---
type: "Bill"
title: "Resolve, To Change The Work Requirement Rules Under The Temporary Assistance For Needy Families Program"
description: "Resolve, To Change The Work Requirement Rules Under The Temporary Assistance For Needy Families Program"
jurisdiction: "us/states/me"
legislature: "Maine Legislature"
session: "129"
identifier: "LD 1247"
citation: "Maine LD 1247 (129)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["TEMPORARY ASSIST TO NEEDY FAMILIES", "PROVISIONS", "WORK REQUIREMENTS"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Colleen MADIGAN"]
version_count: 3
action_count: 17
vote_count: 0
first_action: "2019-03-14"
last_action: "2019-06-06"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/d05dff97-5369-4a67-a3d5-d7255d96704f"
source_url: "http://legislature.maine.gov/LawMakerWeb/dockets.asp?ID=280072480"
source_hash: "7e67995f4048b2e5bb7b9bec4186a8f45c3afba4ebb73ade3d4e354e065c43b6"
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 1247 (129) — Resolve, To Change The Work Requirement Rules Under The Temporary Assistance For Needy Families 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=HP0908&item=2&snum=129)
2. **Documents and Disposition** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.mainelegislature.org/legis/bills/getPDF.asp?paper=HP0908&item=1&snum=129)
3. **Final Disposition** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.mainelegislature.org/legis/bills/getPDF.asp?paper=HP0908&item=3&snum=129)

## Sponsors

- Colleen MADIGAN — primary (person)
- Anne PERRY — cosponsor (person)
- Benjamin COLLINGS — cosponsor (person)
- Denise TEPLER — cosponsor (person)
- Donna DOORE — cosponsor (person)
- Geoffrey GRATWICK — cosponsor (person)
- Joyce McCREIGHT — cosponsor (person)
- Patricia HYMANSON — cosponsor (person)
- Richard FARNSWORTH — cosponsor (person)
- Ryan TIPPING — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2019-03-14** Committee on Health and Human Services suggested and ordered printed.
- **2019-03-14** The Resolve was REFERRED to the Committee on HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES. `referral-committee`
- **2019-03-14** Sent for concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.
- **2019-03-19** The Bill was REFERRED to the Committee on HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES in concurrence `referral-committee`
- **2019-06-03** CONSENT CALENDAR - FIRST DAY
- **2019-06-03** Under suspension of the rules CONSENT CALENDAR - SECOND DAY.
- **2019-06-03** The Resolve was PASSED TO BE ENGROSSED as Amended by Committee Amendment "A" (H-408).
- **2019-06-03** Sent for concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.
- **2019-06-04** Report READ and ACCEPTED, in concurrence.
- **2019-06-04** READ ONCE. `reading-1`
- **2019-06-04** Committee Amendment "A" (H-408) READ and ADOPTED, in concurrence. `passage`
- **2019-06-04** Under suspension of the Rules, READ A SECOND TIME and PASSED TO BE ENGROSSED AS AMENDED BY Committee Amendment "A" (H-408), in concurrence. `reading-2`
- **2019-06-04** Ordered sent down forthwith.
- **2019-06-05** FINALLY PASSED. `passage`
- **2019-06-05** Sent for concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.
- **2019-06-06** FINALLY PASSED, in concurrence. `passage`
- **2019-06-06** 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/d05dff97-5369-4a67-a3d5-d7255d96704f`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Maine legislature records).