---
type: "Bill"
title: "An Act To Amend The Laws Concerning The Children'S Cabinet And Its Advisory Councils"
description: "An Act To Amend The Laws Concerning The Children'S Cabinet And Its Advisory Councils"
jurisdiction: "us/states/me"
legislature: "Maine Legislature"
session: "129"
identifier: "LD 1778"
citation: "Maine LD 1778 (129)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["STATE AGENCIES", "EXECUTIVE DEPT", "CHILDRENS CABINET"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Rebecca MILLETT"]
version_count: 5
action_count: 34
vote_count: 4
first_action: "2019-05-23"
last_action: "2019-06-20"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/d5a6f45a-37fb-473b-853f-1574cfb69a98"
source_url: "http://legislature.maine.gov/LawMakerWeb/dockets.asp?ID=280074198"
source_hash: "1b79ceb307e23de75a4157569d008dd49b8a1961ad78456ff522cfd0830769e4"
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 1778 (129) — An Act To Amend The Laws Concerning The Children'S Cabinet And Its Advisory Councils

## 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=SP0602&item=2&snum=129)
2. **Divided Reports** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.mainelegislature.org/legis/bills/getPDF.asp?paper=SP0602&item=5&snum=129)
3. **Documents and Disposition** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.mainelegislature.org/legis/bills/getPDF.asp?paper=SP0602&item=1&snum=129)
4. **Final Disposition** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.mainelegislature.org/legis/bills/getPDF.asp?paper=SP0602&item=3&snum=129)
5. **Status In Committee** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.mainelegislature.org/legis/bills/getPDF.asp?paper=SP0602&item=4&snum=129)

## Votes

- ACC MAJ OTP AS AMENDED REP — **88–52** (pass) · lower
- ADOPT HBH-590 TO CAS-267 — **56–83** (fail) · lower
- ACCEPT MAJ OTP-A RPT — **21–14** (pass) · upper
- ADOPT HAH-589 TO CAS-267 — **54–86** (fail) · lower

## Sponsors

- Rebecca MILLETT — primary (person)
- Everett CARSON — cosponsor (person)
- Matthew POULIOT — cosponsor (person)
- Michael BRENNAN — cosponsor (person)
- Richard FARNSWORTH — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2019-05-23** Committee on EDUCATION AND CULTURAL AFFAIRS suggested and ordered printed REFERENCE to the Committee on EDUCATION AND CULTURAL AFFAIRS Ordered sent down forthwith for concurrence
- **2019-05-23** The Bill was REFERRED to the Committee on EDUCATION AND CULTURAL AFFAIRS. `referral-committee`
- **2019-05-23** In concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.
- **2019-06-12** Reports READ
- **2019-06-12** On motion by Senator MILLETT of Cumberland The Majority Ought to Pass As Amended Report ACCEPTED
- **2019-06-12** Roll Call Ordered Roll Call Number 270 Yeas 21 - Nays 14 - Excused 0 - Absent 0
- **2019-06-12** READ ONCE `reading-1`
- **2019-06-12** Committee Amendment "A" (S-267) READ and ADOPTED
- **2019-06-12** Under suspension of the Rules, READ A SECOND TIME and PASSED TO BE ENGROSSED AS AMENDED by Committee Amendment "A" (S-267) `reading-2`
- **2019-06-12** Sent down for concurrence
- **2019-06-13** Reports READ.
- **2019-06-13** On motion of Representative KORNFIELD of Bangor, the Majority Ought to Pass as Amended Report was ACCEPTED.
- **2019-06-13** ROLL CALL NO. 258
- **2019-06-13** (Yeas 88 - Nays 52 - Absent 10 - Excused 1)
- **2019-06-13** The Bill was READ ONCE. `reading-1`
- **2019-06-13** Committee Amendment "A" (S-267) was READ.
- **2019-06-13** On motion of Representative LOCKMAN of Bradley, House Amendment "A" (H-589) was READ.
- **2019-06-13** Subsequently, House Amendment "A" (H-589) FAILED ADOPTION.
- **2019-06-13** ROLL CALL NO. 259
- **2019-06-13** (Yeas 54 - Nays 86 - Absent 10 - Excused 1)
- **2019-06-13** On motion of Representative PEOPLES of Westbrook, House Amendment "B" (H-590) was READ.
- **2019-06-13** Subsequently, House Amendment "B" (H-590) FAILED ADOPTION.
- **2019-06-13** ROLL CALL NO. 260
- **2019-06-13** (Yeas 56 - Nays 83 - Absent 11 - Excused 1)
- **2019-06-13** Committee Amendment "A" (S-267) was ADOPTED.
- **2019-06-13** Under suspension of the rules, the Bill was given its SECOND READING without REFERENCE to the Committee on Bills in the Second Reading.
- **2019-06-13** The Bill was PASSED TO BE ENGROSSED as Amended by Committee Amendment "A" (S-267).
- **2019-06-13** In concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.
- **2019-06-14** PASSED TO BE ENACTED. `passage`
- **2019-06-14** Sent for concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.
- **2019-06-14** On motion by Senator BREEN of Cumberland PLACED ON THE SPECIAL APPROPRIATIONS TABLE pending ENACTMENT
- **2019-06-19** On Motion by Senator BREEN of Cumberland taken from the SPECIAL APPROPRIATIONS TABLE.
- **2019-06-19** Subsequently PASSED TO BE ENACTED in concurrence `passage`
- **2019-06-20** 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/d5a6f45a-37fb-473b-853f-1574cfb69a98`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Maine legislature records).