---
type: "Bill"
title: "An Act To Update The Maine State Grant Program"
description: "An Act To Update The Maine State Grant Program"
jurisdiction: "us/states/me"
legislature: "Maine Legislature"
session: "131"
identifier: "LD 32"
citation: "Maine LD 32 (131)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["FINANCE AUTHORITY", "PROGRAMS", "STATE GRANT PROGRAM"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Matthea DAUGHTRY"]
version_count: 3
action_count: 41
vote_count: 4
first_action: "2023-01-04"
last_action: "2023-04-10"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/203ccf11-ae8a-458c-8579-a232d8c18f1e"
source_url: "https://legislature.maine.gov/LawMakerWeb/dockets.asp?ID=280085078"
source_hash: "427d6698f6042772dbb61f43942b4202d102b3587f346b49c4c5e55a4006506e"
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 32 (131) — An Act To Update The Maine State Grant Program

## 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=SP0024&item=3&snum=131)
2. **Documents and Disposition** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.mainelegislature.org/legis/bills/getPDF.asp?paper=SP0024&item=1&snum=131)
3. **Final Disposition** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.mainelegislature.org/legis/bills/getPDF.asp?paper=SP0024&item=4&snum=131)

## Votes

- TABLE UNTIL LATER — **118–18** (pass) · lower
- PASSAGE TO BE ENGROSSED — **122–12** (pass) · lower
- RECONSIDER — **79–58** (pass) · lower
- RECONSIDER — **78–58** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- Matthea DAUGHTRY — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2023-01-04** Committee on INNOVATION, DEVELOPMENT, ECONOMIC ADVANCEMENT AND BUSINESS suggested and ordered printed REFERENCE to the Committee on INNOVATION, DEVELOPMENT, ECONOMIC ADVANCEMENT AND BUSINESS Ordered sent down forthwith for concurrence
- **2023-01-04** The Bill was REFERRED to the Committee on INNOVATION, DEVELOPMENT, ECONOMIC ADVANCEMENT AND BUSINESS. `referral-committee`
- **2023-01-04** In concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.
- **2023-03-16** Report READ and ACCEPTED in concurrence
- **2023-03-16** READ ONCE `reading-1`
- **2023-03-16** ASSIGNED FOR SECOND READING NEXT LEGISLATIVE DAY.
- **2023-03-21** COMMITTEE ON BILLS IN THE SECOND READING REPORTS NO FURTHER VERBAL AMENDMENTS NECESSARY. REPORT ACCEPTED.
- **2023-03-21** READ A SECOND TIME and PASSED TO BE ENGROSSED. `reading-2, reading-3`
- **2023-03-21** Ordered sent down forthwith for concurrence.
- **2023-03-23** CONSENT CALENDAR - FIRST DAY
- **2023-03-23** Under suspension of the rules CONSENT CALENDAR - SECOND DAY.
- **2023-03-23** The Bill was PASSED TO BE ENGROSSED. `reading-3`
- **2023-03-23** In concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.
- **2023-03-28** FAILED PASSAGE TO BE ENACTED.
- **2023-03-28** This being an emergency measure, a two-thirds vote of all the members elected to the House being necessary, a total was taken.
- **2023-03-28** On motion of Representative TERRY of Gorham, the House RECONSIDERED its action whereby the Bill FAILED PASSAGE TO BE ENACTED.
- **2023-03-28** ROLL CALL NO. 9
- **2023-03-28** (Yeas 78 - Nays 58 - Absent 14 - Excused 0 - Vacant 1)
- **2023-03-28** On further motion of the same Representative, the House RECONSIDERED its action whereby the Bill was PASSED TO BE ENGROSSED. `reading-3`
- **2023-03-28** ROLL CALL NO. 10
- **2023-03-28** (Yeas 79 - Nays 58 - Absent 13 - Excused 0 - Vacant 1)
- **2023-03-28** On further motion of same Representative TABLED pending PASSAGE TO BE ENGROSSED. `reading-3`
- **2023-03-28** ROLL CALL NO. 11
- **2023-03-28** (Yeas 118 - Nays 18 - Absent 14 - Excused 0 - Vacant 1)
- **2023-03-28** Later today assigned.
- **2023-03-28** Speaker laid before the House
- **2023-03-28** On motion of Representative ROBERTS of South Berwick, House Amendment "A" (H-11) was READ and ADOPTED. `passage`
- **2023-03-28** Subsequently, the Bill was PASSED TO BE ENGROSSED as Amended by House Amendment "A" (H-11). `reading-3`
- **2023-03-28** ROLL CALL NO. 12
- **2023-03-28** (Yeas 122 - Nays 12 - Absent 16 - Excused 0 - Vacant 1)
- **2023-03-28** In NON-CONCURRENCE and sent for concurrence.
- **2023-03-28** ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.
- **2023-03-30** On motion by Senator VITELLI of Sagadahoc The Senate RECEDED and CONCURRED To PASSAGE TO BE ENGROSSED AS AMENDED BY House Amendment "A" (H-11) in concurrence `reading-3`
- **2023-03-30** Carried over, in the same posture, to any special or regular session of the 131st Legislature, pursuant to Joint Order SP 594.
- **2023-04-05** PASSED TO BE ENACTED. `passage`
- **2023-04-05** Sent for concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.
- **2023-04-06** PASSED TO BE ENACTED, in concurrence. `passage`
- **2023-04-10** Signed by Governor `executive-signature`
- **2023-02-14T05:00:00+00:00** Work Session Held
- **2023-02-14T05:00:00+00:00** Voted - OTP
- **2023-03-09T05:00:00+00:00** Reported Out - OTP

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/203ccf11-ae8a-458c-8579-a232d8c18f1e`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Maine legislature records).