---
type: "Bill"
title: "An Act To Encourage Public Participation In School Board Meetings"
description: "An Act To Encourage Public Participation In School Board Meetings"
jurisdiction: "us/states/me"
legislature: "Maine Legislature"
session: "129"
identifier: "LD 721"
citation: "Maine LD 721 (129)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["SCHOOL ADMINISTRATION", "BOARDS", "MEETINGS", "PUBLIC COMMENT"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Scott CUDDY"]
version_count: 3
action_count: 20
vote_count: 0
first_action: "2019-02-12"
last_action: "2019-06-13"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/f1b67dca-450b-42d0-bf6a-52179fdff06d"
source_url: "http://legislature.maine.gov/LawMakerWeb/dockets.asp?ID=280071708"
source_hash: "ed4301da85541737b72a1075eb98beaf57311f6d1717618cbd695423b259c63a"
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 721 (129) — An Act To Encourage Public Participation In School Board Meetings

## 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=HP0526&item=2&snum=129)
2. **Documents and Disposition** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.mainelegislature.org/legis/bills/getPDF.asp?paper=HP0526&item=1&snum=129)
3. **Final Disposition** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.mainelegislature.org/legis/bills/getPDF.asp?paper=HP0526&item=3&snum=129)

## Sponsors

- Scott CUDDY — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2019-02-12** Committee on Education and Cultural Affairs suggested and ordered printed.
- **2019-02-12** The Bill was REFERRED to the Committee on EDUCATION AND CULTURAL AFFAIRS. `referral-committee`
- **2019-02-12** Sent for concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.
- **2019-02-12** The Bill was REFERRED to the Committee on EDUCATION AND CULTURAL AFFAIRS in concurrence `referral-committee`
- **2019-06-03** Reports READ.
- **2019-06-03** On motion of Representative KORNFIELD of Bangor, the Majority Ought to Pass as Amended Report was ACCEPTED.
- **2019-06-03** The Bill was READ ONCE. `reading-1`
- **2019-06-03** Committee Amendment "A" (H-394) was READ and ADOPTED. `passage`
- **2019-06-03** Under suspension of the rules, the Bill was given its SECOND READING without REFERENCE to the Committee on Bills in the Second Reading.
- **2019-06-03** The Bill was PASSED TO BE ENGROSSED as Amended by Committee Amendment "A" (H-394).
- **2019-06-03** Sent for concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.
- **2019-06-04** Reports Read
- **2019-06-04** On motion by Senator MILLETT of Cumberland the Majority Ought to Pass as Amended Report ACCEPTED.
- **2019-06-04** READ ONCE `reading-1`
- **2019-06-04** Committee Amendment "A" (H-394) READ and ADOPTED
- **2019-06-04** Under suspension of the Rules, READ A SECOND TIME and PASSED TO BE ENGROSSED AS AMENDED by Committee Amendment "A" (H-394) in concurrence `reading-2`
- **2019-06-05** PASSED TO BE ENACTED. `passage`
- **2019-06-05** Sent for concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.
- **2019-06-06** PASSED TO BE ENACTED, in concurrence. `passage`
- **2019-06-13** 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/f1b67dca-450b-42d0-bf6a-52179fdff06d`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Maine legislature records).