---
type: "Bill"
title: "An Act To Restore The Board Of Dental Practice'S Authority To Issue Letters Of Guidance"
description: "An Act To Restore The Board Of Dental Practice'S Authority To Issue Letters Of Guidance"
jurisdiction: "us/states/me"
legislature: "Maine Legislature"
session: "131"
identifier: "LD 2040"
citation: "Maine LD 2040 (131)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["DENTAL CARE", "HEALTH CARE SERVICES", "LETTERS OF GUIDANCE"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: []
version_count: 3
action_count: 23
vote_count: 0
first_action: "2023-12-11"
last_action: "2024-02-29"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/3b4cad6a-0d9e-47a2-9d48-d9adde36aaf6"
source_url: "https://legislature.maine.gov/LawMakerWeb/dockets.asp?ID=280091367"
source_hash: "8a4324187227eee2ad02b0d4b8bfe049c8bffca0b6ffbfc038e7e96dadadf3b9"
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 2040 (131) — An Act To Restore The Board Of Dental Practice'S Authority To Issue Letters Of Guidance

## 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=HP1302&item=2&snum=131)
2. **Documents and Disposition** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.mainelegislature.org/legis/bills/getPDF.asp?paper=HP1302&item=1&snum=131)
3. **Final Disposition** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.mainelegislature.org/legis/bills/getPDF.asp?paper=HP1302&item=3&snum=131)

## Timeline

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

- **2023-12-11** Received by the Clerk of the House on December 11, 2023. `receipt`
- **2023-12-11** The Bill was REFERRED to the Committee on HEALTH COVERAGE, INSURANCE AND FINANCIAL SERVICES pursuant to Joint Rule 308.2 and ordered printed pursuant to Joint Rule 401. `referral-committee`
- **2024-02-08** CONSENT CALENDAR - FIRST DAY
- **2024-02-08** Under suspension of the rules CONSENT CALENDAR - SECOND DAY.
- **2024-02-08** The Bill was PASSED TO BE ENGROSSED as Amended by Committee Amendment "A" (H-741). `reading-3`
- **2024-02-08** Sent for concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.
- **2024-02-13** Report READ and ACCEPTED
- **2024-02-13** READ ONCE `reading-1`
- **2024-02-13** Committee Amendment "A" (H-741) READ and ADOPTED `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2024-02-13** ASSIGNED FOR SECOND READING NEXT LEGISLATIVE DAY.
- **2024-02-15** COMMITTEE ON BILLS IN THE SECOND READING REPORTS NO FURTHER VERBAL AMENDMENTS NECESSARY. REPORT ACCEPTED.
- **2024-02-15** READ A SECOND TIME and PASSED TO BE ENGROSSED AS AMENDED BY Committee Amendment "A" (H-741), in concurrence. `reading-2, reading-3`
- **2024-02-15** Ordered sent down forthwith.
- **2024-02-20** This being an emergency measure, a two-thirds vote of all the members elected to the House was necessary.
- **2024-02-20** PASSED TO BE ENACTED. `passage`
- **2024-02-20** Sent for concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.
- **2024-02-21** PASSED TO BE ENACTED - Emergency - 2/3 Elected Required, in concurrence. `passage`
- **2024-02-29** Signed by Governor `executive-signature`
- **2024-01-16T05:00:00+00:00** Work Session Held
- **2024-01-16T05:00:00+00:00** Voted - OTP
- **2024-01-25T05:00:00+00:00** Work Session Held
- **2024-01-25T05:00:00+00:00** Voted - OTP-AM
- **2024-02-07T05:00:00+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/3b4cad6a-0d9e-47a2-9d48-d9adde36aaf6`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Maine legislature records).