---
type: "Bill"
title: "Resolve, Regarding Legislative Review Of Portions Of Chapter 101: Mainecare Benefits Manual, Chapter Iii, Section 28: Allowances For Rehabilitative And Community Support Services For Children With Cognitive Impairments And Functional Limitations, A Late-Filed Major Substantive Rule Of The Department Of Health And Human Services"
description: "Resolve, Regarding Legislative Review Of Portions Of Chapter 101: Mainecare Benefits Manual, Chapter Iii, Section 28: Allowances For Rehabilitative And Community Support Services For Children With Cognitive Impairments And Functional Limitations, A Late-Filed Major Substantive Rule Of The Department Of Health And Human Services"
jurisdiction: "us/states/me"
legislature: "Maine Legislature"
session: "129"
identifier: "LD 1696"
citation: "Maine LD 1696 (129)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["MEDICAID", "MAINECARE", "REHABILITATIVE AND COMMUNITY SUPPOR"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Patricia HYMANSON"]
version_count: 2
action_count: 19
vote_count: 0
first_action: "2019-05-07"
last_action: "2019-05-30"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/6ab9214f-a69f-4a4b-8b4e-8158fc0c0984"
source_url: "http://legislature.maine.gov/LawMakerWeb/dockets.asp?ID=280073791"
source_hash: "1709cae7cb0c95254ef6072fe8ae8e3ef4acd3b53c565e6e2a1508b95d667bb0"
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 1696 (129) — Resolve, Regarding Legislative Review Of Portions Of Chapter 101: Mainecare Benefits Manual, Chapter Iii, Section 28: Allowances For Rehabilitative And Community Support Services For Children With Cognitive Impairments And Functional Limitations, A Late-Filed Major Substantive Rule Of The Department Of Health And Human Services

## 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=HP1211&item=1&snum=129)
2. **Final Disposition** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.mainelegislature.org/legis/bills/getPDF.asp?paper=HP1211&item=2&snum=129)

## Sponsors

- Patricia HYMANSON — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2019-05-07** Representative HYMANSON for the Department of Health and Human Services pursuant to the Maine Revised Statutes, Title 5, section 8072 and approved for introduction by a majority of the Legislative Council, reports that the Resolve be REFERRED to the Committee on HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES and ordered printed pursuant to Joint Rule 218. `referral-committee`
- **2019-05-07** Report was READ and ACCEPTED.
- **2019-05-07** The Resolve was REFERRED to the Committee on HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES and ordered printed pursuant to Joint Rule 218. `referral-committee`
- **2019-05-07** Sent for concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.
- **2019-05-07** Report READ and ACCEPTED, in concurrence.
- **2019-05-07** On motion by Senator Gratwick of Penobscot REFERRED to the Committee on HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES and ordered printed pursuant to Joint Rule 218, in concurrence. `referral-committee`
- **2019-05-16** CONSENT CALENDAR - FIRST DAY
- **2019-05-16** Under suspension of the rules CONSENT CALENDAR - SECOND DAY.
- **2019-05-16** The Resolve was PASSED TO BE ENGROSSED.
- **2019-05-16** Sent for concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.
- **2019-05-21** Report READ and ACCEPTED, in concurrence.
- **2019-05-21** READ ONCE `reading-1`
- **2019-05-21** Under suspension of the Rules, READ A SECOND TIME and PASSED TO BE ENGROSSED, in concurrence. `reading-2`
- **2019-05-21** Ordered sent down forthwith.
- **2019-05-23** This being an emergency measure, a two-thirds vote of all the members elected to the House was necessary.
- **2019-05-23** FINALLY PASSED. `passage`
- **2019-05-23** Sent for concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.
- **2019-05-28** FINALLY PASSED - Emergency - 2/3 Elected Required, in concurrence. `passage`
- **2019-05-30** 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/6ab9214f-a69f-4a4b-8b4e-8158fc0c0984`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Maine legislature records).