---
type: "Bill"
title: "An Act To Prevent Food Shaming In Maine'S Public Schools"
description: "An Act To Prevent Food Shaming In Maine'S Public Schools"
jurisdiction: "us/states/me"
legislature: "Maine Legislature"
session: "129"
identifier: "LD 167"
citation: "Maine LD 167 (129)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["SCHOOL POLICIES", "DISCIPLINE", "FOOD SHAMING PROHIBITED"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Janice DODGE"]
version_count: 3
action_count: 22
vote_count: 0
first_action: "2019-01-17"
last_action: "2019-04-26"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/c0c39d46-6987-45eb-9307-77a88d2bfa8e"
source_url: "http://legislature.maine.gov/LawMakerWeb/dockets.asp?ID=280070909"
source_hash: "5d49b17ae49359af003455f2b590794514293a5a98a0b62e9e4e8799cfe441a4"
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 167 (129) — An Act To Prevent Food Shaming In Maine'S Public 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=HP0130&item=2&snum=129)
2. **Documents and Disposition** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.mainelegislature.org/legis/bills/getPDF.asp?paper=HP0130&item=1&snum=129)
3. **Final Disposition** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.mainelegislature.org/legis/bills/getPDF.asp?paper=HP0130&item=3&snum=129)

## Sponsors

- Janice DODGE — primary (person)
- Anne CARNEY — cosponsor (person)
- Benjamin COLLINGS — cosponsor (person)
- Colleen MADIGAN — cosponsor (person)
- Henry INGWERSEN — cosponsor (person)
- Marianne MOORE — cosponsor (person)
- Michele MEYER — cosponsor (person)
- Norman HIGGINS — cosponsor (person)
- Rebecca MILLETT — cosponsor (person)
- Shenna BELLOWS — cosponsor (person)
- Tiffany ROBERTS — cosponsor (person)
- William TUELL — 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.
- **2019-01-17** The Bill was REFERRED to the Committee on EDUCATION AND CULTURAL AFFAIRS. `referral-committee`
- **2019-01-17** Sent for concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.
- **2019-01-17** The Bill was REFERRED to the Committee on EDUCATION AND CULTURAL AFFAIRS in concurrence `referral-committee`
- **2019-04-16** CONSENT CALENDAR - FIRST DAY
- **2019-04-16** Under suspension of the rules CONSENT CALENDAR - SECOND DAY.
- **2019-04-16** The Bill was PASSED TO BE ENGROSSED as Amended by Committee Amendment "A" (H-91).
- **2019-04-16** Sent for concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.
- **2019-04-16** Report READ and ACCEPTED, in concurrence.
- **2019-04-16** READ ONCE. `reading-1`
- **2019-04-16** Committee Amendment "A" (H-91) READ and ADOPTED, in concurrence. `passage`
- **2019-04-16** Under suspension of the Rules, READ A SECOND TIME and PASSED TO BE ENGROSSED AS AMENDED BY Committee Amendment "A" (H-91), in concurrence. `reading-2`
- **2019-04-16** Ordered sent down forthwith.
- **2019-04-18** In accordance with the provisions of Section 21 of Article IX of the Constitution, a two-thirds vote of all the members elected to the House was necessary.
- **2019-04-18** PASSED TO BE ENACTED. `passage`
- **2019-04-18** Sent for concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.
- **2019-04-23** PASSED TO BE ENACTED - 2/3 Elected Required. FAILED `passage`
- **2019-04-23** Senator LIBBY of Androscoggin moved to RECONSIDER whereby the Bill FAILED ENACTMENT In NON-CONCURRENCE
- **2019-04-23** On further motion by Same Senator Tabled until Later in Today's Session, pending RECONSIDERATION
- **2019-04-25** Taken from the table by the President
- **2019-04-25** Subsequently PASSED TO BE ENACTED - 2/3 Elected Required. in concurrence `passage`
- **2019-04-26** 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/c0c39d46-6987-45eb-9307-77a88d2bfa8e`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Maine legislature records).