---
type: "Bill"
title: "An Act To Enact The Maine Indian Child Welfare Act"
description: "An Act To Enact The Maine Indian Child Welfare Act"
jurisdiction: "us/states/me"
legislature: "Maine Legislature"
session: "131"
identifier: "LD 1970"
citation: "Maine LD 1970 (131)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["CHILD WELFARE ACT", "NATIVE AMERICANS", "WABANAKI PEOPLE"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Donna BAILEY"]
version_count: 3
action_count: 22
vote_count: 1
first_action: "2023-05-18"
last_action: "2023-06-30"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/82697411-102f-4f7d-94e0-329ebbb9bc49"
source_url: "https://legislature.maine.gov/LawMakerWeb/dockets.asp?ID=280089647"
source_hash: "29038417a874151607137edfa11abfd96ddad659c97fbbd3b0a52cb54f30bc1b"
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 1970 (131) — An Act To Enact The Maine Indian Child Welfare Act

## 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=SP0804&item=2&snum=131)
2. **Documents and Disposition** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.mainelegislature.org/legis/bills/getPDF.asp?paper=SP0804&item=1&snum=131)
3. **Final Disposition** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.mainelegislature.org/legis/bills/getPDF.asp?paper=SP0804&item=3&snum=131)

## Votes

- ENACT-EMER 2/3 ELECT — **32–0** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- Donna BAILEY — primary (person)
- Aaron DANA — cosponsor (person)
- Adam LEE — cosponsor (person)
- Allison HEPLER — cosponsor (person)
- Ambureen RANA — cosponsor (person)
- Amy KUHN — cosponsor (person)
- Amy ROEDER — cosponsor (person)
- Ann MATLACK — cosponsor (person)
- Anne CARNEY — cosponsor (person)
- Anne GRAHAM — cosponsor (person)
- Anne PERRY — cosponsor (person)
- Benjamin CHIPMAN — cosponsor (person)
- Benjamin COLLINGS — cosponsor (person)
- Billy Bob FAULKINGHAM — cosponsor (person)
- Bruce WHITE — cosponsor (person)
- Cameron RENY — cosponsor (person)
- Charles SKOLD — cosponsor (person)
- Colleen MADIGAN — cosponsor (person)
- Craig HICKMAN — cosponsor (person)
- Daniel ANKELES — cosponsor (person)
- Daniel SHAGOURY — cosponsor (person)
- Deqa DHALAC — cosponsor (person)
- Drew GATTINE — cosponsor (person)
- Eloise VITELLI — cosponsor (person)
- Eric BRAKEY — cosponsor (person)
- Erin SHEEHAN — cosponsor (person)
- Glenn CURRY — cosponsor (person)
- Holly EATON — cosponsor (person)
- Holly SARGENT — cosponsor (person)
- Holly STOVER — cosponsor (person)
- James DILL — cosponsor (person)
- Jane PRINGLE — cosponsor (person)
- Jessica FAY — cosponsor (person)
- Jill DUSON — cosponsor (person)
- Joseph RAFFERTY — cosponsor (person)
- Kathy SHAW — cosponsor (person)
- Kelly MURPHY — cosponsor (person)
- Kristen CLOUTIER — cosponsor (person)
- Laurie OSHER — cosponsor (person)
- Lori GRAMLICH — cosponsor (person)
- Lucas LANIGAN — cosponsor (person)
- Lydia CRAFTS — cosponsor (person)
- Lynn COPELAND — cosponsor (person)
- Lynne WILLIAMS — cosponsor (person)
- Mana ABDI — cosponsor (person)
- Marc MALON — cosponsor (person)
- Margaret CRAVEN — cosponsor (person)
- Margaret ROTUNDO — cosponsor (person)
- Marianne MOORE — cosponsor (person)
- Matthea DAUGHTRY — cosponsor (person)
- Matthew MOONEN — cosponsor (person)
- Maureen TERRY — cosponsor (person)
- Melanie SACHS — cosponsor (person)
- Michael BRENNAN — cosponsor (person)
- Michele MEYER — cosponsor (person)
- Morgan RIELLY — cosponsor (person)
- Nicole GROHOSKI — cosponsor (person)
- Nina MILLIKEN — cosponsor (person)
- Poppy ARFORD — cosponsor (person)
- Rachel TALBOT ROSS — cosponsor (person)
- Rebecca JAUCH — cosponsor (person)
- Rebecca MILLETT — cosponsor (person)
- Sally CLUCHEY — cosponsor (person)
- Samuel ZAGER — cosponsor (person)
- Sean PAULHUS — cosponsor (person)
- Sophia WARREN — cosponsor (person)
- Stacy BRENNER — cosponsor (person)
- Stephen MORIARTY — cosponsor (person)
- Suzanne SALISBURY — cosponsor (person)
- Tavis HASENFUS — cosponsor (person)
- Teresa PIERCE — cosponsor (person)
- Traci GERE — cosponsor (person)
- Troy JACKSON — cosponsor (person)
- Victoria DOUDERA — cosponsor (person)
- William PLUECKER — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2023-05-18** Committee on JUDICIARY suggested and ordered printed REFERENCE to the Committee on JUDICIARY Ordered sent down forthwith for concurrence
- **2023-05-23** The Bill was REFERRED to the Committee on JUDICIARY. `referral-committee`
- **2023-05-23** In concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.
- **2023-06-21** Report READ and ACCEPTED.
- **2023-06-21** READ ONCE. `reading-1`
- **2023-06-21** Committee Amendment "A" (S-413) READ and ADOPTED. `committee-passage-favorable, passage`
- **2023-06-21** Under suspension of the Rules, READ A SECOND TIME and PASSED TO BE ENGROSSED AS AMENDED BY Committee Amendment "A" (S-413). `reading-2, reading-3`
- **2023-06-21** Ordered sent down forthwith for concurrence.
- **2023-06-22** CONSENT CALENDAR - FIRST DAY
- **2023-06-22** Under suspension of the rules CONSENT CALENDAR - SECOND DAY.
- **2023-06-22** The Bill was PASSED TO BE ENGROSSED as Amended by Committee Amendment "A" (S-413). `reading-3`
- **2023-06-22** In concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.
- **2023-06-22** This being an emergency measure, a two-thirds vote of all the members elected to the House was necessary.
- **2023-06-22** PASSED TO BE ENACTED. `passage`
- **2023-06-22** Sent for concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.
- **2023-06-22** PASSED TO BE ENACTED - Emergency - 2/3 Elected Required, in concurrence. `passage`
- **2023-06-22** Roll Call Ordered Roll Call Number 446 Yeas 32 - Nays 0 - Excused 3 - Absent 0 PREVAILED
- **2023-06-22** Subsequently PASSED TO BE ENACTED - Emergency -2/3 Elected Required in concurrence `passage`
- **2023-06-30** Signed by Governor `executive-signature`
- **2023-06-06T04:00:00+00:00** Work Session Held
- **2023-06-06T04:00:00+00:00** Voted - OTP-AM
- **2023-06-21T04:00:00+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/82697411-102f-4f7d-94e0-329ebbb9bc49`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Maine legislature records).