---
type: "Bill"
title: "An Act To Update The Laws Regarding The Maine Educational Center For The Deaf And Hard Of Hearing And The Governor Baxter School For The Deaf"
description: "An Act To Update The Laws Regarding The Maine Educational Center For The Deaf And Hard Of Hearing And The Governor Baxter School For The Deaf"
jurisdiction: "us/states/me"
legislature: "Maine Legislature"
session: "130"
identifier: "LD 1632"
citation: "Maine LD 1632 (130)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["ADMINISTRATION", "BAXTER SCHOOL", "PROVISIONS REVISED"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Teresa PIERCE"]
version_count: 3
action_count: 23
vote_count: 0
first_action: "2021-04-28"
last_action: "2022-04-20"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/33186aa6-479e-4ce1-9e88-ca97ecc09df8"
source_url: "https://legislature.maine.gov/LawMakerWeb/dockets.asp?ID=280080679"
source_hash: "65fb30286aebc24afcc3b27e32926fe3e2efbf287c2213eaee8d70f51bbf5c72"
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 1632 (130) — An Act To Update The Laws Regarding The Maine Educational Center For The Deaf And Hard Of Hearing And The Governor Baxter School For The Deaf

## 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=HP1216&item=2&snum=130)
2. **Documents and Disposition** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.mainelegislature.org/legis/bills/getPDF.asp?paper=HP1216&item=1&snum=130)
3. **Final Disposition** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.mainelegislature.org/legis/bills/getPDF.asp?paper=HP1216&item=3&snum=130)

## Sponsors

- Teresa PIERCE — primary (person)
- Catherine BREEN — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2021-04-28** Committee on Education and Cultural Affairs suggested and ordered printed.
- **2021-04-28** The Bill was REFERRED to the Committee on EDUCATION AND CULTURAL AFFAIRS. `referral-committee`
- **2021-04-28** Sent for concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.
- **2021-04-28** The Bill was REFERRED to the Committee on EDUCATION AND CULTURAL AFFAIRS in concurrence `referral-committee`
- **2021-07-19** Carried over, in the same posture, to any special or regular session of the 130th Legislature, pursuant to Joint Order HP 1302.
- **2022-04-12** CONSENT CALENDAR - FIRST DAY
- **2022-04-12** Under suspension of the rules CONSENT CALENDAR - SECOND DAY.
- **2022-04-12** The Bill was PASSED TO BE ENGROSSED as Amended by Committee Amendment "A" (H-995). `reading-3`
- **2022-04-12** Sent for concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.
- **2022-04-13** Report READ and ACCEPTED, in concurrence.
- **2022-04-13** READ ONCE. `reading-1`
- **2022-04-13** Committee Amendment "A" (H-995) READ and ADOPTED, in concurrence. `committee-passage-favorable, passage`
- **2022-04-13** Under suspension of the Rules, READ A SECOND TIME and PASSED TO BE ENGROSSED AS AMENDED BY Committee Amendment "A" (H-995), in concurrence. `reading-2, reading-3`
- **2022-04-13** Ordered sent down forthwith.
- **2022-04-13** PASSED TO BE ENACTED. `passage`
- **2022-04-13** Sent for concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.
- **2022-04-14** PASSED TO BE ENACTED, in concurrence. `passage`
- **2022-04-20** Signed by Governor `executive-signature`
- **2021-05-21T04:00:00+00:00** Carry Over Requested
- **2021-06-03T04:00:00+00:00** Carry Over Approved
- **2022-03-14T04:00:00+00:00** Work Session Held
- **2022-03-14T04:00:00+00:00** Voted - OTP-AM
- **2022-04-12T04:00:00+00:00** Reported Out - OTP-AM

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/33186aa6-479e-4ce1-9e88-ca97ecc09df8`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Maine legislature records).