---
type: "Bill"
title: "Resolve, To Increase The High School Graduation Rate By Creating The Maine Promise Initiative"
description: "Resolve, To Increase The High School Graduation Rate By Creating The Maine Promise Initiative"
jurisdiction: "us/states/me"
legislature: "Maine Legislature"
session: "132"
identifier: "LD 974"
citation: "Maine LD 974 (132)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["EDUCATION DEPT", "GRADUATION RATE", "POWERS"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Michael BRENNAN"]
version_count: 3
action_count: 23
vote_count: 0
first_action: "2025-03-07"
last_action: "2025-06-13"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/ad709563-7809-4f73-ad3f-a1177681c9eb"
source_url: "https://legislature.maine.gov/LawMakerWeb/dockets.asp?ID=280097272"
source_hash: "6eb1290651f33361a6af0306f40611fe231322f2edbf2956c4a111b874db1fd5"
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 974 (132) — Resolve, To Increase The High School Graduation Rate By Creating The Maine Promise Initiative

## Version chain

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

1. **Amendment C-A (H-398)** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.mainelegislature.org/legis/bills/getPDF.asp?paper=HP0634&item=2&snum=132)
2. **Chapter 75** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.mainelegislature.org/legis/bills/getPDF.asp?paper=HP0634&item=3&snum=132)
3. **LD 974 HP 634** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.mainelegislature.org/legis/bills/getPDF.asp?paper=HP0634&item=1&snum=132)

## Sponsors

- Michael BRENNAN — primary (person)
- Drew GATTINE — cosponsor (person)
- Holly STOVER — cosponsor (person)
- Kelly MURPHY — cosponsor (person)
- Kristen CLOUTIER — cosponsor (person)
- Lori GRAMLICH — cosponsor (person)
- Margaret ROTUNDO — cosponsor (person)
- Matt MOONEN — cosponsor (person)
- Melanie SACHS — cosponsor (person)
- Suzanne SALISBURY — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2025-03-07** Received by the Clerk of the House on March 7, 2025. `receipt`
- **2025-03-07** The Resolve was REFERRED to the Committee on EDUCATION AND CULTURAL AFFAIRS pursuant to Joint Rule 308.2 and ordered printed pursuant to Joint Rule 401. `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.
- **2025-06-03** Reports READ.
- **2025-06-03** On motion of Representative MURPHY of Scarborough, the Majority Ought to Pass as Amended Report was ACCEPTED.
- **2025-06-03** The Resolve was READ ONCE. `reading-1`
- **2025-06-03** Committee Amendment "A" (H-398) was READ and ADOPTED. `committee-passage-favorable, passage`
- **2025-06-03** Under suspension of the rules, the Resolve was given its SECOND READING without REFERENCE to the Committee on Bills in the Second Reading.
- **2025-06-03** The Resolve was PASSED TO BE ENGROSSED as Amended by Committee Amendment "A" (H-398). `reading-3`
- **2025-06-03** Sent for concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.
- **2025-06-04** Reports Read
- **2025-06-04** On motion by Senator RAFFERTY of York the Majority Ought to Pass as Amended Report ACCEPTED.
- **2025-06-04** Bill READ ONCE. `reading-1`
- **2025-06-04** Committee Amendment "A" (H-398) READ and ADOPTED. `committee-passage-favorable, passage`
- **2025-06-04** Under suspension of the Rules, READ A SECOND TIME and PASSED TO BE ENGROSSED AS AMENDED by Committee Amendment "A" (H-398) in concurrence. `reading-2, reading-3`
- **2025-06-04** FINALLY PASSED. `passage`
- **2025-06-04** Sent for concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.
- **2025-06-05** FINALLY PASSED, in concurrence. `passage`
- **2025-06-13** Signed by Governor `executive-signature`
- **2025-04-02T04:00:00+00:00** Work Session Held - TABLED
- **2025-04-17T04:00:00+00:00** Work Session Held
- **2025-04-17T04:00:00+00:00** Voted - Divided Report
- **2025-06-02T04:00:00+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/ad709563-7809-4f73-ad3f-a1177681c9eb`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Maine legislature records).