# Maine LD 966: An Act Allowing Access by State Agencies and Hospitals to Certain Confidential Probate Court Records Maine LD 966, An Act Allowing Access by State Agencies and Hospitals to Certain Confidential Probate Court Records, is a 132nd Maine Legislature (2025-2026) House bill sponsored by Amy Kuhn (Democratic); status signed, last action 2025-04-01 (Signed by Governor, ACTPUB Chapter 18) (as of 2026-10-17). - Canonical: https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/ME-LD966-132 - 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 966 - State: Maine - Session: 132nd Maine Legislature (2025-2026) - Title: An Act Allowing Access by State Agencies and Hospitals to Certain Confidential Probate Court Records - Status: signed - Chamber: House - Introduced: 2025-03-07 - Last action: 2025-04-01, Signed by Governor, ACTPUB Chapter 18 - Sponsor: Amy Kuhn (Democratic) - Cosponsors: 1 - Subjects: PROBATE, PROBATE - PROCEEDINGS - Touches household money: no - Economic provisions PRIA read: 3 ## Summary No summary available. ## Bill overview: provisions PRIA read - Court sets access rules and reports: benefit, low. The Supreme Judicial Court must adopt rules to carry out these access changes. The rules must say how entities name authorized employees, how to tell the register of probate and the e-filing system, and how the register grants access. This rulemaking takes effect when the Court approves the rules.… - Agencies can access adult guardianship records: mixed, low. Starting January 15, 2026, or earlier if court rules take effect sooner, access expands to adult cases. Authorized staff of the Health and Human Services Department, the Attorney General’s Office, the Governor-designated disability protection agency, and licensed hospitals can view adult guardiansh… - Agencies can access minor guardianship records: mixed, low. Beginning April 1, 2025, certain state agencies and licensed hospitals can view confidential minor guardianship court records. The Department of Health and Human Services, the Attorney General’s Office, the Governor-designated disability protection agency, and hospitals may access records. They can… ## Sponsors and cosponsors - Sponsor: Amy Kuhn (Democratic), House - Cosponsor: Anne M. Carney (Democratic), Senate ## Actions (7) - 2025-04-01: Signed by Governor, ACTPUB Chapter 18 - 2025-04-01: PASSED TO BE ENACTED - Emergency - 2/3 Elected Required, in concurrence. (Senate) - 2025-04-01: This being an emergency measure, a two-thirds vote of all the members elected to the House was necessary.PASSED TO BE ENACTED.Sent for concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH. (House) - 2025-04-01: Report READ and ACCEPTED, in concurrence.READ ONCE.Committee Amendment "A" (H-35) READ and ADOPTED, in concurrence.Under suspension of the Rules, READ A SECOND TIME and PASSED TO BE ENGROSSED AS AMENDED BY Committee Amendment "A" (H-35), in concurrence.Ordered sent down forthwith. (Senate) - 2025-04-01: CONSENT CALENDAR - FIRST DAYUnder suspension of the rules CONSENT CALENDAR - SECOND DAY.The Bill was PASSED TO BE ENGROSSED as Amended by Committee Amendment "A" (H-35).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) - 2025-03-07: Received by the Clerk of the House on March 7, 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 - Amendment C-A (H-35), adopted by House & Senate: [PDF](https://legislature.maine.gov/legis/bills/getPDF.asp?paper=HP0626&item=2&snum=132) - Enacted: [PDF](https://legislature.maine.gov/legis/bills/getPDF.asp?paper=HP0626&item=3&snum=132) - Introduced: [PDF](https://legislature.maine.gov/legis/bills/getPDF.asp?paper=HP0626&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 - [Amendment C-A (H-35), adopted by House & Senate (PDF)](https://legislature.maine.gov/legis/bills/getPDF.asp?paper=HP0626&item=2&snum=132) - [Enacted (PDF)](https://legislature.maine.gov/legis/bills/getPDF.asp?paper=HP0626&item=3&snum=132) - [Introduced (PDF)](https://legislature.maine.gov/legis/bills/getPDF.asp?paper=HP0626&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 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) - [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-LD966-132 (as of 2026-10-17).