---
type: "Bill"
title: "An Act To Support Public Health By Protecting Certain Activities Conducted Under Comprehensive Community Drug Checking Initiatives"
description: "An Act To Support Public Health By Protecting Certain Activities Conducted Under Comprehensive Community Drug Checking Initiatives"
jurisdiction: "us/states/me"
legislature: "Maine Legislature"
session: "131"
identifier: "LD 1745"
citation: "Maine LD 1745 (131)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["CRIMES", "DRUG OFFENSES", "SAMPLE TESTING"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Raegan LaROCHELLE"]
version_count: 3
action_count: 34
vote_count: 0
first_action: "2023-04-20"
last_action: "2023-06-26"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/b159525a-074a-45dd-ba83-d0651eb3a540"
source_url: "https://legislature.maine.gov/LawMakerWeb/dockets.asp?ID=280088856"
source_hash: "b89ab184780836b867676ca836a3c9b7d96025fd11f758c434de4915456b0f12"
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 1745 (131) — An Act To Support Public Health By Protecting Certain Activities Conducted Under Comprehensive Community Drug Checking Initiatives

## 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=HP1124&item=2&snum=131)
2. **Documents and Disposition** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.mainelegislature.org/legis/bills/getPDF.asp?paper=HP1124&item=1&snum=131)
3. **Final Disposition** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.mainelegislature.org/legis/bills/getPDF.asp?paper=HP1124&item=3&snum=131)

## Sponsors

- Raegan LaROCHELLE — primary (person)
- Lydia CRAFTS — cosponsor (person)
- Nina MILLIKEN — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2023-04-20** Committee on Criminal Justice and Public Safety suggested and ordered printed.
- **2023-04-20** The Bill was REFERRED to the Committee on CRIMINAL JUSTICE AND PUBLIC SAFETY. `referral-committee`
- **2023-04-20** Sent for concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.
- **2023-04-20** The Bill was REFERRED to the Committee on CRIMINAL JUSTICE AND PUBLIC SAFETY in concurrence `referral-committee`
- **2023-05-16** Reports READ.
- **2023-05-16** On motion of Representative SALISBURY of Westbrook, TABLED pending ACCEPTANCE of Either Report.
- **2023-05-16** Later today assigned.
- **2023-05-18** Speaker laid before the House
- **2023-05-18** On motion of Representative SALISBURY of Westbrook, the Majority Refer to the Committee on HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES Report was ACCEPTED.
- **2023-05-18** Subsequently, the Bill was REFERRED to the Committee on HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES. `referral-committee`
- **2023-05-18** Sent for concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.
- **2023-05-23** Reports Read
- **2023-05-23** On motion by Senator BEEBE-CENTER of Knox the Majority Refer to Committee Report ACCEPTED. in concurrence
- **2023-05-23** The Bill was REFERRED to the Committee on HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES in concurrence `referral-committee`
- **2023-06-20** CONSENT CALENDAR - FIRST DAY
- **2023-06-20** Under suspension of the rules CONSENT CALENDAR - SECOND DAY.
- **2023-06-20** The Bill was PASSED TO BE ENGROSSED as Amended by Committee Amendment "A" (H-578). `reading-3`
- **2023-06-20** Sent for concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.
- **2023-06-20** Report READ and ACCEPTED, in concurrence.
- **2023-06-20** READ ONCE. `reading-1`
- **2023-06-20** Committee Amendment "A" (H-578) READ and ADOPTED, in concurrence. `committee-passage-favorable, passage`
- **2023-06-20** Under suspension of the Rules, READ A SECOND TIME and PASSED TO BE ENGROSSED AS AMENDED BY Committee Amendment "A" (H-578), in concurrence. `reading-2, reading-3`
- **2023-06-20** Ordered sent down forthwith.
- **2023-06-21** This being an emergency measure, a two-thirds vote of all the members elected to the House was necessary.
- **2023-06-21** PASSED TO BE ENACTED. `passage`
- **2023-06-21** Sent for concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.
- **2023-06-21** PASSED TO BE ENACTED - Emergency - 2/3 Elected Required, in concurrence. `passage`
- **2023-06-26** Signed by Governor `executive-signature`
- **2023-05-02T04:00:00+00:00** Work Session Held
- **2023-05-11T04:00:00+00:00** Reported Out - REF TO HHS/ONTP
- **2023-05-25T04:00:00+00:00** Work Session Held - TABLED
- **2023-06-01T04:00:00+00:00** Work Session Held
- **2023-06-01T04:00:00+00:00** Voted - OTP-AM
- **2023-06-16T04:00:00+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/b159525a-074a-45dd-ba83-d0651eb3a540`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Maine legislature records).