---
type: "Bill"
title: "An Act To Update The Special Education Laws"
description: "An Act To Update The Special Education Laws"
jurisdiction: "us/states/me"
legislature: "Maine Legislature"
session: "131"
identifier: "LD 98"
citation: "Maine LD 98 (131)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["ELIGIBILITY AND TERMINOLOGY", "SERVICES", "SPECIAL EDUCATION"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Michael BRENNAN"]
version_count: 3
action_count: 29
vote_count: 0
first_action: "2023-01-10"
last_action: "2023-07-27"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/480b764a-c123-4b9c-92da-9dc410633fd0"
source_url: "https://legislature.maine.gov/LawMakerWeb/dockets.asp?ID=280085269"
source_hash: "d5fbceca148d8adc13a4b31ebefc1807ebfa4cdca098f983ba68d21673c00941"
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 98 (131) — An Act To Update The Special Education Laws

## 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=HP0066&item=2&snum=131)
2. **Documents and Disposition** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.mainelegislature.org/legis/bills/getPDF.asp?paper=HP0066&item=1&snum=131)
3. **Final Disposition** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.mainelegislature.org/legis/bills/getPDF.asp?paper=HP0066&item=3&snum=131)

## Sponsors

- Michael BRENNAN — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2023-01-10** Committee on Education and Cultural Affairs suggested and ordered printed.
- **2023-01-10** The Bill was REFERRED to the Committee on EDUCATION AND CULTURAL AFFAIRS. `referral-committee`
- **2023-01-10** Sent for concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.
- **2023-01-10** 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.
- **2023-06-06** Reports READ.
- **2023-06-06** On motion of Representative BRENNAN of Portland, the Majority Ought to Pass as Amended Report was ACCEPTED.
- **2023-06-06** The Bill was READ ONCE. `reading-1`
- **2023-06-06** Committee Amendment "A" (H-328) was READ and ADOPTED. `committee-passage-favorable, passage`
- **2023-06-06** Under suspension of the rules, the Bill was given its SECOND READING without REFERENCE to the Committee on Bills in the Second Reading.
- **2023-06-06** The Bill was PASSED TO BE ENGROSSED as Amended by Committee Amendment "A" (H-328). `reading-3`
- **2023-06-06** Sent for concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.
- **2023-06-07** Reports READ
- **2023-06-07** Senator RAFFERTY of York moved to Accept The Majority Ought to Pass As Amended Report in concurrence
- **2023-06-07** Senator LIBBY of Cumberland moved to Tabled until Later in Today's Session, pending ACCEPTANCE of the Report
- **2023-06-07** Senator LIBBY of Cumberland asked and received leave of the Senate to Withdraw his motion to Table. `withdrawal`
- **2023-06-07** Subsequently The Majority Ought to Pass As Amended Report ACCEPTED
- **2023-06-07** READ ONCE `reading-1`
- **2023-06-07** Committee Amendment "A" (H-328) READ and ADOPTED `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2023-06-07** Under suspension of the Rules, READ A SECOND TIME and PASSED TO BE ENGROSSED AS AMENDED by Committee Amendment "A" (H-328) in concurrence `reading-2, reading-3`
- **2023-06-08** PASSED TO BE ENACTED. `passage`
- **2023-06-08** Sent for concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.
- **2023-06-12** On motion by Senator ROTUNDO of Androscoggin PLACED ON THE SPECIAL APPROPRIATIONS TABLE pending PASSAGE TO BE ENACTED, in concurrence.
- **2023-07-25** On Motion by Senator ROTUNDO of Androscoggin taken from the SPECIAL APPROPRIATIONS TABLE.
- **2023-07-25** PASSED TO BE ENACTED in concurrence `passage`
- **2023-07-27** Signed by Governor `executive-signature`
- **2023-05-18T04:00:00+00:00** Work Session Held
- **2023-05-18T04:00:00+00:00** Voted - Divided Report
- **2023-06-05T04:00:00+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/480b764a-c123-4b9c-92da-9dc410633fd0`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Maine legislature records).