---
type: "Bill"
title: "An Act To Increase Funding For Staffing For The Child Welfare Services Ombudsman Program"
description: "An Act To Increase Funding For Staffing For The Child Welfare Services Ombudsman Program"
jurisdiction: "us/states/me"
legislature: "Maine Legislature"
session: "129"
identifier: "LD 1094"
citation: "Maine LD 1094 (129)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["CHILDREN AND FAMILIES", "PROTECTIVE SERVICES (CHILD)", "CHILD WELFARE OMBUDSMAN"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Shenna BELLOWS"]
version_count: 4
action_count: 28
vote_count: 0
first_action: "2019-03-05"
last_action: "2019-07-02"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/21a9cf3b-d9b8-416b-a4f7-58afdaf8f0c9"
source_url: "http://legislature.maine.gov/LawMakerWeb/dockets.asp?ID=280072219"
source_hash: "f76634c5a6e5ef08d33d9c36191fde8d295ca5a527f41ddd9e709b3a56e35a20"
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 1094 (129) — An Act To Increase Funding For Staffing For The Child Welfare Services Ombudsman Program

## 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=SP0326&item=2&snum=129)
2. **Chaptered Law** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.mainelegislature.org/legis/bills/getPDF.asp?paper=SP0326&item=5&snum=129)
3. **Documents and Disposition** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.mainelegislature.org/legis/bills/getPDF.asp?paper=SP0326&item=1&snum=129)
4. **Final Disposition** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.mainelegislature.org/legis/bills/getPDF.asp?paper=SP0326&item=4&snum=129)

## Sponsors

- Shenna BELLOWS — primary (person)
- Drew GATTINE — cosponsor (person)
- Geoffrey GRATWICK — cosponsor (person)
- Marianne MOORE — cosponsor (person)
- Mark LAWRENCE — cosponsor (person)
- Ned CLAXTON — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2019-03-05** Committee on HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES suggested and ordered printed REFERENCE to the Committee on HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES Ordered sent down forthwith for concurrence
- **2019-03-05** The Bill was REFERRED to the Committee on HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES. `referral-committee`
- **2019-03-05** In concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.
- **2019-06-03** Report READ and ACCEPTED.
- **2019-06-03** READ ONCE. `reading-1`
- **2019-06-03** Committee Amendment "A" (S-180) READ and ADOPTED. `passage`
- **2019-06-03** Under suspension of the Rules, READ A SECOND TIME and PASSED TO BE ENGROSSED AS AMENDED BY Committee Amendment "A" (S-180). `reading-2`
- **2019-06-03** Ordered sent down forthwith for concurrence.
- **2019-06-04** CONSENT CALENDAR - FIRST DAY
- **2019-06-04** Under suspension of the rules CONSENT CALENDAR - SECOND DAY.
- **2019-06-04** The Bill was PASSED TO BE ENGROSSED as Amended by Committee Amendment "A" (S-180).
- **2019-06-04** In concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.
- **2019-06-05** PASSED TO BE ENACTED. `passage`
- **2019-06-05** Sent for concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.
- **2019-06-05** On motion by Senator SANBORN, L. of Cumberland PLACED ON THE SPECIAL APPROPRIATIONS TABLE pending PASSAGE TO BE ENACTED, in concurrence.
- **2019-06-19** On Motion by Senator BREEN of Cumberland taken from the SPECIAL APPROPRIATIONS TABLE.
- **2019-06-19** Under suspension of the Rules On motion by Same Senator The Senate RECONSIDERED whereby the Bill was PASSED TO BE ENGROSSED as Amended by Committee Amendment "A" (S-180)
- **2019-06-19** Under further suspension of the Rules On further motion by Same Senator The Senate RECONSIDERED whereby Committee Amendment "A" (S-180) was ADOPTED
- **2019-06-19** On further motion by Same Senator Senate Amendment "A" (S-336) to Committee Amendment "A" (S-180) READ and ADOPTED
- **2019-06-19** Committee Amendment "A" (S-180) as Amended by Senate Amendment "A" (S-336) thereto ADOPTED
- **2019-06-19** PASSED TO BE ENGROSSED AS AMENDED BY Committee Amendment "A" (S-180) AS AMENDED BY Senate Amendment "A" (S-336) thereto In NON-CONCURRENCE
- **2019-06-19** Sent down for concurrence
- **2019-06-19** The House RECEDED and CONCURRED to PASSAGE TO BE ENGROSSED as Amended by Committee Amendment "A" (S-180) as Amended by Senate Amendment "A" (S-336) thereto.
- **2019-06-19** ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.
- **2019-06-19** PASSED TO BE ENACTED. `passage`
- **2019-06-19** Sent for concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.
- **2019-06-20** PASSED TO BE ENACTED, in concurrence. `passage`
- **2019-07-02** 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/21a9cf3b-d9b8-416b-a4f7-58afdaf8f0c9`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Maine legislature records).