---
type: "Bill"
title: "An Act To Ban Cellular Telephones From Public School Classrooms"
description: "An Act To Ban Cellular Telephones From Public School Classrooms"
jurisdiction: "us/states/me"
legislature: "Maine Legislature"
session: "132"
identifier: "LD 1234"
citation: "Maine LD 1234 (132)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["CELLULAR TELEPHONES", "DISCIPLINE", "SCHOOL POLICIES"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Richard CAMPBELL"]
version_count: 3
action_count: 23
vote_count: 0
first_action: "2025-03-25"
last_action: "2025-06-09"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/a457e037-396f-4589-9e27-60ef1129b666"
source_url: "https://legislature.maine.gov/LawMakerWeb/dockets.asp?ID=280097793"
source_hash: "37ecba54707ab60e092a67ce0d28e65e10c0bc033292d7e79410bc40c914da34"
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 1234 (132) — An Act To Ban Cellular Telephones From Public School Classrooms

## Version chain

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

1. **Amendment C-A (H-317)** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.mainelegislature.org/legis/bills/getPDF.asp?paper=HP0809&item=2&snum=132)
2. **Chapter 210** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.mainelegislature.org/legis/bills/getPDF.asp?paper=HP0809&item=3&snum=132)
3. **LD 1234 HP 809** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.mainelegislature.org/legis/bills/getPDF.asp?paper=HP0809&item=1&snum=132)

## Sponsors

- Richard CAMPBELL — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2025-03-25** Committee on Education and Cultural Affairs suggested and ordered printed.
- **2025-03-25** The Bill was REFERRED to the Committee on EDUCATION AND CULTURAL AFFAIRS. `referral-committee`
- **2025-03-25** Sent for concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.
- **2025-03-25** The Bill was REFERRED to the Committee on EDUCATION AND CULTURAL AFFAIRS in concurrence `referral-committee`
- **2025-05-29** Reports READ.
- **2025-05-29** On motion of Representative MURPHY of Scarborough, the Majority Ought to Pass as Amended Report was ACCEPTED.
- **2025-05-29** The Bill was READ ONCE. `reading-1`
- **2025-05-29** Committee Amendment "A" (H-317) was READ and ADOPTED. `committee-passage-favorable, passage`
- **2025-05-29** Under suspension of the rules, the Bill was given its SECOND READING without REFERENCE to the Committee on Bills in the Second Reading.
- **2025-05-29** The Bill was PASSED TO BE ENGROSSED as Amended by Committee Amendment "A" (H-317). `reading-3`
- **2025-05-29** Sent for concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.
- **2025-05-29** Reports READ
- **2025-05-29** On motion by Senator RAFFERTY of York the Majority Ought to Pass as Amended Report ACCEPTED.
- **2025-05-29** Bill READ ONCE. `reading-1`
- **2025-05-29** Committee Amendment "A" (H-317) READ and ADOPTED. `committee-passage-favorable, passage`
- **2025-05-29** Under suspension of the Rules, READ A SECOND TIME and PASSED TO BE ENGROSSED AS AMENDED by Committee Amendment "A" (H-317) in concurrence. `reading-2, reading-3`
- **2025-06-02** PASSED TO BE ENACTED. `passage`
- **2025-06-02** Sent for concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.
- **2025-06-02** PASSED TO BE ENACTED, in concurrence. `passage`
- **2025-06-09** Signed by Governor `executive-signature`
- **2025-05-02T04:00:00+00:00** Work Session Held
- **2025-05-02T04:00:00+00:00** Voted - Divided Report
- **2025-05-28T04:00:00+00:00** Reported Out - OTP-AM/ONTP

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/a457e037-396f-4589-9e27-60ef1129b666`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Maine legislature records).