---
type: "Bill"
title: "An Act To Amend The Laws Governing Education"
description: "An Act To Amend The Laws Governing Education"
jurisdiction: "us/states/me"
legislature: "Maine Legislature"
session: "128"
identifier: "LD 1829"
citation: "Maine LD 1829 (128)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["EDUCATION DEPT", "ADMINISTRATION", "PROVISIONS REVISED"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["STEWART"]
version_count: 1
action_count: 24
vote_count: 0
first_action: "2018-02-08"
last_action: "2018-04-12"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/d9191132-1958-4fe3-8882-b748ed0df112"
source_url: "http://legislature.maine.gov/LawMakerWeb/dockets.asp?ID=280067919"
source_hash: "87b9997a3068a5a95687cacd7b1dde031301bfaf821042a53465ec7c43b59a1f"
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 1829 (128) — An Act To Amend The Laws Governing Education

## Version chain

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

1. **Initial Version** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.mainelegislature.org/legis/bills/bills_128th/billtexts/HP127101.asp)

## Sponsors

- STEWART — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2018-02-08** Committee on Education and Cultural Affairs suggested and ordered printed.
- **2018-02-08** The Bill was REFERRED to the Committee on EDUCATION AND CULTURAL AFFAIRS. `referral-committee`
- **2018-02-08** Sent for concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.
- **2018-02-13** The Bill was REFERRED to the Committee on EDUCATION AND CULTURAL AFFAIRS in concurrence `referral-committee`
- **2018-03-28** CONSENT CALENDAR - FIRST DAY
- **2018-03-28** Under suspension of the rules CONSENT CALENDAR - SECOND DAY.
- **2018-03-28** The Bill was PASSED TO BE ENGROSSED as Amended by Committee Amendment "A" (H-694).
- **2018-03-28** Sent for concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.
- **2018-03-29** Report READ
- **2018-03-29** On motion by Senator LANGLEY of Hancock Tabled until Later in Today's Session, pending ACCEPTANCE of the Report
- **2018-03-29** Taken from the table by the President
- **2018-03-29** Subsequently Report ACCEPTED in concurrence
- **2018-03-29** READ ONCE `reading-1`
- **2018-03-29** Committee Amendment "A" (H-694) READ and ADOPTED in concurrence
- **2018-03-29** Under suspension of the Rules, READ A SECOND TIME `reading-2`
- **2018-03-29** On motion by Senator LANGLEY of Hancock Senate Amendment "A" (S-427) READ and ADOPTED In NON-CONCURRENCE
- **2018-03-29** PASSED TO BE ENGROSSED AS AMENDED BY Committee Amendment "A" (H-694) AND Senate Amendment "A" (S-427) In NON-CONCURRENCE
- **2018-03-29** Sent down for concurrence
- **2018-04-02** The House RECEDED and CONCURRED to PASSAGE TO BE ENGROSSED as Amended by Committee Amendment "A" (H-694) and Senate Amendment "A" (S-427).
- **2018-04-02** ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.
- **2018-04-03** PASSED TO BE ENACTED. `passage`
- **2018-04-03** Sent for concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.
- **2018-04-04** PASSED TO BE ENACTED, in concurrence. `passage`
- **2018-04-12** Signed by Governor `executive-signature`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/d9191132-1958-4fe3-8882-b748ed0df112`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Maine legislature records).