---
type: "Bill"
title: "An Act To Amend The Law Regarding Cessation Of Alimony Upon Cohabitation"
description: "An Act To Amend The Law Regarding Cessation Of Alimony Upon Cohabitation"
jurisdiction: "us/states/me"
legislature: "Maine Legislature"
session: "129"
identifier: "LD 479"
citation: "Maine LD 479 (129)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["DOMESTIC RELATIONS", "DIVORCE", "ALIMONY"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Troy JACKSON"]
version_count: 3
action_count: 16
vote_count: 0
first_action: "2019-01-31"
last_action: "2019-06-13"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/5697d367-092e-4e1b-a30f-c3bec699d843"
source_url: "http://legislature.maine.gov/LawMakerWeb/dockets.asp?ID=280071314"
source_hash: "c725481f6958e22594a32fbf904996c1e6d77233961aea25648526f0f89e8ffa"
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 479 (129) — An Act To Amend The Law Regarding Cessation Of Alimony Upon Cohabitation

## 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=SP0144&item=2&snum=129)
2. **Documents and Disposition** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.mainelegislature.org/legis/bills/getPDF.asp?paper=SP0144&item=1&snum=129)
3. **Final Disposition** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.mainelegislature.org/legis/bills/getPDF.asp?paper=SP0144&item=3&snum=129)

## Sponsors

- Troy JACKSON — primary (person)
- Donna BAILEY — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2019-01-31** Committee on JUDICIARY suggested and ordered printed REFERENCE to the Committee on JUDICIARY Ordered sent down forthwith for concurrence
- **2019-01-31** The Bill was REFERRED to the Committee on JUDICIARY. `referral-committee`
- **2019-01-31** In concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.
- **2019-05-30** Report READ and ACCEPTED.
- **2019-05-30** READ ONCE. `reading-1`
- **2019-05-30** Committee Amendment "A" (S-166) READ and ADOPTED. `passage`
- **2019-05-30** Under suspension of the Rules, READ A SECOND TIME and PASSED TO BE ENGROSSED AS AMENDED BY Committee Amendment "A" (S-166). `reading-2`
- **2019-05-30** Ordered sent down forthwith for concurrence.
- **2019-06-03** CONSENT CALENDAR - FIRST DAY
- **2019-06-03** Under suspension of the rules CONSENT CALENDAR - SECOND DAY.
- **2019-06-03** The Bill was PASSED TO BE ENGROSSED as Amended by Committee Amendment "A" (S-166).
- **2019-06-03** In concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.
- **2019-06-04** PASSED TO BE ENACTED. `passage`
- **2019-06-04** Sent for concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.
- **2019-06-05** PASSED TO BE ENACTED, in concurrence. `passage`
- **2019-06-13** 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/5697d367-092e-4e1b-a30f-c3bec699d843`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Maine legislature records).