---
type: "Bill"
title: "An Act To Strengthen Supports For Families And Children Through A Child Abuse And Neglect Prevention And Early Intervention Program"
description: "An Act To Strengthen Supports For Families And Children Through A Child Abuse And Neglect Prevention And Early Intervention Program"
jurisdiction: "us/states/me"
legislature: "Maine Legislature"
session: "130"
identifier: "LD 497"
citation: "Maine LD 497 (130)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["CHILDREN AND FAMILIES", "PREVENTION AND EARLY INTERVENTION", "PROTECTIVE SERVICES (CHILD)"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Colleen MADIGAN"]
version_count: 3
action_count: 20
vote_count: 0
first_action: "2021-02-17"
last_action: "2021-06-08"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/80a994b4-ec3d-4422-b473-897220cf0d31"
source_url: "https://legislature.maine.gov/LawMakerWeb/dockets.asp?ID=280078813"
source_hash: "d42636d073a04ea2b5f2f6a550cf998324e690f68c53d396cfb02413c317026d"
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 497 (130) — An Act To Strengthen Supports For Families And Children Through A Child Abuse And Neglect Prevention And Early Intervention Program

## 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=HP0360&item=2&snum=130)
2. **Documents and Disposition** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.mainelegislature.org/legis/bills/getPDF.asp?paper=HP0360&item=1&snum=130)
3. **Final Disposition** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.mainelegislature.org/legis/bills/getPDF.asp?paper=HP0360&item=3&snum=130)

## Sponsors

- Colleen MADIGAN — primary (person)
- Benjamin COLLINGS — cosponsor (person)
- Bruce WHITE — cosponsor (person)
- Charlotte WARREN — cosponsor (person)
- Joseph BALDACCI — cosponsor (person)
- Margaret CRAVEN — cosponsor (person)
- Michele MEYER — cosponsor (person)
- Nathan LIBBY — cosponsor (person)
- Rachel TALBOT ROSS — cosponsor (person)
- Thom HARNETT — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2021-02-17** Received by the Clerk of the House on February 17, 2021. `receipt`
- **2021-02-17** The Bill was REFERRED to the Committee on HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES pursuant to Joint Rule 308.2 and ordered printed pursuant to Joint Rule 401. `referral-committee`
- **2021-03-30** Carried over, in the same posture, to a subsequent special or regular session of the 130th Legislature, pursuant to Joint Order SP 435.
- **2021-05-19** CONSENT CALENDAR - FIRST DAY
- **2021-05-19** Under suspension of the rules CONSENT CALENDAR - SECOND DAY.
- **2021-05-19** The Bill was PASSED TO BE ENGROSSED as Amended by Committee Amendment "A" (H-165). `reading-3`
- **2021-05-19** Sent for concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.
- **2021-05-19** Report READ and ACCEPTED, in concurrence.
- **2021-05-19** READ ONCE. `reading-1`
- **2021-05-19** Committee Amendment "A" (H-165) READ and ADOPTED, in concurrence. `committee-passage-favorable, passage`
- **2021-05-19** Under suspension of the Rules, READ A SECOND TIME and PASSED TO BE ENGROSSED AS AMENDED BY Committee Amendment "A" (H-165), in concurrence. `reading-2, reading-3`
- **2021-05-19** Ordered sent down forthwith.
- **2021-06-02** FINALLY PASSED. `passage`
- **2021-06-02** Sent for concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.
- **2021-06-03** FINALLY PASSED, in concurrence. `passage`
- **2021-06-08** Signed by Governor `executive-signature`
- **2021-04-12T04:00:00+00:00** Work Session Held - TABLED
- **2021-04-29T04:00:00+00:00** Work Session Held
- **2021-04-29T04:00:00+00:00** Voted - OTP-AM
- **2021-05-17T04:00:00+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/80a994b4-ec3d-4422-b473-897220cf0d31`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Maine legislature records).