---
type: "Bill"
title: "An Act To Expand The Definition Of \"Education Disruption\" To Include States Of Emergency That Limit Students' Access To On-Site Education For Longer Than 15 School Days"
description: "An Act To Expand The Definition Of \"Education Disruption\" To Include States Of Emergency That Limit Students' Access To On-Site Education For Longer Than 15 School Days"
jurisdiction: "us/states/me"
legislature: "Maine Legislature"
session: "130"
identifier: "LD 325"
citation: "Maine LD 325 (130)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["EDUCATION DISRUPTION", "REMOTE LEARNING", "SCHOOL POLICIES"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Rebecca MILLETT"]
version_count: 4
action_count: 31
vote_count: 3
first_action: "2021-02-04"
last_action: "2021-05-25"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/be91a2d4-0feb-4207-b1c6-13515e5774d0"
source_url: "https://legislature.maine.gov/LawMakerWeb/dockets.asp?ID=280078517"
source_hash: "12ffc9a6a70622f95d6e4875013af948571194cc4a401a5ae3951ba30b6e08c4"
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 325 (130) — An Act To Expand The Definition Of "Education Disruption" To Include States Of Emergency That Limit Students' Access To On-Site Education For Longer Than 15 School Days

## 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=HP0229&item=2&snum=130)
2. **Documents and Disposition** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.mainelegislature.org/legis/bills/getPDF.asp?paper=HP0229&item=1&snum=130)
3. **Final Disposition** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.mainelegislature.org/legis/bills/getPDF.asp?paper=HP0229&item=4&snum=130)
4. **Status In Committee** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.mainelegislature.org/legis/bills/getPDF.asp?paper=HP0229&item=3&snum=130)

## Votes

- ACCEPT MAJ OTP-A RPT — **34–0** (pass) · upper
- INDEF PP HAH-105 to CAH-72 — **82–64** (pass) · lower
- ADOPT CAH-72 — **125–21** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- Rebecca MILLETT — primary (person)
- David WOODSOME — cosponsor (person)
- Janice DODGE — cosponsor (person)
- Matthea DAUGHTRY — cosponsor (person)
- Suzanne SALISBURY — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2021-02-04** Received by the Clerk of the House on February 4, 2021. `receipt`
- **2021-02-04** The Bill 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`
- **2021-03-30** Carried over, in the same posture, to a subsequent special or regular session of the 130th Legislature, pursuant to Joint Order SP 435.
- **2021-04-28** Reports READ.
- **2021-04-28** On motion of Representative BRENNAN of Portland, the Majority Ought to Pass as Amended Report was ACCEPTED.
- **2021-04-28** The Bill was READ ONCE. `reading-1`
- **2021-04-28** Committee Amendment "A" (H-72) was READ.
- **2021-04-28** On motion of Representative FAULKINGHAM of Winter Harbor, House Amendment "A" (H-105) to Committee Amendment "A" (H-72) was READ.
- **2021-04-28** On motion of Representative DUNPHY of Old Town House Amendment "A" (H-105) to Committee Amendment "A" (H-72) was INDEFINITELY POSTPONED.
- **2021-04-28** ROLL CALL NO. 28
- **2021-04-28** (Yeas 82 - Nays 64 - Absent 5 - Excused 0)
- **2021-04-28** Subsequently, Committee Amendment "A" (H-72) was ADOPTED. `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2021-04-28** ROLL CALL NO. 29
- **2021-04-28** (Yeas 125 - Nays 21 - Absent 5 - Excused 0)
- **2021-04-28** Under suspension of the rules, the Bill was given its SECOND READING without REFERENCE to the Committee on Bills in the Second Reading.
- **2021-04-28** The Bill was PASSED TO BE ENGROSSED as Amended by Committee Amendment "A" (H-72) `reading-3`
- **2021-04-28** Sent for concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.
- **2021-04-28** Reports READ
- **2021-04-28** On motion by Senator RAFFERTY of York The Majority Ought to Pass As Amended Report ACCEPTED
- **2021-04-28** Roll Call Ordered Roll Call Number 136 Yeas 34 - Nays 0 - Excused 1 - Absent 0
- **2021-04-28** READ ONCE `reading-1`
- **2021-04-28** Committee Amendment "A" (H-72) READ and ADOPTED `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2021-04-28** Under suspension of the Rules, READ A SECOND TIME and PASSED TO BE ENGROSSED AS AMENDED by Committee Amendment "A" (H-72) in concurrence `reading-2, reading-3`
- **2021-04-28** This being an emergency measure, a two-thirds vote of all the members elected to the House was necessary.
- **2021-04-28** PASSED TO BE ENACTED. `passage`
- **2021-04-28** Sent for concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.
- **2021-05-19** PASSED TO BE ENACTED - Emergency - 2/3 Elected Required, in concurrence. `passage`
- **2021-05-25** Signed by Governor `executive-signature`
- **2021-03-03T05:00:00+00:00** Work Session Held
- **2021-03-03T05:00:00+00:00** Voted - Divided Report
- **2021-04-12T04:00:00+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/be91a2d4-0feb-4207-b1c6-13515e5774d0`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Maine legislature records).