---
type: "Bill"
title: "An Act To Support Improvements In Child Protective Services"
description: "An Act To Support Improvements In Child Protective Services"
jurisdiction: "us/states/me"
legislature: "Maine Legislature"
session: "130"
identifier: "LD 1853"
citation: "Maine LD 1853 (130)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["CHILDREN AND FAMILIES", "PROTECTIVE SERVICES (CHILD)", "SYSTEM IMPROVEMENTS"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Ned CLAXTON"]
version_count: 3
action_count: 20
vote_count: 0
first_action: "2022-01-05"
last_action: "2022-04-07"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/f6291d59-06fe-44bd-a9e6-ace736b1f385"
source_url: "https://legislature.maine.gov/LawMakerWeb/dockets.asp?ID=280081932"
source_hash: "d246f074c804f41052cb7927c78ec849162f76863180c7534e20746218e9de95"
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 1853 (130) — An Act To Support Improvements In Child Protective Services

## 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=SP0605&item=2&snum=130)
2. **Documents and Disposition** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.mainelegislature.org/legis/bills/getPDF.asp?paper=SP0605&item=1&snum=130)
3. **Final Disposition** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.mainelegislature.org/legis/bills/getPDF.asp?paper=SP0605&item=3&snum=130)

## Sponsors

- Ned CLAXTON — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2022-01-05** Committee on HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES suggested and ordered printed REFERENCE to the Committee on HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES Ordered sent down forthwith for concurrence
- **2022-01-05** The Bill was REFERRED to the Committee on HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES. `referral-committee`
- **2022-01-05** In concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.
- **2022-03-29** Report READ and ACCEPTED.
- **2022-03-29** READ ONCE. `reading-1`
- **2022-03-29** Committee Amendment "A" (S-458) READ and ADOPTED. `committee-passage-favorable, passage`
- **2022-03-29** Under suspension of the Rules, READ A SECOND TIME and PASSED TO BE ENGROSSED AS AMENDED BY Committee Amendment "A" (S-458). `reading-2, reading-3`
- **2022-03-29** Ordered sent down forthwith for concurrence.
- **2022-03-29** CONSENT CALENDAR - FIRST DAY
- **2022-03-29** Under suspension of the rules CONSENT CALENDAR - SECOND DAY.
- **2022-03-29** The Bill was PASSED TO BE ENGROSSED as Amended by Committee Amendment "A" (S-458). `reading-3`
- **2022-03-29** In concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.
- **2022-03-31** This being an emergency measure, a two-thirds vote of all the members elected to the House was necessary.
- **2022-03-31** FINALLY PASSED. `passage`
- **2022-03-31** Sent for concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.
- **2022-04-05** FINALLY PASSED - Emergency - 2/3 Elected Required, in concurrence. `passage`
- **2022-04-07** Signed by Governor `executive-signature`
- **2022-03-07T05:00:00+00:00** Work Session Held
- **2022-03-07T05:00:00+00:00** Voted - OTP-AM
- **2022-03-24T04:00:00+00:00** Reported Out - OTP-AM

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/f6291d59-06fe-44bd-a9e6-ace736b1f385`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Maine legislature records).