# Maine LD 922: An Act to Amend the Procedure for Filing a Petition to Terminate Parental Rights and Responsibilities

Maine LD 922, An Act to Amend the Procedure for Filing a Petition to Terminate Parental Rights and Responsibilities, is a 132nd Maine Legislature (2025-2026) House bill sponsored by Amy Kuhn (Democratic); status signed, last action 2025-04-11 (Signed by Governor, ACTPUB Chapter 20) (as of 2026-10-17).

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## Facts
- Bill: Maine LD 922
- State: Maine
- Session: 132nd Maine Legislature (2025-2026)
- Title: An Act to Amend the Procedure for Filing a Petition to Terminate Parental Rights and Responsibilities
- Status: signed
- Chamber: House
- Introduced: 2025-03-05
- Last action: 2025-04-11, Signed by Governor, ACTPUB Chapter 20
- Sponsor: Amy Kuhn (Democratic)
- Cosponsors: 0
- Subjects: DOMESTIC RELATIONS, DOMESTIC RELATIONS - PARENTAL RIGHTS
- Touches household money: no
- Economic provisions PRIA read: 1

## Summary

No summary available.

## Bill overview: provisions PRIA read

- New court rules for ending parental rights: mixed, low. Petitioners must file any request to end parental rights and responsibilities in District Court. It no longer has to be filed in the same case as a past parental-rights order. The petition must be sworn. It must include: the child’s name and date and place of birth; the petitioner’s name, address,…

## Sponsors and cosponsors

- Sponsor: Amy Kuhn (Democratic), House

## Actions (7)

- 2025-04-11: Signed by Governor, ACTPUB Chapter 20
- 2025-04-08: PASSED TO BE ENACTED, in concurrence. (Senate)
- 2025-04-01: PASSED TO BE ENACTED. Sent for concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH. (House)
- 2025-03-27: Report READ and ACCEPTED, in concurrence.READ ONCEUnder suspension of the Rules, READ A SECOND TIME and PASSED TO BE ENGROSSED, in concurrence.Ordered sent down forthwith. (Senate)
- 2025-03-25: CONSENT CALENDAR - FIRST DAYUnder suspension of the rules CONSENT CALENDAR - SECOND DAY.The Bill was PASSED TO BE ENGROSSED.Sent for concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH. (House)
- 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. (House)
- 2025-03-05: Received by the Clerk of the House on March 5, 2025.The Bill was REFERRED to the Committee on JUDICIARY pursuant to Joint Rule 308.2 and ordered printed pursuant to Joint Rule 401. (House)

## Bill text

- Enacted: [PDF](https://legislature.maine.gov/legis/bills/getPDF.asp?paper=HP0587&item=3&snum=132)
- Introduced: [PDF](https://legislature.maine.gov/legis/bills/getPDF.asp?paper=HP0587&item=1&snum=132)

## Related bills

- LD 1522: An Act to Establish the Maine Eviction Prevention Program (failed)
- LD 2067: An Act to Include Community Mental Health Workers Under the 1998 Special Plan for Retirement (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 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
- [Enacted (PDF)](https://legislature.maine.gov/legis/bills/getPDF.asp?paper=HP0587&item=3&snum=132)
- [Introduced (PDF)](https://legislature.maine.gov/legis/bills/getPDF.asp?paper=HP0587&item=1&snum=132)

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- [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 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 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)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/ME-LD922-132 (as of 2026-10-17).