---
type: "Bill"
title: "An Act To Align The Child And Family Services And Child Protection Act With Federal Law"
description: "An Act To Align The Child And Family Services And Child Protection Act With Federal Law"
jurisdiction: "us/states/me"
legislature: "Maine Legislature"
session: "130"
identifier: "LD 1769"
citation: "Maine LD 1769 (130)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["ALIGN CHILD PROTECTION ACT WITH FE", "CHILDREN AND FAMILIES", "PROTECTIVE SERVICES"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Michele MEYER"]
version_count: 2
action_count: 17
vote_count: 0
first_action: "2021-11-30"
last_action: "2022-03-31"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/e2a1e568-30c7-4929-98aa-d0ebe6e7a40a"
source_url: "https://legislature.maine.gov/LawMakerWeb/dockets.asp?ID=280081975"
source_hash: "c06d3af8fa4d019e4f01261055d2642007de9ea64734d2dfa2abe8dc3b4825b7"
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 1769 (130) — An Act To Align The Child And Family Services And Child Protection Act With Federal Law

## Version chain

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

1. **Documents and Disposition** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.mainelegislature.org/legis/bills/getPDF.asp?paper=HP1320&item=1&snum=130)
2. **Final Disposition** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.mainelegislature.org/legis/bills/getPDF.asp?paper=HP1320&item=2&snum=130)

## Sponsors

- Michele MEYER — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2021-11-30** Received by the Clerk of the House on November 30, 2021. `receipt`
- **2021-11-30** 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`
- **2022-03-09** CONSENT CALENDAR - FIRST DAY
- **2022-03-09** Under suspension of the rules CONSENT CALENDAR - SECOND DAY.
- **2022-03-09** The Bill was PASSED TO BE ENGROSSED. `reading-3`
- **2022-03-09** Sent for concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.
- **2022-03-22** Report READ and ACCEPTED, in concurrence.
- **2022-03-22** READ ONCE `reading-1`
- **2022-03-22** Under suspension of the Rules, READ A SECOND TIME and PASSED TO BE ENGROSSED, in concurrence. `reading-2, reading-3`
- **2022-03-22** Ordered sent down forthwith.
- **2022-03-24** PASSED TO BE ENACTED. `passage`
- **2022-03-24** Sent for concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.
- **2022-03-29** PASSED TO BE ENACTED, in concurrence. `passage`
- **2022-03-31** Signed by Governor `executive-signature`
- **2022-02-24T05:00:00+00:00** Work Session Held
- **2022-02-24T05:00:00+00:00** Voted - OTP
- **2022-03-02T05:00:00+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/e2a1e568-30c7-4929-98aa-d0ebe6e7a40a`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Maine legislature records).