---
type: "Bill"
title: "Resolve, To Establish The Commission To Create A Plan To Incorporate The Probate Courts Into The Judicial Branch"
description: "Resolve, To Establish The Commission To Create A Plan To Incorporate The Probate Courts Into The Judicial Branch"
jurisdiction: "us/states/me"
legislature: "Maine Legislature"
session: "130"
identifier: "LD 719"
citation: "Maine LD 719 (130)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["COURTS", "FULL-TIME JUDGES", "PROBATE"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Barbara CARDONE"]
version_count: 3
action_count: 28
vote_count: 1
first_action: "2021-03-03"
last_action: "2021-07-06"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/1c361075-fb46-4c20-9db2-eb1bda211b5b"
source_url: "https://legislature.maine.gov/LawMakerWeb/dockets.asp?ID=280079199"
source_hash: "a66f2e8a95765bc163732380af981f2618df99bc6abf02778b564453426fc06d"
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 719 (130) — Resolve, To Establish The Commission To Create A Plan To Incorporate The Probate Courts Into The Judicial Branch

## 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=HP0530&item=2&snum=130)
2. **Documents and Disposition** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.mainelegislature.org/legis/bills/getPDF.asp?paper=HP0530&item=1&snum=130)
3. **Final Disposition** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.mainelegislature.org/legis/bills/getPDF.asp?paper=HP0530&item=3&snum=130)

## Votes

- ACC MAJ OTP AS AMENDED REP — **82–58** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- Barbara CARDONE — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2021-03-03** Received by the Clerk of the House on March 3, 2021. `receipt`
- **2021-03-03** The Resolve was REFERRED to the Committee on JUDICIARY 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.
- **2021-06-14** Reports READ.
- **2021-06-14** On motion of Representative HARNETT of Gardiner, the Majority Ought to Pass as Amended Report was ACCEPTED.
- **2021-06-14** ROLL CALL NO. 260
- **2021-06-14** (Yeas 82 - Nays 58 - Absent 11 - Excused 0)
- **2021-06-14** The Resolve was READ ONCE. `reading-1`
- **2021-06-14** Committee Amendment "A" (H-588) was READ and ADOPTED. `committee-passage-favorable, passage`
- **2021-06-14** Under suspension of the rules, the Resolve was given its SECOND READING without REFERENCE to the Committee on Bills in the Second Reading.
- **2021-06-14** The Resolve was PASSED TO BE ENGROSSED as Amended by Committee Amendment "A" (H-588). `reading-3`
- **2021-06-14** Sent for concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.
- **2021-06-15** Reports READ
- **2021-06-15** On motion by Senator CARNEY of Cumberland The Majority Ought to Pass As Amended Report ACCEPTED
- **2021-06-15** READ ONCE `reading-1`
- **2021-06-15** Committee Amendment "A" (H-588) READ and ADOPTED `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2021-06-15** Under suspension of the Rules, READ A SECOND TIME and PASSED TO BE ENGROSSED AS AMENDED by Committee Amendment "A" (H-588) in concurrence `reading-2, reading-3`
- **2021-06-15** FINALLY PASSED. `passage`
- **2021-06-15** Sent for concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.
- **2021-06-16** On motion by Senator DAUGHTRY of Cumberland PLACED ON THE SPECIAL STUDY TABLE pending FINAL PASSAGE, in concurrence.
- **2021-06-30** TAKEN FROM THE SPECIAL STUDY TABLE
- **2021-06-30** Subsequently FINALLY PASSED in concurrence `passage`
- **2021-07-06** Signed by Governor `executive-signature`
- **2021-04-15T04:00:00+00:00** Work Session Held
- **2021-04-15T04:00:00+00:00** Voted - OTP
- **2021-05-04T04:00:00+00:00** Work Session Reconsidered
- **2021-05-04T04:00:00+00:00** Voted - Divided Report
- **2021-06-14T04:00:00+00:00** Reported Out - OTP-AM/ONTP

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/1c361075-fb46-4c20-9db2-eb1bda211b5b`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Maine legislature records).