---
type: "Bill"
title: "An Act To Allow Student Representation Within The Governance Of The University Of Maine System"
description: "An Act To Allow Student Representation Within The Governance Of The University Of Maine System"
jurisdiction: "us/states/me"
legislature: "Maine Legislature"
session: "131"
identifier: "LD 1656"
citation: "Maine LD 1656 (131)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["BOARD OF TRUSTEES", "MEMBERSHIP", "UNIVERSITY OF MAINE SYSTEM"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Michael TIPPING"]
version_count: 3
action_count: 19
vote_count: 0
first_action: "2023-04-13"
last_action: "2023-06-23"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/3869fce5-367f-4a12-8bb5-fa8addf02aab"
source_url: "https://legislature.maine.gov/LawMakerWeb/dockets.asp?ID=280088671"
source_hash: "e5af75d1bbd48963834fe5c0b96c7b98d29046c76baf922f5a6a68293a4024ee"
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 1656 (131) — An Act To Allow Student Representation Within The Governance Of The University Of Maine System

## 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=SP0661&item=2&snum=131)
2. **Documents and Disposition** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.mainelegislature.org/legis/bills/getPDF.asp?paper=SP0661&item=1&snum=131)
3. **Final Disposition** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.mainelegislature.org/legis/bills/getPDF.asp?paper=SP0661&item=3&snum=131)

## Sponsors

- Michael TIPPING — primary (person)
- Harold STEWART — cosponsor (person)
- James LIBBY — cosponsor (person)
- Janice DODGE — cosponsor (person)
- Joseph RAFFERTY — cosponsor (person)
- Kelly MURPHY — cosponsor (person)
- Laurie OSHER — cosponsor (person)
- Rebecca MILLETT — cosponsor (person)
- Teresa PIERCE — cosponsor (person)
- Troy JACKSON — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2023-04-13** Committee on EDUCATION AND CULTURAL AFFAIRS suggested and ordered printed REFERENCE to the Committee on EDUCATION AND CULTURAL AFFAIRS Ordered sent down forthwith for concurrence
- **2023-04-13** The Bill was REFERRED to the Committee on EDUCATION AND CULTURAL AFFAIRS. `referral-committee`
- **2023-04-13** In concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.
- **2023-06-12** Report READ and ACCEPTED.
- **2023-06-12** READ ONCE. `reading-1`
- **2023-06-12** Committee Amendment "A" (S-241) READ and ADOPTED. `committee-passage-favorable, passage`
- **2023-06-12** Under suspension of the Rules, READ A SECOND TIME and PASSED TO BE ENGROSSED AS AMENDED BY Committee Amendment "A" (S-241). `reading-2, reading-3`
- **2023-06-12** Ordered sent down forthwith for concurrence.
- **2023-06-12** CONSENT CALENDAR - FIRST DAY
- **2023-06-12** Under suspension of the rules CONSENT CALENDAR - SECOND DAY.
- **2023-06-12** The Bill was PASSED TO BE ENGROSSED as Amended by Committee Amendment "A" (S-241). `reading-3`
- **2023-06-12** In concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.
- **2023-06-14** PASSED TO BE ENACTED. `passage`
- **2023-06-14** Sent for concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.
- **2023-06-14** PASSED TO BE ENACTED, in concurrence. `passage`
- **2023-06-23** Signed by Governor `executive-signature`
- **2023-05-24T04:00:00+00:00** Work Session Held
- **2023-05-24T04:00:00+00:00** Voted - OTP-AM
- **2023-06-08T04:00:00+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/3869fce5-367f-4a12-8bb5-fa8addf02aab`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Maine legislature records).