---
type: "Bill"
title: "Resolve, Regarding Legislative Review Of Portions Of Chapter 283: Newborn Bloodspot Screening Rule, Section 14, A Major Substantive Rule Of The Department Of Health And Human Services, Maine Center For Disease Control And Prevention"
description: "Resolve, Regarding Legislative Review Of Portions Of Chapter 283: Newborn Bloodspot Screening Rule, Section 14, A Major Substantive Rule Of The Department Of Health And Human Services, Maine Center For Disease Control And Prevention"
jurisdiction: "us/states/me"
legislature: "Maine Legislature"
session: "130"
identifier: "LD 1841"
citation: "Maine LD 1841 (130)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["CHILDREN", "HEALTH CARE SERVICES", "NEWBORN BLOODSPOT SCREENING"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Michele MEYER"]
version_count: 2
action_count: 19
vote_count: 1
first_action: "2021-12-20"
last_action: "2022-02-17"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/1da65918-1340-4e93-a164-89c135b6971c"
source_url: "https://legislature.maine.gov/LawMakerWeb/dockets.asp?ID=280082217"
source_hash: "549f96f52897199bd9b27fafcdaaa904eb45e55181eac3a609eb93a08822590a"
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 1841 (130) — Resolve, Regarding Legislative Review Of Portions Of Chapter 283: Newborn Bloodspot Screening Rule, Section 14, A Major Substantive Rule Of The Department Of Health And Human Services, Maine Center For Disease Control And Prevention

## Version chain

The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.

1. **Documents and Disposition** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.mainelegislature.org/legis/bills/getPDF.asp?paper=HP1362&item=1&snum=130)
2. **Final Disposition** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.mainelegislature.org/legis/bills/getPDF.asp?paper=HP1362&item=3&snum=130)

## Votes

- FINAL PASSAGE-EMER 2/3 ELECT — **31–0** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- Michele MEYER — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2021-12-20** Reported by Representative MEYER for the Department of Health and Human Services pursuant to the Maine Revised Statutes, Title 5, section 8072.
- **2021-12-20** Received by the Clerk of the House on December 20, 2021. `receipt`
- **2021-12-20** The Resolve was REFERRED to the Committee on HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES pursuant to Joint Rule 308.2 and ordered printed. `referral-committee`
- **2022-01-26** CONSENT CALENDAR - FIRST DAY
- **2022-01-26** Under suspension of the rules CONSENT CALENDAR - SECOND DAY.
- **2022-01-26** The Resolve was PASSED TO BE ENGROSSED. `reading-3`
- **2022-01-26** Sent for concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.
- **2022-01-26** Report READ and ACCEPTED, in concurrence.
- **2022-01-26** READ ONCE `reading-1`
- **2022-01-26** Under suspension of the Rules, READ A SECOND TIME and PASSED TO BE ENGROSSED, in concurrence. `reading-2, reading-3`
- **2022-01-26** Ordered sent down forthwith.
- **2022-02-10** This being an emergency measure, a two-thirds vote of all the members elected to the House was necessary.
- **2022-02-10** FINALLY PASSED. `passage`
- **2022-02-10** Sent for concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.
- **2022-02-16** FINALLY PASSED - Emergency - 2/3 Elected Required, in concurrence. `passage`
- **2022-02-17** Signed by Governor `executive-signature`
- **2022-01-20T05:00:00+00:00** Work Session Held
- **2022-01-20T05:00:00+00:00** Voted - OTP
- **2022-01-25T05:00:00+00:00** Reported Out - OTP

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/1da65918-1340-4e93-a164-89c135b6971c`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Maine legislature records).