---
type: "Bill"
title: "An Act To Require The Probate Court To Report Name Changes To The State Bureau Of Identification"
description: "An Act To Require The Probate Court To Report Name Changes To The State Bureau Of Identification"
jurisdiction: "us/states/me"
legislature: "Maine Legislature"
session: "131"
identifier: "LD 747"
citation: "Maine LD 747 (131)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["NAME CHANGE REPORTING", "PROBATE", "PROCEEDINGS"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Donna BAILEY"]
version_count: 3
action_count: 32
vote_count: 0
first_action: "2023-02-16"
last_action: "2024-03-25"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/7113afbb-9841-4cdc-96df-23842e80fe1f"
source_url: "https://legislature.maine.gov/LawMakerWeb/dockets.asp?ID=280086425"
source_hash: "8484cd82bfa4976e28a600843e9df84d8575c8b546944f6f833987fa1a3401c5"
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 747 (131) — An Act To Require The Probate Court To Report Name Changes To The State Bureau Of Identification

## 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=SP0305&item=2&snum=131)
2. **Documents and Disposition** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.mainelegislature.org/legis/bills/getPDF.asp?paper=SP0305&item=1&snum=131)
3. **Final Disposition** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.mainelegislature.org/legis/bills/getPDF.asp?paper=SP0305&item=3&snum=131)

## Sponsors

- Donna BAILEY — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2023-02-16** Committee on JUDICIARY suggested and ordered printed REFERENCE to the Committee on JUDICIARY Ordered sent down forthwith for concurrence
- **2023-02-16** The Bill was REFERRED to the Committee on JUDICIARY. `referral-committee`
- **2023-02-16** In concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.
- **2023-03-30** CARRIED OVER, in the same posture, to a subsequent special or regular session of the 131st Legislature, pursuant to Joint Order SP 594.
- **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.
- **2024-03-07** Reports READ
- **2024-03-07** On motion by Senator CARNEY of Cumberland The Majority Ought to Pass As Amended Report ACCEPTED
- **2024-03-07** READ ONCE `reading-1`
- **2024-03-07** Committee Amendment "A" (S-559) READ and ADOPTED `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2024-03-07** ASSIGNED FOR SECOND READING NEXT LEGISLATIVE DAY.
- **2024-03-12** COMMITTEE ON BILLS IN THE SECOND READING REPORTS NO FURTHER VERBAL AMENDMENTS NECESSARY. REPORT ACCEPTED.
- **2024-03-12** READ A SECOND TIME and PASSED TO BE ENGROSSED AS AMENDED BY Committee Amendment "A" (S-559) `reading-2, reading-3`
- **2024-03-12** Ordered sent down forthwith for concurrence.
- **2024-03-13** Reports READ.
- **2024-03-13** On motion of Representative MOONEN of Portland, the Majority Ought to Pass as Amended Report was ACCEPTED.
- **2024-03-13** The Bill was READ ONCE. `reading-1`
- **2024-03-13** Committee Amendment "A" (S-559) was READ and ADOPTED. `committee-passage-favorable, passage`
- **2024-03-13** Under suspension of the rules, the Bill was given its SECOND READING without REFERENCE to the Committee on Bills in the Second Reading.
- **2024-03-13** The Bill was PASSED TO BE ENGROSSED as Amended by Committee Amendment "A" (S-559). `reading-3`
- **2024-03-13** In concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.
- **2024-03-19** In accordance with the provisions of Section 21 of Article IX of the Constitution, a two-thirds vote of all the members elected to the House was necessary.
- **2024-03-19** PASSED TO BE ENACTED. `passage`
- **2024-03-19** Sent for concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.
- **2024-03-20** PASSED TO BE ENACTED - Emergency - 2/3 Elected Required, in concurrence. `passage`
- **2024-03-25** Signed by Governor `executive-signature`
- **2023-04-26T04:00:00+00:00** Work Session Held - TABLED
- **2023-05-25T04:00:00+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
- **2024-02-01T05:00:00+00:00** Work Session Held
- **2024-02-01T05:00:00+00:00** Voted - Divided Report
- **2024-03-06T05:00:00+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/7113afbb-9841-4cdc-96df-23842e80fe1f`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Maine legislature records).