# Maine LD 122: An Act to Update Certain Laws Regarding Extended Care and Adoption Maine LD 122, An Act to Update Certain Laws Regarding Extended Care and Adoption, is a 132nd Maine Legislature (2025-2026) Senate bill sponsored by Anne M. Carney (Democratic); status signed, last action 2025-06-12 (Signed by Governor, ACTPUB Chapter 272); PRIA reads it as touching household money (as of 2026-10-17). - Canonical: https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/ME-LD122-132 - As of: 2026-10-17 - Plain-text twin of the page above; the HTML and this file carry the same facts. ## Facts - Bill: Maine LD 122 - State: Maine - Session: 132nd Maine Legislature (2025-2026) - Title: An Act to Update Certain Laws Regarding Extended Care and Adoption - Status: signed - Chamber: Senate - Introduced: 2025-01-08 - Last action: 2025-06-12, Signed by Governor, ACTPUB Chapter 272 - Sponsor: Anne M. Carney (Democratic) - Cosponsors: 0 - Subjects: CHILDREN AND FAMILIES, CHILDREN AND FAMILIES - FOSTER CARE - Touches household money: yes - Roll calls: 1 (34 yes, 0 no in all) - Economic provisions PRIA read: 4 ## Summary No summary available. ## Bill overview: provisions PRIA read - College and training grants for former foster youth: benefit, high. The law creates a transition grant for former foster youth in college or training. You must be age 23 to 26, have left voluntary extended care at 23, and be enrolled. Grants give support like current extended foster care and include a navigator to help you. Time limits apply: up to 6 years for a 4-… - Stronger privacy for adoption background checks: benefit, low. The law keeps adoption background‑check results confidential. The Department of Health and Human Services holds them for official use only. The department may not share the results outside the agency. - Advance notice for foster caregivers and teens: mixed, low. The department must give written, dated, signed notice before reviews and hearings to foster, preadoptive, and relative caregivers, and to the child if 14 or older. The notice must say they have a right to be heard. That right means they can testify only, not bring other witnesses, attend other par… - Regular court reviews for extended care: mixed, low. Courts must review extended care cases each year for young adults ages 18 to 20. The department, the court, or the young adult can ask for a review at any time. Judges hear evidence on safety, needed services, and whether both sides follow the agreement, and must issue written findings. Courts can… ## Sponsors and cosponsors - Sponsor: Anne M. Carney (Democratic), Senate ## Roll call votes | Date | Chamber | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Other | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 2025-06-04 | Senate | ACCEPT MAJORITY OUGHT TO PASS AS AMENDED REPORT | pass | 34 | 0 | | ## Actions (8) - 2025-06-12: Signed by Governor, ACTPUB Chapter 272 - 2025-06-09: PASSED TO BE ENACTED, in concurrence. (Senate) - 2025-06-09: PASSED TO BE ENACTED. Sent for concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH. (House) - 2025-06-05: Reports READ.On motion of Representative KUHN of Falmouth, the Majority Ought to Pass as Amended Report was ACCEPTED.The Bill was READ ONCE.Committee Amendment "A" (S-259) was READ and ADOPTED.Under suspension of the rules, the Bill was given its SECOND READING without REFERENCE to the Committee on Bills in the Second Reading.The Bill was PASSED TO BE ENGROSSED as Amended by Committee Amendment "A" (S-259). In concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH. (House) - 2025-06-04: Reports READ On motion by Senator CARNEY of Cumberland The Majority Ought to Pass As Amended Report ACCEPTED. PREVAILED Roll Call Ordered Roll Call Number 348 Yeas 34 - Nays 0 - Excused 1 - Absent 0 Bill READ ONCE. Committee Amendment "A" (S-259) READ and ADOPTED. Under suspension of the Rules, READ A SECOND TIME and PASSED TO BE ENGROSSED AS AMENDED by Committee Amendment "A" (S-259) Sent down for concurrence (Senate) - 2025-03-21: CARRIED OVER, in the same posture, to the next special or regular session of the 132nd Legislature, pursuant to Joint Order SP 519. (Senate) - 2025-01-08: The Bill was REFERRED to the Committee on JUDICIARY.In concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH. (House) - 2025-01-08: Committee on JUDICIARY suggested and ordered printed REFERENCE to the Committee on JUDICIARY Ordered sent down forthwith for concurrence (Senate) ## Bill text - Amendment C-A (S-259), adopted by House & Senate: [PDF](https://legislature.maine.gov/legis/bills/getPDF.asp?paper=SP0043&item=2&snum=132) - Enacted: [PDF](https://legislature.maine.gov/legis/bills/getPDF.asp?paper=SP0043&item=3&snum=132) - Introduced: [PDF](https://legislature.maine.gov/legis/bills/getPDF.asp?paper=SP0043&item=1&snum=132) ## Related bills - LD 1522: An Act to Establish the Maine Eviction Prevention Program (failed) - LD 1665: An Act to Provide Property Tax Relief to Maine Families (failed) - LD 1872: An Act to Reinvest in the Pension Funds of the Maine Public Employees Retirement System (failed) - LD 2067: An Act to Include Community Mental Health Workers Under the 1998 Special Plan for Retirement (failed) - LD 1611: An Act to Decrease the Retirement Contributions Required for Teachers and State Employees (failed) - LD 1294: An Act to Expand the Dependent Exemption Tax Credit (failed) ## Sources - [Amendment C-A (S-259), adopted by House & Senate (PDF)](https://legislature.maine.gov/legis/bills/getPDF.asp?paper=SP0043&item=2&snum=132) - [Enacted (PDF)](https://legislature.maine.gov/legis/bills/getPDF.asp?paper=SP0043&item=3&snum=132) - [Introduced (PDF)](https://legislature.maine.gov/legis/bills/getPDF.asp?paper=SP0043&item=1&snum=132) ## Related - [LD 1522: An Act to Establish the Maine Eviction Prevention Program](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/ME-LD1522-132) - [LD 1665: An Act to Provide Property Tax Relief to Maine Families](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/ME-LD1665-132) - [LD 1872: An Act to Reinvest in the Pension Funds of the Maine Public Employees Retiremen…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/ME-LD1872-132) - [LD 2067: An Act to Include Community Mental Health Workers Under the 1998 Special Plan f…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/ME-LD2067-132) - [LD 1611: An Act to Decrease the Retirement Contributions Required for Teachers and State…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/ME-LD1611-132) - [LD 1294: An Act to Expand the Dependent Exemption Tax Credit](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/ME-LD1294-132) - [Maine bills](https://policyrisk.com/states/maine/bills) - [Maine state hub](https://policyrisk.com/states/maine) - [All state legislation](https://policyrisk.com/state-bills) Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/ME-LD122-132 (as of 2026-10-17).