---
type: "Bill"
title: "An Act To Advance The National Hiv/Aids Strategy In Maine By Broadening Hiv Testing"
description: "An Act To Advance The National Hiv/Aids Strategy In Maine By Broadening Hiv Testing"
jurisdiction: "us/states/me"
legislature: "Maine Legislature"
session: "131"
identifier: "LD 1736"
citation: "Maine LD 1736 (131)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["HEALTH CARE SERVICES", "HIV", "SCREENING"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Laurie OSHER"]
version_count: 3
action_count: 23
vote_count: 0
first_action: "2023-04-20"
last_action: "2023-06-23"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/17e5fd12-2fe6-4c3e-bb3e-38eda07f1d7e"
source_url: "https://legislature.maine.gov/LawMakerWeb/dockets.asp?ID=280088847"
source_hash: "927e0503d3327715555b1f00aecb7049a0d167905d8cf86b435373628c0aaa30"
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 1736 (131) — An Act To Advance The National Hiv/Aids Strategy In Maine By Broadening Hiv Testing

## 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=HP1115&item=2&snum=131)
2. **Documents and Disposition** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.mainelegislature.org/legis/bills/getPDF.asp?paper=HP1115&item=1&snum=131)
3. **Final Disposition** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.mainelegislature.org/legis/bills/getPDF.asp?paper=HP1115&item=3&snum=131)

## Sponsors

- Laurie OSHER — primary (person)
- Deqa DHALAC — cosponsor (person)
- Joseph BALDACCI — cosponsor (person)
- Kathy JAVNER — cosponsor (person)
- Margaret CRAVEN — cosponsor (person)
- Marianne MOORE — cosponsor (person)
- Matthew MOONEN — cosponsor (person)
- Nina MILLIKEN — cosponsor (person)
- Valli GEIGER — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2023-04-20** Committee on Health Coverage, Insurance and Financial Services suggested and ordered printed.
- **2023-04-20** The Bill was REFERRED to the Committee on HEALTH COVERAGE, INSURANCE AND FINANCIAL SERVICES. `referral-committee`
- **2023-04-20** Sent for concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.
- **2023-04-20** The Bill was REFERRED to the Committee on HEALTH COVERAGE, INSURANCE AND FINANCIAL SERVICES in concurrence `referral-committee`
- **2023-06-12** Reports READ.
- **2023-06-12** On motion of Representative PERRY of Calais, the Majority Ought to Pass as Amended Report was ACCEPTED.
- **2023-06-12** The Bill was READ ONCE. `reading-1`
- **2023-06-12** Committee Amendment "A" (H-417) was READ and ADOPTED. `committee-passage-favorable, passage`
- **2023-06-12** Under suspension of the rules, the Bill was given its SECOND READING without REFERENCE to the Committee on Bills in the Second Reading.
- **2023-06-12** The Bill was PASSED TO BE ENGROSSED as Amended by Committee Amendment "A" (H-417). `reading-3`
- **2023-06-12** Sent for concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.
- **2023-06-13** Reports READ
- **2023-06-13** On motion by Senator BAILEY of York The Majority Ought to Pass As Amended Report ACCEPTED in concurrence
- **2023-06-13** READ ONCE `reading-1`
- **2023-06-13** Committee Amendment "A" (H-417) READ and ADOPTED `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2023-06-13** Under suspension of the Rules, READ A SECOND TIME and PASSED TO BE ENGROSSED AS AMENDED by Committee Amendment "A" (H-417) in concurrence `reading-2, reading-3`
- **2023-06-14** PASSED TO BE ENACTED. `passage`
- **2023-06-14** Sent for concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.
- **2023-06-14** PASSED TO BE ENACTED, in concurrence. `passage`
- **2023-06-23** Signed by Governor `executive-signature`
- **2023-05-10T04:00:00+00:00** Work Session Held
- **2023-05-10T04:00:00+00:00** Voted - Divided Report
- **2023-06-08T04:00:00+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/17e5fd12-2fe6-4c3e-bb3e-38eda07f1d7e`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Maine legislature records).