---
type: "Bill"
title: "An Act To Improve Attendance At Public Elementary Schools"
description: "An Act To Improve Attendance At Public Elementary Schools"
jurisdiction: "us/states/me"
legislature: "Maine Legislature"
session: "129"
identifier: "LD 150"
citation: "Maine LD 150 (129)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["SCHOOL POLICIES", "ATTENDANCE", "CHILDREN UNDER 7"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Nathan LIBBY"]
version_count: 3
action_count: 19
vote_count: 0
first_action: "2019-01-17"
last_action: "2019-06-07"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/a56bca10-4689-41c4-8a1c-9b0c685932e8"
source_url: "http://legislature.maine.gov/LawMakerWeb/dockets.asp?ID=280070850"
source_hash: "bb8ad54dbd4b14402703767dc4615042d352846abd5812fe01df88339bf89b08"
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 150 (129) — An Act To Improve Attendance At Public Elementary 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=SP0037&item=2&snum=129)
2. **Documents and Disposition** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.mainelegislature.org/legis/bills/getPDF.asp?paper=SP0037&item=1&snum=129)
3. **Final Disposition** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.mainelegislature.org/legis/bills/getPDF.asp?paper=SP0037&item=3&snum=129)

## Sponsors

- Nathan LIBBY — primary (person)
- Bettyann SHEATS — cosponsor (person)
- Bruce BICKFORD — cosponsor (person)
- Gina MELARAGNO — cosponsor (person)
- Heidi BROOKS — cosponsor (person)
- James HANDY — cosponsor (person)
- Kristen CLOUTIER — cosponsor (person)
- Margaret CRAVEN — cosponsor (person)
- Ned CLAXTON — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2019-01-17** 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
- **2019-01-17** The Bill was REFERRED to the Committee on EDUCATION AND CULTURAL AFFAIRS. `referral-committee`
- **2019-01-17** In concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.
- **2019-04-11** Report READ
- **2019-04-11** On motion by Senator MILLETT of Cumberland Tabled until Later in Today's Session, pending ACCEPTANCE of the Report
- **2019-05-30** Taken from the table by the President
- **2019-05-30** Subsequently Report Accepted
- **2019-05-30** READ ONCE `reading-1`
- **2019-05-30** Committee Amendment "A" (S-35) READ and ADOPTED
- **2019-05-30** Under suspension of the Rules, READ A SECOND TIME and PASSED TO BE ENGROSSED AS AMENDED by Committee Amendment "A" (S-35) `reading-2`
- **2019-05-30** Sent down for concurrence
- **2019-06-03** CONSENT CALENDAR - FIRST DAY
- **2019-06-03** Under suspension of the rules CONSENT CALENDAR - SECOND DAY.
- **2019-06-03** The Bill was PASSED TO BE ENGROSSED as Amended by Committee Amendment "A" (S-35).
- **2019-06-03** In concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.
- **2019-06-04** PASSED TO BE ENACTED. `passage`
- **2019-06-04** Sent for concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.
- **2019-06-05** PASSED TO BE ENACTED, in concurrence. `passage`
- **2019-06-07** 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/a56bca10-4689-41c4-8a1c-9b0c685932e8`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Maine legislature records).