---
type: "Bill"
title: "An Act To Provide Critical Matching Funds For Child Care Services On The Northern Maine Community College Campus"
description: "An Act To Provide Critical Matching Funds For Child Care Services On The Northern Maine Community College Campus"
jurisdiction: "us/states/me"
legislature: "Maine Legislature"
session: "131"
identifier: "LD 1988"
citation: "Maine LD 1988 (131)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["ADMINISTRATION", "COMMUNITY COLLEGE SYSTEM", "DAY CARE SERVICES"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Harold STEWART"]
version_count: 4
action_count: 31
vote_count: 0
first_action: "2023-05-23"
last_action: "2023-07-31"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/97b9944a-d18e-4a94-bf97-0e71ca9ecbbe"
source_url: "https://legislature.maine.gov/LawMakerWeb/dockets.asp?ID=280089667"
source_hash: "3438d8cab7a0ddc151cb9ebfaa85cceb2afd035ec2a5b528e675f215624c58f9"
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 1988 (131) — An Act To Provide Critical Matching Funds For Child Care Services On The Northern Maine Community College Campus

## 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=SP0817&item=4&snum=131)
2. **Chaptered Law** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.mainelegislature.org/legis/bills/getPDF.asp?paper=SP0817&item=2&snum=131)
3. **Documents and Disposition** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.mainelegislature.org/legis/bills/getPDF.asp?paper=SP0817&item=1&snum=131)
4. **Final Disposition** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.mainelegislature.org/legis/bills/getPDF.asp?paper=SP0817&item=5&snum=131)

## Sponsors

- Harold STEWART — primary (person)
- Austin THERIAULT — cosponsor (person)
- Donald ARDELL — cosponsor (person)
- Gregory SWALLOW — cosponsor (person)
- Joseph UNDERWOOD — cosponsor (person)
- Mark BABIN — cosponsor (person)
- Roger ALBERT — cosponsor (person)
- Timothy GUERRETTE — cosponsor (person)
- Tracy QUINT — cosponsor (person)
- Troy JACKSON — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2023-05-23** 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
- **2023-05-23** The Bill was REFERRED to the Committee on EDUCATION AND CULTURAL AFFAIRS. `referral-committee`
- **2023-05-23** In concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.
- **2023-06-12** Report READ and ACCEPTED.
- **2023-06-12** READ ONCE. `reading-1`
- **2023-06-12** Committee Amendment "A" (S-240) READ and ADOPTED. `committee-passage-favorable, passage`
- **2023-06-12** Under suspension of the Rules, READ A SECOND TIME and PASSED TO BE ENGROSSED AS AMENDED BY Committee Amendment "A" (S-240). `reading-2, reading-3`
- **2023-06-12** Ordered sent down forthwith for concurrence.
- **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" (S-240). `reading-3`
- **2023-06-12** In concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.
- **2023-06-14** PASSED TO BE ENACTED. `passage`
- **2023-06-14** Sent for concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.
- **2023-06-14** On motion by Senator ROTUNDO of Androscoggin PLACED ON THE SPECIAL APPROPRIATIONS TABLE pending PASSAGE TO BE ENACTED, in concurrence.
- **2023-07-25** On Motion by Senator ROTUNDO of Androscoggin taken from the SPECIAL APPROPRIATIONS TABLE.
- **2023-07-25** Under suspension of the Rules On motion by Same Senator The Senate RECONSIDERED whereby the Bill was PASSED TO BE ENGROSSED AS AMENDED BY Committee Amendment "A" (S-240) `reading-3`
- **2023-07-25** Under further suspension of the Rules On further motion by Same Senator The Senate RECONSIDERED whereby Committee Amendment "A" (S-240) was ADOPTED `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2023-07-25** On further motion by Same Senator Committee Amendment "A" (S-240) was INDEFINITELY POSTPONED
- **2023-07-25** On further motion by Same Senator Senate Amendment "A" (S-498) READ and ADOPTED
- **2023-07-25** PASSED TO BE ENGROSSED AS AMENDED BY AS AMENDED BY Senate Amendment "A" (S-498) In NON-CONCURRENCE `reading-3`
- **2023-07-25** Ordered sent down forthwith for concurrence
- **2023-07-26** The House RECEDED and CONCURRED to PASSAGE TO BE ENGROSSED Senate Amendment "A" (S-498). `reading-3`
- **2023-07-26** ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.
- **2023-07-26** PASSED TO BE ENACTED. `passage`
- **2023-07-26** Sent for concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.
- **2023-07-26** PASSED TO BE ENACTED, in concurrence. `passage`
- **2023-07-31** Signed by Governor `executive-signature`
- **2023-05-30T04:00:00+00:00** Work Session Held
- **2023-05-30T04:00:00+00:00** Voted - OTP-AM
- **2023-06-08T04:00:00+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/97b9944a-d18e-4a94-bf97-0e71ca9ecbbe`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Maine legislature records).