---
type: "Bill"
title: "An Act To Save Lives By Establishing A Homeless Opioid Users Service Engagement Program Within The Department Of Health And Human Services"
description: "An Act To Save Lives By Establishing A Homeless Opioid Users Service Engagement Program Within The Department Of Health And Human Services"
jurisdiction: "us/states/me"
legislature: "Maine Legislature"
session: "129"
identifier: "LD 1337"
citation: "Maine LD 1337 (129)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["SUBSTANCE USE DISORDER", "DRUG ABUSE", "OPIATE ADDICTION"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Drew GATTINE"]
version_count: 4
action_count: 35
vote_count: 0
first_action: "2019-03-21"
last_action: "2019-07-02"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/6c1bda61-d25d-4a0d-9b3f-266fe58b809e"
source_url: "http://legislature.maine.gov/LawMakerWeb/dockets.asp?ID=280072648"
source_hash: "52ed2f737bc433035b3b81ded3e586ebd8053542112d408790eda937612b1e91"
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 1337 (129) — An Act To Save Lives By Establishing A Homeless Opioid Users Service Engagement Program Within The Department Of Health And Human Services

## 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=HP0965&item=2&snum=129)
2. **Chaptered Law** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.mainelegislature.org/legis/bills/getPDF.asp?paper=HP0965&item=7&snum=129)
3. **Documents and Disposition** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.mainelegislature.org/legis/bills/getPDF.asp?paper=HP0965&item=1&snum=129)
4. **Final Disposition** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.mainelegislature.org/legis/bills/getPDF.asp?paper=HP0965&item=6&snum=129)

## Sponsors

- Drew GATTINE — primary (person)
- Colleen MADIGAN — cosponsor (person)
- Erik JORGENSEN — cosponsor (person)
- Margaret CRAVEN — cosponsor (person)
- Michelle DUNPHY — cosponsor (person)
- Patricia HYMANSON — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2019-03-21** Committee on Health and Human Services suggested and ordered printed.
- **2019-03-21** The Bill was REFERRED to the Committee on HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES. `referral-committee`
- **2019-03-21** Sent for concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.
- **2019-03-21** The Bill was REFERRED to the Committee on HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES in concurrence `referral-committee`
- **2019-06-04** Reports READ.
- **2019-06-04** On motion of Representative HYMANSON of York, TABLED pending ACCEPTANCE of Either Report.
- **2019-06-04** Later today assigned.
- **2019-06-10** Speaker laid before the House
- **2019-06-10** On motion of Representative HYMANSON of York, the Majority Ought to Pass as Amended Report was ACCEPTED.
- **2019-06-10** The Bill was READ ONCE. `reading-1`
- **2019-06-10** Committee Amendment "A" (H-429) was READ and ADOPTED. `passage`
- **2019-06-10** Under suspension of the rules, the Bill was given its SECOND READING without REFERENCE to the Committee on Bills in the Second Reading.
- **2019-06-10** The Bill was PASSED TO BE ENGROSSED as Amended by Committee Amendment "A" (H-429).
- **2019-06-10** Sent for concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.
- **2019-06-11** Reports Read
- **2019-06-11** On motion by Senator GRATWICK of Penobscot the Majority Ought to Pass as Amended Report ACCEPTED.
- **2019-06-11** READ ONCE `reading-1`
- **2019-06-11** Committee Amendment "A" (H-429) READ and ADOPTED
- **2019-06-11** Under suspension of the Rules, READ A SECOND TIME and PASSED TO BE ENGROSSED AS AMENDED by Committee Amendment "A" (H-429) in concurrence `reading-2`
- **2019-06-12** FINALLY PASSED. `passage`
- **2019-06-12** Sent for concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.
- **2019-06-12** On motion by Senator BREEN of Cumberland PLACED ON THE SPECIAL APPROPRIATIONS TABLE pending FINAL PASSAGE, in concurrence.
- **2019-06-19** On Motion by Senator BREEN of Cumberland taken from the SPECIAL APPROPRIATIONS TABLE.
- **2019-06-19** Under suspension of the Rules On motion by Same Senator The Senate RECONSIDERED whereby the Bill was PASSED TO BE ENGROSSED as Amended by Committee Amendment "A" (H-429)
- **2019-06-19** Under further suspension of the Rules On further motion by Same Senator The Senate RECONSIDERED whereby Committee Amendment "A" (H-429) was ADOPTED
- **2019-06-19** On further motion by Same Senator Senate Amendment "A" (S-340) to Committee Amendment "A" (H-429) READ and ADOPTED
- **2019-06-19** Committee Amendment "A" (H-429) as Amended by Senate Amendment "A" (S-340) thereto ADOPTED
- **2019-06-19** PASSED TO BE ENGROSSED AS AMENDED BY Committee Amendment "A" (H-429) AS AMENDED BY Senate Amendment "A" (S-340) thereto In NON-CONCURRENCE
- **2019-06-19** Sent down for concurrence
- **2019-06-19** The House RECEDED and CONCURRED to PASSAGE TO BE ENGROSSED as Amended by Committee Amendment "A" (H-429) as Amended by Senate Amendment "A" (S-340) thereto.
- **2019-06-19** ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.
- **2019-06-19** FINALLY PASSED. `passage`
- **2019-06-19** Sent for concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.
- **2019-06-20** FINALLY PASSED, in concurrence. `passage`
- **2019-07-02** 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/6c1bda61-d25d-4a0d-9b3f-266fe58b809e`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Maine legislature records).