---
type: "Bill"
title: "An Act To Reduce Chronic Student Absenteeism"
description: "An Act To Reduce Chronic Student Absenteeism"
jurisdiction: "us/states/me"
legislature: "Maine Legislature"
session: "131"
identifier: "LD 1861"
citation: "Maine LD 1861 (131)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["ATTENDANCE", "CHRONIC ABSENTEEISM", "SCHOOL POLICIES"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Tiffany ROBERTS"]
version_count: 3
action_count: 25
vote_count: 0
first_action: "2023-05-02"
last_action: "2023-07-27"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/650698b7-4a5c-4f1f-a0f3-dd5d0947f21a"
source_url: "https://legislature.maine.gov/LawMakerWeb/dockets.asp?ID=280089123"
source_hash: "d523632c0e728f019b778d119fd3d34c1b34d1292845cf137ba3329d27f5fd93"
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 1861 (131) — An Act To Reduce Chronic Student Absenteeism

## 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=HP1191&item=2&snum=131)
2. **Documents and Disposition** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.mainelegislature.org/legis/bills/getPDF.asp?paper=HP1191&item=1&snum=131)
3. **Final Disposition** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.mainelegislature.org/legis/bills/getPDF.asp?paper=HP1191&item=3&snum=131)

## Sponsors

- Tiffany ROBERTS — primary (person)
- Amy ROEDER — cosponsor (person)
- Kristen CLOUTIER — cosponsor (person)
- Michael BRENNAN — cosponsor (person)
- Michele MEYER — cosponsor (person)
- Suzanne SALISBURY — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2023-05-02** Committee on Education and Cultural Affairs suggested and ordered printed.
- **2023-05-02** The Bill was REFERRED to the Committee on EDUCATION AND CULTURAL AFFAIRS. `referral-committee`
- **2023-05-02** Sent for concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.
- **2023-05-03** The Bill was REFERRED to the Committee on EDUCATION AND CULTURAL AFFAIRS in concurrence `referral-committee`
- **2023-06-06** Reports READ.
- **2023-06-06** On motion of Representative BRENNAN of Portland, the Majority Ought to Pass as Amended Report was ACCEPTED.
- **2023-06-06** The Bill was READ ONCE. `reading-1`
- **2023-06-06** Committee Amendment "A" (H-331) was READ and ADOPTED. `committee-passage-favorable, passage`
- **2023-06-06** Under suspension of the rules, the Bill was given its SECOND READING without REFERENCE to the Committee on Bills in the Second Reading.
- **2023-06-06** The Bill was PASSED TO BE ENGROSSED as Amended by Committee Amendment "A" (H-331). `reading-3`
- **2023-06-06** Sent for concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.
- **2023-06-07** Reports Read
- **2023-06-07** On motion by Senator RAFFERTY of York the Majority Ought to Pass as Amended Report ACCEPTED. in concurrence
- **2023-06-07** READ ONCE `reading-1`
- **2023-06-07** Committee Amendment "A" (H-331) READ and ADOPTED `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2023-06-07** Under suspension of the Rules, READ A SECOND TIME and PASSED TO BE ENGROSSED AS AMENDED by Committee Amendment "A" (H-331) in concurrence `reading-2, reading-3`
- **2023-06-08** PASSED TO BE ENACTED. `passage`
- **2023-06-08** Sent for concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.
- **2023-06-12** On motion by Senator ROTUNDO of Androscoggin PLACED ON THE SPECIAL APPROPRIATIONS TABLE pending PASSAGE TO BE ENACTED, in concurrence.
- **2023-07-25** On Motion by Senator ROTUNDO of Androscoggin taken from the SPECIAL APPROPRIATIONS TABLE.
- **2023-07-25** PASSED TO BE ENACTED in concurrence `passage`
- **2023-07-27** Signed by Governor `executive-signature`
- **2023-05-16T04:00:00+00:00** Work Session Held
- **2023-05-16T04:00:00+00:00** Voted - Divided Report
- **2023-06-05T04:00:00+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/650698b7-4a5c-4f1f-a0f3-dd5d0947f21a`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Maine legislature records).