---
type: "Bill"
title: "An Act Regarding The Time Frame For Issuing A Silver Alert And To Require Silver Alerts For All Persons Missing From Certain Inpatient Facilities"
description: "An Act Regarding The Time Frame For Issuing A Silver Alert And To Require Silver Alerts For All Persons Missing From Certain Inpatient Facilities"
jurisdiction: "us/states/me"
legislature: "Maine Legislature"
session: "132"
identifier: "LD 496"
citation: "Maine LD 496 (132)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["ELDERLY", "PROTECTIVE SERVICES", "SILVER ALERTS"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Nina MILLIKEN"]
version_count: 3
action_count: 25
vote_count: 0
first_action: "2025-02-06"
last_action: "2026-04-15"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/ec4099a1-302a-4153-93cd-462abfc97bfa"
source_url: "https://legislature.maine.gov/LawMakerWeb/dockets.asp?ID=280096389"
source_hash: "daf886f5df44c744fd6af05e980c8079c67ac3995f631f5b481325f076ae6498"
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 496 (132) — An Act Regarding The Time Frame For Issuing A Silver Alert And To Require Silver Alerts For All Persons Missing From Certain Inpatient Facilities

## Version chain

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

1. **Amendment C-A (H-331)** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.mainelegislature.org/legis/bills/getPDF.asp?paper=HP0325&item=2&snum=132)
2. **Chapter 709** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.mainelegislature.org/legis/bills/getPDF.asp?paper=HP0325&item=3&snum=132)
3. **LD 496 HP 325** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.mainelegislature.org/legis/bills/getPDF.asp?paper=HP0325&item=1&snum=132)

## Sponsors

- Nina MILLIKEN — primary (person)
- Glenn CURRY — cosponsor (person)
- Janice DODGE — cosponsor (person)
- Laura SUPICA — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2025-02-06** Received by the Clerk of the House on February 6, 2025. `receipt`
- **2025-02-06** The Bill was REFERRED to the Committee on CRIMINAL JUSTICE AND PUBLIC SAFETY pursuant to Joint Rule 308.2 and ordered printed pursuant to Joint Rule 401. `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.
- **2025-06-02** Reports READ.
- **2025-06-02** On motion of Representative HASENFUS of Readfield, the Majority Ought to Pass as Amended Report was ACCEPTED.
- **2025-06-02** The Bill was READ ONCE. `reading-1`
- **2025-06-02** Committee Amendment "A" (H-331) was READ and ADOPTED. `committee-passage-favorable, passage`
- **2025-06-02** Under suspension of the rules, the Bill was given its SECOND READING without REFERENCE to the Committee on Bills in the Second Reading.
- **2025-06-02** The Bill was PASSED TO BE ENGROSSED as Amended by Committee Amendment "A" (H-331). `reading-3`
- **2025-06-02** Sent for concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.
- **2025-06-02** Reports Read
- **2025-06-02** On motion by Senator BEEBE-CENTER of Knox the Majority Ought to Pass as Amended Report ACCEPTED.
- **2025-06-02** Bill READ ONCE. `reading-1`
- **2025-06-02** Committee Amendment "A" (H-331) READ and ADOPTED `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2025-06-02** Under suspension of the Rules, READ A SECOND TIME and PASSED TO BE ENGROSSED AS AMENDED by Committee Amendment "A" (H-331) in concurrence. `reading-2, reading-3`
- **2025-06-03** PASSED TO BE ENACTED. `passage`
- **2025-06-03** Sent for concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.
- **2025-06-03** On motion by Senator ROTUNDO of Androscoggin PLACED ON THE SPECIAL APPROPRIATIONS TABLE pending ENACTMENT in concurrence
- **2025-06-25** CARRIED OVER, in the same posture, to any special or regular session of the 132nd Legislature, pursuant to Joint Order SP 800.
- **2026-04-13** On motion by Senator ROTUNDO of Androscoggin taken from the Special Appropriations Table.
- **2026-04-13** Subsequently, PASSED TO BE ENACTED in concurrence. `passage`
- **2026-04-15** Signed by Governor `executive-signature`
- **2025-05-01T04:00:00+00:00** Work Session Held
- **2025-05-01T04:00:00+00:00** Voted - Divided Report
- **2025-05-28T04:00:00+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/ec4099a1-302a-4153-93cd-462abfc97bfa`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Maine legislature records).