---
type: "Bill"
title: "An Act To Establish An Independent Office Of The Child Advocate"
description: "An Act To Establish An Independent Office Of The Child Advocate"
jurisdiction: "us/states/me"
legislature: "Maine Legislature"
session: "132"
identifier: "LD 1893"
citation: "Maine LD 1893 (132)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["CHILD ADVOCATE", "CHILDREN AND FAMILIES", "SOCIAL SERVICES"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Lori GRAMLICH"]
version_count: 3
action_count: 32
vote_count: 2
first_action: "2025-05-01"
last_action: "2026-04-16"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/5e78274a-e920-4bbf-a3fd-656ed5030e55"
source_url: "https://legislature.maine.gov/LawMakerWeb/dockets.asp?ID=280099026"
source_hash: "89709bc7711832b33d8eed6fc91328a5c51e4917fe7c43d36f3e7b2fc5120f87"
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 1893 (132) — An Act To Establish An Independent Office Of The Child Advocate

## Version chain

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

1. **Amendment C-A (H-993)** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.mainelegislature.org/legis/bills/getPDF.asp?paper=HP1264&item=2&snum=132)
2. **Chapter 724** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.mainelegislature.org/legis/bills/getPDF.asp?paper=HP1264&item=3&snum=132)
3. **LD 1893 HP 1264** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.mainelegislature.org/legis/bills/getPDF.asp?paper=HP1264&item=1&snum=132)

## Votes

- ACCEPT REPORT — **35–0** (pass) · upper
- acc otp-am report — **148–0** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- Lori GRAMLICH — primary (person)
- Adam LEE — cosponsor (person)
- Amy ARATA — cosponsor (person)
- Cameron RENY — cosponsor (person)
- Daniel SAYRE — cosponsor (person)
- Holly STOVER — cosponsor (person)
- Kristi MATHIESON — cosponsor (person)
- Michael BRENNAN — cosponsor (person)
- Nina MILLIKEN — cosponsor (person)
- Richard BENNETT — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2025-05-01** Received by the Clerk of the House on May 1, 2025. `receipt`
- **2025-05-01** 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`
- **2025-06-25** Carried over, in the same posture, to any special or regular session of the 132nd Legislature, pursuant to Joint Order SP 800.
- **2026-04-08** CONSENT CALENDAR - FIRST DAY
- **2026-04-08** On OBJECTION of Representative MEYER of Eliot REMOVED.
- **2026-04-08** The Committee Report was READ and ACCEPTED.
- **2026-04-08** ROLL CALL NO. 758
- **2026-04-08** (Yeas 148 - Nays 0 - Absent 2 - Excused 0 - Vacant 1)
- **2026-04-08** The Bill was READ ONCE. `reading-1`
- **2026-04-08** Committee Amendment "A" (H-993) was READ and ADOPTED. `committee-passage-favorable, passage`
- **2026-04-08** Under suspension of the rules, the Bill was given its SECOND READING without REFERENCE to the Committee on Bills in the Second Reading.
- **2026-04-08** The Bill was PASSED TO BE ENGROSSED as Amended by Committee Amendment "A" (H-993) `reading-3`
- **2026-04-08** Sent for concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.
- **2026-04-08** Report READ and ACCEPTED in concurrence.
- **2026-04-08** Roll Call Ordered Roll Call Number 909 Yeas 35 - Nays 0 - Excused 0 - Absent 0
- **2026-04-08** READ ONCE. `reading-1`
- **2026-04-08** Committee Amendment "A" (H-993) READ and ADOPTED, in concurrence. `committee-passage-favorable, passage`
- **2026-04-08** Under suspension of the Rules, READ A SECOND TIME and PASSED TO BE ENGROSSED AS AMENDED BY Committee Amendment "A" (H-993), in concurrence. `reading-2, reading-3`
- **2026-04-08** Ordered sent down forthwith.
- **2026-04-09** PASSED TO BE ENACTED. `passage`
- **2026-04-09** Sent for concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.
- **2026-04-09** On motion by Senator ROTUNDO of Androscoggin PLACED ON THE SPECIAL APPROPRIATIONS TABLE pending PASSED TO BE ENACTED, in concurrence. `passage`
- **2026-04-14** On motion by Senator ROTUNDO of Androscoggin taken from the Special Appropriations Table
- **2026-04-14** Subsequently, PASSED TO BE ENACTED in concurrence. `passage`
- **2026-04-16** Signed by Governor `executive-signature`
- **2025-05-15T04:00:00+00:00** Work Session Held - TABLED
- **2025-05-16T04:00:00+00:00** Carry Over Requested
- **2025-05-19T04:00:00+00:00** Carry Over Approved
- **2026-03-17T04:00:00+00:00** Work Session Held - TABLED
- **2026-03-24T04:00:00+00:00** Work Session Held
- **2026-03-24T04:00:00+00:00** Voted - OTP-AM
- **2026-04-07T04:00:00+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/5e78274a-e920-4bbf-a3fd-656ed5030e55`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Maine legislature records).