---
type: "Bill"
title: "Resolve, Directing The Department Of Health And Human Services To Contract For Assessments For Involuntary Hospitalizations"
description: "Resolve, Directing The Department Of Health And Human Services To Contract For Assessments For Involuntary Hospitalizations"
jurisdiction: "us/states/me"
legislature: "Maine Legislature"
session: "130"
identifier: "LD 861"
citation: "Maine LD 861 (130)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["ASSESSMENTS", "CIVIL COMMITMENTS", "INVOLUNTARY"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Richard EVANS"]
version_count: 3
action_count: 30
vote_count: 0
first_action: "2021-03-10"
last_action: "2022-04-18"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/123cbd3e-192f-43d8-bb8a-32fb2f0b103b"
source_url: "https://legislature.maine.gov/LawMakerWeb/dockets.asp?ID=280079312"
source_hash: "e0ea8f7d82fdffea9a4f5a7a3b09463f9eac2606852b26f9d21793c8f71b8d09"
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 861 (130) — Resolve, Directing The Department Of Health And Human Services To Contract For Assessments For Involuntary Hospitalizations

## 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=HP0629&item=2&snum=130)
2. **Documents and Disposition** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.mainelegislature.org/legis/bills/getPDF.asp?paper=HP0629&item=1&snum=130)
3. **Final Disposition** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.mainelegislature.org/legis/bills/getPDF.asp?paper=HP0629&item=3&snum=130)

## Sponsors

- Richard EVANS — primary (person)
- Bruce WHITE — cosponsor (person)
- Chloe MAXMIN — cosponsor (person)
- Denise TEPLER — cosponsor (person)
- Donna BAILEY — cosponsor (person)
- Lori GRAMLICH — cosponsor (person)
- Samuel ZAGER — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2021-03-10** Committee on Judiciary suggested and ordered printed.
- **2021-03-10** The Resolve was REFERRED to the Committee on JUDICIARY. `referral-committee`
- **2021-03-10** Sent for concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.
- **2021-03-10** The Bill was REFERRED to the Committee on JUDICIARY in concurrence `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.
- **2021-07-19** Carried over, in the same posture, to any special or regular session of the 130th Legislature, pursuant to Joint Order HP 1302.
- **2022-04-12** Reports READ.
- **2022-04-12** On motion of Representative HARNETT of Gardiner, the Majority Ought to Pass as Amended Report was ACCEPTED.
- **2022-04-12** The Resolve was READ ONCE. `reading-1`
- **2022-04-12** Committee Amendment "A" (H-986) was READ and ADOPTED. `committee-passage-favorable, passage`
- **2022-04-12** Under suspension of the rules, the Resolve was given its SECOND READING without REFERENCE to the Committee on Bills in the Second Reading.
- **2022-04-12** The Resolve was PASSED TO BE ENGROSSED as Amended by Committee Amendment "A" (H-986). `reading-3`
- **2022-04-12** Sent for concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.
- **2022-04-12** Reports Read
- **2022-04-12** On motion by Senator CARNEY of Cumberland the Majority Ought to Pass as Amended Report ACCEPTED.
- **2022-04-12** READ ONCE `reading-1`
- **2022-04-12** Committee Amendment "A" (H-986) READ and ADOPTED `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2022-04-12** Under suspension of the Rules, READ A SECOND TIME and PASSED TO BE ENGROSSED AS AMENDED by Committee Amendment "A" (H-986) in concurrence `reading-2, reading-3`
- **2022-04-13** FINALLY PASSED. `passage`
- **2022-04-13** Sent for concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.
- **2022-04-13** FINALLY PASSED, in concurrence. `passage`
- **2022-04-18** Signed by Governor `executive-signature`
- **2021-04-16T04:00:00+00:00** Work Session Held - TABLED
- **2021-05-27T04:00:00+00:00** Work Session Held - TABLED
- **2021-06-04T04:00:00+00:00** Carry Over Requested
- **2021-06-07T04:00:00+00:00** Carry Over Approved
- **2022-01-13T05:00:00+00:00** Work Session Held - TABLED
- **2022-03-10T05:00:00+00:00** Work Session Held
- **2022-03-10T05:00:00+00:00** Voted - Divided Report
- **2022-04-11T04:00:00+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/123cbd3e-192f-43d8-bb8a-32fb2f0b103b`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Maine legislature records).