---
type: "Bill"
title: "An Act To Increase Access To Nutritious Foods In Schools By Implementing An After-School Food Program For At-Risk Students"
description: "An Act To Increase Access To Nutritious Foods In Schools By Implementing An After-School Food Program For At-Risk Students"
jurisdiction: "us/states/me"
legislature: "Maine Legislature"
session: "129"
identifier: "LD 577"
citation: "Maine LD 577 (129)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["SCHOOL PROGRAMS", "NUTRITION PROGRAMS", "FEDERAL CHILD AND ADULT CARE FOOD P"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Michael BRENNAN"]
version_count: 3
action_count: 22
vote_count: 0
first_action: "2019-02-05"
last_action: "2019-06-20"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/7a236984-1f19-4191-aabe-823b51375b7f"
source_url: "http://legislature.maine.gov/LawMakerWeb/dockets.asp?ID=280071472"
source_hash: "e3cd45358aa4880bff13c4e827243d382da2395edc8f52cf511695f16308ac2b"
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 577 (129) — An Act To Increase Access To Nutritious Foods In Schools By Implementing An After-School Food Program For At-Risk Students

## 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=HP0421&item=2&snum=129)
2. **Documents and Disposition** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.mainelegislature.org/legis/bills/getPDF.asp?paper=HP0421&item=1&snum=129)
3. **Final Disposition** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.mainelegislature.org/legis/bills/getPDF.asp?paper=HP0421&item=3&snum=129)

## Sponsors

- Michael BRENNAN — primary (person)
- Anne PERRY — cosponsor (person)
- Craig HICKMAN — cosponsor (person)
- Donna DOORE — cosponsor (person)
- Erik JORGENSEN — cosponsor (person)
- Margaret CRAVEN — cosponsor (person)
- Rachel TALBOT ROSS — cosponsor (person)
- Rebecca MILLETT — cosponsor (person)
- Richard FARNSWORTH — cosponsor (person)
- Ryan FECTEAU — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2019-02-05** Committee on Education and Cultural Affairs suggested and ordered printed.
- **2019-02-05** The Bill was REFERRED to the Committee on EDUCATION AND CULTURAL AFFAIRS. `referral-committee`
- **2019-02-05** Sent for concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.
- **2019-02-05** The Bill was REFERRED to the Committee on EDUCATION AND CULTURAL AFFAIRS in concurrence `referral-committee`
- **2019-05-14** Reports READ.
- **2019-05-14** On motion of Representative KORNFIELD of Bangor, the Majority Ought to Pass as Amended Report was ACCEPTED.
- **2019-05-14** The Bill was READ ONCE. `reading-1`
- **2019-05-14** Committee Amendment "A" (H-226) was READ and ADOPTED. `passage`
- **2019-05-14** Under suspension of the rules, the Bill was given its SECOND READING without REFERENCE to the Committee on Bills in the Second Reading.
- **2019-05-14** The Bill was PASSED TO BE ENGROSSED as Amended by Committee Amendment "A" (H-226).
- **2019-05-14** Sent for concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.
- **2019-05-16** Reports Read
- **2019-05-16** On motion by Senator MILLETT of Cumberland the Majority Ought to Pass as Amended Report ACCEPTED.
- **2019-05-16** READ ONCE `reading-1`
- **2019-05-16** Committee Amendment "A" (H-226) READ and ADOPTED
- **2019-05-16** Under suspension of the Rules, READ A SECOND TIME and PASSED TO BE ENGROSSED AS AMENDED by Committee Amendment "A" (H-226) in concurrence `reading-2`
- **2019-05-21** PASSED TO BE ENACTED. `passage`
- **2019-05-21** Sent for concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.
- **2019-05-23** On motion by Senator BREEN of Cumberland PLACED ON THE SPECIAL APPROPRIATIONS TABLE pending PASSAGE TO BE ENACTED, in concurrence.
- **2019-06-18** On Motion by Senator BREEN of Cumberland taken from the SPECIAL APPROPRIATIONS TABLE.
- **2019-06-18** Subsequently PASSED TO BE ENACTED in concurrence `passage`
- **2019-06-20** 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/7a236984-1f19-4191-aabe-823b51375b7f`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Maine legislature records).