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An Act to Promote Awareness of the Maine Parentage Act

An Act to Promote Awareness of the Maine Parentage Act

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Sponsor
Representative William Bridgeo
Last action
2025-04-17
Official status
Reports Read On motion by Senator INGWERSEN of York the Majority Ought Not to Pass Report ACCEPTED . In NON-CONCURRENCE Placed in Legislative Files (DEAD)
Effective date
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Plain English Breakdown

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An Act to Promote Awareness of the Maine Parentage Act

An Act to Promote Awareness of the Maine Parentage Act Sponsor: Representative William Bridgeo Reference committee: Health and Human Services Latest committee action: Reported Out; ONTP/OTP-AM

What This Bill Does

  • An Act to Promote Awareness of the Maine Parentage Act Sponsor: Representative William Bridgeo Reference committee: Health and Human Services Latest committee action: Reported Out; ONTP/OTP-AM

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Amendments

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Filed

Plain English: Page 1 - 132LR0846(02) COMMITTEE AMENDMENT 1 L.D.

  • Page 1 - 132LR0846(02) COMMITTEE AMENDMENT 1 L.D.
  • 541 2 Date: (Filing No.
  • H- ) 3HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES 4 Reproduced and distributed under the direction of the Clerk of the House.
  • 5STATE OF MAINE 6HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 7132ND LEGISLATURE 8FIRST SPECIAL SESSION 9 COMMITTEE AMENDMENT “ ” to H.P.

Bill History

  1. 2025-04-17 House

    Reports READ . On motion of Representative MEYER of Eliot, the Majority Ought Not to Pass Report was ACCEPTED . Sent for concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.

  2. 2025-04-17 Senate

    Reports Read On motion by Senator INGWERSEN of York the Majority Ought Not to Pass Report ACCEPTED . In NON-CONCURRENCE Placed in Legislative Files (DEAD)

  3. 2025-04-16 Committee

    Reported Out; ONTP/OTP-AM

  4. 2025-03-26 Committee

    Work Session Held

  5. 2025-03-26 Committee

    Voted; Divided Report

  6. 2025-02-11 Committee

    Referred to Committee on Health and Human Services.

Official Summary Text

An Act to Promote Awareness of the Maine Parentage Act
Sponsor:
Representative William Bridgeo
Reference committee:
Health and Human Services
Latest committee action:
Reported Out; ONTP/OTP-AM

Current Bill Text

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132nd MAINE LEGISLATURE
FIRST REGULAR SESSION-2025
Legislative Document No. 541
H.P. 360 House of Representatives, February 11, 2025
An Act to Promote Awareness of the Maine Parentage Act
Reference to the Committee on Health and Human Services suggested and ordered printed.
ROBERT B. HUNT
Clerk
Presented by Representative BRIDGEO of Augusta. (BY REQUEST)

Page 1 - 132LR0846(01)
1Be it enacted by the People of the State of Maine as follows:
2Sec. 1. 22 MRSA §2770 is enacted to read:
3§2770. Maine Parentage Act brochure distribution
4 The Maine Center for Disease Control and Prevention shall create and distribute an
5 informational brochure answering basic questions regarding the Maine Parentage Act. The
6 brochure must be distributed to appropriate public health and medical facilities, physicians'
7 offices and other venues in the State frequented by the general public as determined by the
8 Director of the Maine Center for Disease Control and Prevention.
9SUMMARY
10 This bill requires the Department of Health and Human Services, Maine Center for
11 Disease Control and Prevention to create an informational brochure answering basic
12 questions regarding the Maine Parentage Act and to distribute the brochure to appropriate
13 public health and medical facilities, physicians' offices and other venues in the State
14 frequented by the general public.
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