---
type: "Bill"
title: "Resolve, Directing The Department Of Health And Human Services To Allow Spouses To Provide Home And Community-Based Services To Eligible Mainecare Members"
description: "Resolve, Directing The Department Of Health And Human Services To Allow Spouses To Provide Home And Community-Based Services To Eligible Mainecare Members"
jurisdiction: "us/states/me"
legislature: "Maine Legislature"
session: "129"
identifier: "LD 84"
citation: "Maine LD 84 (129)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["MEDICAID", "REIMBURSEMENT", "CARETAKERS"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Patrick COREY"]
version_count: 4
action_count: 29
vote_count: 0
first_action: "2019-01-15"
last_action: "2019-06-28"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/0723a599-4bba-49a2-a73f-e9b83e5180cb"
source_url: "http://legislature.maine.gov/LawMakerWeb/dockets.asp?ID=280070777"
source_hash: "c9e83692d78df3109232019eda69446d3db28bd30e4201e084f418980821f667"
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 84 (129) — Resolve, Directing The Department Of Health And Human Services To Allow Spouses To Provide Home And Community-Based Services To Eligible Mainecare Members

## 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=HP0070&item=2&snum=129)
2. **Chaptered Law** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.mainelegislature.org/legis/bills/getPDF.asp?paper=HP0070&item=5&snum=129)
3. **Documents and Disposition** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.mainelegislature.org/legis/bills/getPDF.asp?paper=HP0070&item=1&snum=129)
4. **Final Disposition** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.mainelegislature.org/legis/bills/getPDF.asp?paper=HP0070&item=4&snum=129)

## Sponsors

- Patrick COREY — primary (person)
- Abigail GRIFFIN — cosponsor (person)
- Anne PERRY — cosponsor (person)
- Bill DIAMOND — cosponsor (person)
- Brian HUBBELL — cosponsor (person)
- Catherine BREEN — cosponsor (person)
- Charlotte WARREN — cosponsor (person)
- Jessica FAY — cosponsor (person)
- Kimberley ROSEN — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2019-01-15** Committee on Health and Human Services suggested and ordered printed.
- **2019-01-15** The Resolve was REFERRED to the Committee on HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES. `referral-committee`
- **2019-01-15** Sent for concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.
- **2019-01-15** The Bill was REFERRED to the Committee on HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES in concurrence `referral-committee`
- **2019-04-25** CONSENT CALENDAR - FIRST DAY
- **2019-04-25** Under suspension of the rules CONSENT CALENDAR - SECOND DAY.
- **2019-04-25** The Resolve was PASSED TO BE ENGROSSED as Amended by Committee Amendment "A" (H-135).
- **2019-04-25** Sent for concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.
- **2019-04-30** Report READ and ACCEPTED, in concurrence.
- **2019-04-30** READ ONCE. `reading-1`
- **2019-04-30** Committee Amendment "A" (H-135) READ and ADOPTED, in concurrence. `passage`
- **2019-04-30** Under suspension of the Rules, READ A SECOND TIME and PASSED TO BE ENGROSSED AS AMENDED BY Committee Amendment "A" (H-135), in concurrence. `reading-2`
- **2019-04-30** Ordered sent down forthwith.
- **2019-05-02** FINALLY PASSED. `passage`
- **2019-05-02** Sent for concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.
- **2019-05-07** 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 as Amended by Committee Amendment "A" (H-135)
- **2019-06-19** Under further suspension of the Rules On further motion by Same Senator The Senate RECONSIDERED whereby Committee Amendment "A" (H-135) was ADOPTED
- **2019-06-19** On further motion by Same Senator Senate Amendment "A" (S-322) to Committee Amendment "A" (H-135) READ and ADOPTED
- **2019-06-19** Committee Amendment "A" (H-135) as Amended by Senate Amendment "A" (S-322) thereto ADOPTED
- **2019-06-19** PASSED TO BE ENGROSSED AS AMENDED BY Committee Amendment "A" (H-135) AS AMENDED BY Senate Amendment "A" (S-322) 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-135) as Amended by Senate Amendment "A" (S-322) thereto.
- **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/0723a599-4bba-49a2-a73f-e9b83e5180cb`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Maine legislature records).