---
type: "Bill"
title: "An Act To Eliminate The Regional Adjustment For Public School Systems"
description: "An Act To Eliminate The Regional Adjustment For Public School Systems"
jurisdiction: "us/states/me"
legislature: "Maine Legislature"
session: "129"
identifier: "LD 309"
citation: "Maine LD 309 (129)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["SCHOOL FUNDING FORMULA", "ADJUSTMENTS", "REGIONAL SALARY COST INDEX"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Harold STEWART"]
version_count: 3
action_count: 23
vote_count: 1
first_action: "2019-01-22"
last_action: "2019-06-17"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/438ab581-53a0-479b-a8a3-796204877d62"
source_url: "http://legislature.maine.gov/LawMakerWeb/dockets.asp?ID=280071057"
source_hash: "17881f134468cf3db84d977c182c2e517bd393b556a9046bc37c14cd81085d5f"
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 309 (129) — An Act To Eliminate The Regional Adjustment For Public School Systems

## 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=HP0233&item=2&snum=129)
2. **Documents and Disposition** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.mainelegislature.org/legis/bills/getPDF.asp?paper=HP0233&item=1&snum=129)
3. **Final Disposition** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.mainelegislature.org/legis/bills/getPDF.asp?paper=HP0233&item=3&snum=129)

## Votes

- RECEDE AND CONCUR — **35–0** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- Harold STEWART — primary (person)
- David McCREA — cosponsor (person)
- Gary DRINKWATER — cosponsor (person)
- Heidi SAMPSON — cosponsor (person)
- Justin FECTEAU — cosponsor (person)
- Shelley RUDNICKI — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2019-01-22** Committee on Education and Cultural Affairs suggested and ordered printed.
- **2019-01-22** The Bill was REFERRED to the Committee on EDUCATION AND CULTURAL AFFAIRS. `referral-committee`
- **2019-01-22** Sent for concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.
- **2019-01-24** The Bill was REFERRED to the Committee on EDUCATION AND CULTURAL AFFAIRS in concurrence `referral-committee`
- **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" (H-393).
- **2019-06-03** Sent for concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.
- **2019-06-04** Report READ and ACCEPTED, in concurrence.
- **2019-06-04** READ ONCE. `reading-1`
- **2019-06-04** Committee Amendment "A" (H-393) READ and ADOPTED, in concurrence. `passage`
- **2019-06-04** Under suspension of the Rules, READ A SECOND TIME and PASSED TO BE ENGROSSED AS AMENDED BY Committee Amendment "A" (H-393), in concurrence. `reading-2`
- **2019-06-04** Ordered sent down forthwith.
- **2019-06-05** This being an emergency measure, a two-thirds vote of all the members elected to the House was necessary.
- **2019-06-05** FINALLY PASSED. `passage`
- **2019-06-05** Sent for concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.
- **2019-06-06** FAILED FINAL PASSAGE - Emergency - 2/3 Elected Required, in concurrence. In NON-CONCURRENCE
- **2019-06-06** Sent down for concurrence
- **2019-06-07** The House INSISTED on FINAL PASSAGE.
- **2019-06-07** ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.
- **2019-06-10** On motion by Senator LIBBY of Androscoggin The Senate RECEDED and CONCURRED With FINALLY PASSAGE in concurrence
- **2019-06-10** Roll Call Ordered Roll Call Number 239 Yeas 35 - Nays 0 - Excused 0 - Absent 0
- **2019-06-17** 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/438ab581-53a0-479b-a8a3-796204877d62`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Maine legislature records).