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type: "Bill"
title: "An Act To Protect Children From Extreme Poverty By Preserving Children'S Access To Temporary Assistance For Needy Families Benefits"
description: "An Act To Protect Children From Extreme Poverty By Preserving Children'S Access To Temporary Assistance For Needy Families Benefits"
jurisdiction: "us/states/me"
legislature: "Maine Legislature"
session: "130"
identifier: "LD 78"
citation: "Maine LD 78 (130)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["PARTIAL BENEFITS", "PENALTIES", "TEMPORARY ASSIST TO NEEDY FAMILIES"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Michele MEYER"]
version_count: 3
action_count: 20
vote_count: 0
first_action: "2021-01-11"
last_action: "2021-06-08"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/c749f739-4a47-4282-b2db-5d7718946c28"
source_url: "https://legislature.maine.gov/LawMakerWeb/dockets.asp?ID=280078027"
source_hash: "05472fd2550c74cbc9c2805dc9e1491c617e926012c6346a887227c58758e74b"
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 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](http://www.mainelegislature.org/legis/bills/getPDF.asp?paper=HP0044&item=2&snum=130)
2. **Documents and Disposition** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.mainelegislature.org/legis/bills/getPDF.asp?paper=HP0044&item=1&snum=130)
3. **Final Disposition** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.mainelegislature.org/legis/bills/getPDF.asp?paper=HP0044&item=3&snum=130)
## 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](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/c749f739-4a47-4282-b2db-5d7718946c28`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Maine legislature records).