---
type: "Bill"
title: "An Act To Reduce The Number Of Children Living In Deep Poverty By Adjusting Assistance For Low-Income Families"
description: "An Act To Reduce The Number Of Children Living In Deep Poverty By Adjusting Assistance For Low-Income Families"
jurisdiction: "us/states/me"
legislature: "Maine Legislature"
session: "131"
identifier: "LD 1877"
citation: "Maine LD 1877 (131)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["INCREASED ASSISTANCE", "PROVISIONS", "TEMPORARY ASSIST TO NEEDY FAMILIES"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Michele MEYER"]
version_count: 3
action_count: 24
vote_count: 0
first_action: "2023-05-03"
last_action: "2024-04-12"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/f14f03a2-6170-43fa-9773-722a21b5b6f1"
source_url: "https://legislature.maine.gov/LawMakerWeb/dockets.asp?ID=280089179"
source_hash: "0b05c10fe5db850180f3d37ac3b0668691b46acf81a71f81386fa32ab0697a56"
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 1877 (131) — An Act To Reduce The Number Of Children Living In Deep Poverty By Adjusting Assistance For Low-Income Families

## 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=HP1202&item=2&snum=131)
2. **Documents and Disposition** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.mainelegislature.org/legis/bills/getPDF.asp?paper=HP1202&item=1&snum=131)
3. **Final Disposition** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.mainelegislature.org/legis/bills/getPDF.asp?paper=HP1202&item=3&snum=131)

## Sponsors

- Michele MEYER — primary (person)
- Ambureen RANA — cosponsor (person)
- Daniel SHAGOURY — cosponsor (person)
- Henry INGWERSEN — cosponsor (person)
- Laura SUPICA — cosponsor (person)
- Margaret CRAVEN — cosponsor (person)
- Tiffany ROBERTS — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2023-05-03** Committee on Health and Human Services suggested and ordered printed.
- **2023-05-03** The Bill was REFERRED to the Committee on HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES. `referral-committee`
- **2023-05-03** Sent for concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.
- **2023-05-04** The Bill was REFERRED to the Committee on HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES in concurrence `referral-committee`
- **2023-07-26** Carried over, in the same posture, to any special or regular session of the 131st Legislature, pursuant to Joint Order SP 847.
- **2024-04-02** CONSENT CALENDAR - FIRST DAY
- **2024-04-02** Under suspension of the rules CONSENT CALENDAR - SECOND DAY.
- **2024-04-02** The Bill was PASSED TO BE ENGROSSED as Amended by Committee Amendment "A" (H-891). `reading-3`
- **2024-04-02** Sent for concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.
- **2024-04-03** Report READ and ACCEPTED, in concurrence.
- **2024-04-03** READ ONCE. `reading-1`
- **2024-04-03** Committee Amendment "A" (H-891) READ and ADOPTED, in concurrence. `committee-passage-favorable, passage`
- **2024-04-03** Under suspension of the Rules, READ A SECOND TIME and PASSED TO BE ENGROSSED AS AMENDED BY Committee Amendment "A" (H-891), in concurrence. `reading-2, reading-3`
- **2024-04-03** Ordered sent down forthwith.
- **2024-04-09** PASSED TO BE ENACTED. `passage`
- **2024-04-09** Sent for concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.
- **2024-04-10** PASSED TO BE ENACTED, in concurrence. `passage`
- **2024-04-12** Signed by Governor `executive-signature`
- **2023-05-18T04:00:00+00:00** Work Session Held - TABLED
- **2023-06-01T04:00:00+00:00** Carry Over Requested
- **2023-07-25T04:00:00+00:00** Carry Over Approved
- **2024-03-06T05:00:00+00:00** Work Session Held
- **2024-03-06T05:00:00+00:00** Voted - OTP-AM
- **2024-03-29T04:00:00+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/f14f03a2-6170-43fa-9773-722a21b5b6f1`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Maine legislature records).