---
type: "Bill"
title: "An Act To Increase The Number Of Children A Family Child Care Provider May Care For Without Having To Be Licensed By The Department Of Health And Human Services"
description: "An Act To Increase The Number Of Children A Family Child Care Provider May Care For Without Having To Be Licensed By The Department Of Health And Human Services"
jurisdiction: "us/states/me"
legislature: "Maine Legislature"
session: "132"
identifier: "LD 202"
citation: "Maine LD 202 (132)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["CHILD CARE", "CHILDREN AND FAMILIES", "REGULATION"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Marianne MOORE"]
version_count: 3
action_count: 21
vote_count: 0
first_action: "2025-01-14"
last_action: "2025-05-29"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/d9233929-b73f-4c95-b302-4dacfec94c7d"
source_url: "https://legislature.maine.gov/LawMakerWeb/dockets.asp?ID=280095779"
source_hash: "87dc275b2c5fefa9665bd2c5d0adff20b1d52c7435cdb9e202a03072fc8b8a0f"
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 202 (132) — An Act To Increase The Number Of Children A Family Child Care Provider May Care For Without Having To Be Licensed By The Department Of Health And Human Services

## Version chain

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

1. **Amendment C-A (S-101)** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.mainelegislature.org/legis/bills/getPDF.asp?paper=SP0089&item=2&snum=132)
2. **Chapter 135** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.mainelegislature.org/legis/bills/getPDF.asp?paper=SP0089&item=3&snum=132)
3. **LD 202 SP 89** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.mainelegislature.org/legis/bills/getPDF.asp?paper=SP0089&item=1&snum=132)

## Sponsors

- Marianne MOORE — primary (person)
- Abigail GRIFFIN — cosponsor (person)
- John DUCHARME — cosponsor (person)
- Joseph BALDACCI — cosponsor (person)
- Kathy JAVNER — cosponsor (person)
- Michael LEMELIN — cosponsor (person)
- Richard BENNETT — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2025-01-14** Committee on HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES suggested and ordered printed REFERENCE to the Committee on HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES Ordered sent down forthwith for concurrence
- **2025-01-14** The Bill was REFERRED to the Committee on HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES. `referral-committee`
- **2025-01-14** In concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.
- **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.
- **2025-05-20** Report READ and ACCEPTED.
- **2025-05-20** READ ONCE. `reading-1`
- **2025-05-20** Committee Amendment "A" (S-101) READ and ADOPTED. `committee-passage-favorable, passage`
- **2025-05-20** Under suspension of the Rules, READ A SECOND TIME and PASSED TO BE ENGROSSED AS AMENDED BY Committee Amendment "A" (S-101). `reading-2, reading-3`
- **2025-05-20** Ordered sent down forthwith for concurrence.
- **2025-05-22** CONSENT CALENDAR - FIRST DAY
- **2025-05-22** Under suspension of the rules CONSENT CALENDAR - SECOND DAY.
- **2025-05-22** The Bill was PASSED TO BE ENGROSSED as Amended by Committee Amendment "A" (S-101). `reading-3`
- **2025-05-22** In concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.
- **2025-05-27** PASSED TO BE ENACTED. `passage`
- **2025-05-27** Sent for concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.
- **2025-05-27** PASSED TO BE ENACTED, in concurrence. `passage`
- **2025-05-29** Signed by Governor `executive-signature`
- **2025-03-21T04:00:00+00:00** Work Session Held - TABLED
- **2025-04-10T04:00:00+00:00** Work Session Held
- **2025-04-10T04:00:00+00:00** Voted - OTP-AM
- **2025-05-16T04:00:00+00:00** Reported Out - OTP-AM

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/d9233929-b73f-4c95-b302-4dacfec94c7d`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Maine legislature records).