---
type: "Bill"
title: "An Act To Remove Restrictions On Syringe Service Programs"
description: "An Act To Remove Restrictions On Syringe Service Programs"
jurisdiction: "us/states/me"
legislature: "Maine Legislature"
session: "130"
identifier: "LD 1909"
citation: "Maine LD 1909 (130)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["SUBSTANCE USE DISORDER", "SYRINGE PROGRAM", "TREATMENT"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Genevieve McDONALD"]
version_count: 3
action_count: 25
vote_count: 1
first_action: "2022-01-05"
last_action: "2022-03-31"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/fb8d4d84-0075-4284-b0fe-0812a52d1667"
source_url: "https://legislature.maine.gov/LawMakerWeb/dockets.asp?ID=280082374"
source_hash: "8e5540665ac87170e734baf5c51440bd1fa06ced5819a3c4efb1e64dd59f22ad"
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 1909 (130) — An Act To Remove Restrictions On Syringe Service Programs

## 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=HP1415&item=2&snum=130)
2. **Documents and Disposition** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.mainelegislature.org/legis/bills/getPDF.asp?paper=HP1415&item=1&snum=130)
3. **Final Disposition** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.mainelegislature.org/legis/bills/getPDF.asp?paper=HP1415&item=3&snum=130)

## Votes

- ACC MAJ OTP AS AMENDED REP — **77–54** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- Genevieve McDONALD — primary (person)
- Anne PERRY — cosponsor (person)
- Holly STOVER — cosponsor (person)
- Marianne MOORE — cosponsor (person)
- Michele MEYER — cosponsor (person)
- Samuel ZAGER — cosponsor (person)
- William TUELL — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2022-01-05** Committee on Health and Human Services suggested and ordered printed.
- **2022-01-05** The Bill was REFERRED to the Committee on HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES. `referral-committee`
- **2022-01-05** Sent for concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.
- **2022-01-05** The Bill was REFERRED to the Committee on HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES in concurrence `referral-committee`
- **2022-03-09** Reports READ.
- **2022-03-09** On motion of Representative MEYER of Eliot, the Majority Ought to Pass as Amended Report was ACCEPTED.
- **2022-03-09** ROLL CALL NO. 461
- **2022-03-09** (Yeas 77 - Nays 54 - Absent 17 - Excused 0 - Vacant 3)
- **2022-03-09** The Bill was READ ONCE. `reading-1`
- **2022-03-09** Committee Amendment "A" (H-784) was READ and ADOPTED. `committee-passage-favorable, passage`
- **2022-03-09** Under suspension of the rules, the Bill was given its SECOND READING without REFERENCE to the Committee on Bills in the Second Reading.
- **2022-03-09** The Bill was PASSED TO BE ENGROSSED as Amended by Committee Amendment "A" (H-784). `reading-3`
- **2022-03-09** Sent for concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.
- **2022-03-22** Reports Read
- **2022-03-22** On motion by Senator CLAXTON of Androscoggin the Majority Ought to Pass as Amended Report ACCEPTED.
- **2022-03-22** READ ONCE `reading-1`
- **2022-03-22** Committee Amendment "A" (H-784) READ and ADOPTED `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2022-03-22** Under suspension of the Rules, READ A SECOND TIME and PASSED TO BE ENGROSSED AS AMENDED by Committee Amendment "A" (H-784) in concurrence `reading-2, reading-3`
- **2022-03-24** PASSED TO BE ENACTED. `passage`
- **2022-03-24** Sent for concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.
- **2022-03-29** PASSED TO BE ENACTED, in concurrence. `passage`
- **2022-03-31** Signed by Governor `executive-signature`
- **2022-02-08T05:00:00+00:00** Work Session Held
- **2022-02-08T05:00:00+00:00** Voted - Divided Report
- **2022-02-24T05:00:00+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/fb8d4d84-0075-4284-b0fe-0812a52d1667`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Maine legislature records).