---
type: "Bill"
title: "An Act To Revitalize The Maine Temporary Assistance For Needy Families Advisory Council"
description: "An Act To Revitalize The Maine Temporary Assistance For Needy Families Advisory Council"
jurisdiction: "us/states/me"
legislature: "Maine Legislature"
session: "132"
identifier: "LD 85"
citation: "Maine LD 85 (132)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["ADVISORY COUNCIL", "PROVISIONS", "TEMPORARY ASSIST TO NEEDY FAMILIES"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Michele MEYER"]
version_count: 2
action_count: 17
vote_count: 0
first_action: "2025-01-06"
last_action: "2025-03-21"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/b45e1de1-11d1-421d-a04c-ae69cc943c31"
source_url: "https://legislature.maine.gov/LawMakerWeb/dockets.asp?ID=280095622"
source_hash: "9b62d185bfa220cb2fe5ef42a5f72f4dbd3438e40ce2d490635c9ebc4f7f8d40"
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 85 (132) — An Act To Revitalize The Maine Temporary Assistance For Needy Families Advisory Council

## Version chain

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

1. **Chapter 5** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.mainelegislature.org/legis/bills/getPDF.asp?paper=HP0049&item=2&snum=132)
2. **LD 85 HP 49** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.mainelegislature.org/legis/bills/getPDF.asp?paper=HP0049&item=1&snum=132)

## Sponsors

- Michele MEYER — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2025-01-06** Received by the Clerk of the House on January 6, 2025. `receipt`
- **2025-01-06** The Bill was REFERRED to the Committee on HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES pursuant to Joint Rule 308.2 and ordered printed pursuant to Joint Rule 401. `referral-committee`
- **2025-02-25** CONSENT CALENDAR - FIRST DAY
- **2025-02-25** Under suspension of the rules CONSENT CALENDAR - SECOND DAY.
- **2025-02-25** The Bill was PASSED TO BE ENGROSSED. `reading-3`
- **2025-02-25** Sent for concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.
- **2025-03-04** Report READ and ACCEPTED, in concurrence.
- **2025-03-04** READ ONCE `reading-1`
- **2025-03-04** Under suspension of the Rules, READ A SECOND TIME and PASSED TO BE ENGROSSED, in concurrence. `reading-2, reading-3`
- **2025-03-04** Ordered sent down forthwith.
- **2025-03-11** PASSED TO BE ENACTED. `passage`
- **2025-03-11** Sent for concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.
- **2025-03-18** PASSED TO BE ENACTED, in concurrence. `passage`
- **2025-03-21** Signed by Governor `executive-signature`
- **2025-02-05T05:00:00+00:00** Work Session Held
- **2025-02-05T05:00:00+00:00** Voted - OTP
- **2025-02-11T05:00:00+00:00** Reported Out - OTP

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/b45e1de1-11d1-421d-a04c-ae69cc943c31`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Maine legislature records).