---
type: "Bill"
title: "An Act To Expedite The Issuance Of Alcohol And Drug Counseling Licenses"
description: "An Act To Expedite The Issuance Of Alcohol And Drug Counseling Licenses"
jurisdiction: "us/states/me"
legislature: "Maine Legislature"
session: "129"
identifier: "LD 228"
citation: "Maine LD 228 (129)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["LICENSING", "SUBSTANCE ABUSE COUNSELORS", "APPLICATION FOR CERTIFICATION"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Anne PERRY"]
version_count: 3
action_count: 17
vote_count: 0
first_action: "2019-01-22"
last_action: "2019-05-08"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/16d5e538-882d-4ae1-8085-18d5366ee17b"
source_url: "http://legislature.maine.gov/LawMakerWeb/dockets.asp?ID=280070984"
source_hash: "3df10954c8d4b88a5186b02fae52595371b7d577890339bf0bef9961677a1755"
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 228 (129) — An Act To Expedite The Issuance Of Alcohol And Drug Counseling Licenses

## 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=HP0191&item=2&snum=129)
2. **Documents and Disposition** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.mainelegislature.org/legis/bills/getPDF.asp?paper=HP0191&item=1&snum=129)
3. **Final Disposition** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.mainelegislature.org/legis/bills/getPDF.asp?paper=HP0191&item=3&snum=129)

## Sponsors

- Anne PERRY — primary (person)
- Dale DENNO — cosponsor (person)
- Harold STEWART — cosponsor (person)
- James DILL — cosponsor (person)
- Joyce McCREIGHT — cosponsor (person)
- Michael BRENNAN — cosponsor (person)
- Ryan FECTEAU — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2019-01-22** Committee on INNOVATION, DEVELOPMENT, ECONOMIC ADVANCEMENT AND BUSINESS suggested and ordered printed.
- **2019-01-22** On motion of Representative DAUGHTRY of Brunswick, the Bill was REFERRED to the Committee on HEALTH COVERAGE, INSURANCE AND FINANCIAL SERVICES. `referral-committee`
- **2019-01-22** Sent for concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.
- **2019-01-24** On motion by Senator Sanborn of Cumberland, REFERRED to the Committee on Health Coverage, Insurance and Financial Services, in concurrence. `referral-committee`
- **2019-04-18** CONSENT CALENDAR - FIRST DAY
- **2019-04-18** Under suspension of the rules CONSENT CALENDAR - SECOND DAY.
- **2019-04-18** The Bill was PASSED TO BE ENGROSSED as Amended by Committee Amendment "A" (H-103).
- **2019-04-18** Sent for concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.
- **2019-04-23** Report READ and ACCEPTED, in concurrence.
- **2019-04-23** READ ONCE. `reading-1`
- **2019-04-23** Committee Amendment "A" (H-103) READ and ADOPTED, in concurrence. `passage`
- **2019-04-23** Under suspension of the Rules, READ A SECOND TIME and PASSED TO BE ENGROSSED AS AMENDED BY Committee Amendment "A" (H-103), in concurrence. `reading-2`
- **2019-04-23** Ordered sent down forthwith.
- **2019-04-25** PASSED TO BE ENACTED. `passage`
- **2019-04-25** Sent for concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.
- **2019-04-30** PASSED TO BE ENACTED, in concurrence. `passage`
- **2019-05-08** 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/16d5e538-882d-4ae1-8085-18d5366ee17b`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Maine legislature records).