---
type: "Bill"
title: "Resolve, To Create A Working Group On The Status Of School Libraries And On Public Libraries In Maine"
description: "Resolve, To Create A Working Group On The Status Of School Libraries And On Public Libraries In Maine"
jurisdiction: "us/states/me"
legislature: "Maine Legislature"
session: "132"
identifier: "LD 1404"
citation: "Maine LD 1404 (132)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["LIBRARIES", "SCHOOL AND PUBLIC LIBRARIES", "WORKING GROUP"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Kelly MURPHY"]
version_count: 3
action_count: 25
vote_count: 0
first_action: "2025-04-01"
last_action: "2025-07-01"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/e38103ed-9368-4f3b-8671-378b5246545d"
source_url: "https://legislature.maine.gov/LawMakerWeb/dockets.asp?ID=280098049"
source_hash: "b5beeb1897c8151aa05b03ac187e206fefcf5f529c231f0fd317cd27519662e6"
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 1404 (132) — Resolve, To Create A Working Group On The Status Of School Libraries And On Public Libraries In Maine

## Version chain

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

1. **Amendment C-A (H-210)** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.mainelegislature.org/legis/bills/getPDF.asp?paper=HP0926&item=2&snum=132)
2. **Chapter 117** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.mainelegislature.org/legis/bills/getPDF.asp?paper=HP0926&item=3&snum=132)
3. **LD 1404 HP 926** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.mainelegislature.org/legis/bills/getPDF.asp?paper=HP0926&item=1&snum=132)

## Sponsors

- Kelly MURPHY — primary (person)
- Amy ARATA — cosponsor (person)
- Amy KUHN — cosponsor (person)
- Christina MITCHELL — cosponsor (person)
- James LIBBY — cosponsor (person)
- Janice DODGE — cosponsor (person)
- Joseph RAFFERTY — cosponsor (person)
- Lydia CRAFTS — cosponsor (person)
- Nathan CARLOW — cosponsor (person)
- Suzanne SALISBURY — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2025-04-01** Committee on Education and Cultural Affairs suggested and ordered printed.
- **2025-04-01** The Resolve was REFERRED to the Committee on EDUCATION AND CULTURAL AFFAIRS. `referral-committee`
- **2025-04-01** Sent for concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.
- **2025-04-01** The Bill was REFERRED to the Committee on EDUCATION AND CULTURAL AFFAIRS in concurrence `referral-committee`
- **2025-05-22** Reports READ.
- **2025-05-22** On motion of Representative MURPHY of Scarborough, the Majority Ought to Pass as Amended Report was ACCEPTED.
- **2025-05-22** The Resolve was READ ONCE. `reading-1`
- **2025-05-22** Committee Amendment "A" (H-210) was READ and ADOPTED. `committee-passage-favorable, passage`
- **2025-05-22** Under suspension of the rules, the Resolve was given its SECOND READING without REFERENCE to the Committee on Bills in the Second Reading.
- **2025-05-22** The Resolve was PASSED TO BE ENGROSSED as Amended by Committee Amendment "A" (H-210). `reading-3`
- **2025-05-22** Sent for concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.
- **2025-05-27** Reports Read
- **2025-05-27** On motion by Senator RAFFERTY of York the Majority Ought to Pass as Amended Report ACCEPTED.
- **2025-05-27** Bill READ ONCE. `reading-1`
- **2025-05-27** Committee Amendment "A" (H-210) READ and ADOPTED. `committee-passage-favorable, passage`
- **2025-05-27** Under suspension of the Rules, READ A SECOND TIME and PASSED TO BE ENGROSSED AS AMENDED by Committee Amendment "A" (H-210) in concurrence. `reading-2, reading-3`
- **2025-05-28** FINALLY PASSED. `passage`
- **2025-05-28** Sent for concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.
- **2025-05-28** 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`
- **2025-07-01** Signed by Governor `executive-signature`
- **2025-04-17T04:00:00+00:00** Work Session Held
- **2025-04-17T04:00:00+00:00** Voted - Divided Report
- **2025-05-20T04:00:00+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/e38103ed-9368-4f3b-8671-378b5246545d`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Maine legislature records).