---
type: "Bill"
title: "An Act To Clarify Residency Requirements For And Provide Funding To The Maine School Of Science And Mathematics"
description: "An Act To Clarify Residency Requirements For And Provide Funding To The Maine School Of Science And Mathematics"
jurisdiction: "us/states/me"
legislature: "Maine Legislature"
session: "132"
identifier: "LD 787"
citation: "Maine LD 787 (132)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["EDUCATIONAL OPTIONS", "MAGNET SCHOOLS", "SCHOOL OF SCIENCE AND MATHEMATICS"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Nicole GROHOSKI"]
version_count: 6
action_count: 48
vote_count: 1
first_action: "2025-03-04"
last_action: "2025-07-01"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/1e23abaa-776b-4c3b-b7d2-a51a8264d86d"
source_url: "https://legislature.maine.gov/LawMakerWeb/dockets.asp?ID=280096923"
source_hash: "9d79c946723cba5241d7e0751c1ab27da8855df49177c6fa76989c01e4118802"
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 787 (132) — An Act To Clarify Residency Requirements For And Provide Funding To The Maine School Of Science And Mathematics

## Version chain

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

1. **Amendment C-A (S-160)** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.mainelegislature.org/legis/bills/getPDF.asp?paper=SP0347&item=2&snum=132)
2. **Amendment C-B (S-161)** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.mainelegislature.org/legis/bills/getPDF.asp?paper=SP0347&item=3&snum=132)
3. **Amendment S-A to C-A (S-226)** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.mainelegislature.org/legis/bills/getPDF.asp?paper=SP0347&item=5&snum=132)
4. **Amendment S-B to C-A (S-462)** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.mainelegislature.org/legis/bills/getPDF.asp?paper=SP0347&item=8&snum=132)
5. **Chapter 464** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.mainelegislature.org/legis/bills/getPDF.asp?paper=SP0347&item=10&snum=132)
6. **LD 787 SP 347** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.mainelegislature.org/legis/bills/getPDF.asp?paper=SP0347&item=1&snum=132)

## Votes

- ADOPT SAS-226 — **11–136** (fail) · lower

## Sponsors

- Nicole GROHOSKI — primary (person)
- Holly SARGENT — cosponsor (person)
- James LIBBY — cosponsor (person)
- Janice DODGE — cosponsor (person)
- Joseph RAFFERTY — cosponsor (person)
- Kelly MURPHY — cosponsor (person)
- Mark BABIN — cosponsor (person)
- Nathan CARLOW — cosponsor (person)
- Sharon FROST — cosponsor (person)
- Traci GERE — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2025-03-04** Received by the Secretary of the Senate on February 27, 2025 and REFERRED to the Committee on EDUCATION AND CULTURAL AFFAIRS pursuant to Joint Rule 308.2 `receipt, 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.
- **2025-05-28** Reports READ
- **2025-05-28** On motion by Senator RAFFERTY of York Tabled until Later in Today's Session, pending ACCEPTANCE OF ANY REPORT.
- **2025-06-02** Taken from the table by the President
- **2025-06-02** On motion by Senator RAFFERTY of York Report A Ought to Pass As Amended by Committee Amendment "A" (S-160) ACCEPTED
- **2025-06-02** READ ONCE `reading-1`
- **2025-06-02** Committee Amendment "A" (S-160) READ
- **2025-06-02** On motion by Senator GROHOSKI of Hancock Senate Amendment "A" (S-226) to Committee Amendment "A" (S-160) READ and ADOPTED `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2025-06-02** Committee Amendment "A" (S-160) as Amended by Senate Amendment "A" (S-226) thereto ADOPTED. `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2025-06-02** Under suspension of the Rules, READ A SECOND TIME and PASSED TO BE ENGROSSED AS AMENDED by Committee Amendment "A" (S-160) as Amended by Senate Amendment "A" (S-226) thereto. `reading-2, reading-3`
- **2025-06-02** Sent down for concurrence
- **2025-06-03** Reports READ.
- **2025-06-03** On motion of Representative MURPHY of Scarborough, TABLED pending ACCEPTANCE of Any Report.
- **2025-06-03** Later today assigned.
- **2025-06-10** Speaker laid before the House
- **2025-06-10** Subsequently, on motion of Representative MURPHY of Scarborough, REPORT A Ought to Pass as Amended was ACCEPTED.
- **2025-06-10** The Bill was READ ONCE. `reading-1`
- **2025-06-10** Committee Amendment "A" (S-160) was READ.
- **2025-06-10** Senate Amendment "A" (S-226) to Committee Amendment "A" (S-160) was READ and FAILED ADOPTION. `amendment-failure`
- **2025-06-10** ROLL CALL NO. 413
- **2025-06-10** (Yeas 11 - Nays 136 - Absent 2 - Excused 2)
- **2025-06-10** Subsequently, Committee Amendment "A" (S-160) was ADOPTED. `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2025-06-10** Under suspension of the rules, the Bill was given its SECOND READING without REFERENCE to the Committee on Bills in the Second Reading.
- **2025-06-10** The Bill was PASSED TO BE ENGROSSED as Amended by Committee Amendment "A" (S-160). `reading-3`
- **2025-06-10** In NON-CONCURRENCE and sent for concurrence.
- **2025-06-10** ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.
- **2025-06-11** On motion by Senator PIERCE of Cumberland the Senate RECEDED and CONCURRED to PASSAGE TO BE ENGROSSED as Amended by Committee Amendment "A" (S-160) in concurrence. `reading-3`
- **2025-06-11** Ordered sent down forthwith.
- **2025-06-11** PASSED TO BE ENACTED. `passage`
- **2025-06-11** Sent for concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.
- **2025-06-12** 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 Bill was PASSED TO BE ENGROSSED AS AMENDED by Committee Amendment "A" (S-160) `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-160) was ADOPTED. `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2025-06-25** On further motion by Same Senator Senate Amendment "B" (S-462) to Committee Amendment "A" (S-160) READ and ADOPTED. `committee-passage-favorable, passage`
- **2025-06-25** Committee Amendment "A" (S-160) as Amended by Senate Amendment "B" (S-462) thereto ADOPTED. `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2025-06-25** PASSED TO BE ENGROSSED AS AMENDED BY Committee Amendment "A" (S-160) as Amended by Senate Amendment "B" (S-462) 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-160) as Amended by Senate Amendment "B" (S-462) thereto. `reading-3`
- **2025-06-25** ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.
- **2025-06-25** PASSED TO BE ENACTED. `passage`
- **2025-06-25** Sent for concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.
- **2025-06-25** PASSED TO BE ENACTED, in concurrence. `passage`
- **2025-07-01** Signed by Governor `executive-signature`
- **2025-04-09T04:00:00+00:00** Work Session Held
- **2025-04-09T04:00:00+00:00** Voted - Divided Report
- **2025-05-23T04:00:00+00:00** Reported Out - OTP-AM/OTP-AM/ONTP

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/1e23abaa-776b-4c3b-b7d2-a51a8264d86d`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Maine legislature records).