---
type: "Bill"
title: "An Act To Support The Distribution Of Free Summer Lunches For Children And To Create A Program To Distribute Leftover School Food Within Communities"
description: "An Act To Support The Distribution Of Free Summer Lunches For Children And To Create A Program To Distribute Leftover School Food Within Communities"
jurisdiction: "us/states/me"
legislature: "Maine Legislature"
session: "131"
identifier: "LD 947"
citation: "Maine LD 947 (131)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["LUNCHES", "NUTRITION PROGRAMS", "SCHOOL PROGRAMS"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Sophia WARREN"]
version_count: 3
action_count: 21
vote_count: 0
first_action: "2023-03-02"
last_action: "2023-06-15"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/019b6731-eac8-4fce-aa21-e1fb20807f7d"
source_url: "https://legislature.maine.gov/LawMakerWeb/dockets.asp?ID=280086898"
source_hash: "e29ed2cc4200c5aa06c431319d67ca0a16d9e107c35c64a675c496e2d782dc83"
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 947 (131) — An Act To Support The Distribution Of Free Summer Lunches For Children And To Create A Program To Distribute Leftover School Food Within Communities

## 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=HP0594&item=2&snum=131)
2. **Documents and Disposition** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.mainelegislature.org/legis/bills/getPDF.asp?paper=HP0594&item=1&snum=131)
3. **Final Disposition** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.mainelegislature.org/legis/bills/getPDF.asp?paper=HP0594&item=3&snum=131)

## Sponsors

- Sophia WARREN — primary (person)
- Cheryl GOLEK — cosponsor (person)
- Janice DODGE — cosponsor (person)
- Joseph RAFFERTY — cosponsor (person)
- Matthea DAUGHTRY — cosponsor (person)
- Rachel TALBOT ROSS — cosponsor (person)
- Rebecca MILLETT — cosponsor (person)
- Troy JACKSON — cosponsor (person)
- William PLUECKER — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2023-03-02** Committee on Education and Cultural Affairs suggested and ordered printed.
- **2023-03-02** The Bill was REFERRED to the Committee on EDUCATION AND CULTURAL AFFAIRS. `referral-committee`
- **2023-03-02** Sent for concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.
- **2023-03-02** 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.
- **2023-06-01** CONSENT CALENDAR - FIRST DAY
- **2023-06-01** Under suspension of the rules CONSENT CALENDAR - SECOND DAY.
- **2023-06-01** The Bill was PASSED TO BE ENGROSSED as Amended by Committee Amendment "A" (H-246). `reading-3`
- **2023-06-01** Sent for concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.
- **2023-06-06** Report READ and ACCEPTED, in concurrence.
- **2023-06-06** READ ONCE. `reading-1`
- **2023-06-06** Committee Amendment "A" (H-246) READ and ADOPTED, in concurrence. `committee-passage-favorable, passage`
- **2023-06-06** Under suspension of the Rules, READ A SECOND TIME and PASSED TO BE ENGROSSED AS AMENDED BY Committee Amendment "A" (H-246), in concurrence. `reading-2, reading-3`
- **2023-06-06** Ordered sent down forthwith.
- **2023-06-08** PASSED TO BE ENACTED. `passage`
- **2023-06-08** Sent for concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.
- **2023-06-12** PASSED TO BE ENACTED, in concurrence. `passage`
- **2023-06-15** Signed by Governor `executive-signature`
- **2023-04-25T04:00:00+00:00** Work Session Held
- **2023-04-25T04:00:00+00:00** Voted - OTP-AM
- **2023-05-26T04:00:00+00:00** Reported Out - OTP-AM

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/019b6731-eac8-4fce-aa21-e1fb20807f7d`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Maine legislature records).