---
type: "Bill"
title: "An Act To Require Additional Lead Screening For Children"
description: "An Act To Require Additional Lead Screening For Children"
jurisdiction: "us/states/me"
legislature: "Maine Legislature"
session: "129"
identifier: "LD 976"
citation: "Maine LD 976 (129)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["PUBLIC SAFETY", "LEAD POISONING", "SCREENINGS FOR CHILDREN"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Victoria MORALES"]
version_count: 3
action_count: 20
vote_count: 0
first_action: "2019-02-26"
last_action: "2019-06-05"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/e98df288-aa13-4b9a-8aa9-188bf1593d7d"
source_url: "http://legislature.maine.gov/LawMakerWeb/dockets.asp?ID=280072072"
source_hash: "95bad763a871eef83cb9703a532b1d81acfce09be4e01a365a8547f5eafcf02e"
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 976 (129) — An Act To Require Additional Lead Screening For Children

## 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=HP0731&item=2&snum=129)
2. **Documents and Disposition** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.mainelegislature.org/legis/bills/getPDF.asp?paper=HP0731&item=1&snum=129)
3. **Final Disposition** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.mainelegislature.org/legis/bills/getPDF.asp?paper=HP0731&item=3&snum=129)

## Sponsors

- Victoria MORALES — primary (person)
- Diane DENK — cosponsor (person)
- Drew GATTINE — cosponsor (person)
- Jessica FAY — cosponsor (person)
- Lois RECKITT — cosponsor (person)
- Michele MEYER — cosponsor (person)
- Teresa PIERCE — cosponsor (person)
- Tiffany ROBERTS — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2019-02-26** Committee on HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES suggested and ordered printed.
- **2019-02-26** On motion of Representative HYMANSON of York, TABLED pending REFERENCE.
- **2019-02-26** Later today assigned.
- **2019-02-28** Speaker laid before the House
- **2019-02-28** Subsequently, the Bill was REFERRED to the Committee on HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES. `referral-committee`
- **2019-02-28** Sent for concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.
- **2019-03-05** The Bill was REFERRED to the Committee on HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES in concurrence `referral-committee`
- **2019-05-21** CONSENT CALENDAR - FIRST DAY
- **2019-05-21** Under suspension of the rules CONSENT CALENDAR - SECOND DAY.
- **2019-05-21** The Bill was PASSED TO BE ENGROSSED as Amended by Committee Amendment "A" (H-296).
- **2019-05-21** Sent for concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.
- **2019-05-23** Report READ and ACCEPTED, in concurrence.
- **2019-05-23** READ ONCE. `reading-1`
- **2019-05-23** Committee Amendment "A" (H-296) READ and ADOPTED, in concurrence. `passage`
- **2019-05-23** Under suspension of the Rules, READ A SECOND TIME and PASSED TO BE ENGROSSED AS AMENDED BY Committee Amendment "A" (H-296), in concurrence. `reading-2`
- **2019-05-23** Ordered sent down forthwith.
- **2019-05-28** PASSED TO BE ENACTED. `passage`
- **2019-05-28** Sent for concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.
- **2019-05-29** PASSED TO BE ENACTED, in concurrence. `passage`
- **2019-06-05** 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/e98df288-aa13-4b9a-8aa9-188bf1593d7d`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Maine legislature records).