---
type: "Bill"
title: "An Act To Fund Services For Blind And Visually Impaired Persons At The Maine State Library"
description: "An Act To Fund Services For Blind And Visually Impaired Persons At The Maine State Library"
jurisdiction: "us/states/me"
legislature: "Maine Legislature"
session: "129"
identifier: "LD 382"
citation: "Maine LD 382 (129)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["CULTURAL AGENCIES", "STATE LIBRARY", "FUNDING"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Sara GIDEON"]
version_count: 3
action_count: 19
vote_count: 0
first_action: "2019-01-24"
last_action: "2019-03-29"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/0f4e99d9-237e-4b07-acb9-f80d94ce5474"
source_url: "http://legislature.maine.gov/LawMakerWeb/dockets.asp?ID=280071167"
source_hash: "66fd0b21b350d4f176f6eab4ba6d647c240fcd9c6595071a3c524ad1873c195a"
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 382 (129) — An Act To Fund Services For Blind And Visually Impaired Persons At The Maine State Library

## 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=HP0291&item=2&snum=129)
2. **Documents and Disposition** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.mainelegislature.org/legis/bills/getPDF.asp?paper=HP0291&item=1&snum=129)
3. **Final Disposition** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.mainelegislature.org/legis/bills/getPDF.asp?paper=HP0291&item=3&snum=129)

## Sponsors

- Sara GIDEON — primary (person)
- Everett CARSON — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2019-01-24** Committee on Education and Cultural Affairs suggested and ordered printed.
- **2019-01-24** The Bill was REFERRED to the Committee on EDUCATION AND CULTURAL AFFAIRS. `referral-committee`
- **2019-01-24** 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`
- **2019-03-12** CONSENT CALENDAR - FIRST DAY
- **2019-03-12** Under suspension of the rules CONSENT CALENDAR - SECOND DAY.
- **2019-03-12** The Bill was PASSED TO BE ENGROSSED as Amended by Committee Amendment "A" (H-7).
- **2019-03-12** Sent for concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.
- **2019-03-12** Report READ and ACCEPTED
- **2019-03-12** READ ONCE `reading-1`
- **2019-03-12** Committee Amendment "A" (H-7) READ and ADOPTED
- **2019-03-12** ASSIGNED FOR SECOND READING NEXT LEGISLATIVE DAY.
- **2019-03-14** COMMITTEE ON BILLS IN THE SECOND READING REPORTS NO FURTHER VERBAL AMENDMENTS NECESSARY. REPORT ACCEPTED.
- **2019-03-14** READ A SECOND TIME and PASSED TO BE ENGROSSED AS AMENDED BY Committee Amendment "A" (H-7), in concurrence. `reading-2`
- **2019-03-14** Ordered sent down forthwith.
- **2019-03-19** PASSED TO BE ENACTED. `passage`
- **2019-03-19** Sent for concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.
- **2019-03-21** PASSED TO BE ENACTED, in concurrence. `passage`
- **2019-03-29** 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/0f4e99d9-237e-4b07-acb9-f80d94ce5474`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Maine legislature records).