---
type: "Bill"
title: "An Act Regarding Changing The Designation Of A Parent On The Birth Certificate Of An Adult"
description: "An Act Regarding Changing The Designation Of A Parent On The Birth Certificate Of An Adult"
jurisdiction: "us/states/me"
legislature: "Maine Legislature"
session: "128"
identifier: "LD 83"
citation: "Maine LD 83 (128)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["DOMESTIC RELATIONS", "PATERNITY", "NAME CHANGE ON BIRTH RECORD"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["MIRAMANT"]
version_count: 1
action_count: 22
vote_count: 1
first_action: "2017-01-11"
last_action: "2017-03-24"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/ecace7dc-9c06-4aca-9c0c-40a14a4a629b"
source_url: "http://legislature.maine.gov/LawMakerWeb/dockets.asp?ID=280062544"
source_hash: "c89cd696e34038b53d9538d29f5c4c87e82e286404dfe2ea618fe9506ec69646"
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 83 (128) — An Act Regarding Changing The Designation Of A Parent On The Birth Certificate Of An Adult

## 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/SP003201.asp)

## Votes

- ENACTMENT — **34–0** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- MIRAMANT — primary (person)
- HYMANSON — cosponsor (person)
- JACKSON — cosponsor (person)
- LIBBY — cosponsor (person)
- PARRY — cosponsor (person)
- SPEAR — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2017-01-11** Committee on HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES
- **2017-01-11** suggested and ordered printed
- **2017-01-11** REFERRED to the Committee on HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES `referral-committee`
- **2017-01-11** Ordered sent down forthwith for concurrence
- **2017-01-11** The Bill was REFERRED to the Committee on HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES. `referral-committee`
- **2017-01-11** In concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.
- **2017-03-02** Report READ and ACCEPTED
- **2017-03-02** READ ONCE `reading-1`
- **2017-03-02** Assigned for SECOND READING NEXT LEGISLATIVE DAY.
- **2017-03-07** COMMITTEE ON BILLS IN THE SECOND READING REPORTS NO FURTHER VERBAL AMENDMENTS NECESSARY, Senator Saviello, Senate Chair. REPORT ACCEPTED.
- **2017-03-07** READ A SECOND TIME and PASSED TO BE ENGROSSED. `reading-2`
- **2017-03-07** Ordered sent down forthwith for concurrence.
- **2017-03-09** CONSENT CALENDAR - FIRST DAY
- **2017-03-14** Committee on Bills in the Second Reading Reports no further verbal amendments necessary. Report Accepted.
- **2017-03-14** CONSENT CALENDAR - SECOND DAY.
- **2017-03-14** The Bill was PASSED TO BE ENGROSSED.
- **2017-03-14** In concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.
- **2017-03-21** PASSED TO BE ENACTED. `passage`
- **2017-03-21** Sent for concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.
- **2017-03-23** PASSED TO BE ENACTED, in concurrence. `passage`
- **2017-03-23** Roll Call Ordered Roll Call Number 50 Yeas 34 - Nays 0 - Excused 1 - Absent 0 PREVAILED
- **2017-03-24** 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/ecace7dc-9c06-4aca-9c0c-40a14a4a629b`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Maine legislature records).