---
type: "Bill"
title: "An Act To Allow Chiropractic Internships"
description: "An Act To Allow Chiropractic Internships"
jurisdiction: "us/states/me"
legislature: "Maine Legislature"
session: "129"
identifier: "LD 849"
citation: "Maine LD 849 (129)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["LICENSING", "CHIROPRACTORS", "INTERNSHIPS"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Donna DOORE"]
version_count: 3
action_count: 17
vote_count: 0
first_action: "2019-02-14"
last_action: "2019-05-30"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/5f8fa3c6-fccf-4497-af41-8a038d46500c"
source_url: "http://legislature.maine.gov/LawMakerWeb/dockets.asp?ID=280071871"
source_hash: "c3136d6d4516134df3fbae4d4d264c5970178a7fd679b866834d877bbd48c261"
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 849 (129) — An Act To Allow Chiropractic Internships

## 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=HP0623&item=2&snum=129)
2. **Documents and Disposition** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.mainelegislature.org/legis/bills/getPDF.asp?paper=HP0623&item=1&snum=129)
3. **Final Disposition** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.mainelegislature.org/legis/bills/getPDF.asp?paper=HP0623&item=3&snum=129)

## Sponsors

- Donna DOORE — primary (person)
- Benjamin COLLINGS — cosponsor (person)
- Erin HERBIG — cosponsor (person)
- James HANDY — cosponsor (person)
- Mark LAWRENCE — cosponsor (person)
- Richard CAMPBELL — cosponsor (person)
- Robert ALLEY — cosponsor (person)
- Roland MARTIN — cosponsor (person)
- Ryan FECTEAU — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2019-02-14** Committee on Health Coverage, Insurance and Financial Services suggested and ordered printed.
- **2019-02-14** The Bill was REFERRED to the Committee on HEALTH COVERAGE, INSURANCE AND FINANCIAL SERVICES. `referral-committee`
- **2019-02-14** Sent for concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.
- **2019-02-14** The Bill was REFERRED to the Committee on HEALTH COVERAGE, INSURANCE AND FINANCIAL SERVICES in concurrence `referral-committee`
- **2019-05-16** CONSENT CALENDAR - FIRST DAY
- **2019-05-16** Under suspension of the rules CONSENT CALENDAR - SECOND DAY.
- **2019-05-16** The Bill was PASSED TO BE ENGROSSED as Amended by Committee Amendment "A" (H-262).
- **2019-05-16** Sent for concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.
- **2019-05-21** Report READ and ACCEPTED, in concurrence.
- **2019-05-21** READ ONCE. `reading-1`
- **2019-05-21** Committee Amendment "A" (H-262) READ and ADOPTED, in concurrence. `passage`
- **2019-05-21** Under suspension of the Rules, READ A SECOND TIME and PASSED TO BE ENGROSSED AS AMENDED BY Committee Amendment "A" (H-262), in concurrence. `reading-2`
- **2019-05-21** Ordered sent down forthwith.
- **2019-05-23** PASSED TO BE ENACTED. `passage`
- **2019-05-23** Sent for concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.
- **2019-05-28** PASSED TO BE ENACTED, in concurrence. `passage`
- **2019-05-30** 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/5f8fa3c6-fccf-4497-af41-8a038d46500c`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Maine legislature records).