---
type: "Bill"
title: "Resolve, To Establish The Commission Regarding Foreign-Trained Physicians Living In Maine"
description: "Resolve, To Establish The Commission Regarding Foreign-Trained Physicians Living In Maine"
jurisdiction: "us/states/me"
legislature: "Maine Legislature"
session: "131"
identifier: "LD 937"
citation: "Maine LD 937 (131)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["FOREIGN", "HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL", "PHYSICIANS"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Kristen CLOUTIER"]
version_count: 3
action_count: 27
vote_count: 0
first_action: "2023-03-02"
last_action: "2023-07-07"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/91c819c2-ace0-41f3-b34f-05d5d6af9908"
source_url: "https://legislature.maine.gov/LawMakerWeb/dockets.asp?ID=280086935"
source_hash: "e78092dc56aed6db590045bc9ea97f2288cf6c5ed223d7c7ea860c9af4c25652"
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 937 (131) — Resolve, To Establish The Commission Regarding Foreign-Trained Physicians Living In Maine

## 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=HP0584&item=2&snum=131)
2. **Documents and Disposition** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.mainelegislature.org/legis/bills/getPDF.asp?paper=HP0584&item=1&snum=131)
3. **Final Disposition** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.mainelegislature.org/legis/bills/getPDF.asp?paper=HP0584&item=3&snum=131)

## Sponsors

- Kristen CLOUTIER — primary (person)
- Anne PERRY — cosponsor (person)
- Deqa DHALAC — cosponsor (person)
- Glenn CURRY — cosponsor (person)
- Joseph RAFFERTY — cosponsor (person)
- Mana ABDI — cosponsor (person)
- Margaret ROTUNDO — cosponsor (person)
- Morgan RIELLY — cosponsor (person)
- Rachel TALBOT ROSS — cosponsor (person)
- Samuel ZAGER — cosponsor (person)
- Tiffany ROBERTS — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2023-03-02** Committee on Health Coverage, Insurance and Financial Services suggested and ordered printed.
- **2023-03-02** The Resolve was REFERRED to the Committee on HEALTH COVERAGE, INSURANCE AND FINANCIAL SERVICES. `referral-committee`
- **2023-03-02** Sent for concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.
- **2023-03-02** The Bill was REFERRED to the Committee on HEALTH COVERAGE, INSURANCE AND FINANCIAL 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.
- **2023-05-16** CONSENT CALENDAR - FIRST DAY
- **2023-05-16** Under suspension of the rules, the Resolve was given its SECOND READING without REFERENCE to the Committee on Bills in the Second Reading.
- **2023-05-16** The Resolve was PASSED TO BE ENGROSSED as Amended by Committee Amendment "A" (H-128). `reading-3`
- **2023-05-16** Sent for concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.
- **2023-05-18** Report READ and ACCEPTED in concurrence
- **2023-05-18** READ ONCE `reading-1`
- **2023-05-18** Committee Amendment "A" (H-128) READ and ADOPTED `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2023-05-18** ASSIGNED FOR SECOND READING NEXT LEGISLATIVE DAY.
- **2023-05-23** COMMITTEE ON BILLS IN THE SECOND READING REPORTS NO FURTHER VERBAL AMENDMENTS NECESSARY. REPORT ACCEPTED.
- **2023-05-23** READ A SECOND TIME and PASSED TO BE ENGROSSED AS AMENDED BY Committee Amendment "A" (H-128), in concurrence. `reading-2, reading-3`
- **2023-05-23** Ordered sent down forthwith.
- **2023-05-30** This being an emergency measure, a two-thirds vote of all the members elected to the House was necessary.
- **2023-05-30** FINALLY PASSED. `passage`
- **2023-05-30** Sent for concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.
- **2023-06-01** On motion by Senator DAUGHTRY of Cumberland PLACED ON THE SPECIAL STUDY TABLE pending FINAL PASSAGE - Emergency - 2/3 Elected Required, in concurrence.
- **2023-07-06** On motion by Senator DAUGHTRY of Cumberland TAKEN FROM THE SPECIAL STUDY TABLE
- **2023-07-06** FINALLY PASSED - Emergency 2/3 Elected Required in concurrence `passage`
- **2023-07-07** Signed by Governor `executive-signature`
- **2023-03-29T04:00:00+00:00** Work Session Held - TABLED
- **2023-04-05T04:00:00+00:00** Work Session Held
- **2023-04-05T04:00:00+00:00** Voted - OTP-AM
- **2023-05-12T04:00:00+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/91c819c2-ace0-41f3-b34f-05d5d6af9908`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Maine legislature records).