---
type: "Bill"
title: "An Act To Expand And Clarify The Prohibition Of Hazing At Elementary Schools, Secondary Schools And Postsecondary Institutions"
description: "An Act To Expand And Clarify The Prohibition Of Hazing At Elementary Schools, Secondary Schools And Postsecondary Institutions"
jurisdiction: "us/states/me"
legislature: "Maine Legislature"
session: "129"
identifier: "LD 1765"
citation: "Maine LD 1765 (129)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["COLLEGES AND UNIVERSITIES", "POLICIES AND PROGRAMS", "HAZING PROHIBITED"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Harold STEWART"]
version_count: 3
action_count: 17
vote_count: 0
first_action: "2019-05-21"
last_action: "2019-06-18"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/e17944a6-d6a6-4341-b418-180e99b0f097"
source_url: "http://legislature.maine.gov/LawMakerWeb/dockets.asp?ID=280074127"
source_hash: "def62275930a5f466e9b2b5e2ed505d19802e28a2b2e50363adf145e07995ce0"
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 1765 (129) — An Act To Expand And Clarify The Prohibition Of Hazing At Elementary Schools, Secondary Schools And Postsecondary Institutions

## 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=HP1254&item=2&snum=129)
2. **Documents and Disposition** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.mainelegislature.org/legis/bills/getPDF.asp?paper=HP1254&item=1&snum=129)
3. **Final Disposition** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.mainelegislature.org/legis/bills/getPDF.asp?paper=HP1254&item=3&snum=129)

## Sponsors

- Harold STEWART — primary (person)
- Heidi SAMPSON — cosponsor (person)
- James DILL — cosponsor (person)
- Matthew POULIOT — cosponsor (person)
- Michael CARPENTER — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2019-05-21** Committee on Education and Cultural Affairs suggested and ordered printed.
- **2019-05-21** The Bill was REFERRED to the Committee on EDUCATION AND CULTURAL AFFAIRS. `referral-committee`
- **2019-05-21** Sent for concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.
- **2019-05-21** The Bill was REFERRED to the Committee on EDUCATION AND CULTURAL AFFAIRS in concurrence `referral-committee`
- **2019-06-10** CONSENT CALENDAR - FIRST DAY
- **2019-06-10** Under suspension of the rules CONSENT CALENDAR - SECOND DAY.
- **2019-06-10** The Bill was PASSED TO BE ENGROSSED as Amended by Committee Amendment "A" (H-529).
- **2019-06-10** Sent for concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.
- **2019-06-11** Report READ and ACCEPTED, in concurrence.
- **2019-06-11** READ ONCE. `reading-1`
- **2019-06-11** Committee Amendment "A" (H-529) READ and ADOPTED, in concurrence. `passage`
- **2019-06-11** Under suspension of the Rules, READ A SECOND TIME and PASSED TO BE ENGROSSED AS AMENDED BY Committee Amendment "A" (H-529), in concurrence. `reading-2`
- **2019-06-11** Ordered sent down forthwith.
- **2019-06-12** PASSED TO BE ENACTED. `passage`
- **2019-06-12** Sent for concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.
- **2019-06-12** PASSED TO BE ENACTED, 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/e17944a6-d6a6-4341-b418-180e99b0f097`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Maine legislature records).