---
type: "Bill"
title: "An Act To Amend The Laws Governing The Membership Of The Palliative Care And Quality Of Life Interdisciplinary Advisory Council"
description: "An Act To Amend The Laws Governing The Membership Of The Palliative Care And Quality Of Life Interdisciplinary Advisory Council"
jurisdiction: "us/states/me"
legislature: "Maine Legislature"
session: "131"
identifier: "LD 479"
citation: "Maine LD 479 (131)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["HEALTH CARE SERVICES", "PALLIATIVE CARE COUNCIL", "PLANNING"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Margaret CRAVEN"]
version_count: 3
action_count: 28
vote_count: 0
first_action: "2023-02-07"
last_action: "2023-05-11"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/dbc1e161-80ba-4749-b6d2-a9ebe756227e"
source_url: "https://legislature.maine.gov/LawMakerWeb/dockets.asp?ID=280085859"
source_hash: "97b86ce4a71bdf12bbfc5b77a47e555708c729dafc941db78c77b5ea11656b37"
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 479 (131) — An Act To Amend The Laws Governing The Membership Of The Palliative Care And Quality Of Life Interdisciplinary Advisory Council

## 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=HP0296&item=2&snum=131)
2. **Documents and Disposition** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.mainelegislature.org/legis/bills/getPDF.asp?paper=HP0296&item=1&snum=131)
3. **Final Disposition** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.mainelegislature.org/legis/bills/getPDF.asp?paper=HP0296&item=3&snum=131)

## Sponsors

- Margaret CRAVEN — primary (person)
- Adam LEE — cosponsor (person)
- Amy KUHN — cosponsor (person)
- Anne GRAHAM — cosponsor (person)
- Daniel SHAGOURY — cosponsor (person)
- Marianne MOORE — cosponsor (person)
- Michel LAJOIE — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2023-02-07** Committee on Health and Human Services suggested and ordered printed.
- **2023-02-07** The Bill was REFERRED to the Committee on HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES. `referral-committee`
- **2023-02-07** Sent for concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.
- **2023-02-07** 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.
- **2023-04-27** CONSENT CALENDAR - FIRST DAY
- **2023-04-27** Under suspension of the rules CONSENT CALENDAR - SECOND DAY.
- **2023-04-27** The Bill was PASSED TO BE ENGROSSED as Amended by Committee Amendment "A" (H-65). `reading-3`
- **2023-04-27** Sent for concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.
- **2023-04-27** Report READ and ACCEPTED, in concurrence.
- **2023-04-27** READ ONCE. `reading-1`
- **2023-04-27** Committee Amendment "A" (H-65) READ and ADOPTED, in concurrence. `committee-passage-favorable, passage`
- **2023-04-27** Under suspension of the Rules, READ A SECOND TIME and PASSED TO BE ENGROSSED AS AMENDED BY Committee Amendment "A" (H-65), in concurrence. `reading-2, reading-3`
- **2023-04-27** Ordered sent down forthwith.
- **2023-04-27** Report READ and ACCEPTED in concurrence
- **2023-04-27** READ ONCE `reading-1`
- **2023-04-27** Committee Amendment "A" (H-65) READ and ADOPTED `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2023-04-27** ASSIGNED FOR SECOND READING NEXT LEGISLATIVE DAY.
- **2023-05-02** COMMITTEE ON BILLS IN THE SECOND READING REPORTS NO FURTHER VERBAL AMENDMENTS NECESSARY. REPORT ACCEPTED.
- **2023-05-02** READ A SECOND TIME and PASSED TO BE ENGROSSED AS AMENDED BY Committee Amendment "A" (H-65), in concurrence. `reading-2, reading-3`
- **2023-05-02** Ordered sent down forthwith.
- **2023-05-03** PASSED TO BE ENACTED. `passage`
- **2023-05-03** Sent for concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.
- **2023-05-04** PASSED TO BE ENACTED, in concurrence. `passage`
- **2023-05-11** Signed by Governor `executive-signature`
- **2023-03-23T04:00:00+00:00** Work Session Held
- **2023-03-23T04:00:00+00:00** Voted - OTP-AM
- **2023-04-25T04:00:00+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/dbc1e161-80ba-4749-b6d2-a9ebe756227e`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Maine legislature records).