---
type: "Bill"
title: "An Act To Require Personal Finance To Be Taught As A Separate Course To Obtain A High School Diploma"
description: "An Act To Require Personal Finance To Be Taught As A Separate Course To Obtain A High School Diploma"
jurisdiction: "us/states/me"
legislature: "Maine Legislature"
session: "131"
identifier: "LD 1284"
citation: "Maine LD 1284 (131)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["CURRICULUM", "PERSONAL FINANCE", "SCHOOL PROGRAMS"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Matthea DAUGHTRY"]
version_count: 3
action_count: 28
vote_count: 0
first_action: "2023-03-23"
last_action: "2024-03-06"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/844833d3-9562-4632-b4fa-aea0621964b4"
source_url: "https://legislature.maine.gov/LawMakerWeb/dockets.asp?ID=280087946"
source_hash: "a90ea11a5762911453a42a35186842b0b52f795db9f91b35902c8cad0c7fc028"
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 1284 (131) — An Act To Require Personal Finance To Be Taught As A Separate Course To Obtain A High School Diploma

## 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=SP0521&item=2&snum=131)
2. **Documents and Disposition** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.mainelegislature.org/legis/bills/getPDF.asp?paper=SP0521&item=1&snum=131)
3. **Final Disposition** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.mainelegislature.org/legis/bills/getPDF.asp?paper=SP0521&item=3&snum=131)

## Sponsors

- Matthea DAUGHTRY — primary (person)
- David LAFOUNTAIN — cosponsor (person)
- David WOODSOME — cosponsor (person)
- Joseph RAFFERTY — cosponsor (person)
- Matthew POULIOT — cosponsor (person)
- Timothy NANGLE — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2023-03-23** 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
- **2023-03-23** The Bill was REFERRED to the Committee on EDUCATION AND CULTURAL AFFAIRS. `referral-committee`
- **2023-03-23** In concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.
- **2023-03-30** CARRIED OVER, in the same posture, to a subsequent special or regular session of the 131st Legislature, pursuant to Joint Order SP 594.
- **2023-07-26** CARRIED OVER, in the same posture, to any special or regular session of the 131st Legislature, pursuant to Joint Order SP 847.
- **2024-02-21** Report READ and ACCEPTED
- **2024-02-21** READ ONCE `reading-1`
- **2024-02-21** Committee Amendment "A" (S-536) READ and ADOPTED `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2024-02-21** ASSIGNED FOR SECOND READING NEXT LEGISLATIVE DAY.
- **2024-02-22** COMMITTEE ON BILLS IN THE SECOND READING REPORTS NO FURTHER VERBAL AMENDMENTS NECESSARY. REPORT ACCEPTED.
- **2024-02-22** READ A SECOND TIME and PASSED TO BE ENGROSSED AS AMENDED BY Committee Amendment "A" (S-536) `reading-2, reading-3`
- **2024-02-22** Ordered sent down forthwith for concurrence.
- **2024-02-27** CONSENT CALENDAR - FIRST DAY
- **2024-02-27** Under suspension of the rules CONSENT CALENDAR - SECOND DAY.
- **2024-02-27** The Bill was PASSED TO BE ENGROSSED as Amended by Committee Amendment "A" (S-536). `reading-3`
- **2024-02-27** In concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.
- **2024-02-28** FINALLY PASSED. `passage`
- **2024-02-28** Sent for concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.
- **2024-02-29** FINALLY PASSED, in concurrence. `passage`
- **2024-03-06** Signed by Governor `executive-signature`
- **2023-05-23T04:00:00+00:00** Work Session Held - TABLED
- **2023-05-25T04:00:00+00:00** Work Session Held - TABLED
- **2023-06-01T04:00:00+00:00** Carry Over Requested
- **2023-07-25T04:00:00+00:00** Carry Over Approved
- **2024-01-25T05:00:00+00:00** Work Session Held - TABLED
- **2024-01-30T05:00:00+00:00** Work Session Held
- **2024-01-30T05:00:00+00:00** Voted - OTP-AM
- **2024-02-16T05:00:00+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/844833d3-9562-4632-b4fa-aea0621964b4`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Maine legislature records).