---
type: "Bill"
title: "An Act To Expand Access To Postsecondary Education For Low-Income Parents"
description: "An Act To Expand Access To Postsecondary Education For Low-Income Parents"
jurisdiction: "us/states/me"
legislature: "Maine Legislature"
session: "131"
identifier: "LD 5"
citation: "Maine LD 5 (131)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["ADULT SERVICES", "HOPE PROGRAM", "SOCIAL SERVICES"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Michele MEYER"]
version_count: 2
action_count: 31
vote_count: 2
first_action: "2023-01-04"
last_action: "2023-04-10"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/3832ae94-801d-41ab-94b6-76eeeb44ace7"
source_url: "https://legislature.maine.gov/LawMakerWeb/dockets.asp?ID=280085117"
source_hash: "bcffbc0783e3e4208f37c6569b1de226a43b414fdcc9ed87b7196b3101430ca4"
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 5 (131) — An Act To Expand Access To Postsecondary Education For Low-Income Parents

## 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=HP0009&item=1&snum=131)
2. **Final Disposition** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.mainelegislature.org/legis/bills/getPDF.asp?paper=HP0009&item=2&snum=131)

## Votes

- ACC MAJ OUGHT TO PASS REP — **81–58** (pass) · lower
- ACCEPT MAJ OTP RPT — **20–9** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- Michele MEYER — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2023-01-04** Committee on Health and Human Services suggested and ordered printed.
- **2023-01-04** The Bill was REFERRED to the Committee on HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES. `referral-committee`
- **2023-01-04** Sent for concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.
- **2023-01-04** The Bill was REFERRED to the Committee on HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES in concurrence `referral-committee`
- **2023-03-09** Reports READ.
- **2023-03-09** On motion of Representative TERRY of Gorham, TABLED pending ACCEPTANCE of Either Report.
- **2023-03-09** Later today assigned.
- **2023-03-21** Speaker laid before the House
- **2023-03-21** On motion of Representative MEYER of Eliot, the Majority Ought to Pass Report was ACCEPTED.
- **2023-03-21** ROLL CALL NO. 8
- **2023-03-21** (Yeas 81 - Nays 58 - Absent 11 - Excused 0 - Vacant 1)
- **2023-03-21** The Bill was READ ONCE. `reading-1`
- **2023-03-21** Under suspension of the rules, the Bill was given its SECOND READING without REFERENCE to the Committee on Bills in the Second Reading.
- **2023-03-21** The Bill was PASSED TO BE ENGROSSED. `reading-3`
- **2023-03-21** Sent for concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.
- **2023-03-23** Reports Read
- **2023-03-23** On motion by Senator BALDACCI of Penobscot the Majority Ought to Pass Report ACCEPTED.
- **2023-03-23** Roll Call Ordered Roll Call Number 51 Yeas 20 - Nays 9 - Excused 6 - Absent 0
- **2023-03-23** READ ONCE `reading-1`
- **2023-03-23** ASSIGNED FOR SECOND READING NEXT LEGISLATIVE DAY.
- **2023-03-28** COMMITTEE ON BILLS IN THE SECOND READING REPORTS NO FURTHER VERBAL AMENDMENTS NECESSARY. REPORT ACCEPTED.
- **2023-03-28** READ A SECOND TIME and PASSED TO BE ENGROSSED, in concurrence. `reading-2, reading-3`
- **2023-03-28** Ordered sent down forthwith
- **2023-03-30** CARRIED OVER, in the same posture, to a subsequent special or regular session of the 131st Legislature, pursuant to Joint Order SP 594.
- **2023-03-30** PASSED TO BE ENACTED. `passage`
- **2023-03-30** Sent for concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.
- **2023-04-05** 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 - Divided Report
- **2023-03-08T05:00:00+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/3832ae94-801d-41ab-94b6-76eeeb44ace7`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Maine legislature records).