---
type: "Bill"
title: "Resolve, To Improve Access To Early And Periodic Screening, Diagnostic And Treatment Services For Children From Birth To 8 Years Of Age"
description: "Resolve, To Improve Access To Early And Periodic Screening, Diagnostic And Treatment Services For Children From Birth To 8 Years Of Age"
jurisdiction: "us/states/me"
legislature: "Maine Legislature"
session: "129"
identifier: "LD 1635"
citation: "Maine LD 1635 (129)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["CHILDREN AND FAMILIES", "CHILD CARE", "NEWBORN SCREENING PROGRAM"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Everett CARSON"]
version_count: 3
action_count: 17
vote_count: 0
first_action: "2019-04-25"
last_action: "2019-06-13"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/aea74a40-f166-4185-aeaa-dcd656209e39"
source_url: "http://legislature.maine.gov/LawMakerWeb/dockets.asp?ID=280073560"
source_hash: "792c1deaa21d68bc33fce0ca5398dca636235b3f500176f05fd07864b31dfb04"
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 1635 (129) — Resolve, To Improve Access To Early And Periodic Screening, Diagnostic And Treatment Services For Children From Birth To 8 Years Of Age

## 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=SP0524&item=2&snum=129)
2. **Documents and Disposition** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.mainelegislature.org/legis/bills/getPDF.asp?paper=SP0524&item=1&snum=129)
3. **Final Disposition** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.mainelegislature.org/legis/bills/getPDF.asp?paper=SP0524&item=3&snum=129)

## Sponsors

- Everett CARSON — primary (person)
- Anne PERRY — cosponsor (person)
- Colleen MADIGAN — cosponsor (person)
- Geoffrey GRATWICK — cosponsor (person)
- Marianne MOORE — cosponsor (person)
- Michele MEYER — cosponsor (person)
- Ned CLAXTON — cosponsor (person)
- Paul DAVIS — cosponsor (person)
- Richard FARNSWORTH — cosponsor (person)
- Roger REED — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2019-04-25** 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
- **2019-04-25** The Resolve was REFERRED to the Committee on HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES. `referral-committee`
- **2019-04-25** In concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.
- **2019-06-03** Report READ and ACCEPTED.
- **2019-06-03** READ ONCE. `reading-1`
- **2019-06-03** Committee Amendment "A" (S-182) READ and ADOPTED. `passage`
- **2019-06-03** Under suspension of the Rules, READ A SECOND TIME and PASSED TO BE ENGROSSED AS AMENDED BY Committee Amendment "A" (S-182). `reading-2`
- **2019-06-03** Ordered sent down forthwith for concurrence.
- **2019-06-04** CONSENT CALENDAR - FIRST DAY
- **2019-06-04** Under suspension of the rules CONSENT CALENDAR - SECOND DAY.
- **2019-06-04** The Resolve was PASSED TO BE ENGROSSED as Amended by Committee Amendment "A" (S-182).
- **2019-06-04** In concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.
- **2019-06-05** This being an emergency measure, a two-thirds vote of all the members elected to the House was necessary.
- **2019-06-05** FINALLY PASSED. `passage`
- **2019-06-05** Sent for concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.
- **2019-06-06** FINALLY PASSED - Emergency - 2/3 Elected Required, 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/aea74a40-f166-4185-aeaa-dcd656209e39`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Maine legislature records).