---
type: "Bill"
title: "An Act To Create A Process For The Residents Of A Municipality To Withdraw From A School Union"
description: "An Act To Create A Process For The Residents Of A Municipality To Withdraw From A School Union"
jurisdiction: "us/states/me"
legislature: "Maine Legislature"
session: "132"
identifier: "LD 1992"
citation: "Maine LD 1992 (132)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["ADMINISTRATIVE UNITS", "SCHOOL ADMINISTRATION", "SCHOOL UNIONS"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Joseph RAFFERTY"]
version_count: 2
action_count: 21
vote_count: 0
first_action: "2025-12-03"
last_action: "2026-03-09"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/f11e3679-b6e2-46c0-abe2-98ed8fcb94a5"
source_url: "https://legislature.maine.gov/LawMakerWeb/dockets.asp?ID=280100714"
source_hash: "21bddaf36193edaa8edff3ff276468d3662d195f58c6ed7096f87a5be241434f"
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 1992 (132) — An Act To Create A Process For The Residents Of A Municipality To Withdraw From A School Union

## Version chain

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

1. **Chapter 548** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.mainelegislature.org/legis/bills/getPDF.asp?paper=SP0805&item=3&snum=132)
2. **LD 1992 SP 805** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.mainelegislature.org/legis/bills/getPDF.asp?paper=SP0805&item=1&snum=132)

## Sponsors

- Joseph RAFFERTY — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2025-12-03** Received by the Secretary of the Senate on December 3, 2025 and REFERRED to the Committee on EDUCATION AND CULTURAL AFFAIRS pursuant to Joint Rule 308.2 `receipt, referral-committee`
- **2026-02-10** Reports READ.
- **2026-02-10** On motion by Senator RAFFERTY of York The Majority Ought to Pass Report ACCEPTED.
- **2026-02-10** Bill READ ONCE `reading-1`
- **2026-02-10** ASSIGNED FOR SECOND READING NEXT LEGISLATIVE DAY.
- **2026-02-12** COMMITTEE ON BILLS IN THE SECOND READING REPORTS NO FURTHER VERBAL AMENDMENTS NECESSARY. REPORT ACCEPTED.
- **2026-02-12** READ A SECOND TIME and PASSED TO BE ENGROSSED. `reading-2, reading-3`
- **2026-02-12** Ordered sent down forthwith for concurrence.
- **2026-02-24** Reports READ.
- **2026-02-24** On motion of Representative MURPHY of Scarborough, the Majority Ought to Pass Report was ACCEPTED.
- **2026-02-24** The Bill was READ ONCE. `reading-1`
- **2026-02-24** Under suspension of the rules, the Bill was given its SECOND READING without REFERENCE to the Committee on Bills in the Second Reading.
- **2026-02-24** The Bill was PASSED TO BE ENGROSSED. `reading-3`
- **2026-02-24** In concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.
- **2026-02-26** PASSED TO BE ENACTED. `passage`
- **2026-02-26** Sent for concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.
- **2026-03-03** PASSED TO BE ENACTED, in concurrence. `passage`
- **2026-03-09** Signed by Governor `executive-signature`
- **2026-01-29T05:00:00+00:00** Work Session Held
- **2026-01-29T05:00:00+00:00** Voted - Divided Report
- **2026-02-05T05:00:00+00:00** Reported Out - OTP/ONTP

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/f11e3679-b6e2-46c0-abe2-98ed8fcb94a5`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Maine legislature records).