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type: "Bill"
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title: "An Act To Amend The Maine Parentage Act Regarding Joinder Of Parties"
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description: "An Act To Amend The Maine Parentage Act Regarding Joinder Of Parties"
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jurisdiction: "us/states/me"
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legislature: "Maine Legislature"
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session: "131"
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identifier: "LD 137"
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citation: "Maine LD 137 (131)"
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classification: ["bill"]
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subjects: ["DOMESTIC RELATIONS", "JOINDER OF PARTIES", "PARENTAL RIGHTS"]
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status: "enacted"
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primary_sponsors: ["Matthew MOONEN"]
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version_count: 2
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action_count: 30
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vote_count: 0
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first_action: "2023-01-10"
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last_action: "2023-04-10"
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source: "openstates"
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source_identifier: "ocd-bill/7618b1df-96d7-4d2d-968e-e97af53dc9ad"
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source_url: "https://legislature.maine.gov/LawMakerWeb/dockets.asp?ID=280085306"
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source_hash: "1ceae41a5e1cd9c4ceab0b374720331701c21ca5a8d94b7c3b9f5d1fa4371c65"
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vintage: "2026-07-01"
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source_snapshot: "https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump"
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retrieved_at: "2026-07-06"
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confidence: "reported"
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tags: ["legislation", "bill", "us-me"]
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---
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# Maine LD 137 (131) — An Act To Amend The Maine Parentage Act Regarding Joinder Of Parties
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## Version chain
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The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.
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1. **Documents and Disposition** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.mainelegislature.org/legis/bills/getPDF.asp?paper=HP0083&item=1&snum=131)
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2. **Final Disposition** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.mainelegislature.org/legis/bills/getPDF.asp?paper=HP0083&item=3&snum=131)
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## Sponsors
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- Matthew MOONEN — primary (person)
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## Timeline
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The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
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- **2023-01-10** Representative MOONEN for the Family Law Advisory Commission pursuant to the Maine Revised Statutes, Title 19-A, section 354, subsection 2, reports that the Bill be REFERRED to the Committee on JUDICIARY and ordered printed pursuant to Joint Rule 218. `referral-committee`
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- **2023-01-10** Report was READ and ACCEPTED.
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- **2023-01-10** The Bill was REFERRED to the Committee on JUDICIARY and ordered printed pursuant to Joint Rule 218. `referral-committee`
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- **2023-01-10** Sent for concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.
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- **2023-01-10** Report READ and ACCEPTED, in concurrence.
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- **2023-01-10** On motion by Senator Carney of Cumberland REFERRED to the Committee on JUDICIARY and ordered printed pursuant to Joint Rule 218, in concurrence. `referral-committee`
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- **2023-03-16** Reports READ.
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- **2023-03-16** On motion of Representative TERRY of Gorham, TABLED pending ACCEPTANCE of Either Report.
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- **2023-03-16** Later today assigned.
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- **2023-03-21** Speaker laid before the House
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- **2023-03-21** On motion of Representative MOONEN of Portland, the Majority Ought to Pass Report was ACCEPTED.
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- **2023-03-21** The Bill was READ ONCE. `reading-1`
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- **2023-03-21** Under suspension of the rules, the Bill was given its SECOND READING without REFERENCE to the Committee on Bills in the Second Reading.
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- **2023-03-21** The Bill was PASSED TO BE ENGROSSED. `reading-3`
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- **2023-03-21** Sent for concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.
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- **2023-03-23** Reports Read
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- **2023-03-23** On motion by Senator CARNEY of Cumberland the Majority Ought to Pass Report ACCEPTED.
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- **2023-03-23** READ ONCE `reading-1`
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- **2023-03-23** ASSIGNED FOR SECOND READING NEXT LEGISLATIVE DAY.
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- **2023-03-28** COMMITTEE ON BILLS IN THE SECOND READING REPORTS NO FURTHER VERBAL AMENDMENTS NECESSARY. REPORT ACCEPTED.
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- **2023-03-28** READ A SECOND TIME and PASSED TO BE ENGROSSED, in concurrence. `reading-2, reading-3`
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- **2023-03-28** Ordered sent down forthwith
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- **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.
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- **2023-03-30** PASSED TO BE ENACTED. `passage`
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- **2023-03-30** Sent for concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.
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- **2023-04-05** PASSED TO BE ENACTED, in concurrence. `passage`
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- **2023-04-10** Signed by Governor `executive-signature`
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- **2023-02-02T05:00:00+00:00** Work Session Held
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- **2023-02-02T05:00:00+00:00** Voted - Divided Report
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- **2023-03-09T05:00:00+00:00** Reported Out - OTP/ONTP
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## Source
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OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/7618b1df-96d7-4d2d-968e-e97af53dc9ad`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Maine legislature records).
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