---
type: "Bill"
title: "An Act To Update The Provision Of Law Concerning Student Codes Of Conduct In Order To Reflect Best Practices Regarding Behavioral Threat Assessment And Response"
description: "An Act To Update The Provision Of Law Concerning Student Codes Of Conduct In Order To Reflect Best Practices Regarding Behavioral Threat Assessment And Response"
jurisdiction: "us/states/me"
legislature: "Maine Legislature"
session: "132"
identifier: "LD 21"
citation: "Maine LD 21 (132)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["CODES OF CONDUCT", "DISCIPLINE", "SCHOOL POLICIES"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Joseph RAFFERTY"]
version_count: 2
action_count: 23
vote_count: 2
first_action: "2025-01-08"
last_action: "2025-05-29"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/9dcaa221-c18d-4e28-94ce-c3ecd6b2ec3a"
source_url: "https://legislature.maine.gov/LawMakerWeb/dockets.asp?ID=280095545"
source_hash: "66240210267c48a289af72384f4dcbd9c2457a80da7752b4fa962a1aba76e7a0"
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 21 (132) — An Act To Update The Provision Of Law Concerning Student Codes Of Conduct In Order To Reflect Best Practices Regarding Behavioral Threat Assessment And Response

## Version chain

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

1. **Chapter 125** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.mainelegislature.org/legis/bills/getPDF.asp?paper=SP0034&item=3&snum=132)
2. **LD 21 SP 34** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.mainelegislature.org/legis/bills/getPDF.asp?paper=SP0034&item=1&snum=132)

## Votes

- ACC MAJ OUGHT TO PASS REP — **79–65** (pass) · lower
- ACCEPT MAJORITY OUGHT TO PASS REPORT — **18–14** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- Joseph RAFFERTY — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2025-01-08** Received by the Secretary of the Senate on January 6, 2025 and REFERRED to the Committee on EDUCATION AND CULTURAL AFFAIRS pursuant to Joint Rule 308.2 `receipt, referral-committee`
- **2025-03-21** CARRIED OVER, in the same posture, to the next special or regular session of the 132nd Legislature, pursuant to Joint Order SP 519.
- **2025-05-21** Reports Read
- **2025-05-21** On motion by Senator RAFFERTY of York the Majority Ought to Pass Report ACCEPTED. PREVAILED
- **2025-05-21** Roll Call Ordered Roll Call Number 204 Yeas 18 - Nays 14 - Excused 3 - Absent 0
- **2025-05-21** Bill READ ONCE `reading-1`
- **2025-05-21** Under suspension of the Rules, READ A SECOND TIME and PASSED TO BE ENGROSSED. `reading-2, reading-3`
- **2025-05-21** Sent down forthwith for concurrence.
- **2025-05-22** Reports READ.
- **2025-05-22** On motion of Representative MURPHY of Scarborough, the Majority Ought to Pass Report was ACCEPTED.
- **2025-05-22** ROLL CALL NO. 169
- **2025-05-22** (Yeas 79 - Nays 65 - Absent 7 - Excused 0)
- **2025-05-22** The Bill was READ ONCE. `reading-1`
- **2025-05-22** Under suspension of the rules, the Bill was given its SECOND READING without REFERENCE to the Committee on Bills in the Second Reading.
- **2025-05-22** The Bill was PASSED TO BE ENGROSSED `reading-3`
- **2025-05-22** In concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.
- **2025-05-27** PASSED TO BE ENACTED. `passage`
- **2025-05-27** Sent for concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.
- **2025-05-27** PASSED TO BE ENACTED, in concurrence. `passage`
- **2025-05-29** Signed by Governor `executive-signature`
- **2025-05-09T04:00:00+00:00** Work Session Held
- **2025-05-09T04:00:00+00:00** Voted - Divided Report
- **2025-05-20T04:00:00+00:00** Reported Out - OTP/ONTP

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/9dcaa221-c18d-4e28-94ce-c3ecd6b2ec3a`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Maine legislature records).