---
type: "Bill"
title: "An Act To Implement The Recommendations Of The Probate And Trust Law Advisory Commission For Amending The Maine Uniform Probate Code And Related Provisions Of Law"
description: "An Act To Implement The Recommendations Of The Probate And Trust Law Advisory Commission For Amending The Maine Uniform Probate Code And Related Provisions Of Law"
jurisdiction: "us/states/me"
legislature: "Maine Legislature"
session: "131"
identifier: "LD 196"
citation: "Maine LD 196 (131)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["ESTATES AND WILLS", "PROBATE", "PROCEEDINGS"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Matthew MOONEN"]
version_count: 3
action_count: 24
vote_count: 0
first_action: "2023-01-17"
last_action: "2023-03-13"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/192eaf64-f1bc-49c8-a6d9-2b35fb260987"
source_url: "https://legislature.maine.gov/LawMakerWeb/dockets.asp?ID=280085407"
source_hash: "7c654d850ed61477494d3c784833d2cafe645138ede16733028108d5a0539e3b"
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 196 (131) — An Act To Implement The Recommendations Of The Probate And Trust Law Advisory Commission For Amending The Maine Uniform Probate Code And Related Provisions Of Law

## 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=HP0120&item=2&snum=131)
2. **Documents and Disposition** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.mainelegislature.org/legis/bills/getPDF.asp?paper=HP0120&item=1&snum=131)
3. **Final Disposition** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.mainelegislature.org/legis/bills/getPDF.asp?paper=HP0120&item=3&snum=131)

## Sponsors

- Matthew MOONEN — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2023-01-17** Representative MOONEN for the Probate and Trust Law Advisory Commission pursuant to the Maine Revised Statutes, Title 18-C, section 1-803, subsection 2, reports that the Bill be REFERRED to the Committee on JUDICIARY and ordered printed pursuant to Joint Rule 218. `referral-committee`
- **2023-01-17** Report was READ and ACCEPTED.
- **2023-01-17** The Bill was REFERRED to the Committee on JUDICIARY and ordered printed pursuant to Joint Rule 218. `referral-committee`
- **2023-01-17** Sent for concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.
- **2023-01-17** Report READ and ACCEPTED, in concurrence.
- **2023-01-17** 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`
- **2023-03-02** CONSENT CALENDAR - FIRST DAY
- **2023-03-02** Under suspension of the rules CONSENT CALENDAR - SECOND DAY.
- **2023-03-02** The Bill was PASSED TO BE ENGROSSED as Amended by Committee Amendment "A" (H-5). `reading-3`
- **2023-03-02** Sent for concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.
- **2023-03-07** Report READ and ACCEPTED, in concurrence.
- **2023-03-07** READ ONCE. `reading-1`
- **2023-03-07** Committee Amendment "A" (H-5) READ and ADOPTED, in concurrence. `committee-passage-favorable, passage`
- **2023-03-07** Under suspension of the Rules, READ A SECOND TIME and PASSED TO BE ENGROSSED AS AMENDED BY Committee Amendment "A" (H-5), in concurrence. `reading-2, reading-3`
- **2023-03-07** Ordered sent down forthwith.
- **2023-03-07** This being an emergency measure, a two-thirds vote of all the members elected to the House was necessary.
- **2023-03-07** PASSED TO BE ENACTED. `passage`
- **2023-03-07** Sent for concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.
- **2023-03-07** PASSED TO BE ENACTED - Emergency - 2/3 Elected Required, in concurrence. `passage`
- **2023-03-13** Signed by Governor `executive-signature`
- **2023-02-09T05:00:00+00:00** Work Session Held
- **2023-02-16T05:00:00+00:00** Work Session Held
- **2023-02-16T05:00:00+00:00** Voted - OTP-AM
- **2023-03-01T05:00:00+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/192eaf64-f1bc-49c8-a6d9-2b35fb260987`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Maine legislature records).