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type: "Bill"
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title: "An Act To Improve The Child And Family Court Process"
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description: "An Act To Improve The Child And Family Court Process"
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jurisdiction: "us/states/me"
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legislature: "Maine Legislature"
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session: "130"
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identifier: "LD 1831"
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citation: "Maine LD 1831 (130)"
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classification: ["bill"]
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subjects: ["COURTS", "FAMILY DIVISION", "PROVISIONS REVISED"]
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status: "enacted"
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primary_sponsors: ["Joseph BALDACCI"]
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version_count: 4
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action_count: 34
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vote_count: 1
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first_action: "2021-12-20"
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last_action: "2022-05-03"
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source: "openstates"
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source_identifier: "ocd-bill/1f3e6332-dbc6-48d4-9809-4db7b840d1ed"
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source_url: "https://legislature.maine.gov/LawMakerWeb/dockets.asp?ID=280082200"
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source_hash: "c3494be9b85ec7a396097fbb8c542fc9ac488adbfad2fac4fdb65aba07454457"
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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 1831 (130) — An Act To Improve The Child And Family Court Process
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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. **Adopted Amendments** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.mainelegislature.org/legis/bills/getPDF.asp?paper=SP0648&item=2&snum=130)
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2. **Chaptered Law** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.mainelegislature.org/legis/bills/getPDF.asp?paper=SP0648&item=5&snum=130)
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3. **Documents and Disposition** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.mainelegislature.org/legis/bills/getPDF.asp?paper=SP0648&item=1&snum=130)
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4. **Final Disposition** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.mainelegislature.org/legis/bills/getPDF.asp?paper=SP0648&item=4&snum=130)
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## Votes
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- ACCEPT MAJ OTP-A RPT — **32–0** (pass) · upper
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## Sponsors
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- Joseph BALDACCI — primary (person)
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## Timeline
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The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
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- **2021-12-20** Received by the Secretary of the Senate on December 20, 2021 and REFERRED to the Committee on JUDICIARY pursuant to Joint Rule 308.2 `receipt, referral-committee`
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- **2022-04-07** Reports READ
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- **2022-04-07** On motion by Senator CARNEY of Cumberland The Majority Ought to Pass As Amended Report ACCEPTED
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- **2022-04-07** Roll Call Ordered Roll Call Number 710 Yeas 32 - Nays 0 - Excused 2 - Absent 0
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- **2022-04-07** READ ONCE `reading-1`
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- **2022-04-07** Committee Amendment "A" (S-514) READ and ADOPTED `committee-passage-favorable`
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- **2022-04-07** Under suspension of the Rules, READ A SECOND TIME and PASSED TO BE ENGROSSED AS AMENDED by Committee Amendment "A" (S-514) `reading-2, reading-3`
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- **2022-04-07** Sent down for concurrence
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- **2022-04-07** Reports READ.
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- **2022-04-07** On motion of Representative HARNETT of Gardiner, the Majority Ought to Pass as Amended Report was ACCEPTED.
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- **2022-04-07** The Bill was READ ONCE. `reading-1`
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- **2022-04-07** Committee Amendment "A" (S-514) was READ and ADOPTED. `committee-passage-favorable, passage`
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- **2022-04-07** 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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- **2022-04-07** The Bill was PASSED TO BE ENGROSSED as Amended by Committee Amendment "A" (S-514). `reading-3`
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- **2022-04-07** In concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.
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- **2022-04-11** PASSED TO BE ENACTED. `passage`
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- **2022-04-11** Sent for concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.
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- **2022-04-12** On motion by Senator BREEN of Cumberland PLACED ON THE SPECIAL APPROPRIATIONS TABLE pending PASSAGE TO BE ENACTED, in concurrence.
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- **2022-04-25** On Motion by Senator BREEN of Cumberland taken from the SPECIAL APPROPRIATIONS TABLE.
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- **2022-04-25** On motion by Same Senator Under suspension of the Rules The Senate RECONSIDERED whereby the Bill was PASSED TO BE ENGROSSED AS AMENDED BY Committee Amendment "A" (S-514) `reading-3`
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- **2022-04-25** On further motion by Same Senator Under further suspension of the Rules The Senate RECONSIDERED whereby Committee Amendment "A" (S-514) was ADOPTED `committee-passage-favorable`
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- **2022-04-25** On further motion by Same Senator Senate Amendment "A" (S-629) to Committee Amendment "A" (S-514) READ and ADOPTED `committee-passage-favorable`
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- **2022-04-25** Committee Amendment "A" (S-514) as Amended by Senate Amendment "A" (S-629) thereto ADOPTED `committee-passage-favorable`
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- **2022-04-25** PASSED TO BE ENGROSSED as Amended by Committee Amendment "A" (S-514) as Amended by Senate Amendment "A" (S-629) thereto In NON-CONCURRENCE `reading-3`
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- **2022-04-25** Sent down for concurrence
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- **2022-04-25** The House RECEDED and CONCURRED to PASSAGE TO BE ENGROSSED as Amended by Committee Amendment "A" (S-514) as Amended by Senate Amendment "A" (S-629) thereto. `reading-3`
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- **2022-04-25** ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.
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- **2022-04-25** PASSED TO BE ENACTED. `passage`
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- **2022-04-25** Sent for concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.
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- **2022-04-25** PASSED TO BE ENACTED, in concurrence. `passage`
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- **2022-05-03** Signed by Governor `executive-signature`
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- **2022-02-02T05:00:00+00:00** Work Session Held
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- **2022-02-02T05:00:00+00:00** Voted - Divided Report
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- **2022-04-05T04:00:00+00:00** Reported Out - OTP-AM/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/1f3e6332-dbc6-48d4-9809-4db7b840d1ed`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Maine legislature records).
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