---
type: "Bill"
title: "Resolve, To Study Expansion Of Civics Education And Engagement Through The Secretary Of State"
description: "Resolve, To Study Expansion Of Civics Education And Engagement Through The Secretary Of State"
jurisdiction: "us/states/me"
legislature: "Maine Legislature"
session: "131"
identifier: "LD 1260"
citation: "Maine LD 1260 (131)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["CIVICS AND VOLUNTEERISM OFFICES", "SECRETARY OF STATE DEPT", "STATE AGENCIES"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Morgan RIELLY"]
version_count: 3
action_count: 21
vote_count: 0
first_action: "2023-03-21"
last_action: "2023-06-12"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/ebb373c7-06f7-44cb-9dd6-530a24fada8b"
source_url: "https://legislature.maine.gov/LawMakerWeb/dockets.asp?ID=280087845"
source_hash: "84a792a40e4d02879d255f8a7487e2f2c60188b38ba0e2e5670c39d2cf7fd039"
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 1260 (131) — Resolve, To Study Expansion Of Civics Education And Engagement Through The Secretary Of State

## 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=HP0808&item=2&snum=131)
2. **Documents and Disposition** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.mainelegislature.org/legis/bills/getPDF.asp?paper=HP0808&item=1&snum=131)
3. **Final Disposition** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.mainelegislature.org/legis/bills/getPDF.asp?paper=HP0808&item=3&snum=131)

## Sponsors

- Morgan RIELLY — primary (person)
- Deqa DHALAC — cosponsor (person)
- Eloise VITELLI — cosponsor (person)
- Jessica FAY — cosponsor (person)
- Mana ABDI — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2023-03-21** Committee on State and Local Government suggested and ordered printed.
- **2023-03-21** The Resolve was REFERRED to the Committee on STATE AND LOCAL GOVERNMENT. `referral-committee`
- **2023-03-21** Sent for concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.
- **2023-03-21** The Bill was REFERRED to the Committee on STATE AND LOCAL GOVERNMENT in concurrence `referral-committee`
- **2023-03-30** Carried over, in the same posture, to any special or regular session of the 131st Legislature, pursuant to Joint Order SP 594.
- **2023-05-30** CONSENT CALENDAR - FIRST DAY
- **2023-05-30** Under suspension of the rules CONSENT CALENDAR - SECOND DAY.
- **2023-05-30** The Resolve was PASSED TO BE ENGROSSED as Amended by Committee Amendment "A" (H-245). `reading-3`
- **2023-05-30** Sent for concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.
- **2023-06-01** Report READ and ACCEPTED, in concurrence.
- **2023-06-01** READ ONCE. `reading-1`
- **2023-06-01** Committee Amendment "A" (H-245) READ and ADOPTED, in concurrence. `committee-passage-favorable, passage`
- **2023-06-01** Under suspension of the Rules, READ A SECOND TIME and PASSED TO BE ENGROSSED AS AMENDED BY Committee Amendment "A" (H-245), in concurrence. `reading-2, reading-3`
- **2023-06-01** Ordered sent down forthwith.
- **2023-06-06** FINALLY PASSED. `passage`
- **2023-06-06** Sent for concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.
- **2023-06-08** FINALLY PASSED, in concurrence. `passage`
- **2023-06-12** Signed by Governor `executive-signature`
- **2023-04-20T04:00:00+00:00** Work Session Held
- **2023-04-20T04:00:00+00:00** Voted - OTP-AM
- **2023-05-26T04:00:00+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/ebb373c7-06f7-44cb-9dd6-530a24fada8b`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Maine legislature records).