---
type: "Bill"
title: "Resolve, Directing The Department Of Health And Human Services To Expedite Reimbursement Of Nursing Facilities"
description: "Resolve, Directing The Department Of Health And Human Services To Expedite Reimbursement Of Nursing Facilities"
jurisdiction: "us/states/me"
legislature: "Maine Legislature"
session: "131"
identifier: "LD 1474"
citation: "Maine LD 1474 (131)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["HEALTH CARE SERVICES", "LONG-TERM CARE", "REIMBURSEMENT"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Harold STEWART"]
version_count: 3
action_count: 23
vote_count: 0
first_action: "2023-04-05"
last_action: "2023-07-27"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/5e0d7efc-9481-4254-a28a-4fb03e196746"
source_url: "https://legislature.maine.gov/LawMakerWeb/dockets.asp?ID=280088267"
source_hash: "6b9fac99113cebab6b2a730a26751c6fa66f46de8c3634c14e40e44c023955ec"
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 1474 (131) — Resolve, Directing The Department Of Health And Human Services To Expedite Reimbursement Of Nursing Facilities

## 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=SP0593&item=2&snum=131)
2. **Documents and Disposition** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.mainelegislature.org/legis/bills/getPDF.asp?paper=SP0593&item=1&snum=131)
3. **Final Disposition** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.mainelegislature.org/legis/bills/getPDF.asp?paper=SP0593&item=3&snum=131)

## Sponsors

- Harold STEWART — primary (person)
- Bradlee FARRIN — cosponsor (person)
- Jeffrey TIMBERLAKE — cosponsor (person)
- Kathy JAVNER — cosponsor (person)
- Marianne MOORE — cosponsor (person)
- Richard BENNETT — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2023-04-05** Committee on HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES suggested and ordered printed REFERENCE to the Committee on HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES Ordered sent down forthwith for concurrence
- **2023-04-05** The Resolve was REFERRED to the Committee on HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES. `referral-committee`
- **2023-04-05** In concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.
- **2023-06-13** Report READ and ACCEPTED.
- **2023-06-13** READ ONCE. `reading-1`
- **2023-06-13** Committee Amendment "A" (S-292) READ and ADOPTED. `committee-passage-favorable, passage`
- **2023-06-13** Under suspension of the Rules, READ A SECOND TIME and PASSED TO BE ENGROSSED AS AMENDED BY Committee Amendment "A" (S-292). `reading-2, reading-3`
- **2023-06-13** Ordered sent down forthwith for concurrence.
- **2023-06-13** CONSENT CALENDAR - FIRST DAY
- **2023-06-13** Under suspension of the rules CONSENT CALENDAR - SECOND DAY.
- **2023-06-13** The Resolve was PASSED TO BE ENGROSSED as Amended by Committee Amendment "A" (S-292). `reading-3`
- **2023-06-13** In concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.
- **2023-06-15** FINALLY PASSED. `passage`
- **2023-06-15** Sent for concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.
- **2023-06-15** On motion by Senator ROTUNDO of Androscoggin PLACED ON THE SPECIAL APPROPRIATIONS TABLE pending FINAL PASSAGE, in concurrence.
- **2023-07-25** On Motion by Senator ROTUNDO of Androscoggin taken from the SPECIAL APPROPRIATIONS TABLE.
- **2023-07-25** FINALLY PASSED in concurrence `passage`
- **2023-07-27** Signed by Governor `executive-signature`
- **2023-04-27T04:00:00+00:00** Work Session Held
- **2023-04-27T04:00:00+00:00** Voted - OTP-AM
- **2023-06-07T04:00:00+00:00** Work Session Reconsidered
- **2023-06-07T04:00:00+00:00** Voted - OTP-AM
- **2023-06-13T04:00:00+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/5e0d7efc-9481-4254-a28a-4fb03e196746`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Maine legislature records).