---
type: "Bill"
title: "An Act To Provide For Consistency Regarding Persons Authorized To Conduct Examinations For Involuntary Hospitalization And Guardianship"
description: "An Act To Provide For Consistency Regarding Persons Authorized To Conduct Examinations For Involuntary Hospitalization And Guardianship"
jurisdiction: "us/states/me"
legislature: "Maine Legislature"
session: "129"
identifier: "LD 1352"
citation: "Maine LD 1352 (129)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["CIVIL COMMITMENTS", "INVOLUNTARY", "QUALIFIED MEDICAL PERSONNEL TO COND"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Geoffrey GRATWICK"]
version_count: 2
action_count: 15
vote_count: 0
first_action: "2019-03-21"
last_action: "2019-06-13"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/bd900bc3-60aa-4ff4-883d-6830103a98b0"
source_url: "http://legislature.maine.gov/LawMakerWeb/dockets.asp?ID=280072635"
source_hash: "b06d7c87903bb0517911d31608ef291ab6fb900565904f583e6c7a2e966b5d2b"
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 1352 (129) — An Act To Provide For Consistency Regarding Persons Authorized To Conduct Examinations For Involuntary Hospitalization And Guardianship

## Version chain

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

1. **Documents and Disposition** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.mainelegislature.org/legis/bills/getPDF.asp?paper=SP0420&item=1&snum=129)
2. **Final Disposition** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.mainelegislature.org/legis/bills/getPDF.asp?paper=SP0420&item=3&snum=129)

## Sponsors

- Geoffrey GRATWICK — primary (person)
- James DILL — cosponsor (person)
- Ned CLAXTON — cosponsor (person)
- Richard FARNSWORTH — cosponsor (person)
- Russell BLACK — cosponsor (person)
- Victoria MORALES — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2019-03-21** Committee on JUDICIARY suggested and ordered printed REFERENCE to the Committee on JUDICIARY Ordered sent down forthwith for concurrence
- **2019-03-21** The Bill was REFERRED to the Committee on JUDICIARY. `referral-committee`
- **2019-03-21** In concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.
- **2019-05-30** Report READ and ACCEPTED.
- **2019-05-30** READ ONCE `reading-1`
- **2019-05-30** Under suspension of the Rules, READ A SECOND TIME and PASSED TO BE ENGROSSED. `reading-2`
- **2019-05-30** Ordered sent down forthwith for concurrence.
- **2019-06-03** CONSENT CALENDAR - FIRST DAY
- **2019-06-03** Under suspension of the rules CONSENT CALENDAR - SECOND DAY.
- **2019-06-03** The Bill was PASSED TO BE ENGROSSED.
- **2019-06-03** In concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.
- **2019-06-04** PASSED TO BE ENACTED. `passage`
- **2019-06-04** Sent for concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.
- **2019-06-05** PASSED TO BE ENACTED, in concurrence. `passage`
- **2019-06-13** 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/bd900bc3-60aa-4ff4-883d-6830103a98b0`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Maine legislature records).