---
type: "Bill"
title: "An Act To Clarify The Powers Of A Conservator To Transfer Property"
description: "An Act To Clarify The Powers Of A Conservator To Transfer Property"
jurisdiction: "us/states/me"
legislature: "Maine Legislature"
session: "131"
identifier: "LD 751"
citation: "Maine LD 751 (131)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["CONSERVATORS", "PROBATE", "PROPERTY TRANSFERS"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Donna BAILEY"]
version_count: 3
action_count: 26
vote_count: 0
first_action: "2023-02-16"
last_action: "2023-05-08"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/bc3ea488-0376-46bf-a976-d0e2e035b2c3"
source_url: "https://legislature.maine.gov/LawMakerWeb/dockets.asp?ID=280086429"
source_hash: "6695ff0c6406fecb2142bb703cfd58fe0eed8b6c180a6c9ff4850f4efc0a41f3"
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 751 (131) — An Act To Clarify The Powers Of A Conservator To Transfer Property

## 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=SP0309&item=2&snum=131)
2. **Documents and Disposition** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.mainelegislature.org/legis/bills/getPDF.asp?paper=SP0309&item=1&snum=131)
3. **Final Disposition** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.mainelegislature.org/legis/bills/getPDF.asp?paper=SP0309&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.
- **2023-04-25** Reports READ
- **2023-04-25** On motion by Senator CARNEY of Cumberland The Majority Ought to Pass As Amended Report ACCEPTED
- **2023-04-25** READ ONCE `reading-1`
- **2023-04-25** Committee Amendment "A" (S-45) READ and ADOPTED `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2023-04-25** ASSIGNED FOR SECOND READING NEXT LEGISLATIVE DAY.
- **2023-04-27** COMMITTEE ON BILLS IN THE SECOND READING REPORTS NO FURTHER VERBAL AMENDMENTS NECESSARY. REPORT ACCEPTED.
- **2023-04-27** READ A SECOND TIME and PASSED TO BE ENGROSSED AS AMENDED BY Committee Amendment "A" (S-45) `reading-2, reading-3`
- **2023-04-27** Ordered sent down forthwith for concurrence.
- **2023-05-02** Reports READ.
- **2023-05-02** On motion of Representative MOONEN of Portland, the Majority Ought to Pass as Amended Report was ACCEPTED.
- **2023-05-02** The Bill was READ ONCE. `reading-1`
- **2023-05-02** Committee Amendment "A" (S-45) was READ and ADOPTED. `committee-passage-favorable, passage`
- **2023-05-02** Under suspension of the rules, the Bill was given its SECOND READING without REFERENCE to the Committee on Bills in the Second Reading.
- **2023-05-02** The Bill was PASSED TO BE ENGROSSED as Amended by Committee Amendment "A" (S-45). `reading-3`
- **2023-05-02** In concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.
- **2023-05-03** PASSED TO BE ENACTED. `passage`
- **2023-05-03** Sent for concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.
- **2023-05-04** PASSED TO BE ENACTED, in concurrence. `passage`
- **2023-05-08** Signed by Governor `executive-signature`
- **2023-03-15T04:00:00+00:00** Work Session Held
- **2023-03-15T04:00:00+00:00** Voted - Divided Report
- **2023-04-21T04:00:00+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/bc3ea488-0376-46bf-a976-d0e2e035b2c3`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Maine legislature records).