---
type: "Bill"
title: "Resolve, Establishing The Commission To Update Maine'S Public Policy On Higher Education"
description: "Resolve, Establishing The Commission To Update Maine'S Public Policy On Higher Education"
jurisdiction: "us/states/me"
legislature: "Maine Legislature"
session: "132"
identifier: "LD 1558"
citation: "Maine LD 1558 (132)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["ADMINISTRATION", "PUBLIC POLICY", "UNIVERSITY OF MAINE SYSTEM"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Holly SARGENT"]
version_count: 4
action_count: 37
vote_count: 0
first_action: "2025-04-10"
last_action: "2026-01-11"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/7df3146f-d62e-4ed9-8971-eae80dc8f46c"
source_url: "https://legislature.maine.gov/LawMakerWeb/dockets.asp?ID=280098379"
source_hash: "08f27e6d2652da5881dad12ff3a684fa261ab8c190c9d4fde0658c6040bae8bb"
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 1558 (132) — Resolve, Establishing The Commission To Update Maine'S Public Policy On Higher Education

## Version chain

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

1. **Amendment C-A (H-629)** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.mainelegislature.org/legis/bills/getPDF.asp?paper=HP1016&item=2&snum=132)
2. **Amendment S-A (S-442)** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.mainelegislature.org/legis/bills/getPDF.asp?paper=HP1016&item=4&snum=132)
3. **Chapter 120** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.mainelegislature.org/legis/bills/getPDF.asp?paper=HP1016&item=5&snum=132)
4. **LD 1558 HP 1016** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.mainelegislature.org/legis/bills/getPDF.asp?paper=HP1016&item=1&snum=132)

## Sponsors

- Holly SARGENT — primary (person)
- Christina MITCHELL — cosponsor (person)
- Flavia DEBRITO — cosponsor (person)
- James LIBBY — cosponsor (person)
- Janice DODGE — cosponsor (person)
- Joseph RAFFERTY — cosponsor (person)
- Kelly MURPHY — cosponsor (person)
- Teresa PIERCE — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2025-04-10** Committee on Education and Cultural Affairs suggested and ordered printed.
- **2025-04-10** The Resolve was REFERRED to the Committee on EDUCATION AND CULTURAL AFFAIRS. `referral-committee`
- **2025-04-10** Sent for concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.
- **2025-04-10** The Bill was REFERRED to the Committee on EDUCATION AND CULTURAL AFFAIRS in concurrence `referral-committee`
- **2025-06-10** Reports READ.
- **2025-06-10** On motion of Representative MURPHY of Scarborough, the Majority Ought to Pass as Amended Report was ACCEPTED.
- **2025-06-10** The Resolve was READ ONCE. `reading-1`
- **2025-06-10** Committee Amendment "A" (H-629) was READ and ADOPTED. `committee-passage-favorable, passage`
- **2025-06-10** Under suspension of the rules, the Resolve was given its SECOND READING without REFERENCE to the Committee on Bills in the Second Reading.
- **2025-06-10** The Resolve was PASSED TO BE ENGROSSED as Amended by Committee Amendment "A" (H-629). `reading-3`
- **2025-06-10** Sent for concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.
- **2025-06-11** Reports Read
- **2025-06-11** On motion by Senator RAFFERTY of York the Majority Ought to Pass as Amended Report ACCEPTED.
- **2025-06-11** Bill READ ONCE. `reading-1`
- **2025-06-11** Committee Amendment "A" (H-629) READ and ADOPTED. `committee-passage-favorable, passage`
- **2025-06-11** Under suspension of the Rules, READ A SECOND TIME and PASSED TO BE ENGROSSED AS AMENDED by Committee Amendment "A" (H-629) in concurrence. `reading-2, reading-3`
- **2025-06-11** This being an emergency measure, a two-thirds vote of all the members elected to the House was necessary.
- **2025-06-11** FINALLY PASSED. `passage`
- **2025-06-11** Sent for concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.
- **2025-06-12** On motion by Senator DUSON of Cumberland placed on the SPECIAL STUDY TABLE pending FINAL PASSAGE in concurrence.
- **2025-06-25** On motion by Senator PIERCE of Cumberland taken from the Special Study Table
- **2025-06-25** On motion by Same Senator the Senate RECONSIDERED their actions whereby the Bill was PASSED TO BE ENGROSSED AS AMENDED. `reading-3`
- **2025-06-25** On further motion by Same Senator Senate Amendment "A" (S-442) READ and ADOPTED
- **2025-06-25** PASSED TO BE ENGROSSED AS AMENDED by Committee Amendment "A" (H-629) and Senate Amendment "A" (S-442) in NON-CONCURRENCE. `reading-3`
- **2025-06-25** Sent down for concurrence
- **2025-06-25** The House RECEDED and CONCURRED to PASSAGE TO BE ENGROSSED as Amended by Committee Amendment "A" (H-629) and Senate Amendment "A" (S-442). `reading-3`
- **2025-06-25** ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.
- **2025-06-25** This being an emergency measure, a two-thirds vote of all the members elected to the House was necessary.
- **2025-06-25** FINALLY PASSED. `passage`
- **2025-06-25** Sent for concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.
- **2025-06-25** FINALLY PASSED - Emergency - 2/3 Elected Required, in concurrence. `passage`
- **2025-07-08** HELD BY THE GOVERNOR.
- **2026-01-11** Became Law without Governor's Signature `became-law`
- **2025-05-08T04:00:00+00:00** Work Session Held - TABLED
- **2025-05-16T04:00:00+00:00** Work Session Held
- **2025-05-16T04:00:00+00:00** Voted - Divided Report
- **2025-06-10T04:00:00+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/7df3146f-d62e-4ed9-8971-eae80dc8f46c`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Maine legislature records).