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+---
+type: "Bill"
+title: "An Act To Enact The Maine Indian Child Welfare Act"
+description: "An Act To Enact The Maine Indian Child Welfare Act"
+jurisdiction: "us/states/me"
+legislature: "Maine Legislature"
+session: "131"
+identifier: "LD 1970"
+citation: "Maine LD 1970 (131)"
+classification: ["bill"]
+subjects: ["CHILD WELFARE ACT", "NATIVE AMERICANS", "WABANAKI PEOPLE"]
+status: "enacted"
+primary_sponsors: ["Donna BAILEY"]
+version_count: 3
+action_count: 22
+vote_count: 1
+first_action: "2023-05-18"
+last_action: "2023-06-30"
+source: "openstates"
+source_identifier: "ocd-bill/82697411-102f-4f7d-94e0-329ebbb9bc49"
+source_url: "https://legislature.maine.gov/LawMakerWeb/dockets.asp?ID=280089647"
+source_hash: "29038417a874151607137edfa11abfd96ddad659c97fbbd3b0a52cb54f30bc1b"
+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 1970 (131) — An Act To Enact The Maine Indian Child Welfare Act
+
+## 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=SP0804&item=2&snum=131)
+2. **Documents and Disposition** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.mainelegislature.org/legis/bills/getPDF.asp?paper=SP0804&item=1&snum=131)
+3. **Final Disposition** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.mainelegislature.org/legis/bills/getPDF.asp?paper=SP0804&item=3&snum=131)
+
+## Votes
+
+- ENACT-EMER 2/3 ELECT — **32–0** (pass) · upper
+
+## Sponsors
+
+- Donna BAILEY — primary (person)
+- Aaron DANA — cosponsor (person)
+- Adam LEE — cosponsor (person)
+- Allison HEPLER — cosponsor (person)
+- Ambureen RANA — cosponsor (person)
+- Amy KUHN — cosponsor (person)
+- Amy ROEDER — cosponsor (person)
+- Ann MATLACK — cosponsor (person)
+- Anne CARNEY — cosponsor (person)
+- Anne GRAHAM — cosponsor (person)
+- Anne PERRY — cosponsor (person)
+- Benjamin CHIPMAN — cosponsor (person)
+- Benjamin COLLINGS — cosponsor (person)
+- Billy Bob FAULKINGHAM — cosponsor (person)
+- Bruce WHITE — cosponsor (person)
+- Cameron RENY — cosponsor (person)
+- Charles SKOLD — cosponsor (person)
+- Colleen MADIGAN — cosponsor (person)
+- Craig HICKMAN — cosponsor (person)
+- Daniel ANKELES — cosponsor (person)
+- Daniel SHAGOURY — cosponsor (person)
+- Deqa DHALAC — cosponsor (person)
+- Drew GATTINE — cosponsor (person)
+- Eloise VITELLI — cosponsor (person)
+- Eric BRAKEY — cosponsor (person)
+- Erin SHEEHAN — cosponsor (person)
+- Glenn CURRY — cosponsor (person)
+- Holly EATON — cosponsor (person)
+- Holly SARGENT — cosponsor (person)
+- Holly STOVER — cosponsor (person)
+- James DILL — cosponsor (person)
+- Jane PRINGLE — cosponsor (person)
+- Jessica FAY — cosponsor (person)
+- Jill DUSON — cosponsor (person)
+- Joseph RAFFERTY — cosponsor (person)
+- Kathy SHAW — cosponsor (person)
+- Kelly MURPHY — cosponsor (person)
+- Kristen CLOUTIER — cosponsor (person)
+- Laurie OSHER — cosponsor (person)
+- Lori GRAMLICH — cosponsor (person)
+- Lucas LANIGAN — cosponsor (person)
+- Lydia CRAFTS — cosponsor (person)
+- Lynn COPELAND — cosponsor (person)
+- Lynne WILLIAMS — cosponsor (person)
+- Mana ABDI — cosponsor (person)
+- Marc MALON — cosponsor (person)
+- Margaret CRAVEN — cosponsor (person)
