---
type: "Bill"
title: "An Act To Prohibit Marriage Of Any Person Under 18 Years Of Age"
description: "An Act To Prohibit Marriage Of Any Person Under 18 Years Of Age"
jurisdiction: "us/states/me"
legislature: "Maine Legislature"
session: "131"
identifier: "LD 443"
citation: "Maine LD 443 (131)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["DOMESTIC RELATIONS", "MARRIAGE", "MINIMUM AGE"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: []
version_count: 3
action_count: 31
vote_count: 1
first_action: "2023-02-02"
last_action: "2023-06-01"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/68c6a7c1-535a-44d0-bef9-02a4f2469ba4"
source_url: "https://legislature.maine.gov/LawMakerWeb/dockets.asp?ID=280085772"
source_hash: "22114d205759e5f371f8412bcca70cf83c5c1071b83b3e24bf650996049ad251"
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 443 (131) — An Act To Prohibit Marriage Of Any Person Under 18 Years Of Age

## 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=HP0276&item=2&snum=131)
2. **Documents and Disposition** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.mainelegislature.org/legis/bills/getPDF.asp?paper=HP0276&item=1&snum=131)
3. **Final Disposition** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.mainelegislature.org/legis/bills/getPDF.asp?paper=HP0276&item=3&snum=131)

## Votes

- ACCEPT REPORT 'A' OUGHT TO PASS AS AMENDED — **20–10** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- Kristi MATHIESON — cosponsor (person)
- Laura SUPICA — cosponsor (person)
- Lori GRAMLICH — cosponsor (person)
- Michael LEMELIN — cosponsor (person)
- Rachel TALBOT ROSS — cosponsor (person)
- Stephen MORIARTY — cosponsor (person)
- Troy JACKSON — cosponsor (person)
- Valli GEIGER — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2023-02-02** Committee on Judiciary suggested and ordered printed.
- **2023-02-02** The Bill was REFERRED to the Committee on JUDICIARY. `referral-committee`
- **2023-02-02** Sent for concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.
- **2023-02-02** The Bill was REFERRED to the Committee on JUDICIARY in concurrence `referral-committee`
- **2023-03-30** Carried over, in the same posture, to any special or regular session of the 131st Legislature, pursuant to Joint Order SP 594.
- **2023-05-02** Reports READ.
- **2023-05-02** On motion of Representative MOONEN of Portland, TABLED pending ACCEPTANCE of any Report.
- **2023-05-02** Later today assigned.
- **2023-05-16** Speaker laid before the House
- **2023-05-16** Subsequently, on motion of Representative MOONEN of Portland, REPORT A Ought to Pass as Amended was ACCEPTED.
- **2023-05-16** The Bill was READ ONCE. `reading-1`
- **2023-05-16** Committee Amendment "A" (H-88) was READ and ADOPTED. `committee-passage-favorable, passage`
- **2023-05-16** Under suspension of the rules, the Bill was given its SECOND READING without REFERENCE to the Committee on Bills in the Second Reading.
- **2023-05-16** The Bill was PASSED TO BE ENGROSSED as Amended by Committee Amendment "A" (H-88). `reading-3`
- **2023-05-16** Sent for concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.
- **2023-05-18** Reports READ
- **2023-05-18** On motion by Senator CARNEY of Cumberland Report A Ought to Pass As Amended by Committee Amendment "A" (H-88) ACCEPTED in concurrence
- **2023-05-18** Roll Call Ordered Roll Call Number 148 Yeas 20 - Nays 10 - Excused 5 - Absent 0 PREVAILED
- **2023-05-18** READ ONCE `reading-1`
- **2023-05-18** Committee Amendment "A" (H-88) READ and ADOPTED `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2023-05-18** ASSIGNED FOR SECOND READING NEXT LEGISLATIVE DAY.
- **2023-05-23** COMMITTEE ON BILLS IN THE SECOND READING REPORTS NO FURTHER VERBAL AMENDMENTS NECESSARY. REPORT ACCEPTED.
- **2023-05-23** READ A SECOND TIME and PASSED TO BE ENGROSSED AS AMENDED BY Committee Amendment "A" (H-88), in concurrence. `reading-2, reading-3`
- **2023-05-23** Ordered sent down forthwith.
- **2023-05-25** PASSED TO BE ENACTED. `passage`
- **2023-05-25** Sent for concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.
- **2023-05-30** PASSED TO BE ENACTED, in concurrence. `passage`
- **2023-06-01** Signed by Governor `executive-signature`
- **2023-03-16T04:00:00+00:00** Work Session Held
- **2023-03-16T04:00:00+00:00** Voted - Divided Report
- **2023-04-28T04:00:00+00:00** Reported Out - OTP-AM/OTP/ONTP

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/68c6a7c1-535a-44d0-bef9-02a4f2469ba4`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Maine legislature records).