---
type: "Bill"
title: "An Act To Modify The Expungement Requirements For Records Under The Child And Family Services And Child Protection Act"
description: "An Act To Modify The Expungement Requirements For Records Under The Child And Family Services And Child Protection Act"
jurisdiction: "us/states/me"
legislature: "Maine Legislature"
session: "128"
identifier: "LD 1920"
citation: "Maine LD 1920 (128)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["CHILDREN AND FAMILIES", "ABUSE AND NEGLECT", "UNSUBSTANTIATED RECORDS RETENTION"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["KEIM"]
version_count: 1
action_count: 20
vote_count: 1
first_action: "2018-08-21"
last_action: "2018-09-07"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/7e5026e1-1dc4-4268-a177-6ff11b6e7fbd"
source_url: "http://legislature.maine.gov/LawMakerWeb/dockets.asp?ID=280069777"
source_hash: "fc852a166eb71df8ff0e3a0b3db9a1f51da84ec0964dafeeed59e4c57d40e830"
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 1920 (128) — An Act To Modify The Expungement Requirements For Records Under The Child And Family Services And Child Protection Act

## Version chain

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

1. **Initial Version** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.mainelegislature.org/legis/bills/bills_128th/billtexts/SP075401.asp)

## Votes

- PASSAGE TO BE ENGROSSED — **68–50** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- KEIM — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2018-08-21** Received by the Secretary of the Senate on August 20, 2018 and REFERRED to the Committee on HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES pursuant to Joint Rule 308.2 `referral-committee`
- **2018-08-30** Reports READ
- **2018-08-30** On motion by Senator BRAKEY of Androscoggin Report A Ought to Pass As Amended by Committee Amendment "A" (S-546) Report ACCEPTED
- **2018-08-30** READ ONCE `reading-1`
- **2018-08-30** Committee Amendment "A" (S-546) READ and ADOPTED
- **2018-08-30** Under suspension of the Rules, READ A SECOND TIME and PASSED TO BE ENGROSSED AS AMENDED by Committee Amendment "A" (S-546) `reading-2`
- **2018-08-30** Sent down for concurrence
- **2018-08-30** Reports READ.
- **2018-08-30** On motion of Representative HYMANSON of York, REPORT A Ought to Pass as Amended was ACCEPTED.
- **2018-08-30** The Bill was READ ONCE. `reading-1`
- **2018-08-30** Committee Amendment "A" (S-546) was READ and ADOPTED. `passage`
- **2018-08-30** Under suspension of the rules, the Bill was given its SECOND READING without REFERENCE to the Committee on Bills in the Second Reading.
- **2018-08-30** The Bill was PASSED TO BE ENGROSSED as Amended by Committee Amendment "A" (S-546).
- **2018-08-30** ROLL CALL NO. 746
- **2018-08-30** (Yeas 68 - Nays 50 - Absent 32 - Excused 0) (Vacancy 1)
- **2018-08-30** In concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.
- **2018-08-30** PASSED TO BE ENACTED. `passage`
- **2018-08-30** Sent for concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.
- **2018-08-30** PASSED TO BE ENACTED, in concurrence. `passage`
- **2018-09-07** Signed by Governor `executive-signature`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/7e5026e1-1dc4-4268-a177-6ff11b6e7fbd`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Maine legislature records).