---
type: "Bill"
title: "An Act To Ensure The Safety And Well-Being Of Infants Affected By Substance Exposure"
description: "An Act To Ensure The Safety And Well-Being Of Infants Affected By Substance Exposure"
jurisdiction: "us/states/me"
legislature: "Maine Legislature"
session: "129"
identifier: "LD 1816"
citation: "Maine LD 1816 (129)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["CHILDREN AND FAMILIES", "MATERNITY SERVICES", "SUBSTANCE-EXPOSED INFANTS"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Joyce McCREIGHT"]
version_count: 2
action_count: 16
vote_count: 0
first_action: "2019-06-03"
last_action: "2019-06-17"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/b73f83c4-37aa-4aa5-88a1-a3e0724b6a60"
source_url: "http://legislature.maine.gov/LawMakerWeb/dockets.asp?ID=280074395"
source_hash: "6d8f48c408cc8342eeead50bc8a64a8570388ecbb8c5b1180f1dcae6440dded0"
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 1816 (129) — An Act To Ensure The Safety And Well-Being Of Infants Affected By Substance Exposure

## 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=HP1293&item=1&snum=129)
2. **Final Disposition** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.mainelegislature.org/legis/bills/getPDF.asp?paper=HP1293&item=3&snum=129)

## Sponsors

- Joyce McCREIGHT — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2019-06-03** Committee on Health and Human Services suggested and ordered printed.
- **2019-06-03** The Bill was REFERRED to the Committee on HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES. `referral-committee`
- **2019-06-03** Sent for concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.
- **2019-06-03** The Bill was REFERRED to the Committee on HEALTH AND HUMAN 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.
- **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** Under suspension of the Rules, READ A SECOND TIME and PASSED TO BE ENGROSSED, 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** PASSED TO BE ENACTED, in concurrence. `passage`
- **2019-06-17** 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/b73f83c4-37aa-4aa5-88a1-a3e0724b6a60`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Maine legislature records).