---
type: "Bill"
title: "An Act To Join The Dentist And Dental Hygienist Compact"
description: "An Act To Join The Dentist And Dental Hygienist Compact"
jurisdiction: "us/states/me"
legislature: "Maine Legislature"
session: "131"
identifier: "LD 2137"
citation: "Maine LD 2137 (131)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["DENTAL", "HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL", "INTERSTATE COMPACT"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Joshua MORRIS"]
version_count: 3
action_count: 20
vote_count: 0
first_action: "2024-01-03"
last_action: "2024-04-22"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/575f42b2-9ae7-48e9-b313-7c7902648d2a"
source_url: "https://legislature.maine.gov/LawMakerWeb/dockets.asp?ID=280091550"
source_hash: "51f550f0ae8aa9d60d4f4c382e374b7e86f484839ae14a8e89bd47f4f086402f"
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 2137 (131) — An Act To Join The Dentist And Dental Hygienist Compact

## 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=HP1361&item=2&snum=131)
2. **Documents and Disposition** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.mainelegislature.org/legis/bills/getPDF.asp?paper=HP1361&item=1&snum=131)
3. **Final Disposition** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.mainelegislature.org/legis/bills/getPDF.asp?paper=HP1361&item=3&snum=131)

## Sponsors

- Joshua MORRIS — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2024-01-03** Committee on Health Coverage, Insurance and Financial Services suggested and ordered printed.
- **2024-01-03** The Bill was REFERRED to the Committee on HEALTH COVERAGE, INSURANCE AND FINANCIAL SERVICES. `referral-committee`
- **2024-01-03** Sent for concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.
- **2024-01-09** The Bill was REFERRED to the Committee on HEALTH COVERAGE, INSURANCE AND FINANCIAL SERVICES in concurrence `referral-committee`
- **2024-04-10** CONSENT CALENDAR - FIRST DAY
- **2024-04-10** Under suspension of the rules CONSENT CALENDAR - SECOND DAY.
- **2024-04-10** The Bill was PASSED TO BE ENGROSSED as Amended by Committee Amendment "A" (H-949). `reading-3`
- **2024-04-10** Sent for concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.
- **2024-04-11** Report READ and ACCEPTED, in concurrence.
- **2024-04-11** READ ONCE. `reading-1`
- **2024-04-11** Committee Amendment "A" (H-949) READ and ADOPTED, in concurrence. `committee-passage-favorable, passage`
- **2024-04-11** Under suspension of the Rules, READ A SECOND TIME and PASSED TO BE ENGROSSED AS AMENDED BY Committee Amendment "A" (H-949), in concurrence. `reading-2, reading-3`
- **2024-04-11** Ordered sent down forthwith.
- **2024-04-11** PASSED TO BE ENACTED. `passage`
- **2024-04-11** Sent for concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.
- **2024-04-12** PASSED TO BE ENACTED, in concurrence. `passage`
- **2024-04-22** Signed by Governor `executive-signature`
- **2024-02-14T05:00:00+00:00** Work Session Held
- **2024-02-14T05:00:00+00:00** Voted - OTP-AM
- **2024-04-10T04:00:00+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/575f42b2-9ae7-48e9-b313-7c7902648d2a`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Maine legislature records).