---
type: "Bill"
title: "An Act Concerning Name Changes For Minors"
description: "An Act Concerning Name Changes For Minors"
jurisdiction: "us/states/me"
legislature: "Maine Legislature"
session: "130"
identifier: "LD 209"
citation: "Maine LD 209 (130)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["NAME CHANGES FOR MINORS", "PROBATE", "PROCEEDINGS"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Thom HARNETT"]
version_count: 2
action_count: 18
vote_count: 0
first_action: "2021-01-25"
last_action: "2021-03-17"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/9d7546f9-99ec-450c-bead-bef74497126c"
source_url: "https://legislature.maine.gov/LawMakerWeb/dockets.asp?ID=280078271"
source_hash: "f6866e69c0f6c9f4f5dc48901c4c07944630b0fe323b8ca698c6749a1748d85b"
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 209 (130) — An Act Concerning Name Changes For Minors

## 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=HP0144&item=1&snum=130)
2. **Final Disposition** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.mainelegislature.org/legis/bills/getPDF.asp?paper=HP0144&item=3&snum=130)

## Sponsors

- Thom HARNETT — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2021-01-25** Reported by Representative HARNETT for the Family Law Advisory Commission pursuant to the Maine Revised Statutes, Title 19-A, section 354, subsection 2.
- **2021-01-25** Received by the Clerk of the House on January 25, 2021. `receipt`
- **2021-01-25** The Bill was REFERRED to the Committee on JUDICIARY pursuant to Joint Rule 308.2 and ordered printed. `referral-committee`
- **2021-03-10** CONSENT CALENDAR - FIRST DAY
- **2021-03-10** Under suspension of the rules CONSENT CALENDAR - SECOND DAY.
- **2021-03-10** The Bill was PASSED TO BE ENGROSSED. `reading-3`
- **2021-03-10** Sent for concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.
- **2021-03-11** Report READ and ACCEPTED, in concurrence.
- **2021-03-11** READ ONCE `reading-1`
- **2021-03-11** Under suspension of the Rules, READ A SECOND TIME and PASSED TO BE ENGROSSED, in concurrence. `reading-2, reading-3`
- **2021-03-11** Ordered sent down forthwith.
- **2021-03-11** PASSED TO BE ENACTED. `passage`
- **2021-03-11** Sent for concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.
- **2021-03-11** PASSED TO BE ENACTED, in concurrence. `passage`
- **2021-03-17** Signed by Governor `executive-signature`
- **2021-02-25T05:00:00+00:00** Work Session Held
- **2021-02-25T05:00:00+00:00** Voted - OTP
- **2021-03-08T05:00:00+00:00** Reported Out - OTP

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/9d7546f9-99ec-450c-bead-bef74497126c`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Maine legislature records).