---
type: "Bill"
title: "An Act To Amend The Veterans' Homelessness Prevention Coordination Program"
description: "An Act To Amend The Veterans' Homelessness Prevention Coordination Program"
jurisdiction: "us/states/me"
legislature: "Maine Legislature"
session: "129"
identifier: "LD 184"
citation: "Maine LD 184 (129)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["VETERANS", "SERVICES", "MAINE-BASED PROGRAMS"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["John DeVEAU"]
version_count: 4
action_count: 31
vote_count: 0
first_action: "2019-01-17"
last_action: "2019-06-28"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/57f182aa-f557-4e82-9231-2a0e27ddbbfc"
source_url: "http://legislature.maine.gov/LawMakerWeb/dockets.asp?ID=280070922"
source_hash: "14e51ddc8e70d8734d31ad950d51ad54b411bf36d8318773d2fccfbff53cd380"
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 184 (129) — An Act To Amend The Veterans' Homelessness Prevention Coordination Program

## 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=HP0147&item=2&snum=129)
2. **Chaptered Law** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.mainelegislature.org/legis/bills/getPDF.asp?paper=HP0147&item=5&snum=129)
3. **Documents and Disposition** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.mainelegislature.org/legis/bills/getPDF.asp?paper=HP0147&item=1&snum=129)
4. **Final Disposition** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.mainelegislature.org/legis/bills/getPDF.asp?paper=HP0147&item=4&snum=129)

## Sponsors

- John DeVEAU — primary (person)
- Billy Bob FAULKINGHAM — cosponsor (person)
- Bradlee FARRIN — cosponsor (person)
- Chris JOHANSEN — cosponsor (person)
- John ANDREWS — cosponsor (person)
- Josanne DOLLOFF — cosponsor (person)
- Joshua MORRIS — cosponsor (person)
- Justin FECTEAU — cosponsor (person)
- Scott STROM — cosponsor (person)
- Sheldon HANINGTON — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2019-01-17** Committee on Veterans and Legal Affairs suggested and ordered printed.
- **2019-01-17** The Bill was REFERRED to the Committee on VETERANS AND LEGAL AFFAIRS. `referral-committee`
- **2019-01-17** Sent for concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.
- **2019-01-17** The Bill was REFERRED to the Committee on VETERANS AND LEGAL AFFAIRS in concurrence `referral-committee`
- **2019-04-23** CONSENT CALENDAR - FIRST DAY
- **2019-04-23** Under suspension of the rules CONSENT CALENDAR - SECOND DAY.
- **2019-04-23** The Bill was PASSED TO BE ENGROSSED as Amended by Committee Amendment "A" (H-117).
- **2019-04-23** Sent for concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.
- **2019-04-25** Report READ and ACCEPTED, in concurrence.
- **2019-04-25** READ ONCE. `reading-1`
- **2019-04-25** Committee Amendment "A" (H-117) READ and ADOPTED, in concurrence. `passage`
- **2019-04-25** Under suspension of the Rules, READ A SECOND TIME and PASSED TO BE ENGROSSED AS AMENDED BY Committee Amendment "A" (H-117), in concurrence. `reading-2`
- **2019-04-25** Ordered sent down forthwith.
- **2019-04-30** This being an emergency measure, a two-thirds vote of all the members elected to the House was necessary.
- **2019-04-30** PASSED TO BE ENACTED. `passage`
- **2019-04-30** Sent for concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.
- **2019-05-02** On motion by Senator BREEN of Cumberland PLACED ON THE SPECIAL APPROPRIATIONS TABLE pending PASSAGE TO BE ENACTED - Emergency - 2/3 Elected Required, in concurrence.
- **2019-06-19** On Motion by Senator BREEN of Cumberland taken from the SPECIAL APPROPRIATIONS TABLE.
- **2019-06-19** 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" (H-117)
- **2019-06-19** Under further suspension of the Rules On further motion by Same Senator The Senate RECONSIDERED whereby Committee Amendment "A" (H-117) was ADOPTED
- **2019-06-19** On further motion by Same Senator Senate Amendment "A" (S-325) to Committee Amendment "A" (H-117) READ and ADOPTED
- **2019-06-19** Committee Amendment "A" (H-117) as Amended by Senate Amendment "A" (S-325) thereto ADOPTED
- **2019-06-19** PASSED TO BE ENGROSSED AS AMENDED BY Committee Amendment "A" (H-117) AS AMENDED BY Senate Amendment "A" (S-325) thereto In NON-CONCURRENCE
- **2019-06-19** Sent down for concurrence
- **2019-06-19** The House RECEDED and CONCURRED to PASSAGE TO BE ENGROSSED as Amended by Committee Amendment "A" (H-117) as Amended by Senate Amendment "A" (S-325) thereto.
- **2019-06-19** 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** PASSED TO BE ENACTED. `passage`
- **2019-06-19** Sent for concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.
- **2019-06-19** PASSED TO BE ENACTED - 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/57f182aa-f557-4e82-9231-2a0e27ddbbfc`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Maine legislature records).