---
type: "Bill"
title: "An Act To Strengthen Maine'S Public Health Infrastructure"
description: "An Act To Strengthen Maine'S Public Health Infrastructure"
jurisdiction: "us/states/me"
legislature: "Maine Legislature"
session: "129"
identifier: "LD 227"
citation: "Maine LD 227 (129)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["PUBLIC HEALTH", "INFRASTRUCTURE", "FUNDING"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Anne PERRY"]
version_count: 3
action_count: 21
vote_count: 0
first_action: "2019-01-22"
last_action: "2020-02-21"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/0899a31f-0731-4a93-9113-11e420b9f5e6"
source_url: "http://legislature.maine.gov/LawMakerWeb/dockets.asp?ID=280070982"
source_hash: "2ffd2cae87c9042db58531834067580d7bc80230190f977429cc70fd9f65ef04"
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 227 (129) — An Act To Strengthen Maine'S Public Health Infrastructure

## 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=HP0190&item=2&snum=129)
2. **Documents and Disposition** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.mainelegislature.org/legis/bills/getPDF.asp?paper=HP0190&item=1&snum=129)
3. **Final Disposition** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.mainelegislature.org/legis/bills/getPDF.asp?paper=HP0190&item=3&snum=129)

## Sponsors

- Anne PERRY — primary (person)
- Allison HEPLER — cosponsor (person)
- Drew GATTINE — cosponsor (person)
- Everett CARSON — cosponsor (person)
- Margaret CRAVEN — cosponsor (person)
- Marianne MOORE — cosponsor (person)
- Michael BRENNAN — cosponsor (person)
- Michele MEYER — cosponsor (person)
- Paul DAVIS — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2019-01-22** Committee on Health and Human Services suggested and ordered printed.
- **2019-01-22** The Bill was REFERRED to the Committee on HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES. `referral-committee`
- **2019-01-22** Sent for concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.
- **2019-01-24** The Bill was REFERRED to the Committee on HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES in concurrence `referral-committee`
- **2019-06-20** Carried over to any special or regular session, or both, of the 129th Legislature pursuant to Joint Order HP 1322.
- **2019-06-20** CARRIED OVER to any Special or Regular Sessions, or both, of the 129th Legislature pursuant to Joint Order HP 1322.
- **2020-02-04** CONSENT CALENDAR - FIRST DAY
- **2020-02-04** Under suspension of the rules CONSENT CALENDAR - SECOND DAY.
- **2020-02-04** The Bill was PASSED TO BE ENGROSSED as Amended by Committee Amendment "A" (H-667).
- **2020-02-04** Sent for concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.
- **2020-02-06** Report READ and ACCEPTED in concurrence
- **2020-02-06** READ ONCE `reading-1`
- **2020-02-06** Committee Amendment "A" (H-667) READ and ADOPTED
- **2020-02-06** ASSIGNED FOR SECOND READING NEXT LEGISLATIVE DAY.
- **2020-02-11** COMMITTEE ON BILLS IN THE SECOND READING REPORTS NO FURTHER VERBAL AMENDMENTS NECESSARY. REPORT ACCEPTED.
- **2020-02-11** READ A SECOND TIME and PASSED TO BE ENGROSSED AS AMENDED BY Committee Amendment "A" (H-667), in concurrence. `reading-2`
- **2020-02-11** Ordered sent down forthwith.
- **2020-02-13** FINALLY PASSED. `passage`
- **2020-02-13** Sent for concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.
- **2020-02-18** FINALLY PASSED, in concurrence. `passage`
- **2020-02-21** 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/0899a31f-0731-4a93-9113-11e420b9f5e6`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Maine legislature records).