---
type: "Bill"
title: "An Act To Ensure Safe Entry And Access For People Seeking Health Care And Other Constitutional Rights"
description: "An Act To Ensure Safe Entry And Access For People Seeking Health Care And Other Constitutional Rights"
jurisdiction: "us/states/me"
legislature: "Maine Legislature"
session: "130"
identifier: "LD 1899"
citation: "Maine LD 1899 (130)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["ACCESS TO CARE", "DELIVERY", "HEALTH CARE SERVICES"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Joyce McCREIGHT"]
version_count: 4
action_count: 25
vote_count: 1
first_action: "2022-01-05"
last_action: "2022-04-20"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/31669c20-748a-427a-aa1b-2fb2bcefceea"
source_url: "https://legislature.maine.gov/LawMakerWeb/dockets.asp?ID=280082334"
source_hash: "81aab3df174e540f3bbb5bd8f86988c291356f95e17a5e62a5703034090fb05e"
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 1899 (130) — An Act To Ensure Safe Entry And Access For People Seeking Health Care And Other Constitutional Rights

## 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=HP1406&item=2&snum=130)
2. **Documents and Disposition** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.mainelegislature.org/legis/bills/getPDF.asp?paper=HP1406&item=1&snum=130)
3. **Final Disposition** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.mainelegislature.org/legis/bills/getPDF.asp?paper=HP1406&item=4&snum=130)
4. **Status In Committee** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.mainelegislature.org/legis/bills/getPDF.asp?paper=HP1406&item=3&snum=130)

## Votes

- ACC REPORT 'A' OTP AS AMEND — **75–52** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- Joyce McCREIGHT — primary (person)
- Anne CARNEY — cosponsor (person)
- Denise TEPLER — cosponsor (person)
- Eloise VITELLI — cosponsor (person)
- Lois RECKITT — cosponsor (person)
- Matthea DAUGHTRY — cosponsor (person)
- Michele MEYER — cosponsor (person)
- Rachel TALBOT ROSS — cosponsor (person)
- Ryan FECTEAU — cosponsor (person)
- Thom HARNETT — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2022-01-05** Committee on Judiciary suggested and ordered printed.
- **2022-01-05** The Bill was REFERRED to the Committee on JUDICIARY. `referral-committee`
- **2022-01-05** Sent for concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.
- **2022-01-05** The Bill was REFERRED to the Committee on JUDICIARY in concurrence `referral-committee`
- **2022-04-13** Reports READ.
- **2022-04-13** On motion of Representative HARNETT of Gardiner, REPORT A Ought to Pass as Amended was ACCEPTED.
- **2022-04-13** ROLL CALL NO. 563
- **2022-04-13** (Yeas 75 - Nays 52 - Absent 20 - Excused 0 - Vacant 4)
- **2022-04-13** The Bill was READ ONCE. `reading-1`
- **2022-04-13** Committee Amendment "A" (H-1004) was READ and ADOPTED. `committee-passage-favorable, passage`
- **2022-04-13** Under suspension of the rules, the Bill was given its SECOND READING without REFERENCE to the Committee on Bills in the Second Reading.
- **2022-04-13** The Bill was PASSED TO BE ENGROSSED as Amended by Committee Amendment "A" (H-1004). `reading-3`
- **2022-04-13** Sent for concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.
- **2022-04-14** Reports Read
- **2022-04-14** On motion by Senator CARNEY of Cumberland Report A Ought to Pass as Amended by Committee Amendment "A" (H-1004) ACCEPTED
- **2022-04-14** READ ONCE `reading-1`
- **2022-04-14** Committee Amendment "A" (H-1004) READ and ADOPTED `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2022-04-14** Under suspension of the Rules, READ A SECOND TIME and PASSED TO BE ENGROSSED AS AMENDED by Committee Amendment "A" (H-1004) in concurrence `reading-2, reading-3`
- **2022-04-14** PASSED TO BE ENACTED. `passage`
- **2022-04-14** Sent for concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.
- **2022-04-15** PASSED TO BE ENACTED, in concurrence. `passage`
- **2022-04-20** Signed by Governor `executive-signature`
- **2022-03-08T05:00:00+00:00** Work Session Held
- **2022-03-08T05:00:00+00:00** Voted - Divided Report
- **2022-04-13T04:00:00+00:00** Reported Out - OTP-AM/ONTP/OTP-AM

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/31669c20-748a-427a-aa1b-2fb2bcefceea`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Maine legislature records).