---
type: "Bill"
title: "An Act To Amend The Laws Governing Optometrists"
description: "An Act To Amend The Laws Governing Optometrists"
jurisdiction: "us/states/me"
legislature: "Maine Legislature"
session: "131"
identifier: "LD 1956"
citation: "Maine LD 1956 (131)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL", "OPTOMETRISTS", "PROVISIONS REVISED"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Jennifer POIRIER"]
version_count: 4
action_count: 34
vote_count: 0
first_action: "2023-05-18"
last_action: "2024-03-28"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/49f285e9-ad71-469d-8d6d-16bb2141b475"
source_url: "https://legislature.maine.gov/LawMakerWeb/dockets.asp?ID=280089494"
source_hash: "c8fbb3d18bb58490cbe6aeec77562322027da04259160852d3140994de525142"
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 1956 (131) — An Act To Amend The Laws Governing Optometrists

## 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=HP1258&item=2&snum=131)
2. **Chaptered Law** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.mainelegislature.org/legis/bills/getPDF.asp?paper=HP1258&item=5&snum=131)
3. **Documents and Disposition** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.mainelegislature.org/legis/bills/getPDF.asp?paper=HP1258&item=1&snum=131)
4. **Final Disposition** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.mainelegislature.org/legis/bills/getPDF.asp?paper=HP1258&item=4&snum=131)

## Sponsors

- Jennifer POIRIER — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2023-05-18** Committee on Health Coverage, Insurance and Financial Services suggested and ordered printed.
- **2023-05-18** The Bill was REFERRED to the Committee on HEALTH COVERAGE, INSURANCE AND FINANCIAL SERVICES. `referral-committee`
- **2023-05-18** Sent for concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.
- **2023-05-23** The Bill was REFERRED to the Committee on HEALTH COVERAGE, INSURANCE AND FINANCIAL SERVICES in concurrence `referral-committee`
- **2023-07-26** Carried over, in the same posture, to any special or regular session of the 131st Legislature, pursuant to Joint Order SP 847.
- **2024-03-05** CONSENT CALENDAR - FIRST DAY
- **2024-03-05** On OBJECTION of Representative PERRY of Calais REMOVED.
- **2024-03-05** The Committee Report was READ.
- **2024-03-05** On motion of Representative PERRY of Calais, TABLED pending ACCEPTANCE of the Committee Report.
- **2024-03-05** Later today assigned.
- **2024-03-19** Speaker laid before the House
- **2024-03-19** Subsequently, the Committee Report was ACCEPTED.
- **2024-03-19** The Bill was READ ONCE. `reading-1`
- **2024-03-19** Committee Amendment "A" (H-799) was READ and ADOPTED. `committee-passage-favorable, passage`
- **2024-03-19** Under suspension of the rules, the Bill was given its SECOND READING without REFERENCE to the Committee on Bills in the Second Reading.
- **2024-03-19** On motion of Representative PERRY of Calais, House Amendment "A" (H-836) was READ and ADOPTED. `passage`
- **2024-03-19** The Bill was PASSED TO BE ENGROSSED as Amended by Committee Amendment "A" (H-799) and House Amendment "A" (H-836) `reading-3`
- **2024-03-19** Sent for concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.
- **2024-03-20** Report READ and ACCEPTED
- **2024-03-20** READ ONCE `reading-1`
- **2024-03-20** Committee Amendment "A" (H-799) READ and ADOPTED `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2024-03-20** House Amendment "A" (H-836) READ and ADOPTED
- **2024-03-20** Under suspension of the Rules, READ A SECOND TIME and PASSED TO BE ENGROSSED AS AMENDED by Committee Amendment "A" (H-799) and House Amendment "A" (H-836) in concurrence `reading-2, reading-3`
- **2024-03-25** PASSED TO BE ENACTED. `passage`
- **2024-03-25** Sent for concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.
- **2024-03-26** PASSED TO BE ENACTED, in concurrence. `passage`
- **2024-03-28** Signed by Governor `executive-signature`
- **2023-05-24T04:00:00+00:00** Work Session Held - TABLED
- **2023-06-01T04:00:00+00:00** Carry Over Requested
- **2023-07-25T04:00:00+00:00** Carry Over Approved
- **2024-01-23T05:00:00+00:00** Work Session Held - TABLED
- **2024-02-01T05:00:00+00:00** Work Session Held
- **2024-02-01T05:00:00+00:00** Voted - OTP-AM
- **2024-03-01T05:00:00+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/49f285e9-ad71-469d-8d6d-16bb2141b475`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Maine legislature records).