---
type: "Bill"
title: "An Act To Secure Transitions To Economic Prosperity For Maine Families And Children"
description: "An Act To Secure Transitions To Economic Prosperity For Maine Families And Children"
jurisdiction: "us/states/me"
legislature: "Maine Legislature"
session: "129"
identifier: "LD 1772"
citation: "Maine LD 1772 (129)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["TEMPORARY ASSIST TO NEEDY FAMILIES", "PROVISIONS", "REVISED"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Harold STEWART"]
version_count: 3
action_count: 17
vote_count: 0
first_action: "2019-05-23"
last_action: "2019-06-27"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/9ed5a8c9-2308-4a1d-a322-0b0cb05cae24"
source_url: "http://legislature.maine.gov/LawMakerWeb/dockets.asp?ID=280074191"
source_hash: "9182b8d095f9b5dd160a8e7e2b93e2e37bf3b670c6e7b68f97ebb822e54e286f"
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 1772 (129) — An Act To Secure Transitions To Economic Prosperity For Maine Families And Children

## 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=HP1259&item=2&snum=129)
2. **Documents and Disposition** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.mainelegislature.org/legis/bills/getPDF.asp?paper=HP1259&item=1&snum=129)
3. **Final Disposition** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.mainelegislature.org/legis/bills/getPDF.asp?paper=HP1259&item=3&snum=129)

## Sponsors

- Harold STEWART — primary (person)
- Dana DOW — cosponsor (person)
- Holly STOVER — cosponsor (person)
- Marianne MOORE — cosponsor (person)
- Ned CLAXTON — cosponsor (person)
- Patricia HYMANSON — cosponsor (person)
- Rachel TALBOT ROSS — cosponsor (person)
- Sara GIDEON — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2019-05-23** Committee on Health and Human Services suggested and ordered printed.
- **2019-05-23** The Bill was REFERRED to the Committee on HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES. `referral-committee`
- **2019-05-23** Sent for concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.
- **2019-05-23** The Bill was REFERRED to the Committee on HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES in concurrence `referral-committee`
- **2019-06-17** CONSENT CALENDAR - FIRST DAY
- **2019-06-17** Under suspension of the rules CONSENT CALENDAR - SECOND DAY.
- **2019-06-17** The Bill was PASSED TO BE ENGROSSED as Amended by Committee Amendment "A" (H-606).
- **2019-06-17** Sent for concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.
- **2019-06-17** Report READ and ACCEPTED, in concurrence.
- **2019-06-17** READ ONCE. `reading-1`
- **2019-06-17** Committee Amendment "A" (H-606) READ and ADOPTED, in concurrence. `passage`
- **2019-06-17** Under suspension of the Rules, READ A SECOND TIME and PASSED TO BE ENGROSSED AS AMENDED BY Committee Amendment "A" (H-606), in concurrence. `reading-2`
- **2019-06-17** Ordered sent down forthwith.
- **2019-06-17** PASSED TO BE ENACTED. `passage`
- **2019-06-17** Sent for concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.
- **2019-06-18** PASSED TO BE ENACTED, in concurrence. `passage`
- **2019-06-27** 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/9ed5a8c9-2308-4a1d-a322-0b0cb05cae24`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Maine legislature records).