---
type: "Bill"
title: "An Act To Establish Guidance For Awarding General Spousal Support"
description: "An Act To Establish Guidance For Awarding General Spousal Support"
jurisdiction: "us/states/me"
legislature: "Maine Legislature"
session: "132"
identifier: "LD 2142"
citation: "Maine LD 2142 (132)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["ALIMONY", "DIVORCE", "DOMESTIC RELATIONS"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Anne CARNEY"]
version_count: 3
action_count: 21
vote_count: 0
first_action: "2026-01-07"
last_action: "2026-03-19"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/fedba62a-d286-4120-9215-3d698f6e6ed0"
source_url: "https://legislature.maine.gov/LawMakerWeb/dockets.asp?ID=280101056"
source_hash: "07f8511744f9275a147ea6b00ea59912b4a8efa0fbdc4516414eef0b67458079"
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 2142 (132) — An Act To Establish Guidance For Awarding General Spousal Support

## Version chain

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

1. **Amendment C-A (S-517)** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.mainelegislature.org/legis/bills/getPDF.asp?paper=SP0860&item=2&snum=132)
2. **Chapter 571** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.mainelegislature.org/legis/bills/getPDF.asp?paper=SP0860&item=3&snum=132)
3. **LD 2142 SP 860** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.mainelegislature.org/legis/bills/getPDF.asp?paper=SP0860&item=1&snum=132)

## Sponsors

- Anne CARNEY — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2026-01-07** Committee on JUDICIARY suggested and ordered printed REFERENCE to the Committee on JUDICIARY Ordered sent down forthwith for concurrence
- **2026-01-07** The Bill was REFERRED to the Committee on JUDICIARY. `referral-committee`
- **2026-01-07** In concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.
- **2026-02-26** Report READ and ACCEPTED.
- **2026-02-26** Bill READ ONCE. `reading-1`
- **2026-02-26** Committee Amendment "A" (S-517) READ and ADOPTED. `committee-passage-favorable, passage`
- **2026-02-26** ASSIGNED FOR SECOND READING NEXT LEGISLATIVE DAY.
- **2026-03-03** COMMITTEE ON BILLS IN THE SECOND READING REPORTS NO FURTHER VERBAL AMENDMENTS NECESSARY. REPORT ACCEPTED.
- **2026-03-03** READ A SECOND TIME and PASSED TO BE ENGROSSED AS AMENDED BY Committee Amendment "A" (S-517) `reading-2, reading-3`
- **2026-03-03** Ordered sent down forthwith for concurrence.
- **2026-03-05** CONSENT CALENDAR - FIRST DAY
- **2026-03-05** Under suspension of the rules CONSENT CALENDAR - SECOND DAY.
- **2026-03-05** The Bill was PASSED TO BE ENGROSSED as Amended by Committee Amendment "A" (S-517). `reading-3`
- **2026-03-05** In concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.
- **2026-03-10** PASSED TO BE ENACTED. `passage`
- **2026-03-10** Sent for concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.
- **2026-03-12** PASSED TO BE ENACTED, in concurrence. `passage`
- **2026-03-19** Signed by Governor `executive-signature`
- **2026-02-05T05:00:00+00:00** Work Session Held
- **2026-02-05T05:00:00+00:00** Voted - OTP-AM
- **2026-02-25T05:00:00+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/fedba62a-d286-4120-9215-3d698f6e6ed0`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Maine legislature records).