---
type: "Bill"
title: "Resolve, Regarding Legislative Review Of Portions Of Chapter 101: Mainecare Benefits Manual, Chapter Iii, Section 29, Allowances For Support Services For Adults With Intellectual Disabilities Or Autism Spectrum Disorder, A Late-Filed Major Substantive Rule Of The Department Of Health And Human Services"
description: "Resolve, Regarding Legislative Review Of Portions Of Chapter 101: Mainecare Benefits Manual, Chapter Iii, Section 29, Allowances For Support Services For Adults With Intellectual Disabilities Or Autism Spectrum Disorder, A Late-Filed Major Substantive Rule Of The Department Of Health And Human Services"
jurisdiction: "us/states/me"
legislature: "Maine Legislature"
session: "128"
identifier: "LD 1419"
citation: "Maine LD 1419 (128)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES DEPT", "PROCEDURES", "RULES", "MAINECARE BENEFITS MANUAL"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["HYMANSON"]
version_count: 1
action_count: 18
vote_count: 0
first_action: "2017-04-11"
last_action: "2017-05-31"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/19a8640d-8884-4820-9d09-ee17ef8dfea8"
source_url: "http://legislature.maine.gov/LawMakerWeb/dockets.asp?ID=280064750"
source_hash: "e653483037d91d1ab9595a609884ad474e37cd3c8a478e8d552734d61772c640"
vintage: "2026-07-01"
source_snapshot: "https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump"
retrieved_at: "2026-07-06"
confidence: "reported"
tags: ["legislation", "bill", "us-me"]
---

# Maine LD 1419 (128) — Resolve, Regarding Legislative Review Of Portions Of Chapter 101: Mainecare Benefits Manual, Chapter Iii, Section 29, Allowances For Support Services For Adults With Intellectual Disabilities Or Autism Spectrum Disorder, A Late-Filed Major Substantive Rule Of The Department Of Health And Human Services

## Version chain

The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.

1. **Initial Version** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.mainelegislature.org/legis/bills/bills_128th/billtexts/HP097701.asp)

## Sponsors

- HYMANSON — primary (person)

## Timeline

The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.

- **2017-04-11** Representative HYMANSON for the Department of Health and Human Services pursuant to the Maine Revised Statutes, Title 5, section 8072 and approved for introduction by a majority of the Legislative Council, reports that the Resolve be REFERRED to the Committee on HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES and ordered printed pursuant to Joint Rule 218. `referral-committee`
- **2017-04-11** Report was READ and ACCEPTED.
- **2017-04-11** The Resolve was REFERRED to the Committee on HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES and ordered printed pursuant to Joint Rule 218. `referral-committee`
- **2017-04-11** Sent for concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.
- **2017-04-13** Report READ and ACCEPTED, in concurrence.
- **2017-04-13** On motion by Senator Brakey of Androscoggin REFERRED to the Committee on HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES and ordered printed pursuant to Joint Rule 218, in concurrence. `referral-committee`
- **2017-05-18** CONSENT CALENDAR - FIRST DAY
- **2017-05-18** Under suspension of the rules CONSENT CALENDAR - SECOND DAY.
- **2017-05-18** The Resolve was PASSED TO BE ENGROSSED.
- **2017-05-18** Sent for concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.
- **2017-05-23** Report READ and ACCEPTED in concurrence
- **2017-05-23** READ ONCE `reading-1`
- **2017-05-23** Under suspension of the Rules, READ A SECOND TIME AND PASSED TO BE ENGROSSED in concurrence `reading-2`
- **2017-05-25** This being an emergency measure, a two-thirds vote of all the members elected to the House was necessary.
- **2017-05-25** FINALLY PASSED. `passage`
- **2017-05-25** Sent for concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.
- **2017-05-30** FINALLY PASSED - Emergency - 2/3 Elected Required, in concurrence. `passage`
- **2017-05-31** Signed by Governor `executive-signature`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/19a8640d-8884-4820-9d09-ee17ef8dfea8`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Maine legislature records).