---
type: "Bill"
title: "An Act To Support Outdoor, Agricultural-Based And Hands-On Experiential Learning In Public Schools"
description: "An Act To Support Outdoor, Agricultural-Based And Hands-On Experiential Learning In Public Schools"
jurisdiction: "us/states/me"
legislature: "Maine Legislature"
session: "132"
identifier: "LD 550"
citation: "Maine LD 550 (132)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["ALTERNATIVE EDUCATION", "EXPERIENTIAL PROGRAM", "SCHOOL PROGRAMS"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Stacey GUERIN"]
version_count: 3
action_count: 20
vote_count: 0
first_action: "2025-02-11"
last_action: "2025-06-08"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/62a6de88-cf1d-4001-b8d4-4bf1550ce9fe"
source_url: "https://legislature.maine.gov/LawMakerWeb/dockets.asp?ID=280096326"
source_hash: "80485158ec1f62c4a1977505e0f8aca16bc3fb296438783d392713121caed037"
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 550 (132) — An Act To Support Outdoor, Agricultural-Based And Hands-On Experiential Learning In Public Schools

## Version chain

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

1. **Amendment C-A (S-91)** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.mainelegislature.org/legis/bills/getPDF.asp?paper=SP0202&item=2&snum=132)
2. **Chapter 183** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.mainelegislature.org/legis/bills/getPDF.asp?paper=SP0202&item=3&snum=132)
3. **LD 550 SP 202** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.mainelegislature.org/legis/bills/getPDF.asp?paper=SP0202&item=1&snum=132)

## Sponsors

- Stacey GUERIN — primary (person)
- Christina MITCHELL — cosponsor (person)
- Janice DODGE — cosponsor (person)
- Russell BLACK — cosponsor (person)
- Sheila LYMAN — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2025-02-11** Committee on AGRICULTURE, CONSERVATION AND FORESTRY suggested and ordered printed REFERENCE to the Committee on AGRICULTURE, CONSERVATION AND FORESTRY Ordered sent down forthwith for concurrence
- **2025-02-11** The Bill was REFERRED to the Committee on AGRICULTURE, CONSERVATION AND FORESTRY. `referral-committee`
- **2025-02-11** In concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.
- **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.
- **2025-05-20** Report READ and ACCEPTED.
- **2025-05-20** READ ONCE. `reading-1`
- **2025-05-20** Committee Amendment "A" (S-91) READ and ADOPTED. `committee-passage-favorable, passage`
- **2025-05-20** Under suspension of the Rules, READ A SECOND TIME and PASSED TO BE ENGROSSED AS AMENDED BY Committee Amendment "A" (S-91). `reading-2, reading-3`
- **2025-05-20** Ordered sent down forthwith for concurrence.
- **2025-05-22** CONSENT CALENDAR - FIRST DAY
- **2025-05-22** Under suspension of the rules CONSENT CALENDAR - SECOND DAY.
- **2025-05-22** The Bill was PASSED TO BE ENGROSSED as Amended by Committee Amendment "A" (S-91). `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`
- **2025-06-08** Became Law without Governor's Signature `became-law`
- **2025-03-25T04:00:00+00:00** Work Session Held
- **2025-03-25T04:00:00+00:00** Voted - OTP-AM
- **2025-05-15T04:00:00+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/62a6de88-cf1d-4001-b8d4-4bf1550ce9fe`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Maine legislature records).