+- Margaret ROTUNDO — cosponsor (person)
+- Marianne MOORE — cosponsor (person)
+- Matthea DAUGHTRY — cosponsor (person)
+- Matthew MOONEN — cosponsor (person)
+- Maureen TERRY — cosponsor (person)
+- Melanie SACHS — cosponsor (person)
+- Michael BRENNAN — cosponsor (person)
+- Michele MEYER — cosponsor (person)
+- Morgan RIELLY — cosponsor (person)
+- Nicole GROHOSKI — cosponsor (person)
+- Nina MILLIKEN — cosponsor (person)
+- Poppy ARFORD — cosponsor (person)
+- Rachel TALBOT ROSS — cosponsor (person)
+- Rebecca JAUCH — cosponsor (person)
+- Rebecca MILLETT — cosponsor (person)
+- Sally CLUCHEY — cosponsor (person)
+- Samuel ZAGER — cosponsor (person)
+- Sean PAULHUS — cosponsor (person)
+- Sophia WARREN — cosponsor (person)
+- Stacy BRENNER — cosponsor (person)
+- Stephen MORIARTY — cosponsor (person)
+- Suzanne SALISBURY — cosponsor (person)
+- Tavis HASENFUS — cosponsor (person)
+- Teresa PIERCE — cosponsor (person)
+- Traci GERE — cosponsor (person)
+- Troy JACKSON — cosponsor (person)
+- Victoria DOUDERA — cosponsor (person)
+- William PLUECKER — cosponsor (person)
+
+## Timeline
+
+The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
+
+- **2023-05-18** Committee on JUDICIARY suggested and ordered printed REFERENCE to the Committee on JUDICIARY Ordered sent down forthwith for concurrence
+- **2023-05-23** The Bill was REFERRED to the Committee on JUDICIARY. `referral-committee`
+- **2023-05-23** In concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.
+- **2023-06-21** Report READ and ACCEPTED.
+- **2023-06-21** READ ONCE. `reading-1`
+- **2023-06-21** Committee Amendment "A" (S-413) READ and ADOPTED. `committee-passage-favorable, passage`
+- **2023-06-21** Under suspension of the Rules, READ A SECOND TIME and PASSED TO BE ENGROSSED AS AMENDED BY Committee Amendment "A" (S-413). `reading-2, reading-3`
+- **2023-06-21** Ordered sent down forthwith for concurrence.
+- **2023-06-22** CONSENT CALENDAR - FIRST DAY
+- **2023-06-22** Under suspension of the rules CONSENT CALENDAR - SECOND DAY.
+- **2023-06-22** The Bill was PASSED TO BE ENGROSSED as Amended by Committee Amendment "A" (S-413). `reading-3`
+- **2023-06-22** In concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.
+- **2023-06-22** This being an emergency measure, a two-thirds vote of all the members elected to the House was necessary.
+- **2023-06-22** PASSED TO BE ENACTED. `passage`
+- **2023-06-22** Sent for concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.
+- **2023-06-22** PASSED TO BE ENACTED - Emergency - 2/3 Elected Required, in concurrence. `passage`
+- **2023-06-22** Roll Call Ordered Roll Call Number 446 Yeas 32 - Nays 0 - Excused 3 - Absent 0 PREVAILED
+- **2023-06-22** Subsequently PASSED TO BE ENACTED - Emergency -2/3 Elected Required in concurrence `passage`
+- **2023-06-30** Signed by Governor `executive-signature`
+- **2023-06-06T04:00:00+00:00** Work Session Held
+- **2023-06-06T04:00:00+00:00** Voted - OTP-AM
+- **2023-06-21T04:00:00+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/82697411-102f-4f7d-94e0-329ebbb9bc49`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Maine legislature records).
+