republic-os/legislation/us/states/me/132/ld-2109.md

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Bill	An Act To Define "Public Education" And Clarify That A Private School Receiving Approval For Public Tuition Must Be Located In The State	An Act To Define "Public Education" And Clarify That A Private School Receiving Approval For Public Tuition Must Be Located In The State	us/states/me	Maine Legislature	132	LD 2109	Maine LD 2109 (132)	bill	EDUCATIONAL OPTIONS LOCATION PRIVATE SCHOOLS	enacted	Michael BRENNAN	3	27	1	2026-01-07	2026-04-03	openstates	ocd-bill/dba456f7-43b0-4687-9bc3-e3219a7dd9f9	https://legislature.maine.gov/LawMakerWeb/dockets.asp?ID=280101143	82f4b528c593be542743db441cc8a234766e48b0ad5c3fc6137bd2d7d16f2427	2026-07-01	https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump	2026-07-06	reported	legislation bill us-me

Maine LD 2109 (132) — An Act To Define "Public Education" And Clarify That A Private School Receiving Approval For Public Tuition Must Be Located In The State

Version chain

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

1. Amendment C-A (H-838) (committee substitute) — source
2. Chapter 632 (committee substitute) — source
3. LD 2109 HP 1424 (committee substitute) — source

Votes

• ACCEPT MAJORITY OUGHT TO PASS AS AMENDED REPORT — 22–11 (pass) · upper

Sponsors

• Michael BRENNAN — primary (person)

Timeline

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

• 2026-01-07 Committee on Education and Cultural Affairs suggested and ordered printed.
• 2026-01-07 The Bill was REFERRED to the Committee on EDUCATION AND CULTURAL AFFAIRS. referral-committee
• 2026-01-07 Sent for concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.
• 2026-01-07 The Bill was REFERRED to the Committee on EDUCATION AND CULTURAL AFFAIRS in concurrence referral-committee
• 2026-03-12 Reports READ.
• 2026-03-12 On motion of Representative MURPHY of Scarborough, the Majority Ought to Pass as Amended Report was ACCEPTED.
• 2026-03-12 The Bill was READ ONCE. reading-1
• 2026-03-12 Committee Amendment "A" (H-838) was READ and ADOPTED. committee-passage-favorable, passage
• 2026-03-12 Under suspension of the rules, the Bill was given its SECOND READING without REFERENCE to the Committee on Bills in the Second Reading.
• 2026-03-12 The Bill was PASSED TO BE ENGROSSED as Amended by Committee Amendment "A" (H-838). reading-3
• 2026-03-12 Sent for concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.
• 2026-03-17 Reports READ
• 2026-03-17 On motion by Senator RAFFERTY of York the Majority Ought to Pass as Amended Report ACCEPTED.
• 2026-03-17 Roll Call Ordered Roll Call Number 766 Yeas 22 - Nays 11 - Excused 2 - Absent 0
• 2026-03-17 Bill READ ONCE. reading-1
• 2026-03-17 Committee Amendment "A" (H-838) READ and ADOPTED. committee-passage-favorable, passage
• 2026-03-17 ASSIGNED FOR SECOND READING NEXT LEGISLATIVE DAY.
• 2026-03-18 COMMITTEE ON BILLS IN THE SECOND READING REPORTS NO FURTHER VERBAL AMENDMENTS NECESSARY. REPORT ACCEPTED.
• 2026-03-18 READ A SECOND TIME and PASSED TO BE ENGROSSED AS AMENDED BY Committee Amendment "A" (H-838), in concurrence. reading-2, reading-3
• 2026-03-18 Ordered sent down forthwith.
• 2026-03-19 PASSED TO BE ENACTED. passage
• 2026-03-19 Sent for concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.
• 2026-03-24 PASSED TO BE ENACTED, in concurrence. passage
• 2026-04-03 Signed by Governor executive-signature
• 2026-02-18T05:00:00+00:00 Work Session Held
• 2026-02-18T05:00:00+00:00 Voted - Divided Report
• 2026-03-09T04:00:00+00:00 Reported Out - OTP-AM/ONTP

Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot 2026-07-01; origin ocd-bill/dba456f7-43b0-4687-9bc3-e3219a7dd9f9. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Maine legislature records).