---
type: "Bill"
title: "An Act To Ensure Equal Access To A Full School Day For All Students"
description: "An Act To Ensure Equal Access To A Full School Day For All Students"
jurisdiction: "us/states/me"
legislature: "Maine Legislature"
session: "132"
identifier: "LD 1098"
citation: "Maine LD 1098 (132)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["SCHOOL DAY", "SCHOOL POLICIES", "STUDENTS WITH DISABILITIES"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Kelly MURPHY"]
version_count: 3
action_count: 25
vote_count: 0
first_action: "2025-03-14"
last_action: "2026-01-11"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/f38cb3cc-f09b-4e09-87b3-fd49b832baba"
source_url: "https://legislature.maine.gov/LawMakerWeb/dockets.asp?ID=280097508"
source_hash: "3559a5c2362fe401143831057cd5158c033b9ad43adfa8fb63603b94f7f82b56"
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 1098 (132) — An Act To Ensure Equal Access To A Full School Day For All Students

## Version chain

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

1. **Amendment C-A (H-516)** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.mainelegislature.org/legis/bills/getPDF.asp?paper=HP0720&item=2&snum=132)
2. **Chapter 127** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.mainelegislature.org/legis/bills/getPDF.asp?paper=HP0720&item=3&snum=132)
3. **LD 1098 HP 720** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.mainelegislature.org/legis/bills/getPDF.asp?paper=HP0720&item=1&snum=132)

## Sponsors

- Kelly MURPHY — primary (person)
- Amy KUHN — cosponsor (person)
- Janice DODGE — cosponsor (person)
- Joseph RAFFERTY — cosponsor (person)
- Kristen CLOUTIER — cosponsor (person)
- Lydia CRAFTS — cosponsor (person)
- Matt MOONEN — cosponsor (person)
- Teresa PIERCE — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2025-03-14** Received by the Clerk of the House on March 14, 2025. `receipt`
- **2025-03-14** The Bill was REFERRED to the Committee on EDUCATION AND CULTURAL AFFAIRS pursuant to Joint Rule 308.2 and ordered printed pursuant to Joint Rule 401. `referral-committee`
- **2025-03-21** Carried over, in the same posture, to the next special or regular session of the 132nd Legislature, pursuant to Joint Order SP 519.
- **2025-06-09** Reports READ.
- **2025-06-09** On motion of Representative MURPHY of Scarborough, the Majority Ought to Pass as Amended Report was ACCEPTED.
- **2025-06-09** The Bill was READ ONCE. `reading-1`
- **2025-06-09** Committee Amendment "A" (H-516) was READ and ADOPTED. `committee-passage-favorable, passage`
- **2025-06-09** Under suspension of the rules, the Bill was given its SECOND READING without REFERENCE to the Committee on Bills in the Second Reading.
- **2025-06-09** The Bill was PASSED TO BE ENGROSSED as Amended by Committee Amendment "A" (H-516). `reading-3`
- **2025-06-09** Sent for concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.
- **2025-06-09** Reports Read
- **2025-06-09** On motion by Senator RAFFERTY of York the Majority Ought to Pass as Amended Report ACCEPTED.
- **2025-06-09** Bill READ ONCE. `reading-1`
- **2025-06-09** Committee Amendment "A" (H-516) READ and ADOPTED. `committee-passage-favorable, passage`
- **2025-06-09** Under suspension of the Rules, READ A SECOND TIME and PASSED TO BE ENGROSSED AS AMENDED by Committee Amendment "A" (H-516) in concurrence. `reading-2, reading-3`
- **2025-06-10** FINALLY PASSED. `passage`
- **2025-06-10** Sent for concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.
- **2025-06-10** On motion by Senator ROTUNDO of Androscoggin PLACED ON THE SPECIAL APPROPRIATIONS TABLE pending FINAL PASSAGE in concurrence
- **2025-06-25** On motion by Senator ROTUNDO of Androscoggin taken from the Special Appropriations Table
- **2025-06-25** FINALLY PASSED in concurrence. `passage`
- **2025-07-08** HELD BY THE GOVERNOR.
- **2026-01-11** Became Law without Governor's Signature `became-law`
- **2025-05-16T04:00:00+00:00** Work Session Held
- **2025-05-16T04:00:00+00:00** Voted - Divided Report
- **2025-06-05T04:00:00+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/f38cb3cc-f09b-4e09-87b3-fd49b832baba`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Maine legislature records).