---
type: "Bill"
title: "An Act To Modernize The State Supplement To Supplemental Security Income By Removing Marriage Disincentives"
description: "An Act To Modernize The State Supplement To Supplemental Security Income By Removing Marriage Disincentives"
jurisdiction: "us/states/me"
legislature: "Maine Legislature"
session: "132"
identifier: "LD 840"
citation: "Maine LD 840 (132)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["GENERAL ASSISTANCE", "INCOME", "SSI"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Michael TIPPING"]
version_count: 4
action_count: 33
vote_count: 0
first_action: "2025-03-04"
last_action: "2026-04-16"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/7d0202ce-52ae-45bb-b1f7-e086f84a2fd5"
source_url: "https://legislature.maine.gov/LawMakerWeb/dockets.asp?ID=280097064"
source_hash: "588200d2bad38e2b2144111fbce9e5e714ddce595123e42c0ceb994dd00b3b1b"
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 840 (132) — An Act To Modernize The State Supplement To Supplemental Security Income By Removing Marriage Disincentives

## Version chain

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

1. **Amendment C-A (S-18)** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.mainelegislature.org/legis/bills/getPDF.asp?paper=SP0373&item=2&snum=132)
2. **Amendment S-A to C-A (S-701)** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.mainelegislature.org/legis/bills/getPDF.asp?paper=SP0373&item=4&snum=132)
3. **Chapter 753** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.mainelegislature.org/legis/bills/getPDF.asp?paper=SP0373&item=5&snum=132)
4. **LD 840 SP 373** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.mainelegislature.org/legis/bills/getPDF.asp?paper=SP0373&item=1&snum=132)

## Sponsors

- Michael TIPPING — primary (person)
- Amy ROEDER — cosponsor (person)
- Henry INGWERSEN — cosponsor (person)
- Laurie OSHER — cosponsor (person)
- Marianne MOORE — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2025-03-04** 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
- **2025-03-04** The Bill was REFERRED to the Committee on HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES. `referral-committee`
- **2025-03-04** 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.
- **2025-04-17** Report READ and ACCEPTED.
- **2025-04-17** READ ONCE. `reading-1`
- **2025-04-17** Committee Amendment "A" (S-18) READ and ADOPTED. `committee-passage-favorable, passage`
- **2025-04-17** Under suspension of the Rules, READ A SECOND TIME and PASSED TO BE ENGROSSED AS AMENDED BY Committee Amendment "A" (S-18). `reading-2, reading-3`
- **2025-04-17** Ordered sent down forthwith for concurrence.
- **2025-04-22** CONSENT CALENDAR - FIRST DAY
- **2025-04-22** Under suspension of the rules CONSENT CALENDAR - SECOND DAY.
- **2025-04-22** The Bill was PASSED TO BE ENGROSSED as Amended by Committee Amendment "A" (S-18). `reading-3`
- **2025-04-22** In concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.
- **2025-04-23** PASSED TO BE ENACTED. `passage`
- **2025-04-23** Sent for concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.
- **2025-04-24** 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** On motion by Same Senator the Senate SUSPENDED THE RULES to RECONSIDER their actions whereby the Bill was PASSED TO BE ENGROSSED AS AMENDED by Committee Amendment "A" (S-18) in concurrence. `reading-3`
- **2026-04-13** On further motion by Same Senator the Senate SUSPENDED THE RULES to RECONSIDER their actions whereby Committee Amendment "A" (S-18) was ADOPTED. `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2026-04-13** On further motion by Same Senator Senate Amendment "A" (S-701) to Committee Amendment "A" (S-18) READ and ADOPTED. `committee-passage-favorable, passage`
- **2026-04-13** Committee Amendment "A" (S-18) as Amended by Senate Amendment "A" (S-701) thereto ADOPTED. `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2026-04-13** PASSED TO BE ENGROSSED AS AMENDED BY Committee Amendment "A" (S-18) as Amended by Senate Amendment "A" (S-701) thereto in NON-CONCURRENCE. `reading-3`
- **2026-04-13** Sent down for concurrence.
- **2026-04-13** The House RECEDED and CONCURRED to PASSAGE TO BE ENGROSSED as Amended by Committee Amendment "A" (S-18) as Amended by Senate Amendment "A" (S-701) thereto. `reading-3`
- **2026-04-13** ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.
- **2026-04-13** PASSED TO BE ENACTED. `passage`
- **2026-04-13** Sent for concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.
- **2026-04-14** PASSED TO BE ENACTED, in concurrence. `passage`
- **2026-04-16** Signed by Governor `executive-signature`
- **2025-03-26T04:00:00+00:00** Work Session Held
- **2025-03-26T04:00:00+00:00** Voted - OTP-AM
- **2025-04-16T04:00:00+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/7d0202ce-52ae-45bb-b1f7-e086f84a2fd5`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Maine legislature records).