---
type: "Bill"
title: "An Act To Amend The Laws Governing Investigations By School Entities Into Holders Of Credentials"
description: "An Act To Amend The Laws Governing Investigations By School Entities Into Holders Of Credentials"
jurisdiction: "us/states/me"
legislature: "Maine Legislature"
session: "129"
identifier: "LD 1820"
citation: "Maine LD 1820 (129)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["EDUCATION DEPT", "ADMINISTRATION", "INVESTIGATIONS"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Victoria KORNFIELD"]
version_count: 3
action_count: 22
vote_count: 1
first_action: "2019-06-03"
last_action: "2019-06-19"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/896b3939-b472-4850-b442-b32decb40b2e"
source_url: "http://legislature.maine.gov/LawMakerWeb/dockets.asp?ID=280074406"
source_hash: "972a72442682be1d873e1c5a084f373aa17b33b04c98e2dcbb215ded53125c94"
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 1820 (129) — An Act To Amend The Laws Governing Investigations By School Entities Into Holders Of Credentials

## 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=HP1297&item=2&snum=129)
2. **Documents and Disposition** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.mainelegislature.org/legis/bills/getPDF.asp?paper=HP1297&item=1&snum=129)
3. **Final Disposition** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.mainelegislature.org/legis/bills/getPDF.asp?paper=HP1297&item=3&snum=129)

## Votes

- ACC MAJ OTP AS AMENDED REP — **91–50** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- Victoria KORNFIELD — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2019-06-03** Committee on Education and Cultural Affairs suggested and ordered printed.
- **2019-06-03** The Bill was REFERRED to the Committee on EDUCATION AND CULTURAL AFFAIRS. `referral-committee`
- **2019-06-03** Sent for concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.
- **2019-06-03** The Bill was REFERRED to the Committee on EDUCATION AND CULTURAL AFFAIRS in concurrence `referral-committee`
- **2019-06-13** Reports READ.
- **2019-06-13** On motion of Representative MOONEN of Portland, the Majority Ought to Pass as Amended Report was ACCEPTED.
- **2019-06-13** ROLL CALL NO. 257
- **2019-06-13** (Yeas 91 - Nays 50 - Absent 9 - Excused 1)
- **2019-06-13** The Bill was READ ONCE. `reading-1`
- **2019-06-13** Committee Amendment "A" (H-591) was READ and ADOPTED. `passage`
- **2019-06-13** Under suspension of the rules, the Bill was given its SECOND READING without REFERENCE to the Committee on Bills in the Second Reading.
- **2019-06-13** The Bill was PASSED TO BE ENGROSSED as Amended by Committee Amendment "A" (H-591).
- **2019-06-13** Sent for concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.
- **2019-06-14** Reports Read
- **2019-06-14** On motion by Senator MILLETT of Cumberland the Majority Ought to Pass as Amended Report ACCEPTED.
- **2019-06-14** READ ONCE `reading-1`
- **2019-06-14** Committee Amendment "A" (H-591) READ and ADOPTED
- **2019-06-14** Under suspension of the Rules, READ A SECOND TIME and PASSED TO BE ENGROSSED AS AMENDED by Committee Amendment "A" (H-591) in concurrence `reading-2`
- **2019-06-14** PASSED TO BE ENACTED. `passage`
- **2019-06-14** Sent for concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.
- **2019-06-17** PASSED TO BE ENACTED, in concurrence. `passage`
- **2019-06-19** 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/896b3939-b472-4850-b442-b32decb40b2e`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Maine legislature records).