Files
republic-os/legislation/us/states/me/132/ld-895.md
T
2026-07-06 17:27:20 -04:00

87 lines
4.4 KiB
Markdown
Raw Blame History

This file contains ambiguous Unicode characters
This file contains Unicode characters that might be confused with other characters. If you think that this is intentional, you can safely ignore this warning. Use the Escape button to reveal them.
---
type: "Bill"
title: "An Act To Support Immersive Outdoor Education By Establishing The Outdoor School For All Maine Students Program"
description: "An Act To Support Immersive Outdoor Education By Establishing The Outdoor School For All Maine Students Program"
jurisdiction: "us/states/me"
legislature: "Maine Legislature"
session: "132"
identifier: "LD 895"
citation: "Maine LD 895 (132)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["AGRICULTURE", "CONSERVATION AND FORE", "OUTDOOR SCHOOL PROGRAM", "POWERS"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Richard BENNETT"]
version_count: 3
action_count: 22
vote_count: 1
first_action: "2025-03-05"
last_action: "2025-05-23"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/d8439c94-6bab-45d4-bf2e-ea726fe46549"
source_url: "https://legislature.maine.gov/LawMakerWeb/dockets.asp?ID=280097167"
source_hash: "4436a0ab6537717b991a73cc81522c718d190f5db7317d4639c178c2692bb493"
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 895 (132) — An Act To Support Immersive Outdoor Education By Establishing The Outdoor School For All Maine Students Program
## Version chain
The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.
1. **Amendment C-A (S-61)** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.mainelegislature.org/legis/bills/getPDF.asp?paper=SP0384&item=2&snum=132)
2. **Chapter 84** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.mainelegislature.org/legis/bills/getPDF.asp?paper=SP0384&item=3&snum=132)
3. **LD 895 SP 384** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.mainelegislature.org/legis/bills/getPDF.asp?paper=SP0384&item=1&snum=132)
## Votes
- ENACTMENT-EMERGENCY — **310** (pass) · upper
## Sponsors
- Richard BENNETT — primary (person)
- Jeffrey TIMBERLAKE — cosponsor (person)
- Joseph RAFFERTY — cosponsor (person)
- Kelly MURPHY — cosponsor (person)
- Morgan RIELLY — cosponsor (person)
- Nathan CARLOW — cosponsor (person)
- Nicole GROHOSKI — cosponsor (person)
- Stacey GUERIN — cosponsor (person)
- Stacy BRENNER — cosponsor (person)
## Timeline
The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
- **2025-03-05** Received by the Secretary of the Senate on March 5, 2025 and REFERRED to the Committee on AGRICULTURE, CONSERVATION AND FORESTRY pursuant to Joint Rule 308.2 `receipt, 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.
- **2025-05-13** Report READ and ACCEPTED.
- **2025-05-13** READ ONCE. `reading-1`
- **2025-05-13** Committee Amendment "A" (S-61) READ and ADOPTED. `committee-passage-favorable, passage`
- **2025-05-13** Under suspension of the Rules, READ A SECOND TIME and PASSED TO BE ENGROSSED AS AMENDED BY Committee Amendment "A" (S-61). `reading-2, reading-3`
- **2025-05-13** Ordered sent down forthwith for concurrence.
- **2025-05-14** CONSENT CALENDAR - FIRST DAY
- **2025-05-14** Under suspension of the rules CONSENT CALENDAR - SECOND DAY.
- **2025-05-14** The Bill was PASSED TO BE ENGROSSED as Amended by Committee Amendment "A" (S-61). `reading-3`
- **2025-05-14** In concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.
- **2025-05-20** This being an emergency measure, a two-thirds vote of all the members elected to the House was necessary.
- **2025-05-20** PASSED TO BE ENACTED. `passage`
- **2025-05-20** Sent for concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.
- **2025-05-21** PASSED TO BE ENACTED - Emergency - 2/3 Elected Required, in concurrence. `passage`
- **2025-05-21** On motion by Senator CURRY of Waldo the Senate RECONSIDERED whereby the Bill was PASSED TO BE ENACTED. `passage`
- **2025-05-21** Subsequently, the Bill was PASSED TO BE ENACTED. PREVAILED `passage`
- **2025-05-21** Roll Call Ordered Roll Call Number 210 Yeas 31 - Nays 0 - Excused 3 - Absent 1
- **2025-05-23** Signed by Governor `executive-signature`
- **2025-03-25T04:00:00+00:00** Work Session Held
- **2025-03-25T04:00:00+00:00** Voted - OTP-AM
- **2025-05-08T04:00:00+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/d8439c94-6bab-45d4-bf2e-ea726fe46549`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Maine legislature records).