---
type: "Bill"
title: "Resolve, Establishing The Working Group On Mental Health"
description: "Resolve, Establishing The Working Group On Mental Health"
jurisdiction: "us/states/me"
legislature: "Maine Legislature"
session: "129"
identifier: "LD 1602"
citation: "Maine LD 1602 (129)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES", "PLANNING", "STATE MENTAL HEALTH PLAN"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Catherine BREEN"]
version_count: 4
action_count: 30
vote_count: 0
first_action: "2019-04-18"
last_action: "2019-06-28"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/d94daaf8-627c-401b-bff7-91c0104530a1"
source_url: "http://legislature.maine.gov/LawMakerWeb/dockets.asp?ID=280073454"
source_hash: "0e749cebe16a7a98244103bfa9dd3beff735efd42a3ec7649989dfa05d2800cd"
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 1602 (129) — Resolve, Establishing The Working Group On Mental Health

## 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=SP0508&item=2&snum=129)
2. **Chaptered Law** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.mainelegislature.org/legis/bills/getPDF.asp?paper=SP0508&item=5&snum=129)
3. **Documents and Disposition** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.mainelegislature.org/legis/bills/getPDF.asp?paper=SP0508&item=1&snum=129)
4. **Final Disposition** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.mainelegislature.org/legis/bills/getPDF.asp?paper=SP0508&item=4&snum=129)

## Sponsors

- Catherine BREEN — primary (person)
- Charlotte WARREN — cosponsor (person)
- Colleen MADIGAN — cosponsor (person)
- Donna BAILEY — cosponsor (person)
- Geoffrey GRATWICK — cosponsor (person)
- Michael CARPENTER — cosponsor (person)
- Patricia HYMANSON — cosponsor (person)
- Sara GIDEON — cosponsor (person)
- Susan DESCHAMBAULT — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2019-04-18** Committee on HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES suggested and ordered printed REFERENCE to the Committee on HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES Ordered sent down forthwith for concurrence
- **2019-04-18** The Resolve was REFERRED to the Committee on HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES. `referral-committee`
- **2019-04-18** In concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.
- **2019-06-06** Report READ and ACCEPTED.
- **2019-06-06** READ ONCE. `reading-1`
- **2019-06-06** Committee Amendment "A" (S-213) READ and ADOPTED. `passage`
- **2019-06-06** Under suspension of the Rules, READ A SECOND TIME and PASSED TO BE ENGROSSED AS AMENDED BY Committee Amendment "A" (S-213). `reading-2`
- **2019-06-06** Ordered sent down forthwith for concurrence.
- **2019-06-06** CONSENT CALENDAR - FIRST DAY
- **2019-06-06** Under suspension of the rules CONSENT CALENDAR - SECOND DAY.
- **2019-06-06** The Resolve was PASSED TO BE ENGROSSED as Amended by Committee Amendment "A" (S-213).
- **2019-06-06** In concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.
- **2019-06-07** This being an emergency measure, a two-thirds vote of all the members elected to the House was necessary.
- **2019-06-07** FINALLY PASSED. `passage`
- **2019-06-07** Sent for concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.
- **2019-06-10** On motion by Senator VITELLI of Sagadahoc PLACED ON THE SPECIAL STUDY TABLE pending FINAL PASSAGE - Emergency - 2/3 Elected Required, in concurrence.
- **2019-06-18** On motion by Senator LIBBY of Androscoggin TAKEN FROM THE SPECIAL STUDY TABLE
- **2019-06-18** 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" (S-213)
- **2019-06-18** Under further suspension of the Rules On further motion by Same Senator The Senate RECONSIDERED whereby Committee Amendment "A" (S-213) was ADOPTED
- **2019-06-18** On further motion by Same Senator Senate Amendment "A" (S-310) to Committee Amendment "A" (S-213) READ and ADOPTED
- **2019-06-18** Committee Amendment "A" (S-213) as Amended by Senate Amendment "A" (S-310) thereto ADOPTED
- **2019-06-18** PASSED TO BE ENGROSSED AS AMENDED BY Committee Amendment "A" (S-213) AS AMENDED BY Senate Amendment "A" (S-310) thereto In NON-CONCURRENCE
- **2019-06-18** Sent down for concurrence
- **2019-06-18** The House RECEDED and CONCURRED to PASSAGE TO BE ENGROSSED as Amended by Committee Amendment "A" (S-213) as Amended by Senate Amendment "A" (S-310) thereto.
- **2019-06-18** ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.
- **2019-06-19** This being an emergency measure, a two-thirds vote of all the members elected to the House was necessary.
- **2019-06-19** FINALLY PASSED. `passage`
- **2019-06-19** Sent for concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.
- **2019-06-19** FINALLY PASSED - Emergency - 2/3 Elected Required, in concurrence. `passage`
- **2019-06-28** 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/d94daaf8-627c-401b-bff7-91c0104530a1`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Maine legislature records).