---
type: "Bill"
title: "An Act To Amend The Maine Uniform Probate Code"
description: "An Act To Amend The Maine Uniform Probate Code"
jurisdiction: "us/states/me"
legislature: "Maine Legislature"
session: "129"
identifier: "LD 1863"
citation: "Maine LD 1863 (129)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Donna BAILEY"]
version_count: 2
action_count: 17
vote_count: 0
first_action: "2019-12-23"
last_action: "2020-03-17"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/6e35d632-cde3-49d0-b6c9-bf403dcd78ec"
source_url: "http://legislature.maine.gov/LawMakerWeb/dockets.asp?ID=280075680"
source_hash: "481b29f7aa8c1c3c0da3fb7692bfb150c7886bfe0208ac7b87fcde6199c53b38"
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 1863 (129) — An Act To Amend The Maine Uniform Probate Code

## Version chain

The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.

1. **Documents and Disposition** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.mainelegislature.org/legis/bills/getPDF.asp?paper=HP1334&item=1&snum=129)
2. **Final Disposition** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.mainelegislature.org/legis/bills/getPDF.asp?paper=HP1334&item=3&snum=129)

## Sponsors

- Donna BAILEY — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2019-12-23** Reported by Representative BAILEY for the Probate and Trust Law Advisory Commission pursuant to the Maine Revised Statutes, Title 18-C, section 1-803.
- **2019-12-23** Received by the Clerk of the House on December 19, 2019.
- **2019-12-23** The Bill was REFERRED to the Committee on JUDICIARY pursuant to Joint Rule 308.2 and ordered printed. `referral-committee`
- **2020-02-25** CONSENT CALENDAR - FIRST DAY
- **2020-02-25** Under suspension of the rules CONSENT CALENDAR - SECOND DAY.
- **2020-02-25** The Bill was PASSED TO BE ENGROSSED.
- **2020-02-25** Sent for concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.
- **2020-02-27** Report READ and ACCEPTED in concurrence
- **2020-02-27** READ ONCE `reading-1`
- **2020-02-27** ASSIGNED FOR SECOND READING NEXT LEGISLATIVE DAY.
- **2020-03-03** COMMITTEE ON BILLS IN THE SECOND READING REPORTS NO FURTHER VERBAL AMENDMENTS NECESSARY. REPORT ACCEPTED.
- **2020-03-03** READ A SECOND TIME and PASSED TO BE ENGROSSED, in concurrence. `reading-2`
- **2020-03-03** Ordered sent down forthwith
- **2020-03-05** PASSED TO BE ENACTED. `passage`
- **2020-03-05** Sent for concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.
- **2020-03-10** PASSED TO BE ENACTED, in concurrence. `passage`
- **2020-03-17** 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/6e35d632-cde3-49d0-b6c9-bf403dcd78ec`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Maine legislature records).