---
type: "Bill"
title: "An Act To Provide Equal Educational Opportunity By Adopting Rules Ensuring Nondiscrimination On The Basis Of Protected Class Status In Educational Institutions"
description: "An Act To Provide Equal Educational Opportunity By Adopting Rules Ensuring Nondiscrimination On The Basis Of Protected Class Status In Educational Institutions"
jurisdiction: "us/states/me"
legislature: "Maine Legislature"
session: "131"
identifier: "LD 489"
citation: "Maine LD 489 (131)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["NONDISCRIMINATION", "OTHER", "SCHOOL POLICIES"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Michael BRENNAN"]
version_count: 2
action_count: 28
vote_count: 2
first_action: "2023-02-07"
last_action: "2023-05-30"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/0d0f07d9-c938-4d38-9ed2-9e1135f2ea19"
source_url: "https://legislature.maine.gov/LawMakerWeb/dockets.asp?ID=280085852"
source_hash: "c8493dce83a2e7bdd9b794bb27c1e7d6466e568b937b9bb2c17ff74a5feec219"
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 489 (131) — An Act To Provide Equal Educational Opportunity By Adopting Rules Ensuring Nondiscrimination On The Basis Of Protected Class Status In Educational Institutions

## Version chain

The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.

1. **Documents and Disposition** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.mainelegislature.org/legis/bills/getPDF.asp?paper=HP0306&item=1&snum=131)
2. **Final Disposition** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.mainelegislature.org/legis/bills/getPDF.asp?paper=HP0306&item=3&snum=131)

## Votes

- ACCEPT MAJORITY OUGHT TO PASS RPT — **22–9** (pass) · upper
- ACC MAJ OUGHT TO PASS REP — **79–63** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- Michael BRENNAN — primary (person)
- Ambureen RANA — cosponsor (person)
- Anne PERRY — cosponsor (person)
- Craig HICKMAN — cosponsor (person)
- Daniel HOBBS — cosponsor (person)
- Janice DODGE — cosponsor (person)
- Joseph RAFFERTY — cosponsor (person)
- Lois RECKITT — cosponsor (person)
- Rachel TALBOT ROSS — cosponsor (person)
- Teresa PIERCE — 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 Bill 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.
- **2023-05-09** Reports READ.
- **2023-05-09** On motion of Representative MILLETT of Cape Elizabeth, the Majority Ought to Pass Report was ACCEPTED.
- **2023-05-09** ROLL CALL NO. 60
- **2023-05-09** (Yeas 79 - Nays 63 - Absent 8 - Excused 0 - Vacant 1)
- **2023-05-09** The Bill was READ ONCE. `reading-1`
- **2023-05-09** Under suspension of the rules, the Bill was given its SECOND READING without REFERENCE to the Committee on Bills in the Second Reading.
- **2023-05-09** The Bill was PASSED TO BE ENGROSSED. `reading-3`
- **2023-05-09** Sent for concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.
- **2023-05-11** Reports Read
- **2023-05-11** On motion by Senator RAFFERTY of York the Majority Ought to Pass Report ACCEPTED.
- **2023-05-11** Roll Call Ordered Roll Call Number 133 Yeas 22 - Nays 9 - Excused 4 - Absent 0 PREVAILED
- **2023-05-11** READ ONCE `reading-1`
- **2023-05-11** ASSIGNED FOR SECOND READING NEXT LEGISLATIVE DAY.
- **2023-05-16** COMMITTEE ON BILLS IN THE SECOND READING REPORTS NO FURTHER VERBAL AMENDMENTS NECESSARY. REPORT ACCEPTED.
- **2023-05-16** READ A SECOND TIME and PASSED TO BE ENGROSSED, in concurrence. `reading-2, reading-3`
- **2023-05-16** Ordered sent down forthwith
- **2023-05-18** PASSED TO BE ENACTED. `passage`
- **2023-05-18** Sent for concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.
- **2023-05-23** PASSED TO BE ENACTED, in concurrence. `passage`
- **2023-05-30** Signed by Governor `executive-signature`
- **2023-04-26T04:00:00+00:00** Work Session Held
- **2023-04-26T04:00:00+00:00** Voted - Divided Report
- **2023-05-08T04:00:00+00:00** Reported Out - OTP/ONTP

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/0d0f07d9-c938-4d38-9ed2-9e1135f2ea19`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Maine legislature records).