---
type: "Bill"
title: "Resolve, To Provide For Outreach Programs To Assist Women At Risk Of Giving Birth To Substance-Exposed Infants"
description: "Resolve, To Provide For Outreach Programs To Assist Women At Risk Of Giving Birth To Substance-Exposed Infants"
jurisdiction: "us/states/me"
legislature: "Maine Legislature"
session: "129"
identifier: "LD 699"
citation: "Maine LD 699 (129)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["CHILDREN AND FAMILIES", "MATERNITY SERVICES", "SUBSTANCE-EXPOSED INFANTS"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Everett CARSON"]
version_count: 4
action_count: 26
vote_count: 0
first_action: "2019-02-12"
last_action: "2019-06-28"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/ca9242c8-1610-428e-9362-4cd511a4dba8"
source_url: "http://legislature.maine.gov/LawMakerWeb/dockets.asp?ID=280071676"
source_hash: "b8c6cdefd111c359db2331ea52c81592d698ed02c207d85b12504416b42e5a12"
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 699 (129) — Resolve, To Provide For Outreach Programs To Assist Women At Risk Of Giving Birth To Substance-Exposed Infants

## 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=SP0212&item=2&snum=129)
2. **Chaptered Law** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.mainelegislature.org/legis/bills/getPDF.asp?paper=SP0212&item=5&snum=129)
3. **Documents and Disposition** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.mainelegislature.org/legis/bills/getPDF.asp?paper=SP0212&item=1&snum=129)
4. **Final Disposition** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.mainelegislature.org/legis/bills/getPDF.asp?paper=SP0212&item=4&snum=129)

## Sponsors

- Everett CARSON — primary (person)
- Anne PERRY — cosponsor (person)
- Denise TEPLER — cosponsor (person)
- Joyce McCREIGHT — cosponsor (person)
- Marianne MOORE — cosponsor (person)
- Michele MEYER — cosponsor (person)
- Ned CLAXTON — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2019-02-12** Committee on HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES suggested and ordered printed REFERENCE to the Committee on HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES Ordered sent down forthwith for concurrence
- **2019-02-12** The Resolve was REFERRED to the Committee on HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES. `referral-committee`
- **2019-02-12** In concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.
- **2019-05-21** Report READ and ACCEPTED.
- **2019-05-21** READ ONCE. `reading-1`
- **2019-05-21** Committee Amendment "A" (S-121) READ and ADOPTED. `passage`
- **2019-05-21** Under suspension of the Rules, READ A SECOND TIME and PASSED TO BE ENGROSSED AS AMENDED BY Committee Amendment "A" (S-121). `reading-2`
- **2019-05-21** Ordered sent down forthwith for concurrence.
- **2019-05-23** CONSENT CALENDAR - FIRST DAY
- **2019-05-23** Under suspension of the rules CONSENT CALENDAR - SECOND DAY.
- **2019-05-23** The Resolve was PASSED TO BE ENGROSSED as Amended by Committee Amendment "A" (S-121).
- **2019-05-23** In concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.
- **2019-05-28** FINALLY PASSED. `passage`
- **2019-05-28** Sent for concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.
- **2019-05-29** On motion by Senator BREEN of Cumberland PLACED ON THE SPECIAL APPROPRIATIONS TABLE pending FINAL PASSAGE, 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
- **2019-06-19** On further motion by Same Senator Senate Amendment "A" (S-328) READ and ADOPTED
- **2019-06-19** PASSED TO BE ENGROSSED AS AMENDED BY Committee Amendment "A" (S-121) AND Senate Amendment "A" (S-328) 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" (S-121) and Senate Amendment "A" (S-328).
- **2019-06-19** ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.
- **2019-06-19** FINALLY PASSED. `passage`
- **2019-06-19** Sent for concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.
- **2019-06-20** FINALLY PASSED, 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/ca9242c8-1610-428e-9362-4cd511a4dba8`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Maine legislature records).