type, title, description, jurisdiction, legislature, session, identifier, citation, classification, subjects, status, primary_sponsors, version_count, action_count, vote_count, first_action, last_action, source, source_identifier, source_url, source_hash, vintage, source_snapshot, retrieved_at, confidence, tags
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citation |
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version_count |
action_count |
vote_count |
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tags |
| Bill |
An Act Regarding Changing The Designation Of A Parent On The Birth Certificate Of An Adult |
An Act Regarding Changing The Designation Of A Parent On The Birth Certificate Of An Adult |
us/states/me |
Maine Legislature |
128 |
LD 83 |
Maine LD 83 (128) |
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| DOMESTIC RELATIONS |
| PATERNITY |
| NAME CHANGE ON BIRTH RECORD |
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enacted |
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1 |
22 |
1 |
2017-01-11 |
2017-03-24 |
openstates |
ocd-bill/ecace7dc-9c06-4aca-9c0c-40a14a4a629b |
http://legislature.maine.gov/LawMakerWeb/dockets.asp?ID=280062544 |
c89cd696e34038b53d9538d29f5c4c87e82e286404dfe2ea618fe9506ec69646 |
2026-07-01 |
https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump |
2026-07-06 |
reported |
|
Maine LD 83 (128) — An Act Regarding Changing The Designation Of A Parent On The Birth Certificate Of An Adult
Version chain
The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.
- Initial Version (committee substitute) — source
Votes
- ENACTMENT — 34–0 (pass) · upper
- MIRAMANT — primary (person)
- HYMANSON — cosponsor (person)
- JACKSON — cosponsor (person)
- LIBBY — cosponsor (person)
- PARRY — cosponsor (person)
- SPEAR — cosponsor (person)
Timeline
The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
- 2017-01-11 Committee on HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES
- 2017-01-11 suggested and ordered printed
- 2017-01-11 REFERRED to the Committee on HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES
referral-committee
- 2017-01-11 Ordered sent down forthwith for concurrence
- 2017-01-11 The Bill was REFERRED to the Committee on HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES.
referral-committee
- 2017-01-11 In concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.
- 2017-03-02 Report READ and ACCEPTED
- 2017-03-02 READ ONCE
reading-1
- 2017-03-02 Assigned for SECOND READING NEXT LEGISLATIVE DAY.
- 2017-03-07 COMMITTEE ON BILLS IN THE SECOND READING REPORTS NO FURTHER VERBAL AMENDMENTS NECESSARY, Senator Saviello, Senate Chair. REPORT ACCEPTED.
- 2017-03-07 READ A SECOND TIME and PASSED TO BE ENGROSSED.
reading-2
- 2017-03-07 Ordered sent down forthwith for concurrence.
- 2017-03-09 CONSENT CALENDAR - FIRST DAY
- 2017-03-14 Committee on Bills in the Second Reading Reports no further verbal amendments necessary. Report Accepted.
- 2017-03-14 CONSENT CALENDAR - SECOND DAY.
- 2017-03-14 The Bill was PASSED TO BE ENGROSSED.
- 2017-03-14 In concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.
- 2017-03-21 PASSED TO BE ENACTED.
passage
- 2017-03-21 Sent for concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.
- 2017-03-23 PASSED TO BE ENACTED, in concurrence.
passage
- 2017-03-23 Roll Call Ordered Roll Call Number 50 Yeas 34 - Nays 0 - Excused 1 - Absent 0 PREVAILED
- 2017-03-24 Signed by Governor
executive-signature
Source
OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot 2026-07-01; origin ocd-bill/ecace7dc-9c06-4aca-9c0c-40a14a4a629b. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Maine legislature records).
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