---
type: "Bill"
title: "An Act To Improve Access To Children'S Behavioral Health Services"
description: "An Act To Improve Access To Children'S Behavioral Health Services"
jurisdiction: "us/states/me"
legislature: "Maine Legislature"
session: "131"
identifier: "LD 82"
citation: "Maine LD 82 (131)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["CHILDREN AND FAMILIES", "FEES", "SOCIAL SERVICES"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Michele MEYER"]
version_count: 2
action_count: 22
vote_count: 0
first_action: "2023-01-04"
last_action: "2023-05-15"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/53af446b-5ea2-4d1b-8740-6a0ce7c5ebc8"
source_url: "https://legislature.maine.gov/LawMakerWeb/dockets.asp?ID=280085216"
source_hash: "08ae3edb0e2afdb23b6395dc98d93aff79a569f262bdc1135cf6b3b3f138d39c"
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 82 (131) — An Act To Improve Access To Children'S Behavioral Health Services

## 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=HP0052&item=1&snum=131)
2. **Final Disposition** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.mainelegislature.org/legis/bills/getPDF.asp?paper=HP0052&item=2&snum=131)

## Sponsors

- Michele MEYER — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2023-01-04** Committee on Health and Human Services suggested and ordered printed.
- **2023-01-04** The Bill was REFERRED to the Committee on HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES. `referral-committee`
- **2023-01-04** Sent for concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.
- **2023-01-04** 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`
- **2023-04-27T04:00:00+00:00** Work Session Held
- **2023-04-27T04:00:00+00:00** Voted - OTP
- **2023-05-01T04:00:00+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/53af446b-5ea2-4d1b-8740-6a0ce7c5ebc8`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Maine legislature records).