---
type: "Bill"
title: "Resolve, Directing The Department Of Education, Maine School Safety Center To Convene A Stakeholder Group To Develop Best Practices For Lockdown Drills And Allowing Parents To Opt Out Of Lockdown Drills For Their Children"
description: "Resolve, Directing The Department Of Education, Maine School Safety Center To Convene A Stakeholder Group To Develop Best Practices For Lockdown Drills And Allowing Parents To Opt Out Of Lockdown Drills For Their Children"
jurisdiction: "us/states/me"
legislature: "Maine Legislature"
session: "131"
identifier: "LD 477"
citation: "Maine LD 477 (131)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["BEST PRACTICES", "SAFETY", "SCHOOL POLICIES"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Rebecca MILLETT"]
version_count: 4
action_count: 42
vote_count: 2
first_action: "2023-02-07"
last_action: "2023-07-27"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/d16e8f50-b86c-44fd-90b0-afd39f7260a5"
source_url: "https://legislature.maine.gov/LawMakerWeb/dockets.asp?ID=280085854"
source_hash: "b5436ff9e3b2ae7204118a4f250467703a7617c879fa32277f00df74bc850224"
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 477 (131) — Resolve, Directing The Department Of Education, Maine School Safety Center To Convene A Stakeholder Group To Develop Best Practices For Lockdown Drills And Allowing Parents To Opt Out Of Lockdown Drills For Their Children

## 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=HP0294&item=2&snum=131)
2. **Chaptered Law** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.mainelegislature.org/legis/bills/getPDF.asp?paper=HP0294&item=5&snum=131)
3. **Documents and Disposition** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.mainelegislature.org/legis/bills/getPDF.asp?paper=HP0294&item=1&snum=131)
4. **Final Disposition** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.mainelegislature.org/legis/bills/getPDF.asp?paper=HP0294&item=4&snum=131)

## Votes

- ACCEPT MAJORITY OUGHT TO PASS AS AMENDED REPORT — **22–11** (pass) · upper
- ACC MAJ OTP AS AMENDED REP — **81–61** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- Rebecca MILLETT — primary (person)
- Anne CARNEY — cosponsor (person)
- Henry INGWERSEN — cosponsor (person)
- Janice DODGE — cosponsor (person)
- Lori GRAMLICH — cosponsor (person)
- Melanie SACHS — cosponsor (person)
- Samuel ZAGER — cosponsor (person)
- Victoria DOUDERA — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2023-02-07** Committee on Education and Cultural Affairs suggested and ordered printed.
- **2023-02-07** The Resolve was REFERRED to the Committee on EDUCATION AND CULTURAL AFFAIRS. `referral-committee`
- **2023-02-07** Sent for concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.
- **2023-02-07** The Bill was REFERRED to the Committee on EDUCATION AND CULTURAL AFFAIRS in concurrence `referral-committee`
- **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.
- **2023-04-27** Reports READ.
- **2023-04-27** On motion of Representative BRENNAN of Portland, the Majority Ought to Pass as Amended Report was ACCEPTED.
- **2023-04-27** ROLL CALL NO. 44
- **2023-04-27** (Yeas 81 - Nays 61 - Absent 8 - Excused 0 - Vacant 1)
- **2023-04-27** The Resolve was READ ONCE. `reading-1`
- **2023-04-27** Committee Amendment "A" (H-63) was READ and ADOPTED. `committee-passage-favorable, passage`
- **2023-04-27** Under suspension of the rules, the Resolve was given its SECOND READING without REFERENCE to the Committee on Bills in the Second Reading.
- **2023-04-27** The Resolve was PASSED TO BE ENGROSSED as Amended by Committee Amendment "A" (H-63). `reading-3`
- **2023-04-27** Sent for concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.
- **2023-05-02** Reports Read
- **2023-05-02** On motion by Senator RAFFERTY of York the Majority Ought to Pass as Amended Report ACCEPTED. in concurrence
- **2023-05-02** Roll Call Ordered Roll Call Number 112 Yeas 22 - Nays 11 - Excused 2 - Absent 0 PREVAILED
- **2023-05-02** READ ONCE `reading-1`
- **2023-05-02** Committee Amendment "A" (H-63) READ and ADOPTED `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2023-05-02** ASSIGNED FOR SECOND READING NEXT LEGISLATIVE DAY.
- **2023-05-03** COMMITTEE ON BILLS IN THE SECOND READING REPORTS NO FURTHER VERBAL AMENDMENTS NECESSARY. REPORT ACCEPTED.
- **2023-05-03** READ A SECOND TIME and PASSED TO BE ENGROSSED AS AMENDED BY Committee Amendment "A" (H-63), in concurrence. `reading-2, reading-3`
- **2023-05-03** Ordered sent down forthwith.
- **2023-05-04** FINALLY PASSED. `passage`
- **2023-05-04** Sent for concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.
- **2023-05-09** On motion by Senator ROTUNDO of Androscoggin PLACED ON THE SPECIAL APPROPRIATIONS TABLE pending FINAL PASSAGE, in concurrence.
- **2023-07-25** On Motion by Senator ROTUNDO of Androscoggin taken from the SPECIAL APPROPRIATIONS TABLE.
- **2023-07-25** Under suspension of the Rules On motion by Same Senator The Senate RECONSIDERED whereby the Bill was PASSED TO BE ENGROSSED AS AMENDED BY Committee Amendment "A" (H-63) `reading-3`
- **2023-07-25** Under further suspension of the Rules On further motion by Same Senator The Senate RECONSIDERED whereby Committee Amendment "A" (H-63) was ADOPTED `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2023-07-25** On further motion by Same Senator Senate Amendment "A" (S-453) to Committee Amendment "A" (H-63) READ and ADOPTED `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2023-07-25** Committee Amendment "A" (H-63) as Amended by Senate Amendment "A" (S-453) thereto ADOPTED `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2023-07-25** PASSED TO BE ENGROSSED AS AMENDED BY Committee Amendment "A" (H-63) AS AMENDED BY Senate Amendment "A" (S-453) thereto In NON-CONCURRENCE `reading-3`
- **2023-07-25** Ordered sent down forthwith for concurrence
- **2023-07-25** The House RECEDED and CONCURRED to PASSAGE TO BE ENGROSSED as Amended by Committee Amendment "A" (H-63) as Amended by Senate Amendment "A" (S-453) thereto. `reading-3`
- **2023-07-25** ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.
- **2023-07-25** FINALLY PASSED. `passage`
- **2023-07-25** Sent for concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.
- **2023-07-25** FINALLY PASSED, in concurrence. `passage`
- **2023-07-27** Signed by Governor `executive-signature`
- **2023-04-10T04:00:00+00:00** Work Session Held
- **2023-04-10T04:00:00+00:00** Voted - Divided Report
- **2023-04-24T04:00:00+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/d16e8f50-b86c-44fd-90b0-afd39f7260a5`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Maine legislature records).