3. **Final Disposition** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.mainelegislature.org/legis/bills/getPDF.asp?paper=HP1003&item=4&snum=129)
4. **Status In Committee** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.mainelegislature.org/legis/bills/getPDF.asp?paper=HP1003&item=3&snum=129)

## Sponsors

- Teresa PIERCE — primary (person)
- Brian HUBBELL — cosponsor (person)
- Erik JORGENSEN — cosponsor (person)
- Harold STEWART — cosponsor (person)
- Matthew POULIOT — cosponsor (person)
- Paul STEARNS — cosponsor (person)
- Peter LYFORD — cosponsor (person)
- Richard FARNSWORTH — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.

- **2019-03-26** Committee on Education and Cultural Affairs suggested and ordered printed.
- **2019-03-26** The Bill was REFERRED to the Committee on EDUCATION AND CULTURAL AFFAIRS. `referral-committee`
- **2019-03-26** Sent for concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.
- **2019-03-26** The Bill was REFERRED to the Committee on EDUCATION AND CULTURAL AFFAIRS in concurrence `referral-committee`
- **2019-06-10** Reports READ.
- **2019-06-10** On motion of Representative KORNFIELD of Bangor, the Majority Ought to Pass as Amended Report was ACCEPTED.
- **2019-06-10** The Bill was READ ONCE. `reading-1`
- **2019-06-10** Committee Amendment "A" (H-522) was READ and ADOPTED. `passage`
- **2019-06-10** Under suspension of the rules, the Bill was given its SECOND READING without REFERENCE to the Committee on Bills in the Second Reading.
- **2019-06-10** The Bill was PASSED TO BE ENGROSSED as Amended by Committee Amendment "A" (H-522).
- **2019-06-10** Sent for concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.
- **2019-06-11** Reports Read
- **2019-06-11** On motion by Senator MILLETT of Cumberland the Majority Ought to Pass as Amended By Committee Amendment "A" (H-522) Report ACCEPTED.
- **2019-06-11** READ ONCE `reading-1`
- **2019-06-11** Committee Amendment "A" (H-522) READ and ADOPTED
- **2019-06-11** Under suspension of the Rules, READ A SECOND TIME and PASSED TO BE ENGROSSED AS AMENDED by Committee Amendment "A" (H-522) in concurrence `reading-2`
- **2019-06-12** FINALLY PASSED. `passage`
- **2019-06-12** Sent for concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.
- **2019-06-12** FINALLY PASSED, in concurrence. `passage`
- **2019-06-18** 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/4e8b73bb-64c8-46d6-8448-336a93e8156b`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Maine legislature records).