---
type: "Bill"
title: "An Act To Amend The Child And Family Services And Child Protection Act"
description: "An Act To Amend The Child And Family Services And Child Protection Act"
jurisdiction: "us/states/me"
legislature: "Maine Legislature"
session: "128"
identifier: "LD 1922"
citation: "Maine LD 1922 (128)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["CHILDREN AND FAMILIES", "PROTECTIVE SERVICES (CHILD)", "BEST INTEREST OF CHILD"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["DIAMOND"]
version_count: 1
action_count: 22
vote_count: 2
first_action: "2018-08-21"
last_action: "2018-09-07"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/ab8c3f32-6f45-487a-9376-e88b046a013b"
source_url: "http://legislature.maine.gov/LawMakerWeb/dockets.asp?ID=280069779"
source_hash: "4c877bfd9f2c1221d30dd40ea7fe8bd6e136d1ed1bc317ca5055f7d3a31a3e3e"
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 1922 (128) — An Act To Amend The Child And Family Services And Child Protection Act

## Version chain

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

1. **Initial Version** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.mainelegislature.org/legis/bills/bills_128th/billtexts/SP075601.asp)

## Votes

- ACCEPT MIN OTP RPT — **26–4** (pass) · upper
- ACC MAJ OUGHT NOT TO PASS REP — **46–74** (fail) · lower

## Sponsors

- DIAMOND — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2018-08-21** Received by the Secretary of the Senate on August 20, 2018 and REFERRED to the Committee on HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES pursuant to Joint Rule 308.2 `referral-committee`
- **2018-08-30** Reports READ
- **2018-08-30** Senator BRAKEY of Androscoggin moved to ACCEPT the Minority Ought to Pass Report .
- **2018-08-30** On motion by Senator MASON of Androscoggin TABLED until Later in Today's Session pending motion by Senator BRAKEY of Androscoggin to ACCEPT the Minority Ought to Pass Report . Roll Call Ordered
- **2018-08-30** Subsequently The Minority Ought to Pass Report ACCEPTED
- **2018-08-30** Roll Call Number 738 Yeas 26 - Nays 4 - Excused 5 - Absent 0
- **2018-08-30** READ ONCE `reading-1`
- **2018-08-30** Under suspension of the Rules, READ A SECOND TIME AND PASSED TO BE ENGROSSED `reading-2`
- **2018-08-30** Sent down for concurrence
- **2018-08-30** Reports READ.
- **2018-08-30** Motion of Representative HYMANSON of York to ACCEPT the Majority Ought Not to Pass Report FAILED.
- **2018-08-30** ROLL CALL NO. 744
- **2018-08-30** (Yeas 46 - Nays 74 - Absent 30 - Excused 0) (Vacancy 1)
- **2018-08-30** On motion of Representative HYMANSON of York, the Minority Ought to Pass Report was ACCEPTED.
- **2018-08-30** The Bill was READ ONCE. `reading-1`
- **2018-08-30** Under suspension of the rules, the Bill was given its SECOND READING without REFERENCE to the Committee on Bills in the Second Reading.
- **2018-08-30** The Bill was PASSED TO BE ENGROSSED.
- **2018-08-30** In concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.
- **2018-08-30** PASSED TO BE ENACTED. `passage`
- **2018-08-30** Sent for concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.
- **2018-08-30** PASSED TO BE ENACTED, in concurrence. `passage`
- **2018-09-07** Signed by Governor `executive-signature`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/ab8c3f32-6f45-487a-9376-e88b046a013b`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Maine legislature records).