---
type: "Bill"
title: "An Act To Align State Law With Current Practice Regarding Required School Attendance"
description: "An Act To Align State Law With Current Practice Regarding Required School Attendance"
jurisdiction: "us/states/me"
legislature: "Maine Legislature"
session: "129"
identifier: "LD 151"
citation: "Maine LD 151 (129)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["SCHOOL POLICIES", "ATTENDANCE", "CHILDREN AGE 6"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Rebecca MILLETT"]
version_count: 4
action_count: 38
vote_count: 1
first_action: "2019-01-17"
last_action: "2019-06-28"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/d8dc1dd6-75ed-4d3e-a403-8978d5e24839"
source_url: "http://legislature.maine.gov/LawMakerWeb/dockets.asp?ID=280070856"
source_hash: "1273d16d97f7db7a5e3f5e6f6b3028bcf04d5ad1674ac35f3e0bb21f8c165ccc"
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 151 (129) — An Act To Align State Law With Current Practice Regarding Required School Attendance

## 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=SP0038&item=2&snum=129)
2. **Chaptered Law** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.mainelegislature.org/legis/bills/getPDF.asp?paper=SP0038&item=5&snum=129)
3. **Documents and Disposition** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.mainelegislature.org/legis/bills/getPDF.asp?paper=SP0038&item=1&snum=129)
4. **Final Disposition** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.mainelegislature.org/legis/bills/getPDF.asp?paper=SP0038&item=4&snum=129)

## Votes

- ACC MAJ OTP AS AMENDED REP — **87–58** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- Rebecca MILLETT — primary (person)
- Geoffrey GRATWICK — cosponsor (person)
- Matthew POULIOT — cosponsor (person)
- Victoria KORNFIELD — 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.
- **2019-04-02** Reports Read
- **2019-04-02** On motion by Senator MILLETT of Cumberland the Majority Ought to Pass as Amended Report ACCEPTED.
- **2019-04-02** READ ONCE `reading-1`
- **2019-04-02** Committee Amendment "A" (S-30) READ and ADOPTED
- **2019-04-02** ASSIGNED FOR SECOND READING NEXT LEGISLATIVE DAY.
- **2019-04-04** COMMITTEE ON BILLS IN THE SECOND READING REPORTS NO FURTHER VERBAL AMENDMENTS NECESSARY. REPORT ACCEPTED.
- **2019-04-04** READ A SECOND TIME and PASSED TO BE ENGROSSED AS AMENDED BY Committee Amendment "A" (S-30) `reading-2`
- **2019-04-04** Ordered sent down forthwith for concurrence.
- **2019-04-11** Reports READ.
- **2019-04-11** On motion of Representative KORNFIELD of Bangor, the Majority Ought to Pass as Amended Report was ACCEPTED.
- **2019-04-11** ROLL CALL NO. 38
- **2019-04-11** (Yeas 87 - Nays 58 - Absent 4 - Excused 1 Vacant 1)
- **2019-04-11** The Bill was READ ONCE. `reading-1`
- **2019-04-11** Committee Amendment "A" (S-30) was READ and ADOPTED. `passage`
- **2019-04-11** Under suspension of the rules, the Bill was given its SECOND READING without REFERENCE to the Committee on Bills in the Second Reading.
- **2019-04-11** The Bill was PASSED TO BE ENGROSSED as Amended by Committee Amendment "A" (S-30).
- **2019-04-11** In concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.
- **2019-04-16** PASSED TO BE ENACTED. `passage`
- **2019-04-16** Sent for concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.
- **2019-04-18** On motion by Senator BREEN of Cumberland Tabled until Later in Today's Session, pending PASSAGE TO BE ENACTED in concurrence
- **2019-04-25** Taken from the table by the President
- **2019-04-25** On motion by Senator BREEN of Cumberland PLACED ON THE SPECIAL APPROPRIATIONS TABLE pending ENACTMENT 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-30)
- **2019-06-19** Under further suspension of the Rules On further motion by Same Senator The Senate RECONSIDERED whereby Committee Amendment "A" (S-30) was ADOPTED
- **2019-06-19** On further motion by Same Senator Senate Amendment "A" (S-324) to Committee Amendment "A" (S-30) READ and ADOPTED
- **2019-06-19** Committee Amendment "A" (S-30) as Amended by Senate Amendment "A" (S-324) thereto ADOPTED
- **2019-06-19** PASSED TO BE ENGROSSED AS AMENDED BY Committee Amendment "A" (S-30) AS AMENDED BY Senate Amendment "A" (S-324) 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-30) as Amended by Senate Amendment "A" (S-324) 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`
- **2019-06-28** 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/d8dc1dd6-75ed-4d3e-a403-8978d5e24839`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Maine legislature records).