---
type: "Bill"
title: "An Act To Improve Access To Medical Care For And Expand The Rights Of Adult Clients Of State Correctional Facilities"
description: "An Act To Improve Access To Medical Care For And Expand The Rights Of Adult Clients Of State Correctional Facilities"
jurisdiction: "us/states/me"
legislature: "Maine Legislature"
session: "130"
identifier: "LD 1674"
citation: "Maine LD 1674 (130)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["ACCESS TO REPRODUCTIVE HEALTH CARE", "CORRECTIONAL INSTITUTIONS", "MANAGEMENT"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Rachel TALBOT ROSS"]
version_count: 3
action_count: 22
vote_count: 0
first_action: "2021-05-03"
last_action: "2021-06-23"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/419e9b13-92d5-41db-b10c-f61fe2696c6d"
source_url: "https://legislature.maine.gov/LawMakerWeb/dockets.asp?ID=280080735"
source_hash: "56556842f4eed068e63d22dcac2016a81d7bd2778c2b146ae0195fdca44211d6"
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 1674 (130) — An Act To Improve Access To Medical Care For And Expand The Rights Of Adult Clients Of State Correctional Facilities

## 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=HP1245&item=2&snum=130)
2. **Documents and Disposition** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.mainelegislature.org/legis/bills/getPDF.asp?paper=HP1245&item=1&snum=130)
3. **Final Disposition** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.mainelegislature.org/legis/bills/getPDF.asp?paper=HP1245&item=3&snum=130)

## Sponsors

- Rachel TALBOT ROSS — primary (person)
- Braden SHARPE — cosponsor (person)
- Charlotte WARREN — cosponsor (person)
- Colleen MADIGAN — cosponsor (person)
- Margaret CRAVEN — cosponsor (person)
- Mark LAWRENCE — cosponsor (person)
- Ned CLAXTON — cosponsor (person)
- Richard EVANS — cosponsor (person)
- Ryan FECTEAU — cosponsor (person)
- William PLUECKER — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2021-05-03** Received by the Clerk of the House on May 3, 2021. `receipt`
- **2021-05-03** The Bill was REFERRED to the Committee on CRIMINAL JUSTICE AND PUBLIC SAFETY pursuant to Joint Rule 308.2 and ordered printed pursuant to Joint Rule 401. `referral-committee`
- **2021-06-15** Reports READ.
- **2021-06-15** On motion of Representative WARREN of Hallowell, the Majority Ought to Pass as Amended Report was ACCEPTED.
- **2021-06-15** The Bill was READ ONCE. `reading-1`
- **2021-06-15** Committee Amendment "A" (H-615) was READ and ADOPTED. `committee-passage-favorable, passage`
- **2021-06-15** Under suspension of the rules, the Bill was given its SECOND READING without REFERENCE to the Committee on Bills in the Second Reading.
- **2021-06-15** The Bill was PASSED TO BE ENGROSSED as Amended by Committee Amendment "A" (H-615). `reading-3`
- **2021-06-15** Sent for concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.
- **2021-06-15** Reports READ
- **2021-06-15** On motion by Senator LAWRENCE of York The Majority Ought to Pass As Amended Report ACCEPTED
- **2021-06-15** READ ONCE `reading-1`
- **2021-06-15** Committee Amendment "A" (H-615) READ and ADOPTED `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2021-06-15** Under suspension of the Rules, READ A SECOND TIME and PASSED TO BE ENGROSSED AS AMENDED by Committee Amendment "A" (H-615) `reading-2, reading-3`
- **2021-06-15** Sent down for concurrence
- **2021-06-16** PASSED TO BE ENACTED. `passage`
- **2021-06-16** Sent for concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.
- **2021-06-17** PASSED TO BE ENACTED, in concurrence. `passage`
- **2021-06-23** Signed by Governor `executive-signature`
- **2021-05-21T04:00:00+00:00** Work Session Held
- **2021-05-21T04:00:00+00:00** Voted - Divided Report
- **2021-06-14T04:00:00+00:00** Reported Out - OTP-AM/ONTP

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/419e9b13-92d5-41db-b10c-f61fe2696c6d`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Maine legislature records).