---
type: "Bill"
title: "An Act To Prohibit Persons Under 18 Years Of Age From Marrying"
description: "An Act To Prohibit Persons Under 18 Years Of Age From Marrying"
jurisdiction: "us/states/me"
legislature: "Maine Legislature"
session: "132"
identifier: "LD 1185"
citation: "Maine LD 1185 (132)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["DOMESTIC RELATIONS", "MARRIAGE", "MINIMUM AGE"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Laura SUPICA"]
version_count: 2
action_count: 26
vote_count: 3
first_action: "2025-03-20"
last_action: "2025-05-05"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/e3a57d0c-474b-4471-b8ed-ee625497f583"
source_url: "https://legislature.maine.gov/LawMakerWeb/dockets.asp?ID=280097693"
source_hash: "bcb8f418b60ffce8a2c5597a05954d7d3c5c9c908cd537df4c5cec9f95bb9914"
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 1185 (132) — An Act To Prohibit Persons Under 18 Years Of Age From Marrying

## Version chain

The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.

1. **Chapter 47** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.mainelegislature.org/legis/bills/getPDF.asp?paper=HP0790&item=2&snum=132)
2. **LD 1185 HP 790** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.mainelegislature.org/legis/bills/getPDF.asp?paper=HP0790&item=1&snum=132)

## Votes

- ENACTMENT — **19–11** (pass) · upper
- ACC MAJ OUGHT TO PASS REP — **93–52** (pass) · lower
- ACCEPT MAJORITY OUGHT TO PASS REPORT — **23–11** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- Laura SUPICA — primary (person)
- Ambureen RANA — cosponsor (person)
- Cassie JULIA — cosponsor (person)
- Dylan PUGH — cosponsor (person)
- Henry INGWERSEN — cosponsor (person)
- Joseph MARTIN — cosponsor (person)
- Kelly MURPHY — cosponsor (person)
- Kristen CLOUTIER — cosponsor (person)
- Michele MEYER — cosponsor (person)
- Sean FAIRCLOTH — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2025-03-20** Committee on Judiciary suggested and ordered printed.
- **2025-03-20** The Bill was REFERRED to the Committee on JUDICIARY. `referral-committee`
- **2025-03-20** Sent for concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.
- **2025-03-20** The Bill was REFERRED to the Committee on JUDICIARY in concurrence `referral-committee`
- **2025-03-21** Carried over, in the same posture, to the next special or regular session of the 132nd Legislature, pursuant to Joint Order SP 519.
- **2025-04-15** Reports READ.
- **2025-04-15** On motion of Representative KUHN of Falmouth, the Majority Ought to Pass Report was ACCEPTED.
- **2025-04-15** ROLL CALL NO. 86
- **2025-04-15** (Yeas 93 - Nays 52 - Absent 5 - Excused 0 - Restricted - 1)
- **2025-04-15** The Bill was READ ONCE. `reading-1`
- **2025-04-15** Under suspension of the rules, the Bill was given its SECOND READING without REFERENCE to the Committee on Bills in the Second Reading.
- **2025-04-15** The Bill was PASSED TO BE ENGROSSED. `reading-3`
- **2025-04-15** Sent for concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.
- **2025-04-17** Reports Read
- **2025-04-17** On motion by Senator CARNEY of Cumberland the Majority Ought to Pass Report ACCEPTED. PREVAILED
- **2025-04-17** Roll Call Ordered Roll Call Number 112 Yeas 23 - Nays 11 - Excused 1 - Absent 0
- **2025-04-17** Bill READ ONCE `reading-1`
- **2025-04-17** Under suspension of the Rules, READ A SECOND TIME and PASSED TO BE ENGROSSED, in concurrence. `reading-2, reading-3`
- **2025-04-22** PASSED TO BE ENACTED. `passage`
- **2025-04-22** Sent for concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.
- **2025-04-23** PASSED TO BE ENACTED, in concurrence. PREVAILED `passage`
- **2025-04-23** Roll Call Ordered Roll Call Number 125 Yeas 19 - Nays 11 - Excused 5 - Absent 0
- **2025-05-05** Became Law without Governor's Signature `became-law`
- **2025-04-09T04:00:00+00:00** Work Session Held
- **2025-04-09T04:00:00+00:00** Voted - Divided Report
- **2025-04-11T04:00:00+00:00** Reported Out - OTP/ONTP

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/e3a57d0c-474b-4471-b8ed-ee625497f583`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Maine legislature records).