---
type: "Bill"
title: "An Act To Clarify Information Sharing Between The Department Of Health And Human Services And Schools With Respect To Investigations Of Child Abuse Or Neglect"
description: "An Act To Clarify Information Sharing Between The Department Of Health And Human Services And Schools With Respect To Investigations Of Child Abuse Or Neglect"
jurisdiction: "us/states/me"
legislature: "Maine Legislature"
session: "132"
identifier: "LD 99"
citation: "Maine LD 99 (132)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["CHILDREN AND FAMILIES", "DISCLOSURE", "PROTECTIVE SERVICES (CHILD)"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Kelly MURPHY"]
version_count: 3
action_count: 21
vote_count: 0
first_action: "2025-01-08"
last_action: "2025-06-18"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/5a7cf6f5-2cbd-4b75-9eff-3ecb3e373882"
source_url: "https://legislature.maine.gov/LawMakerWeb/dockets.asp?ID=280095664"
source_hash: "832c1597bc82a34403a0cbae41ee0c9fa17c703108df0f9935bd9b49c42a480d"
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 99 (132) — An Act To Clarify Information Sharing Between The Department Of Health And Human Services And Schools With Respect To Investigations Of Child Abuse Or Neglect

## Version chain

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

1. **Amendment C-A (H-700)** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.mainelegislature.org/legis/bills/getPDF.asp?paper=HP0064&item=2&snum=132)
2. **Chapter 362** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.mainelegislature.org/legis/bills/getPDF.asp?paper=HP0064&item=3&snum=132)
3. **LD 99 HP 64** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.mainelegislature.org/legis/bills/getPDF.asp?paper=HP0064&item=1&snum=132)

## Sponsors

- Kelly MURPHY — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2025-01-08** Committee on Health and Human Services suggested and ordered printed.
- **2025-01-08** The Bill was REFERRED to the Committee on HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES. `referral-committee`
- **2025-01-08** Sent for concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.
- **2025-01-08** The Bill was REFERRED to the Committee on HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES 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.
- **2025-06-13** CONSENT CALENDAR - FIRST DAY
- **2025-06-13** Under suspension of the rules CONSENT CALENDAR - SECOND DAY.
- **2025-06-13** The Bill was PASSED TO BE ENGROSSED as Amended by Committee Amendment "A" (H-700). `reading-3`
- **2025-06-13** Sent for concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.
- **2025-06-13** Report READ and ACCEPTED, in concurrence.
- **2025-06-13** READ ONCE. `reading-1`
- **2025-06-13** Committee Amendment "A" (H-700) READ and ADOPTED, in concurrence. `committee-passage-favorable, passage`
- **2025-06-13** Under suspension of the Rules, READ A SECOND TIME and PASSED TO BE ENGROSSED AS AMENDED BY Committee Amendment "A" (H-700), in concurrence. `reading-2, reading-3`
- **2025-06-13** Ordered sent down forthwith.
- **2025-06-16** PASSED TO BE ENACTED. `passage`
- **2025-06-16** Sent for concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.
- **2025-06-16** PASSED TO BE ENACTED, in concurrence. `passage`
- **2025-06-18** Signed by Governor `executive-signature`
- **2025-04-16T04:00:00+00:00** Work Session Held
- **2025-04-16T04:00:00+00:00** Voted - OTP-AM
- **2025-06-13T04:00:00+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/5a7cf6f5-2cbd-4b75-9eff-3ecb3e373882`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Maine legislature records).