An Act To Enact The Maine Indian Child Welfare Act
Bill status
signed
all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
May 2023
Committee Review
Jun 2023
House Passage
Jun 2023
Senate Passage
Jun 2023
Signed into Law
Jun 2023
Introduced May 18, 2023
Signed Jun 30, 2023
Floor votes · Senate Jun 22, 2023
How they voted
32–0
Passed · 3 other
Total votes 35
Jun 22, 2023
D
Democratic22
90% Yea
I
Independent1
100% Yea
R
Republican12
91% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
22
Key actions
7
Committee
4
Jun 30, 2023
Signed into law
Signed by Governor
executive
Jun 22, 2023
Upper · Passed
Subsequently PASSED TO BE ENACTED - Emergency -2/3 Elected Required in concurrence
upper
Jun 22, 2023
Upper · Passed
PASSED TO BE ENACTED - Emergency - 2/3 Elected Required, in concurrence.
upper
Jun 22, 2023
Lower · Passed
PASSED TO BE ENACTED.
lower
Jun 21, 2023
Legislature · Passed
Reported Out - OTP-AM
legislature
Jun 21, 2023
Upper · Passed
Committee Amendment "A" (S-413) READ and ADOPTED.
upper
May 23, 2023
Committee
The Bill was REFERRED to the Committee on JUDICIARY.
lower
May 18, 2023
Upper · Passed
Committee on JUDICIARY suggested and ordered printed REFERENCE to the Committee on JUDICIARY Ordered sent down forthwith for concurrence
upper
1 primary · 73 co-sponsors
Sponsors
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