---
type: "Bill"
title: "Resolve, To Establish The Commission To Study Children'S Mental Health"
description: "Resolve, To Establish The Commission To Study Children'S Mental Health"
jurisdiction: "us/states/me"
legislature: "Maine Legislature"
session: "129"
identifier: "LD 40"
citation: "Maine LD 40 (129)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES", "CHILDREN", "STUDY COMMISSION"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Colleen MADIGAN"]
version_count: 3
action_count: 24
vote_count: 0
first_action: "2019-01-09"
last_action: "2019-06-26"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/0bfed2d5-9888-4e35-a970-dcdb39de2512"
source_url: "http://legislature.maine.gov/LawMakerWeb/dockets.asp?ID=280070660"
source_hash: "6c61c9092e519d9ff77ac6b81f9010fdca3c7d5720de836861f90ac6ec933001"
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 40 (129) — Resolve, To Establish The Commission To Study Children'S Mental Health

## 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=HP0041&item=2&snum=129)
2. **Documents and Disposition** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.mainelegislature.org/legis/bills/getPDF.asp?paper=HP0041&item=1&snum=129)
3. **Final Disposition** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.mainelegislature.org/legis/bills/getPDF.asp?paper=HP0041&item=3&snum=129)

## Sponsors

- Colleen MADIGAN — primary (person)
- Benjamin COLLINGS — cosponsor (person)
- Betty AUSTIN — cosponsor (person)
- Dale DENNO — cosponsor (person)
- Donna DOORE — cosponsor (person)
- Michele MEYER — cosponsor (person)
- Patricia HYMANSON — cosponsor (person)
- Shenna BELLOWS — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2019-01-09** Committee on Health and Human Services suggested and ordered printed.
- **2019-01-09** The Resolve was REFERRED to the Committee on HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES. `referral-committee`
- **2019-01-09** Sent for concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.
- **2019-01-09** The Bill was REFERRED to the Committee on HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES in concurrence `referral-committee`
- **2019-05-16** Reports READ.
- **2019-05-16** On motion of Representative HYMANSON of York, the Majority Ought to Pass as Amended Report was ACCEPTED.
- **2019-05-16** The Resolve was READ ONCE. `reading-1`
- **2019-05-16** Committee Amendment "A" (H-246) was READ and ADOPTED. `passage`
- **2019-05-16** Under suspension of the rules, the Resolve was given its SECOND READING without REFERENCE to the Committee on Bills in the Second Reading.
- **2019-05-16** The Resolve was PASSED TO BE ENGROSSED as Amended by Committee Amendment "A" (H-246).
- **2019-05-16** Sent for concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.
- **2019-05-21** On motion by Senator GRATWICK of Penobscot Tabled until Later in Today's Session, pending ACCEPTANCE OF EITHER REPORT
- **2019-05-23** Taken from the table by the President
- **2019-05-23** Subsequently On motion by Senator GRATWICK of Penobscot The Majority Ought to Pass As Amended Report ACCEPTED
- **2019-05-23** READ ONCE `reading-1`
- **2019-05-23** Committee Amendment "A" (H-246) READ and ADOPTED
- **2019-05-23** Under suspension of the Rules, READ A SECOND TIME and PASSED TO BE ENGROSSED AS AMENDED by Committee Amendment "A" (H-246) in concurrence `reading-2`
- **2019-05-28** This being an emergency measure, a two-thirds vote of all the members elected to the House was necessary.
- **2019-05-28** FINALLY PASSED. `passage`
- **2019-05-28** Sent for concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.
- **2019-05-29** On motion by Senator LIBBY of Androscoggin PLACED ON THE SPECIAL STUDY TABLE pending FINAL PASSAGE - Emergency - 2/3 Elected Required, in concurrence.
- **2019-06-18** On motion by Senator LIBBY of Androscoggin TAKEN FROM THE SPECIAL STUDY TABLE
- **2019-06-18** Subsequently FINALLY PASSED - Emergency 2/3 Elected Required in concurrence `passage`
- **2019-06-26** 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/0bfed2d5-9888-4e35-a970-dcdb39de2512`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Maine legislature records).