---
type: "Bill"
title: "An Act To Improve School Safety And Preparedness Through Comprehensive Health And Safety And Emergency Management Planning"
description: "An Act To Improve School Safety And Preparedness Through Comprehensive Health And Safety And Emergency Management Planning"
jurisdiction: "us/states/me"
legislature: "Maine Legislature"
session: "131"
identifier: "LD 892"
citation: "Maine LD 892 (131)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["PREPAREDNESS", "SAFETY", "SCHOOL POLICIES"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Matthea DAUGHTRY"]
version_count: 3
action_count: 35
vote_count: 1
first_action: "2023-02-28"
last_action: "2023-06-22"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/ce9f228b-6ca8-4279-bd36-9ee21bb67fda"
source_url: "https://legislature.maine.gov/LawMakerWeb/dockets.asp?ID=280086800"
source_hash: "27967cc46394d000389df47a492555f1efd9142eac6e420b9dffb06ddaef8097"
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 892 (131) — An Act To Improve School Safety And Preparedness Through Comprehensive Health And Safety And Emergency Management Planning

## 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=SP0384&item=2&snum=131)
2. **Documents and Disposition** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.mainelegislature.org/legis/bills/getPDF.asp?paper=SP0384&item=1&snum=131)
3. **Final Disposition** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.mainelegislature.org/legis/bills/getPDF.asp?paper=SP0384&item=3&snum=131)

## Votes

- COMMIT — **13–21** (fail) · upper

## Sponsors

- Matthea DAUGHTRY — primary (person)
- Benjamin CHIPMAN — cosponsor (person)
- Cheryl GOLEK — cosponsor (person)
- Craig HICKMAN — cosponsor (person)
- Daniel ANKELES — cosponsor (person)
- David LAFOUNTAIN — cosponsor (person)
- Jill DUSON — cosponsor (person)
- Karen MONTELL — cosponsor (person)
- Valli GEIGER — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2023-02-28** Committee on EDUCATION AND CULTURAL AFFAIRS suggested and ordered printed REFERENCE to the Committee on EDUCATION AND CULTURAL AFFAIRS Ordered sent down forthwith for concurrence
- **2023-02-28** The Bill was REFERRED to the Committee on EDUCATION AND CULTURAL AFFAIRS. `referral-committee`
- **2023-02-28** In concurrence. ORDERED SENT 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.
- **2023-06-06** Reports READ
- **2023-06-06** Senator RAFFERTY of York moved to ACCEPT the Majority Ought to Pass as Amended Report .
- **2023-06-06** On motion by Senator STEWART of Aroostook TABLED until Later in Today's Session pending motion by Senator RAFFERTY of York to ACCEPT the Majority Ought to Pass as Amended Report .
- **2023-06-08** Taken from the table by the President
- **2023-06-08** Subsequently Senator RAFFERTY of York moved to The Majority Ought to Pass As Amended Report
- **2023-06-08** Senator STEWART of Aroostook moved to COMMIT Bill and accompanying papers to the Committee on Education and Cultural Affairs
- **2023-06-08** Roll Call Ordered Roll Call Number 255 Yeas 13 - Nays 21 - Excused 1 - Absent 0 FAILED
- **2023-06-08** Senator RAFFERTY of York moved to The Majority Ought to Pass As Amended Report
- **2023-06-08** On motion by Senator DAUGHTRY of Cumberland Tabled until Later in Today's Session, pending ACCEPTANCE of The Majority Ought to Pass As Amended by Committee Amendment "A" (S-165) Report
- **2023-06-08** Roll Call Ordered
- **2023-06-13** Taken from the table by the President
- **2023-06-13** Senator STEWART of Aroostook asked and received leave of the Senate to Withdraw his motion for a Roll Call. `withdrawal`
- **2023-06-13** Subsequently The Majority Ought to Pass As Amended Report ACCEPTED
- **2023-06-13** READ ONCE `reading-1`
- **2023-06-13** Committee Amendment "A" (S-165) READ and ADOPTED `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2023-06-13** Under suspension of the Rules, READ A SECOND TIME and PASSED TO BE ENGROSSED AS AMENDED by Committee Amendment "A" (S-165) `reading-2, reading-3`
- **2023-06-13** Sent down for concurrence
- **2023-06-14** Reports READ.
- **2023-06-14** On motion of Representative BRENNAN of Portland, the Majority Ought to Pass as Amended Report was ACCEPTED.
- **2023-06-14** The Bill was READ ONCE. `reading-1`
- **2023-06-14** Committee Amendment "A" (S-165) was READ and ADOPTED. `committee-passage-favorable, passage`
- **2023-06-14** Under suspension of the rules, the Bill was given its SECOND READING without REFERENCE to the Committee on Bills in the Second Reading.
- **2023-06-14** The Bill was PASSED TO BE ENGROSSED as Amended by Committee Amendment "A" (S-165). `reading-3`
- **2023-06-14** In concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.
- **2023-06-15** PASSED TO BE ENACTED. `passage`
- **2023-06-15** Sent for concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.
- **2023-06-15** PASSED TO BE ENACTED, in concurrence. `passage`
- **2023-06-22** 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
- **2023-06-02T04:00:00+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/ce9f228b-6ca8-4279-bd36-9ee21bb67fda`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Maine legislature records).