---
type: "Bill"
title: "An Act To Authorize The Department Of Health And Human Services To License Home-Based And Community-Based Services For Persons With An Intellectual Disability, Autism Spectrum Disorder Or A Related Condition Or An Acquired Brain Injury And Define Autism Spectrum Disorder"
description: "An Act To Authorize The Department Of Health And Human Services To License Home-Based And Community-Based Services For Persons With An Intellectual Disability, Autism Spectrum Disorder Or A Related Condition Or An Acquired Brain Injury And Define Autism Spectrum Disorder"
jurisdiction: "us/states/me"
legislature: "Maine Legislature"
session: "131"
identifier: "LD 449"
citation: "Maine LD 449 (131)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["DEVELOPMENTALLY DISABLED PERSONS", "DISABLED PERSONS", "HOME AND COMMUNITY SERVICES"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Kathy JAVNER"]
version_count: 2
action_count: 22
vote_count: 0
first_action: "2023-02-02"
last_action: "2023-05-15"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/3b12d21a-5801-4fe1-9958-4cf4119d9006"
source_url: "https://legislature.maine.gov/LawMakerWeb/dockets.asp?ID=280085785"
source_hash: "41bdfd7d2074c73fed8d4856280f1c24ff6fd76e848cafbb5d0174370a5c801e"
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 449 (131) — An Act To Authorize The Department Of Health And Human Services To License Home-Based And Community-Based Services For Persons With An Intellectual Disability, Autism Spectrum Disorder Or A Related Condition Or An Acquired Brain Injury And Define Autism Spectrum Disorder

## Version chain

The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.

1. **Documents and Disposition** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.mainelegislature.org/legis/bills/getPDF.asp?paper=HP0278&item=1&snum=131)
2. **Final Disposition** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.mainelegislature.org/legis/bills/getPDF.asp?paper=HP0278&item=3&snum=131)

## Sponsors

- Kathy JAVNER — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2023-02-02** Committee on Health and Human Services suggested and ordered printed.
- **2023-02-02** The Bill was REFERRED to the Committee on HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES. `referral-committee`
- **2023-02-02** Sent for concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.
- **2023-02-02** The Bill was REFERRED to the Committee on HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES in concurrence `referral-committee`
- **2023-03-30** Carried over, in the same posture, to any special or regular session of the 131st Legislature, pursuant to Joint Order SP 594.
- **2023-05-02** CONSENT CALENDAR - FIRST DAY
- **2023-05-02** Under suspension of the rules CONSENT CALENDAR - SECOND DAY.
- **2023-05-02** The Bill was PASSED TO BE ENGROSSED. `reading-3`
- **2023-05-02** Sent for concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.
- **2023-05-03** Report READ and ACCEPTED in concurrence
- **2023-05-03** READ ONCE `reading-1`
- **2023-05-03** ASSIGNED FOR SECOND READING NEXT LEGISLATIVE DAY.
- **2023-05-04** COMMITTEE ON BILLS IN THE SECOND READING REPORTS NO FURTHER VERBAL AMENDMENTS NECESSARY. REPORT ACCEPTED.
- **2023-05-04** READ A SECOND TIME and PASSED TO BE ENGROSSED, in concurrence. `reading-2, reading-3`
- **2023-05-04** Ordered sent down forthwith
- **2023-05-09** PASSED TO BE ENACTED. `passage`
- **2023-05-09** Sent for concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.
- **2023-05-11** PASSED TO BE ENACTED, in concurrence. `passage`
- **2023-05-15** Signed by Governor `executive-signature`
- **2023-03-22T04:00:00+00:00** Work Session Held
- **2023-03-22T04:00:00+00:00** Voted - OTP
- **2023-04-26T04:00:00+00:00** Reported Out - OTP

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/3b12d21a-5801-4fe1-9958-4cf4119d9006`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Maine legislature records).