republic-os/legislation/us/states/me/130/ld-78.md

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Bill	An Act To Protect Children From Extreme Poverty By Preserving Children'S Access To Temporary Assistance For Needy Families Benefits	An Act To Protect Children From Extreme Poverty By Preserving Children'S Access To Temporary Assistance For Needy Families Benefits	us/states/me	Maine Legislature	130	LD 78	Maine LD 78 (130)	bill	PARTIAL BENEFITS PENALTIES TEMPORARY ASSIST TO NEEDY FAMILIES	enacted	Michele MEYER	3	20	0	2021-01-11	2021-06-08	openstates	ocd-bill/c749f739-4a47-4282-b2db-5d7718946c28	https://legislature.maine.gov/LawMakerWeb/dockets.asp?ID=280078027	05472fd2550c74cbc9c2805dc9e1491c617e926012c6346a887227c58758e74b	2026-07-01	https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump	2026-07-06	reported	legislation bill us-me

Maine LD 78 (130) — An Act To Protect Children From Extreme Poverty By Preserving Children'S Access To Temporary Assistance For Needy Families Benefits

Version chain

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

1. Adopted Amendments (committee substitute) — source
2. Documents and Disposition (committee substitute) — source
3. Final Disposition (committee substitute) — source

Sponsors

• Michele MEYER — primary (person)
• Anne PERRY — cosponsor (person)
• Chloe MAXMIN — cosponsor (person)
• David McCREA — cosponsor (person)
• Marianne MOORE — cosponsor (person)
• Richard EVANS — cosponsor (person)

Timeline

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

• 2021-01-11 Received by the Clerk of the House on January 11, 2021. receipt
• 2021-01-11 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
• 2021-03-30 Carried over, in the same posture, to a subsequent special or regular session of the 130th Legislature, pursuant to Joint Order SP 435.
• 2021-05-19 CONSENT CALENDAR - FIRST DAY
• 2021-05-19 Under suspension of the rules CONSENT CALENDAR - SECOND DAY.
• 2021-05-19 The Bill was PASSED TO BE ENGROSSED as Amended by Committee Amendment "A" (H-166). reading-3
• 2021-05-19 Sent for concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.
• 2021-05-19 Report READ and ACCEPTED, in concurrence.
• 2021-05-19 READ ONCE. reading-1
• 2021-05-19 Committee Amendment "A" (H-166) READ and ADOPTED, in concurrence. committee-passage-favorable, passage
• 2021-05-19 Under suspension of the Rules, READ A SECOND TIME and PASSED TO BE ENGROSSED AS AMENDED BY Committee Amendment "A" (H-166), in concurrence. reading-2, reading-3
• 2021-05-19 Ordered sent down forthwith.
• 2021-06-02 PASSED TO BE ENACTED. passage
• 2021-06-02 Sent for concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.
• 2021-06-03 PASSED TO BE ENACTED, in concurrence. passage
• 2021-06-08 Signed by Governor executive-signature
• 2021-04-09T04:00:00+00:00 Work Session Held - TABLED
• 2021-04-29T04:00:00+00:00 Work Session Held
• 2021-04-29T04:00:00+00:00 Voted - OTP-AM
• 2021-05-17T04:00:00+00:00 Reported Out - OTP-AM

Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot 2026-07-01; origin ocd-bill/c749f739-4a47-4282-b2db-5d7718946c28. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Maine legislature records).