ME LD1544 | 2025-2026 | 132nd Legislature
Status
Completed Legislative Action
Sponsorship: Moderate Partisan Bill (Democrat 6-1)
Status: Passed on April 13 2026 - 100% progression
Action: 2026-04-13 - PASSED TO BE ENACTED, in concurrence.
Text: Latest bill text (Chaptered) [PDF]
Sponsorship: Moderate Partisan Bill (Democrat 6-1)
Status: Passed on April 13 2026 - 100% progression
Action: 2026-04-13 - PASSED TO BE ENACTED, in concurrence.
Text: Latest bill text (Chaptered) [PDF]
Summary
An Act to Support Families by Improving the Court Process for Child Protection Cases
Title
An Act to Support Families by Improving the Court Process for Child Protection Cases
Sponsors
| Sen. Donna Bailey [D] | Sen. Anne Carney [D] | Rep. Amy Kuhn [D] | Rep. Michele Meyer [D] |
| Sen. Marianne Moore [R] | Rep. David Sinclair [D] | Rep. Holly Stover [D] |
History
| Date | Chamber | Action |
|---|---|---|
| 2026-04-13 | Senate | PASSED TO BE ENACTED, in concurrence. |
| 2026-04-13 | House | Sent for concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH. |
| 2026-04-13 | House | PASSED TO BE ENACTED. |
| 2026-04-13 | House | ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH. |
| 2026-04-13 | House | The House RECEDED and CONCURRED to PASSAGE TO BE ENGROSSED as Amended by Committee Amendment "A" (S-328) as Amended by Senate Amendment "A" (S-683) thereto. |
| 2026-04-13 | Senate | Sent down for concurrence. |
| 2026-04-13 | Senate | PASSED TO BE ENGROSSED AS AMENDED BY Committee Amendment "A" (S-328) as Amended by Senate Amendment "A" (S-683) thereto in NON-CONCURRENCE. |
| 2026-04-13 | Senate | Committee Amendment "A" (S-328) as Amended by Senate Amendment "A" (S-683) thereto ADOPTED. |
| 2026-04-13 | Senate | On further motion by Same Senator Senate Amendment "A" (S-683) to Committee Amendment "A" (S-328) READ and ADOPTED. |
| 2026-04-13 | Senate | On further motion by Same Senator the Senate SUSPENDED THE RULES to RECONSIDER their actions whereby Committee Amendment "A" (S-328) was ADOPTED. |
| 2026-04-13 | Senate | On motion by Same Senator the Senate SUSPENDED THE RULES to RECONSIDER their actions whereby the Bill was PASSED TO BE ENGROSSED AS AMENDED by Committee Amendment "A" (S-328) in concurrence. |
| 2026-04-13 | Senate | On motion by Senator ROTUNDO of Androscoggin taken from the Special Appropriations Table |
| 2025-06-25 | Senate | CARRIED OVER, in the same posture, to any special or regular session of the 132nd Legislature, pursuant to Joint Order SP 800. |
| 2025-06-11 | Senate | On motion by Senator ROTUNDO of Androscoggin PLACED ON THE SPECIAL APPROPRIATIONS TABLE pending ENACTMENT in concurrence |
| 2025-06-10 | House | Sent for concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH. |
| 2025-06-10 | House | PASSED TO BE ENACTED. |
| 2025-06-10 | House | In concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH. |
| 2025-06-10 | House | The Bill was PASSED TO BE ENGROSSED as Amended by Committee Amendment "A" (S-328). |
| 2025-06-10 | House | Under suspension of the rules, the Bill was given its SECOND READING without REFERENCE to the Committee on Bills in the Second Reading. |
| 2025-06-10 | House | Committee Amendment "A" (S-328) was READ and ADOPTED. |
| 2025-06-10 | House | The Bill was READ ONCE. |
| 2025-06-10 | House | On motion of Representative KUHN of Falmouth, the Majority Ought to Pass as Amended Report was ACCEPTED. |
| 2025-06-10 | House | Reports READ. |
| 2025-06-09 | Senate | Sent down for concurrence |
| 2025-06-09 | Senate | Under suspension of the Rules, READ A SECOND TIME and PASSED TO BE ENGROSSED AS AMENDED by Committee Amendment "A" (S-328) |
| 2025-06-09 | Senate | Committee Amendment "A" (S-328) READ and ADOPTED. |
| 2025-06-09 | Senate | READ ONCE |
| 2025-06-09 | Senate | On motion by Senator CARNEY of Cumberland the Majority Ought to Pass as Amended Report ACCEPTED. |
| 2025-06-09 | Senate | Reports Read |
| 2025-06-09 | Joint | Reported Out: OTP-AM/ONTP |
| 2025-04-30 | Joint | Voted: Divided Report |
| 2025-04-30 | Joint | Work Session Held |
| 2025-04-23 | Joint | Work Session Held: TABLED |
| 2025-04-10 | House | In concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH. |
| 2025-04-10 | House | The Bill was REFERRED to the Committee on JUDICIARY. |
| 2025-04-10 | Senate | Committee on JUDICIARY suggested and ordered printed REFERENCE to the Committee on JUDICIARY Ordered sent down forthwith for concurrence |
