---
type: "Bill"
title: "An Act To Establish A Grant Program To Increase Postsecondary Educational Opportunities For Students With Intellectual Or Developmental Disabilities Or Autism Spectrum Disorder"
description: "An Act To Establish A Grant Program To Increase Postsecondary Educational Opportunities For Students With Intellectual Or Developmental Disabilities Or Autism Spectrum Disorder"
jurisdiction: "us/states/me"
legislature: "Maine Legislature"
session: "132"
identifier: "LD 46"
citation: "Maine LD 46 (132)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["PLANNING", "POSTSECONDARY PILOT PROGRAM", "SPECIAL EDUCATION"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Kelly MURPHY"]
version_count: 4
action_count: 34
vote_count: 0
first_action: "2025-01-06"
last_action: "2026-01-11"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/03ef8ee9-6f4f-4aec-a539-caf2bd0ffd3d"
source_url: "https://legislature.maine.gov/LawMakerWeb/dockets.asp?ID=280095597"
source_hash: "313af27bd47f56d71c21b412799fde95722b119f02d954c2bd39a57f9533a1c0"
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 46 (132) — An Act To Establish A Grant Program To Increase Postsecondary Educational Opportunities For Students With Intellectual Or Developmental Disabilities Or Autism Spectrum Disorder

## Version chain

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

1. **Amendment C-A (H-430)** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.mainelegislature.org/legis/bills/getPDF.asp?paper=HP0010&item=2&snum=132)
2. **Amendment S-A to C-A (S-443)** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.mainelegislature.org/legis/bills/getPDF.asp?paper=HP0010&item=4&snum=132)
3. **Chapter 519** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.mainelegislature.org/legis/bills/getPDF.asp?paper=HP0010&item=6&snum=132)
4. **LD 46 HP 10** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.mainelegislature.org/legis/bills/getPDF.asp?paper=HP0010&item=1&snum=132)

## Sponsors

- Kelly MURPHY — primary (person)
- Amy KUHN — cosponsor (person)
- Holly SARGENT — cosponsor (person)
- Janice DODGE — cosponsor (person)
- Joseph RAFFERTY — cosponsor (person)
- Lori GRAMLICH — cosponsor (person)
- Teresa PIERCE — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2025-01-06** Received by the Clerk of the House on January 6, 2025. `receipt`
- **2025-01-06** 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.
- **2025-06-03** CONSENT CALENDAR - FIRST DAY
- **2025-06-03** Under suspension of the rules CONSENT CALENDAR - SECOND DAY.
- **2025-06-03** The Bill was PASSED TO BE ENGROSSED as Amended by Committee Amendment "A" (H-430). `reading-3`
- **2025-06-03** Sent for concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.
- **2025-06-03** Report READ and ACCEPTED, in concurrence.
- **2025-06-03** READ ONCE. `reading-1`
- **2025-06-03** Committee Amendment "A" (H-430) READ and ADOPTED, in concurrence. `committee-passage-favorable, passage`
- **2025-06-03** Under suspension of the Rules, READ A SECOND TIME and PASSED TO BE ENGROSSED AS AMENDED BY Committee Amendment "A" (H-430), in concurrence. `reading-2, reading-3`
- **2025-06-03** Ordered sent down forthwith.
- **2025-06-04** This being an emergency measure, a two-thirds vote of all the members elected to the House was necessary.
- **2025-06-04** PASSED TO BE ENACTED. `passage`
- **2025-06-04** Sent for concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.
- **2025-06-05** On motion by Senator ROTUNDO of Androscoggin PLACED ON THE SPECIAL APPROPRIATIONS TABLE pending ENACTMENT - Emergency -2/3 Elected Required
- **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 Bill was PASSED TO BE ENGROSSED AS AMENDED by Committee Amendment "A" (H-430) `reading-3`
- **2025-06-25** On further motion by Same Senator the Senate SUSPENDED THE RULES to RECONSIDER their actions whereby Committee Amendment "A" (H-430) was ADOPTED. `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2025-06-25** On further motion by Same Senator Senate Amendment "A" (S-443) to Committee Amendment "A" (H-430) READ and ADOPTED. `committee-passage-favorable, passage`
- **2025-06-25** Committee Amendment "A" (H-430) as Amended by Senate Amendment "A" (S-443) thereto ADOPTED. `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2025-06-25** PASSED TO BE ENGROSSED AS AMENDED BY Committee Amendment "A" (H-430) as Amended by Senate Amendment "A" (S-443) 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" (H-430) as Amended by Senate Amendment "A" (S-443) thereto. `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** PASSED TO BE ENACTED. `passage`
- **2025-06-25** Sent for concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.
- **2025-06-25** PASSED TO BE ENACTED - 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`
- **2025-03-10T04:00:00+00:00** Work Session Held
- **2025-03-10T04:00:00+00:00** Voted - OTP-AM
- **2025-06-03T04:00:00+00:00** Reported Out - OTP-AM

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/03ef8ee9-6f4f-4aec-a539-caf2bd0ffd3d`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Maine legislature records).