---
type: "Bill"
title: "An Act To Align The Laws Governing Dental Therapy With Standards Established By The American Dental Association Commission On Dental Accreditation"
description: "An Act To Align The Laws Governing Dental Therapy With Standards Established By The American Dental Association Commission On Dental Accreditation"
jurisdiction: "us/states/me"
legislature: "Maine Legislature"
session: "129"
identifier: "LD 1441"
citation: "Maine LD 1441 (129)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["LICENSING", "DENTAL PERSONNEL", "DENTAL THERAPISTS"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: []
version_count: 3
action_count: 19
vote_count: 0
first_action: "2019-04-02"
last_action: "2019-06-19"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/b470a123-2744-4055-8543-14d951a2ff07"
source_url: "http://legislature.maine.gov/LawMakerWeb/dockets.asp?ID=280072899"
source_hash: "a7dd152afe036c8aae4b480caac1d5036347ed08277f3629bc644cfd638d06bf"
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 1441 (129) — An Act To Align The Laws Governing Dental Therapy With Standards Established By The American Dental Association Commission On Dental Accreditation

## 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=HP1053&item=2&snum=129)
2. **Documents and Disposition** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.mainelegislature.org/legis/bills/getPDF.asp?paper=HP1053&item=1&snum=129)
3. **Final Disposition** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.mainelegislature.org/legis/bills/getPDF.asp?paper=HP1053&item=3&snum=129)

## Sponsors

- Christopher CAIAZZO — cosponsor (person)
- Diane DENK — cosponsor (person)
- Erik JORGENSEN — cosponsor (person)
- Margaret CRAVEN — cosponsor (person)
- Nicole GROHOSKI — cosponsor (person)
- Richard FARNSWORTH — cosponsor (person)
- Ryan FECTEAU — cosponsor (person)
- Shawn BABINE — cosponsor (person)
- Troy JACKSON — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2019-04-02** Committee on Health Coverage, Insurance and Financial Services suggested and ordered printed.
- **2019-04-02** The Bill was REFERRED to the Committee on HEALTH COVERAGE, INSURANCE AND FINANCIAL SERVICES. `referral-committee`
- **2019-04-02** Sent for concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.
- **2019-04-02** The Bill was REFERRED to the Committee on HEALTH COVERAGE, INSURANCE AND FINANCIAL SERVICES in concurrence `referral-committee`
- **2019-06-06** CONSENT CALENDAR - FIRST DAY
- **2019-06-06** Under suspension of the rules CONSENT CALENDAR - SECOND DAY.
- **2019-06-06** The Bill was PASSED TO BE ENGROSSED as Amended by Committee Amendment "A" (H-503).
- **2019-06-06** Sent for concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.
- **2019-06-07** Report READ and ACCEPTED, in concurrence.
- **2019-06-07** READ ONCE. `reading-1`
- **2019-06-07** Committee Amendment "A" (H-503) READ and ADOPTED, in concurrence. `passage`
- **2019-06-07** Under suspension of the Rules, READ A SECOND TIME and PASSED TO BE ENGROSSED AS AMENDED BY Committee Amendment "A" (H-503), in concurrence. `reading-2`
- **2019-06-07** Ordered sent down forthwith.
- **2019-06-10** PASSED TO BE ENACTED. `passage`
- **2019-06-10** Sent for concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.
- **2019-06-10** On motion by Senator BREEN of Cumberland PLACED ON THE SPECIAL APPROPRIATIONS TABLE pending PASSAGE TO BE ENACTED, in concurrence.
- **2019-06-18** On Motion by Senator BREEN of Cumberland taken from the SPECIAL APPROPRIATIONS TABLE.
- **2019-06-18** Subsequently PASSED TO BE ENACTED in concurrence `passage`
- **2019-06-19** 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/b470a123-2744-4055-8543-14d951a2ff07`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Maine legislature records).