---
type: "Bill"
title: "An Act To Increase Safety For Child Welfare Services Workers"
description: "An Act To Increase Safety For Child Welfare Services Workers"
jurisdiction: "us/states/me"
legislature: "Maine Legislature"
session: "131"
identifier: "LD 2049"
citation: "Maine LD 2049 (131)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["CHILD WELFARE WORKERS", "MOTOR VEHICLES", "NUMBER PLATES"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Holly STOVER"]
version_count: 2
action_count: 19
vote_count: 0
first_action: "2023-12-11"
last_action: "2024-03-14"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/7e26e022-53f5-4168-976c-24e814e445f4"
source_url: "https://legislature.maine.gov/LawMakerWeb/dockets.asp?ID=280091381"
source_hash: "b3fb1770a1a0d4f1c443c50d6edf04dcba8cbdff2d8edbce0d73973549a18082"
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 2049 (131) — An Act To Increase Safety For Child Welfare Services Workers

## 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=HP1311&item=1&snum=131)
2. **Final Disposition** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.mainelegislature.org/legis/bills/getPDF.asp?paper=HP1311&item=3&snum=131)

## Sponsors

- Holly STOVER — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2023-12-11** Received by the Clerk of the House on December 11, 2023. `receipt`
- **2023-12-11** The Bill was REFERRED to the Committee on TRANSPORTATION pursuant to Joint Rule 308.2 and ordered printed pursuant to Joint Rule 401. `referral-committee`
- **2024-02-27** CONSENT CALENDAR - FIRST DAY
- **2024-02-27** Under suspension of the rules CONSENT CALENDAR - SECOND DAY.
- **2024-02-27** The Bill was PASSED TO BE ENGROSSED. `reading-3`
- **2024-02-27** Sent for concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.
- **2024-02-28** Report READ and ACCEPTED
- **2024-02-28** READ ONCE `reading-1`
- **2024-02-28** ASSIGNED FOR SECOND READING NEXT LEGISLATIVE DAY.
- **2024-02-29** COMMITTEE ON BILLS IN THE SECOND READING REPORTS NO FURTHER VERBAL AMENDMENTS NECESSARY. REPORT ACCEPTED.
- **2024-02-29** READ A SECOND TIME and PASSED TO BE ENGROSSED, in concurrence. `reading-2, reading-3`
- **2024-02-29** Ordered sent down forthwith
- **2024-03-05** PASSED TO BE ENACTED. `passage`
- **2024-03-05** Sent for concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.
- **2024-03-06** PASSED TO BE ENACTED, in concurrence. `passage`
- **2024-03-14** Signed by Governor `executive-signature`
- **2024-02-20T05:00:00+00:00** Work Session Held
- **2024-02-20T05:00:00+00:00** Voted - OTP
- **2024-02-23T05:00:00+00:00** Reported Out - OTP

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/7e26e022-53f5-4168-976c-24e814e445f4`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Maine legislature records).