--- type: "Bill" title: "Resolve, To Establish The Task Force To Study Improving Safety And Provide Protection From Violence For Health Care Workers In Hospitals And Mental Health Care Providers" description: "Resolve, To Establish The Task Force To Study Improving Safety And Provide Protection From Violence For Health Care Workers In Hospitals And Mental Health Care Providers" jurisdiction: "us/states/me" legislature: "Maine Legislature" session: "130" identifier: "LD 629" citation: "Maine LD 629 (130)" classification: ["bill"] subjects: ["ADMINISTRATION", "STAFF SAFETY"] status: "enacted" primary_sponsors: ["Walter RISEMAN"] version_count: 4 action_count: 35 vote_count: 0 first_action: "2021-02-25" last_action: "2022-05-03" source: "openstates" source_identifier: "ocd-bill/7086edef-d0c6-423d-88fd-262f31d961ef" source_url: "https://legislature.maine.gov/LawMakerWeb/dockets.asp?ID=280079057" source_hash: "75814847394129fc1c0c8ac299c4b492de492ac619370df0a1c97ebdd8fbb3f4" 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 629 (130) — Resolve, To Establish The Task Force To Study Improving Safety And Provide Protection From Violence For Health Care Workers In Hospitals And Mental Health Care Providers ## 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=HP0465&item=2&snum=130) 2. **Chaptered Law** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.mainelegislature.org/legis/bills/getPDF.asp?paper=HP0465&item=5&snum=130) 3. **Documents and Disposition** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.mainelegislature.org/legis/bills/getPDF.asp?paper=HP0465&item=1&snum=130) 4. **Final Disposition** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.mainelegislature.org/legis/bills/getPDF.asp?paper=HP0465&item=4&snum=130) ## Sponsors - Walter RISEMAN — primary (person) - Jeffrey EVANGELOS — cosponsor (person) - Kyle BAILEY — cosponsor (person) - Lois RECKITT — cosponsor (person) - Sophia WARREN — cosponsor (person) - Victoria DOUDERA — cosponsor (person) - William PLUECKER — cosponsor (person) ## Timeline The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote. - **2021-02-25** Received by the Clerk of the House on February 25, 2021. `receipt` - **2021-02-25** The Resolve was REFERRED to the Committee on HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES pursuant to Joint Rule 308.2 and ordered printed pursuant to Joint Rule 401. `referral-committee` - **2021-03-30** Carried over, in the same posture, to a subsequent special or regular session of the 130th Legislature, pursuant to Joint Order SP 435. - **2021-06-03** CONSENT CALENDAR - FIRST DAY - **2021-06-03** Under suspension of the rules CONSENT CALENDAR - SECOND DAY. - **2021-06-03** The Resolve was PASSED TO BE ENGROSSED as Amended by Committee Amendment "A" (H-311). `reading-3` - **2021-06-03** Sent for concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH. - **2021-06-07** Report READ and ACCEPTED, in concurrence. - **2021-06-07** READ ONCE. `reading-1` - **2021-06-07** Committee Amendment "A" (H-311) READ and ADOPTED, in concurrence. `committee-passage-favorable, passage` - **2021-06-07** Under suspension of the Rules, READ A SECOND TIME and PASSED TO BE ENGROSSED AS AMENDED BY Committee Amendment "A" (H-311), in concurrence. `reading-2, reading-3` - **2021-06-07** Ordered sent down forthwith. - **2021-06-08** This being an emergency measure, a two-thirds vote of all the members elected to the House was necessary. - **2021-06-08** FINALLY PASSED. `passage` - **2021-06-08** Sent for concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH. - **2021-06-09** On motion by Senator DAUGHTRY of Cumberland PLACED ON THE SPECIAL STUDY TABLE pending FINAL PASSAGE - Emergency - 2/3 Elected Required, in concurrence. - **2021-07-19** CARRIED OVER, in the same posture, to any special or regular session of the 130th Legislature, pursuant to Joint Order HP 1302 - **2022-04-25** TAKEN FROM THE SPECIAL STUDY TABLE - **2022-04-25** On motion by Senator DAUGHTRY of Cumberland Under suspension of the Rules The Senate RECONSIDERED whereby the Bill was PASSED TO BE ENGROSSED AS AMENDED BY Committee Amendment "A" (H-311) `reading-3` - **2022-04-25** On motion by Same Senator Under further suspension of the Rules The Senate RECONSIDERED whereby Committee Amendment "A" (H-311) was ADOPTED `committee-passage-favorable` - **2022-04-25** On further motion by Same Senator Senate Amendment "A" (S-645) to Committee Amendment "A" (H-311) READ and ADOPTED `committee-passage-favorable` - **2022-04-25** Committee Amendment "A" (H-311) as Amended by Senate Amendment "A" (S-645) thereto ADOPTED `committee-passage-favorable` - **2022-04-25** PASSED TO BE ENGROSSED as Amended by Committee Amendment "A" (H-311) as Amended by Senate Amendment "A" (S-645) thereto In NON-CONCURRENCE `reading-3` - **2022-04-25** Sent down for concurrence - **2022-04-25** The House RECEDED and CONCURRED to PASSAGE TO BE ENGROSSED as Amended by Committee Amendment "A" (H-311) as Amended by Senate Amendment "A" (S-645) thereto. `reading-3` - **2022-04-25** ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH. - **2022-04-25** This being an emergency measure, a two-thirds vote of all the members elected to the House was necessary. - **2022-04-25** FINALLY PASSED. `passage` - **2022-04-25** Sent for concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH. - **2022-04-25** FINALLY PASSED - Emergency - 2/3 Elected Required, in concurrence. `passage` - **2022-05-03** Signed by Governor `executive-signature` - **2021-05-11T04:00:00+00:00** Work Session Held - TABLED - **2021-05-18T04:00:00+00:00** Work Session Held - **2021-05-18T04:00:00+00:00** Voted - OTP-AM - **2021-06-02T04:00:00+00:00** Reported Out - OTP-AM ## Source OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/7086edef-d0c6-423d-88fd-262f31d961ef`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Maine legislature records).