---
type: "Bill"
title: "An Act To Provide For A Later Starting Time For High Schools"
description: "An Act To Provide For A Later Starting Time For High Schools"
jurisdiction: "us/states/me"
legislature: "Maine Legislature"
session: "132"
identifier: "LD 396"
citation: "Maine LD 396 (132)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["SCHOOL DAY", "SCHOOL POLICIES", "START TIME"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Matthea DAUGHTRY"]
version_count: 6
action_count: 42
vote_count: 1
first_action: "2025-02-04"
last_action: "2025-07-01"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/b410b5b9-6be1-4e38-87ed-6b3fb07e9865"
source_url: "https://legislature.maine.gov/LawMakerWeb/dockets.asp?ID=280096191"
source_hash: "4057e63aec27fb06c46fda16f32b65dde8aa33ef3ae9352747697900753c1ba3"
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 396 (132) — An Act To Provide For A Later Starting Time For High Schools

## Version chain

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

1. **Amendment C-A (S-217)** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.mainelegislature.org/legis/bills/getPDF.asp?paper=SP0182&item=2&snum=132)
2. **Amendment C-B (S-218)** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.mainelegislature.org/legis/bills/getPDF.asp?paper=SP0182&item=3&snum=132)
3. **Amendment S-A to C-A (S-235)** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.mainelegislature.org/legis/bills/getPDF.asp?paper=SP0182&item=4&snum=132)
4. **Amendment S-B to C-A (S-484)** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.mainelegislature.org/legis/bills/getPDF.asp?paper=SP0182&item=7&snum=132)
5. **Chapter 110** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.mainelegislature.org/legis/bills/getPDF.asp?paper=SP0182&item=9&snum=132)
6. **LD 396 SP 182** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.mainelegislature.org/legis/bills/getPDF.asp?paper=SP0182&item=1&snum=132)

## Votes

- ACCEPT REPORT 'A' OUGHT TO PASS AS AMENDED — **20–13** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- Matthea DAUGHTRY — primary (person)
- Amy ROEDER — cosponsor (person)
- Cameron RENY — cosponsor (person)
- Henry INGWERSEN — cosponsor (person)
- Kelly MURPHY — cosponsor (person)
- Mark LAWRENCE — cosponsor (person)
- Morgan RIELLY — cosponsor (person)
- Stacy BRENNER — cosponsor (person)
- Suzanne SALISBURY — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2025-02-04** Committee on EDUCATION AND CULTURAL AFFAIRS suggested and ordered printed REFERENCE to the Committee on EDUCATION AND CULTURAL AFFAIRS Ordered sent down forthwith for concurrence
- **2025-02-04** The Bill was REFERRED to the Committee on EDUCATION AND CULTURAL AFFAIRS. `referral-committee`
- **2025-02-04** In concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.
- **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.
- **2025-06-03** Reports Read
- **2025-06-03** On motion by Senator RAFFERTY of York Report A Ought to Pass as Amended by Committee Amendment "A" (S-217) ACCEPTED PREVAILED
- **2025-06-03** Roll Call Ordered Roll Call Number 334 Yeas 20 - Nays 13 - Excused 2 - Absent 0
- **2025-06-03** Bill READ ONCE. `reading-1`
- **2025-06-03** Committee Amendment "A" (S-217) READ
- **2025-06-03** On motion by Senator RAFFERTY of York Senate Amendment "A" (S-235) to Committee Amendment "A" (S-217) READ and ADOPTED `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2025-06-03** Committee Amendment "A" (S-217) as Amended by Senate Amendment "A" (S-235) thereto ADOPTED `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2025-06-03** Under suspension of the Rules, READ A SECOND TIME and PASSED TO BE ENGROSSED AS AMENDED by Committee Amendment "A" (S-217) as Amended by Senate Amendment "A" (S-235) thereto. `reading-2, reading-3`
- **2025-06-03** Sent down for concurrence
- **2025-06-04** Reports READ.
- **2025-06-04** On motion of Representative MURPHY of Scarborough, REPORT A Ought to Pass as Amended was ACCEPTED.
- **2025-06-04** The Bill was READ ONCE. `reading-1`
- **2025-06-04** Committee Amendment "A" (S-217) was READ.
- **2025-06-04** Senate Amendment "A" (S-235) to Committee Amendment "A" (S-217) was READ and ADOPTED. `committee-passage-favorable, passage`
- **2025-06-04** Committee Amendment "A" (S-217) as Amended by Senate Amendment "A" (S-235) thereto was ADOPTED. `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2025-06-04** Under suspension of the rules, the Bill was given its SECOND READING without REFERENCE to the Committee on Bills in the Second Reading.
- **2025-06-04** The Bill was PASSED TO BE ENGROSSED as Amended by Committee Amendment "A" (S-217) as Amended by Senate Amendment "A" (S-235) thereto. `reading-3`
- **2025-06-04** In concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.
- **2025-06-09** FINALLY PASSED. `passage`
- **2025-06-09** Sent for concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.
- **2025-06-09** On motion by Senator ROTUNDO of Androscoggin PLACED ON THE SPECIAL APPROPRIATIONS TABLE pending ENACTMENT in concurrence.
- **2025-06-25** On motion by Senator ROTUNDO of Androscoggin taken from the Special Appropriations Table
- **2025-06-25** On motion by Same Senator the Senate SUSPENDED THE RULES to RECONSIDER their actions whereby the Resolve was PASSED TO BE ENGROSSED AS AMENDED by Committee Amendment "A" (S-217) as Amended by Senate Amendment "A" (S-235) thereto. `reading-3`
- **2025-06-25** On further motion by Same Senator the Senate SUSPENDED THE RULES to RECONSIDER their actions whereby Committee Amendment "A" (S-217) as Amended by Senate Amendment "A" (S-235) thereto was ADOPTED. `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2025-06-25** On further motion by Same Senator the Senate SUSPENDED THE RULES to RECONSIDER their actions whereby Senate Amendment "A" (S-235) was ADOPTED and INDEFINITELY POSTPONE the same.
- **2025-06-25** On further motion by Same Senator Senate Amendment "B" (S-484) to Committee Amendment "A" (S-217) READ and ADOPTED. `committee-passage-favorable, passage`
- **2025-06-25** Committee Amendment "A" (S-217) as Amended by Senate Amendment "B" (S-484) thereto ADOPTED. `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2025-06-25** PASSED TO BE ENGROSSED AS AMENDED BY Committee Amendment "A" (S-217) as Amended by Senate Amendment "B" (S-484) thereto 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" (S-217) as Amended by Senate Amendment "B" (S-484) thereto. `reading-3`
- **2025-06-25** ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.
- **2025-06-25** FINALLY PASSED. `passage`
- **2025-06-25** Sent for concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.
- **2025-06-25** FINALLY PASSED, in concurrence. `passage`
- **2025-07-01** Signed by Governor `executive-signature`
- **2025-03-05T05:00:00+00:00** Work Session Held
- **2025-03-05T05:00:00+00:00** Voted - Divided Report
- **2025-06-02T04:00:00+00:00** Reported Out - OTP-AM/ONTP/OTP-AM

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/b410b5b9-6be1-4e38-87ed-6b3fb07e9865`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Maine legislature records).