---
type: "Bill"
title: "An Act To Streamline The Process For Amending A Birth Certificate Of An Adult When Genetic Parentage Is Not Disputed"
description: "An Act To Streamline The Process For Amending A Birth Certificate Of An Adult When Genetic Parentage Is Not Disputed"
jurisdiction: "us/states/me"
legislature: "Maine Legislature"
session: "131"
identifier: "LD 1624"
citation: "Maine LD 1624 (131)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["DOMESTIC RELATIONS", "GENETIC PARENTS", "PARENTAL RIGHTS"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Chad PERKINS"]
version_count: 3
action_count: 24
vote_count: 0
first_action: "2023-04-12"
last_action: "2023-06-26"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/cbac44d2-2911-4ae3-af36-4eef8fe479c9"
source_url: "https://legislature.maine.gov/LawMakerWeb/dockets.asp?ID=280088640"
source_hash: "a0bf4b63e88b09aef0ff44e92e5198105a53277936f8b9a4ba951e1479c1dd2d"
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 1624 (131) — An Act To Streamline The Process For Amending A Birth Certificate Of An Adult When Genetic Parentage Is Not Disputed

## 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=HP1049&item=2&snum=131)
2. **Documents and Disposition** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.mainelegislature.org/legis/bills/getPDF.asp?paper=HP1049&item=1&snum=131)
3. **Final Disposition** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.mainelegislature.org/legis/bills/getPDF.asp?paper=HP1049&item=3&snum=131)

## Sponsors

- Chad PERKINS — primary (person)
- Aaron DANA — cosponsor (person)
- Caleb NESS — cosponsor (person)
- Daniel NEWMAN — cosponsor (person)
- David BOYER — cosponsor (person)
- David LAFOUNTAIN — cosponsor (person)
- Donald ARDELL — cosponsor (person)
- Larry DUNPHY — cosponsor (person)
- Matthew HARRINGTON — cosponsor (person)
- Michel LAJOIE — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2023-04-12** Committee on HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES suggested and ordered printed.
- **2023-04-12** The Bill was REFERRED to the Committee on JUDICIARY. `referral-committee`
- **2023-04-12** Sent for concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.
- **2023-04-13** On motion by Senator Carney of Cumberland, REFERRED to the Committee on Judiciary, in concurrence. `referral-committee`
- **2023-06-15** Reports READ.
- **2023-06-15** On motion of Representative MOONEN of Portland, the Majority Ought to Pass as Amended Report was ACCEPTED.
- **2023-06-15** The Bill was READ ONCE. `reading-1`
- **2023-06-15** Committee Amendment "A" (H-567) was READ and ADOPTED. `committee-passage-favorable, passage`
- **2023-06-15** Under suspension of the rules, the Bill was given its SECOND READING without REFERENCE to the Committee on Bills in the Second Reading.
- **2023-06-15** The Bill was PASSED TO BE ENGROSSED as Amended by Committee Amendment "A" (H-567). `reading-3`
- **2023-06-15** Sent for concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.
- **2023-06-16** Reports READ
- **2023-06-16** On motion by Senator CARNEY of Cumberland The Majority Ought to Pass As Amended Report ACCEPTED in concurrence
- **2023-06-16** READ ONCE `reading-1`
- **2023-06-16** Committee Amendment "A" (H-567) READ and ADOPTED `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2023-06-16** Under suspension of the Rules, READ A SECOND TIME and PASSED TO BE ENGROSSED AS AMENDED by Committee Amendment "A" (H-567) in concurrence `reading-2, reading-3`
- **2023-06-20** PASSED TO BE ENACTED. `passage`
- **2023-06-20** Sent for concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.
- **2023-06-20** PASSED TO BE ENACTED, in concurrence. `passage`
- **2023-06-26** Signed by Governor `executive-signature`
- **2023-05-09T04:00:00+00:00** Work Session Held - TABLED
- **2023-05-23T04:00:00+00:00** Work Session Held
- **2023-05-23T04:00:00+00:00** Voted - Divided Report
- **2023-06-15T04:00:00+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/cbac44d2-2911-4ae3-af36-4eef8fe479c9`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Maine legislature records).