---
type: "Bill"
title: "An Act To Amend The Maine Parentage Act Regarding Joinder Of Parties"
description: "An Act To Amend The Maine Parentage Act Regarding Joinder Of Parties"
jurisdiction: "us/states/me"
legislature: "Maine Legislature"
session: "131"
identifier: "LD 137"
citation: "Maine LD 137 (131)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["DOMESTIC RELATIONS", "JOINDER OF PARTIES", "PARENTAL RIGHTS"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Matthew MOONEN"]
version_count: 2
action_count: 30
vote_count: 0
first_action: "2023-01-10"
last_action: "2023-04-10"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/7618b1df-96d7-4d2d-968e-e97af53dc9ad"
source_url: "https://legislature.maine.gov/LawMakerWeb/dockets.asp?ID=280085306"
source_hash: "1ceae41a5e1cd9c4ceab0b374720331701c21ca5a8d94b7c3b9f5d1fa4371c65"
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 137 (131) — An Act To Amend The Maine Parentage Act Regarding Joinder Of Parties

## 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=HP0083&item=1&snum=131)
2. **Final Disposition** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.mainelegislature.org/legis/bills/getPDF.asp?paper=HP0083&item=3&snum=131)

## Sponsors

- Matthew MOONEN — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2023-01-10** Representative MOONEN for the Family Law Advisory Commission pursuant to the Maine Revised Statutes, Title 19-A, section 354, subsection 2, reports that the Bill be REFERRED to the Committee on JUDICIARY and ordered printed pursuant to Joint Rule 218. `referral-committee`
- **2023-01-10** Report was READ and ACCEPTED.
- **2023-01-10** The Bill was REFERRED to the Committee on JUDICIARY and ordered printed pursuant to Joint Rule 218. `referral-committee`
- **2023-01-10** Sent for concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.
- **2023-01-10** Report READ and ACCEPTED, in concurrence.
- **2023-01-10** On motion by Senator Carney of Cumberland REFERRED to the Committee on JUDICIARY and ordered printed pursuant to Joint Rule 218, in concurrence. `referral-committee`
- **2023-03-16** Reports READ.
- **2023-03-16** On motion of Representative TERRY of Gorham, TABLED pending ACCEPTANCE of Either Report.
- **2023-03-16** Later today assigned.
- **2023-03-21** Speaker laid before the House
- **2023-03-21** On motion of Representative MOONEN of Portland, the Majority Ought to Pass Report was ACCEPTED.
- **2023-03-21** The Bill was READ ONCE. `reading-1`
- **2023-03-21** Under suspension of the rules, the Bill was given its SECOND READING without REFERENCE to the Committee on Bills in the Second Reading.
- **2023-03-21** The Bill was PASSED TO BE ENGROSSED. `reading-3`
- **2023-03-21** Sent for concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.
- **2023-03-23** Reports Read
- **2023-03-23** On motion by Senator CARNEY of Cumberland the Majority Ought to Pass Report ACCEPTED.
- **2023-03-23** READ ONCE `reading-1`
- **2023-03-23** ASSIGNED FOR SECOND READING NEXT LEGISLATIVE DAY.
- **2023-03-28** COMMITTEE ON BILLS IN THE SECOND READING REPORTS NO FURTHER VERBAL AMENDMENTS NECESSARY. REPORT ACCEPTED.
- **2023-03-28** READ A SECOND TIME and PASSED TO BE ENGROSSED, in concurrence. `reading-2, reading-3`
- **2023-03-28** Ordered sent down forthwith
- **2023-03-30** CARRIED OVER, in the same posture, to a subsequent special or regular session of the 131st Legislature, pursuant to Joint Order SP 594.
- **2023-03-30** PASSED TO BE ENACTED. `passage`
- **2023-03-30** Sent for concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.
- **2023-04-05** PASSED TO BE ENACTED, in concurrence. `passage`
- **2023-04-10** Signed by Governor `executive-signature`
- **2023-02-02T05:00:00+00:00** Work Session Held
- **2023-02-02T05:00:00+00:00** Voted - Divided Report
- **2023-03-09T05:00:00+00:00** Reported Out - OTP/ONTP

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/7618b1df-96d7-4d2d-968e-e97af53dc9ad`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Maine legislature records).