---
type: "Bill"
title: "An Act To Clarify The Provision For Care Of Infants After Birth"
description: "An Act To Clarify The Provision For Care Of Infants After Birth"
jurisdiction: "us/states/me"
legislature: "Maine Legislature"
session: "129"
identifier: "LD 2059"
citation: "Maine LD 2059 (129)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["HEALTH CARE SERVICES", "CHILDREN", "CARE OF INFANTS AFTER BIRTH"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Patricia HYMANSON"]
version_count: 2
action_count: 16
vote_count: 0
first_action: "2020-01-21"
last_action: "2020-03-17"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/ee8f9675-6136-4ac2-af55-d3cc66d7c63b"
source_url: "http://legislature.maine.gov/LawMakerWeb/dockets.asp?ID=280076016"
source_hash: "d8719b9bf257d1469e7b2e87d25c9f1d4abf889b2bb077f1becd19d5eec139f5"
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 2059 (129) — An Act To Clarify The Provision For Care Of Infants After Birth

## 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=HP1463&item=1&snum=129)
2. **Final Disposition** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.mainelegislature.org/legis/bills/getPDF.asp?paper=HP1463&item=3&snum=129)

## Sponsors

- Patricia HYMANSON — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2020-01-21** Committee on Health and Human Services suggested and ordered printed.
- **2020-01-21** The Bill was REFERRED to the Committee on HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES. `referral-committee`
- **2020-01-21** Sent for concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.
- **2020-01-21** The Bill was REFERRED to the Committee on HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES in concurrence `referral-committee`
- **2020-03-03** CONSENT CALENDAR - FIRST DAY
- **2020-03-03** Under suspension of the rules CONSENT CALENDAR - SECOND DAY.
- **2020-03-03** The Bill was PASSED TO BE ENGROSSED.
- **2020-03-03** Sent for concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.
- **2020-03-05** Report READ and ACCEPTED, in concurrence.
- **2020-03-05** READ ONCE `reading-1`
- **2020-03-05** Under suspension of the Rules, READ A SECOND TIME and PASSED TO BE ENGROSSED, in concurrence. `reading-2`
- **2020-03-05** Ordered sent down forthwith.
- **2020-03-10** PASSED TO BE ENACTED. `passage`
- **2020-03-10** Sent for concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.
- **2020-03-12** 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/ee8f9675-6136-4ac2-af55-d3cc66d7c63b`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Maine legislature records).