---
type: "Bill"
title: "An Act To Promote Accountability In Maine'S Charter Schools"
description: "An Act To Promote Accountability In Maine'S Charter Schools"
jurisdiction: "us/states/me"
legislature: "Maine Legislature"
session: "130"
identifier: "LD 604"
citation: "Maine LD 604 (130)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["CHARTER SCHOOLS", "EDUCATIONAL OPTIONS", "EXPANSION AND FUNDING"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Michael BRENNAN"]
version_count: 3
action_count: 24
vote_count: 2
first_action: "2021-02-25"
last_action: "2021-06-10"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/ad1e457d-a159-4995-aa3f-892f83002921"
source_url: "https://legislature.maine.gov/LawMakerWeb/dockets.asp?ID=280079032"
source_hash: "e9b27e0cb878af8d90692035c30566ced1f8e36808c46f628c72e51368307140"
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 604 (130) — An Act To Promote Accountability In Maine'S Charter Schools

## 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=HP0440&item=2&snum=130)
2. **Documents and Disposition** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.mainelegislature.org/legis/bills/getPDF.asp?paper=HP0440&item=1&snum=130)
3. **Final Disposition** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.mainelegislature.org/legis/bills/getPDF.asp?paper=HP0440&item=3&snum=130)

## Votes

- ACC MAJ OTP AS AMENDED REP — **81–65** (pass) · lower
- ACCEPT MAJ OTP-A RPT — **19–15** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- Michael BRENNAN — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2021-02-25** Received by the Clerk of the House on February 25, 2021. `receipt`
- **2021-02-25** The Bill was REFERRED to the Committee on EDUCATION AND CULTURAL AFFAIRS pursuant to Joint Rule 308.2 and ordered printed pursuant to Joint Rule 401. `referral-committee`
- **2021-03-30** Carried over, in the same posture, to a subsequent special or regular session of the 130th Legislature, pursuant to Joint Order SP 435.
- **2021-05-19** Reports READ.
- **2021-05-19** On motion of Representative BRENNAN of Portland, the Majority Ought to Pass as Amended Report was ACCEPTED.
- **2021-05-19** ROLL CALL NO. 54
- **2021-05-19** (Yeas 81 - Nays 65 - Absent 5 - Excused 0)
- **2021-05-19** The Bill was READ ONCE. `reading-1`
- **2021-05-19** Committee Amendment "A" (H-111) was READ and ADOPTED. `committee-passage-favorable, passage`
- **2021-05-19** Under suspension of the rules, the Bill was given its SECOND READING without REFERENCE to the Committee on Bills in the Second Reading.
- **2021-05-19** The Bill was PASSED TO BE ENGROSSED as Amended by Committee Amendment "A" (H-111). `reading-3`
- **2021-05-19** Sent for concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.
- **2021-06-02** Reports Read
- **2021-06-02** On motion by Senator RAFFERTY of York the Majority Ought to Pass as Amended Report ACCEPTED.
- **2021-06-02** Roll Call Ordered Roll Call Number 165 Yeas 19 - Nays 15 - Excused 1 - Absent 0
- **2021-06-02** Committee Amendment "A" (H-111) READ and ADOPTED `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2021-06-02** Under suspension of the Rules, READ A SECOND TIME and PASSED TO BE ENGROSSED AS AMENDED by Committee Amendment "A" (H-111) in concurrence `reading-2, reading-3`
- **2021-06-03** FINALLY PASSED. `passage`
- **2021-06-03** Sent for concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.
- **2021-06-07** FINALLY PASSED, in concurrence. `passage`
- **2021-06-10** Signed by Governor `executive-signature`
- **2021-04-14T04:00:00+00:00** Work Session Held
- **2021-04-14T04:00:00+00:00** Voted - Divided Report
- **2021-04-29T04:00:00+00:00** Reported Out - OTP-AM/ONTP

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/ad1e457d-a159-4995-aa3f-892f83002921`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Maine legislature records).