---
type: "Bill"
title: "An Act To Amend The Maine Uniform Probate Code"
description: "An Act To Amend The Maine Uniform Probate Code"
jurisdiction: "us/states/me"
legislature: "Maine Legislature"
session: "130"
identifier: "LD 145"
citation: "Maine LD 145 (130)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["PROBATE", "PROCEEDINGS", "UNIFORM PROBATE CODE"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Thom HARNETT"]
version_count: 3
action_count: 20
vote_count: 0
first_action: "2021-01-19"
last_action: "2021-03-17"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/301a1775-ace0-4031-b920-13cea4fc304e"
source_url: "https://legislature.maine.gov/LawMakerWeb/dockets.asp?ID=280078146"
source_hash: "7e775e6552c63ae1837da659e60a8957d2d3674cc8b33b33ad1ae86841ed25f9"
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 145 (130) — An Act To Amend The Maine Uniform Probate Code

## Version chain

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

1. **Adopted Amendments** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.mainelegislature.org/legis/bills/getPDF.asp?paper=HP0101&item=2&snum=130)
2. **Documents and Disposition** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.mainelegislature.org/legis/bills/getPDF.asp?paper=HP0101&item=1&snum=130)
3. **Final Disposition** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.mainelegislature.org/legis/bills/getPDF.asp?paper=HP0101&item=3&snum=130)

## Sponsors

- Thom HARNETT — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2021-01-19** Reported by Representative HARNETT for the Probate and Trust Law Advisory Commission pursuant to the Maine Revised Statutes, Title 18-C, section 1-803, subsection 2.
- **2021-01-19** Received by the Clerk of the House on January 19, 2021. `receipt`
- **2021-01-19** The Bill was REFERRED to the Committee on JUDICIARY pursuant to Joint Rule 308.2 and ordered printed. `referral-committee`
- **2021-03-10** CONSENT CALENDAR - FIRST DAY
- **2021-03-10** Under suspension of the rules CONSENT CALENDAR - SECOND DAY.
- **2021-03-10** The Bill was PASSED TO BE ENGROSSED as Amended by Committee Amendment "A" (H-8). `reading-3`
- **2021-03-10** Sent for concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.
- **2021-03-11** Report READ and ACCEPTED, in concurrence.
- **2021-03-11** READ ONCE. `reading-1`
- **2021-03-11** Committee Amendment "A" (H-8) READ and ADOPTED, in concurrence. `committee-passage-favorable, passage`
- **2021-03-11** Under suspension of the Rules, READ A SECOND TIME and PASSED TO BE ENGROSSED AS AMENDED BY Committee Amendment "A" (H-8), in concurrence. `reading-2, reading-3`
- **2021-03-11** Ordered sent down forthwith.
- **2021-03-11** This being an emergency measure, a two-thirds vote of all the members elected to the House was necessary.
- **2021-03-11** PASSED TO BE ENACTED. `passage`
- **2021-03-11** Sent for concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.
- **2021-03-11** PASSED TO BE ENACTED - Emergency - 2/3 Elected Required, in concurrence. `passage`
- **2021-03-17** Signed by Governor `executive-signature`
- **2021-02-25T05:00:00+00:00** Work Session Held
- **2021-02-25T05:00:00+00:00** Voted - OTP-AM
- **2021-03-08T05:00:00+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/301a1775-ace0-4031-b920-13cea4fc304e`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Maine legislature records).