---
type: "Bill"
title: "An Act To Allow School Budget Referenda On The Same Day As Primary Elections"
description: "An Act To Allow School Budget Referenda On The Same Day As Primary Elections"
jurisdiction: "us/states/me"
legislature: "Maine Legislature"
session: "131"
identifier: "LD 1022"
citation: "Maine LD 1022 (131)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["BUDGETS", "SCHOOL ADMINISTRATION", "TIMING OF VOTING"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Amy ARATA"]
version_count: 3
action_count: 24
vote_count: 0
first_action: "2023-03-07"
last_action: "2023-06-22"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/da268a4e-9d42-440e-88fe-148651fe6090"
source_url: "https://legislature.maine.gov/LawMakerWeb/dockets.asp?ID=280087030"
source_hash: "6673adb35e9e1bbd4b52eb275112e672b8169e7058a95dea82e7b670cc29484f"
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 1022 (131) — An Act To Allow School Budget Referenda On The Same Day As Primary Elections

## Version chain

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

1. **Adopted Amendments** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.mainelegislature.org/legis/bills/getPDF.asp?paper=HP0658&item=2&snum=131)
2. **Documents and Disposition** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.mainelegislature.org/legis/bills/getPDF.asp?paper=HP0658&item=1&snum=131)
3. **Final Disposition** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.mainelegislature.org/legis/bills/getPDF.asp?paper=HP0658&item=3&snum=131)

## Sponsors

- Amy ARATA — primary (person)
- Deqa DHALAC — cosponsor (person)
- Gary DRINKWATER — cosponsor (person)
- Kelly MURPHY — cosponsor (person)
- Kristen CLOUTIER — cosponsor (person)
- Lisa KEIM — cosponsor (person)
- Scott CYRWAY — cosponsor (person)
- Sean PAULHUS — cosponsor (person)
- William BRIDGEO — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2023-03-07** Committee on EDUCATION AND CULTURAL AFFAIRS suggested and ordered printed.
- **2023-03-07** On motion of Representative BRENNAN of Portland, the Bill was REFERRED to the Committee on VETERANS AND LEGAL AFFAIRS. `referral-committee`
- **2023-03-07** Sent for concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.
- **2023-03-07** On motion by Senator RAFFERTY of York REFERENCE to the Committee on VETERANS AND LEGAL AFFAIRS in concurrence
- **2023-03-30** Carried over, in the same posture, to any special or regular session of the 131st Legislature, pursuant to Joint Order SP 594.
- **2023-06-12** CONSENT CALENDAR - FIRST DAY
- **2023-06-12** Under suspension of the rules CONSENT CALENDAR - SECOND DAY.
- **2023-06-12** The Bill was PASSED TO BE ENGROSSED as Amended by Committee Amendment "A" (H-456). `reading-3`
- **2023-06-12** Sent for concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.
- **2023-06-13** Report READ and ACCEPTED, in concurrence.
- **2023-06-13** READ ONCE. `reading-1`
- **2023-06-13** Committee Amendment "A" (H-456) READ and ADOPTED, in concurrence. `committee-passage-favorable, passage`
- **2023-06-13** Under suspension of the Rules, READ A SECOND TIME and PASSED TO BE ENGROSSED AS AMENDED BY Committee Amendment "A" (H-456), in concurrence. `reading-2, reading-3`
- **2023-06-13** Ordered sent down forthwith.
- **2023-06-14** PASSED TO BE ENACTED. `passage`
- **2023-06-14** Sent for concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.
- **2023-06-14** PASSED TO BE ENACTED, in concurrence. `passage`
- **2023-06-22** Signed by Governor `executive-signature`
- **2023-03-31T04:00:00+00:00** Work Session Held - TABLED
- **2023-04-10T04:00:00+00:00** Work Session Held
- **2023-04-10T04:00:00+00:00** Voted - Divided Report
- **2023-04-21T04:00:00+00:00** Work Session Reconsidered
- **2023-04-21T04:00:00+00:00** Voted - OTP-AM
- **2023-06-12T04:00:00+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/da268a4e-9d42-440e-88fe-148651fe6090`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Maine legislature records).