---
type: "Bill"
title: "An Act To Enact The Maine Death With Dignity Act"
description: "An Act To Enact The Maine Death With Dignity Act"
jurisdiction: "us/states/me"
legislature: "Maine Legislature"
session: "129"
identifier: "LD 1313"
citation: "Maine LD 1313 (129)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["HEALTH CARE SERVICES", "PLANNING", "END OF LIFE OPTION COUNSELING"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Patricia HYMANSON"]
version_count: 3
action_count: 36
vote_count: 4
first_action: "2019-03-19"
last_action: "2019-06-12"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/30c08a8a-b769-4e67-b413-8df0ce072109"
source_url: "http://legislature.maine.gov/LawMakerWeb/dockets.asp?ID=280072574"
source_hash: "20267eee3120347ca6bad77142a661aa24cf820d8b01b9c8d5666d676453844a"
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 1313 (129) — An Act To Enact The Maine Death With Dignity Act

## Version chain

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

1. **Adopted Amendments** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.mainelegislature.org/legis/bills/getPDF.asp?paper=HP0948&item=2&snum=129)
2. **Documents and Disposition** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.mainelegislature.org/legis/bills/getPDF.asp?paper=HP0948&item=1&snum=129)
3. **Final Disposition** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.mainelegislature.org/legis/bills/getPDF.asp?paper=HP0948&item=3&snum=129)

## Votes

- Enactment — **73–72** (pass) · lower
- ACCEPT MAJ OTP-A RPT — **19–16** (pass) · upper
- Acc Maj OTP as Amended Rep — **72–68** (pass) · lower
- ENACTMENT — **19–16** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- Patricia HYMANSON — primary (person)
- Dale DENNO — cosponsor (person)
- David WOODSOME — cosponsor (person)
- Donna BAILEY — cosponsor (person)
- Geoffrey GRATWICK — cosponsor (person)
- Marianne MOORE — cosponsor (person)
- Michele MEYER — cosponsor (person)
- Paul STEARNS — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2019-03-19** Committee on Health and Human Services suggested and ordered printed.
- **2019-03-19** The Bill was REFERRED to the Committee on HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES. `referral-committee`
- **2019-03-19** Sent for concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.
- **2019-03-19** The Bill was REFERRED to the Committee on HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES in concurrence `referral-committee`
- **2019-05-21** Reports READ.
- **2019-05-21** Representative HYMANSON of York moved to ACCEPT the Majority Ought to Pass as Amended Report.
- **2019-05-21** On further motion of same Representative TABLED pending her motion to ACCEPT the Majority Ought to Pass as Amended Report.
- **2019-05-21** Later today assigned.
- **2019-05-28** Speaker laid before the House
- **2019-05-28** Subsequently, the Majority Ought to Pass as Amended Report was ACCEPTED.
- **2019-05-28** ROLL CALL NO. 142
- **2019-05-28** (Yeas 72 - Nays 68 - Absent 8 - Excused 2 Vacant 1)
- **2019-05-28** The Bill was READ ONCE. `reading-1`
- **2019-05-28** Committee Amendment "A" (H-305) was READ and ADOPTED. `passage`
- **2019-05-28** Under suspension of the rules, the Bill was given its SECOND READING without REFERENCE to the Committee on Bills in the Second Reading.
- **2019-05-28** The Bill was PASSED TO BE ENGROSSED as Amended by Committee Amendment "A" (H-305).
- **2019-05-28** Sent for concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.
- **2019-05-29** Reports READ
- **2019-05-29** On motion by Senator GRATWICK of Penobscot Tabled until Later in Today's Session, pending ACCEPTANCE OF EITHER REPORT
- **2019-05-30** Taken from the table by the President
- **2019-05-30** On motion by Senator GRATWICK of Penobscot The Majority Ought to Pass As Amended Report ACCEPTED
- **2019-05-30** Roll Call Ordered Roll Call Number 165 Yeas 19 - Nays 16 - Excused 0 - Absent 0
- **2019-05-30** READ ONCE `reading-1`
- **2019-05-30** Committee Amendment "A" (H-305) READ and ADOPTED
- **2019-05-30** Senator TIMBERLAKE of Androscoggin Objected to Suspension of the Rules to give Bill A SECOND READING
- **2019-05-30** ASSIGNED FOR SECOND READING LATER IN TODAY'S SESSION.
- **2019-05-30** Senator LIBBY of Androscoggin moved Under suspension of the Rules, READ A SECOND TIME and PASSED TO BE ENGROSSED AS AMENDED by Committee Amendment "A" (H-305) in concurrence `reading-2`
- **2019-05-30** HELD at the Request of Senator TIMBERLAKE of Androscoggin.
- **2019-05-30** RELEASED.
- **2019-06-03** PASSED TO BE ENACTED. `passage`
- **2019-06-03** ROLL CALL NO. 173
- **2019-06-03** (Yeas 73 - Nays 72 - Absent 3 - Excused 2 Vacant 1)
- **2019-06-03** Sent for concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.
- **2019-06-04** PASSED TO BE ENACTED, in concurrence. `passage`
- **2019-06-04** Roll Call Ordered Roll Call Number 185 Yeas 19 - Nays 16 - Excused 0 - Absent 0
- **2019-06-12** 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/30c08a8a-b769-4e67-b413-8df0ce072109`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Maine legislature records).