---
type: "Bill"
title: "Resolve, To Update Allowable Limits On Mortuary Trusts For The Purposes Of Mainecare Eligibility"
description: "Resolve, To Update Allowable Limits On Mortuary Trusts For The Purposes Of Mainecare Eligibility"
jurisdiction: "us/states/me"
legislature: "Maine Legislature"
session: "131"
identifier: "LD 446"
citation: "Maine LD 446 (131)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["INSURANCE", "LIFE", "MORTUARY TRUSTS"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Joseph BALDACCI"]
version_count: 2
action_count: 21
vote_count: 0
first_action: "2023-02-02"
last_action: "2023-06-12"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/11b4eccf-e8ca-4c0e-a52a-d1bd499fb58c"
source_url: "https://legislature.maine.gov/LawMakerWeb/dockets.asp?ID=280085752"
source_hash: "d41cb43f1d6c34d430d7fa43b7812e0cc482b511e5e94c176b27b60768248cb8"
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 446 (131) — Resolve, To Update Allowable Limits On Mortuary Trusts For The Purposes Of Mainecare Eligibility

## 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=SP0201&item=1&snum=131)
2. **Final Disposition** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.mainelegislature.org/legis/bills/getPDF.asp?paper=SP0201&item=2&snum=131)

## Sponsors

- Joseph BALDACCI — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2023-02-02** Committee on HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES suggested and ordered printed REFERENCE to the Committee on HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES Ordered sent down forthwith for concurrence
- **2023-02-02** The Resolve was REFERRED to the Committee on HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES. `referral-committee`
- **2023-02-02** In concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.
- **2023-03-30** CARRIED OVER, in the same posture, to a subsequent special or regular session of the 131st Legislature, pursuant to Joint Order SP 594.
- **2023-05-25** Report READ and ACCEPTED
- **2023-05-25** READ ONCE `reading-1`
- **2023-05-25** ASSIGNED FOR SECOND READING NEXT LEGISLATIVE DAY.
- **2023-05-30** COMMITTEE ON BILLS IN THE SECOND READING REPORTS NO FURTHER VERBAL AMENDMENTS NECESSARY. REPORT ACCEPTED.
- **2023-05-30** READ A SECOND TIME and PASSED TO BE ENGROSSED. `reading-2, reading-3`
- **2023-05-30** Ordered sent down forthwith for concurrence.
- **2023-06-01** CONSENT CALENDAR - FIRST DAY
- **2023-06-01** Under suspension of the rules CONSENT CALENDAR - SECOND DAY.
- **2023-06-01** The Resolve was PASSED TO BE ENGROSSED. `reading-3`
- **2023-06-01** In concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.
- **2023-06-06** FINALLY PASSED. `passage`
- **2023-06-06** Sent for concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.
- **2023-06-08** FINALLY PASSED, in concurrence. `passage`
- **2023-06-12** Signed by Governor `executive-signature`
- **2023-05-17T04:00:00+00:00** Work Session Held
- **2023-05-17T04:00:00+00:00** Voted - OTP
- **2023-05-22T04:00:00+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/11b4eccf-e8ca-4c0e-a52a-d1bd499fb58c`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Maine legislature records).