---
type: "Bill"
title: "An Act To Amend The Laws Governing Name Changes"
description: "An Act To Amend The Laws Governing Name Changes"
jurisdiction: "us/states/me"
legislature: "Maine Legislature"
session: "130"
identifier: "LD 1900"
citation: "Maine LD 1900 (130)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["NAME CHANGES", "PROBATE", "PROCEEDINGS"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Erin SHEEHAN"]
version_count: 3
action_count: 26
vote_count: 2
first_action: "2022-01-05"
last_action: "2022-04-04"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/1315aaff-7e35-490d-81be-bc181129be91"
source_url: "https://legislature.maine.gov/LawMakerWeb/dockets.asp?ID=280082335"
source_hash: "258ebb1d2bce86726c8e5cb06eea0010194e114ac2c0517a445613cab028c063"
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 1900 (130) — An Act To Amend The Laws Governing Name Changes

## 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=HP1407&item=2&snum=130)
2. **Documents and Disposition** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.mainelegislature.org/legis/bills/getPDF.asp?paper=HP1407&item=1&snum=130)
3. **Final Disposition** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.mainelegislature.org/legis/bills/getPDF.asp?paper=HP1407&item=3&snum=130)

## Votes

- ACCEPT MAJ OTP-A RPT — **19–13** (pass) · upper
- ACC MAJ OTP AS AMENDED REP — **78–56** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- Erin SHEEHAN — primary (person)
- Barbara WOOD — cosponsor (person)
- Laurie OSHER — cosponsor (person)
- Lois RECKITT — cosponsor (person)
- Matthea DAUGHTRY — cosponsor (person)
- Ryan FECTEAU — cosponsor (person)
- Tiffany ROBERTS — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2022-01-05** Committee on Judiciary suggested and ordered printed.
- **2022-01-05** The Bill was REFERRED to the Committee on JUDICIARY. `referral-committee`
- **2022-01-05** Sent for concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.
- **2022-01-05** The Bill was REFERRED to the Committee on JUDICIARY in concurrence `referral-committee`
- **2022-03-22** Reports READ.
- **2022-03-22** On motion of Representative HARNETT of Gardiner, the Majority Ought to Pass as Amended Report was ACCEPTED.
- **2022-03-22** ROLL CALL NO. 472
- **2022-03-22** (Yeas 78 - Nays 56 - Absent 14 - Excused 0 - Vacant 3)
- **2022-03-22** The Bill was READ ONCE. `reading-1`
- **2022-03-22** Committee Amendment "A" (H-807) was READ and ADOPTED. `committee-passage-favorable, passage`
- **2022-03-22** Under suspension of the rules, the Bill was given its SECOND READING without REFERENCE to the Committee on Bills in the Second Reading.
- **2022-03-22** The Bill was PASSED TO BE ENGROSSED as Amended by Committee Amendment "A" (H-807). `reading-3`
- **2022-03-22** Sent for concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.
- **2022-03-24** Reports Read
- **2022-03-24** On motion by Senator CARNEY of Cumberland the Majority Ought to Pass as Amended Report ACCEPTED.
- **2022-03-24** Roll Call Ordered Roll Call Number 632 Yeas 19 - Nays 13 - Excused 2 - Absent 0
- **2022-03-24** READ ONCE `reading-1`
- **2022-03-24** Committee Amendment "A" (H-807) READ and ADOPTED `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2022-03-24** Under suspension of the Rules, READ A SECOND TIME and PASSED TO BE ENGROSSED AS AMENDED by Committee Amendment "A" (H-807) in concurrence `reading-2, reading-3`
- **2022-03-29** PASSED TO BE ENACTED. `passage`
- **2022-03-29** Sent for concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.
- **2022-03-31** PASSED TO BE ENACTED, in concurrence. `passage`
- **2022-04-04** Signed by Governor `executive-signature`
- **2022-02-02T05:00:00+00:00** Work Session Held
- **2022-02-02T05:00:00+00:00** Voted - Divided Report
- **2022-03-16T04:00:00+00:00** Reported Out - OTP-AM/ONTP

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/1315aaff-7e35-490d-81be-bc181129be91`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Maine legislature records).