---
type: "Bill"
title: "Resolve, To Require The Department Of Health And Human Services To Provide Additional Reimbursement To Maine Veterans' Homes"
description: "Resolve, To Require The Department Of Health And Human Services To Provide Additional Reimbursement To Maine Veterans' Homes"
jurisdiction: "us/states/me"
legislature: "Maine Legislature"
session: "131"
identifier: "LD 985"
citation: "Maine LD 985 (131)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["MAINECARE REIMBURSEMENT", "VETERANS", "VETERANS HOMES"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Bradlee FARRIN"]
version_count: 4
action_count: 32
vote_count: 0
first_action: "2023-03-02"
last_action: "2023-07-27"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/1b098001-de82-42bd-bebc-79cf5f076a41"
source_url: "https://legislature.maine.gov/LawMakerWeb/dockets.asp?ID=280086929"
source_hash: "b4417c8a00e06b194737f85bc7d6de922163d94ef63579443d7f5491e0120df3"
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 985 (131) — Resolve, To Require The Department Of Health And Human Services To Provide Additional Reimbursement To Maine Veterans' Homes

## 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=SP0404&item=2&snum=131)
2. **Chaptered Law** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.mainelegislature.org/legis/bills/getPDF.asp?paper=SP0404&item=6&snum=131)
3. **Documents and Disposition** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.mainelegislature.org/legis/bills/getPDF.asp?paper=SP0404&item=1&snum=131)
4. **Final Disposition** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.mainelegislature.org/legis/bills/getPDF.asp?paper=SP0404&item=5&snum=131)

## Sponsors

- Bradlee FARRIN — primary (person)
- Jeffrey TIMBERLAKE — cosponsor (person)
- Laura SUPICA — cosponsor (person)
- Margaret CRAVEN — cosponsor (person)
- Marianne MOORE — cosponsor (person)
- Raegan LaROCHELLE — cosponsor (person)
- Timothy GUERRETTE — cosponsor (person)
- Victoria DOUDERA — cosponsor (person)
- William BRIDGEO — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2023-03-02** Committee on VETERANS AND LEGAL AFFAIRS suggested and ordered printed REFERENCE to the Committee on VETERANS AND LEGAL AFFAIRS Ordered sent down forthwith for concurrence
- **2023-03-02** The Resolve was REFERRED to the Committee on VETERANS AND LEGAL AFFAIRS. `referral-committee`
- **2023-03-02** In concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.
- **2023-03-30** CARRIED OVER, in the same posture, to a subsequent special or regular session of the 131st Legislature, pursuant to Joint Order SP 594.
- **2023-06-12** Report READ and ACCEPTED.
- **2023-06-12** READ ONCE. `reading-1`
- **2023-06-12** Committee Amendment "A" (S-244) READ and ADOPTED. `committee-passage-favorable, passage`
- **2023-06-12** Under suspension of the Rules, READ A SECOND TIME and PASSED TO BE ENGROSSED AS AMENDED BY Committee Amendment "A" (S-244). `reading-2, reading-3`
- **2023-06-12** Ordered sent down forthwith for concurrence.
- **2023-06-12** CONSENT CALENDAR - FIRST DAY
- **2023-06-12** Under suspension of the rules CONSENT CALENDAR - SECOND DAY.
- **2023-06-12** The Resolve was PASSED TO BE ENGROSSED as Amended by Committee Amendment "A" (S-244). `reading-3`
- **2023-06-12** In concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.
- **2023-06-14** FINALLY PASSED. `passage`
- **2023-06-14** Sent for concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.
- **2023-06-14** On motion by Senator ROTUNDO of Androscoggin PLACED ON THE SPECIAL APPROPRIATIONS TABLE pending FINAL PASSAGE, in concurrence.
- **2023-07-25** On Motion by Senator ROTUNDO of Androscoggin taken from the SPECIAL APPROPRIATIONS TABLE.
- **2023-07-25** Under suspension of the Rules On motion by Same Senator The Senate RECONSIDERED whereby the Bill was PASSED TO BE ENGROSSED AS AMENDED BY Committee Amendment "A" (S-244) `reading-3`
- **2023-07-25** Under further suspension of the Rules On further motion by Same Senator The Senate RECONSIDERED whereby Committee Amendment "A" (S-244) was ADOPTED `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2023-07-25** On further motion by Same Senator Senate Amendment "A" (S-467) to Committee Amendment "A" (S-244) READ and ADOPTED `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2023-07-25** Committee Amendment "A" (S-244) as Amended by Senate Amendment "A" (S-467) thereto ADOPTED `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2023-07-25** PASSED TO BE ENGROSSED AS AMENDED BY Committee Amendment "A" (S-244) AS AMENDED BY Senate Amendment "A" (S-467) thereto In NON-CONCURRENCE `reading-3`
- **2023-07-25** Ordered sent down forthwith for concurrence
- **2023-07-25** The House RECEDED and CONCURRED to PASSAGE TO BE ENGROSSED as Amended by Committee Amendment "A" (S-244) as Amended by Senate Amendment "A" (S-467) thereto. `reading-3`
- **2023-07-25** ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.
- **2023-07-25** FINALLY PASSED. `passage`
- **2023-07-25** Sent for concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.
- **2023-07-25** FINALLY PASSED, in concurrence. `passage`
- **2023-07-27** Signed by Governor `executive-signature`
- **2023-04-03T04:00:00+00:00** Work Session Held
- **2023-04-03T04:00:00+00:00** Voted - OTP-AM
- **2023-06-09T04:00:00+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/1b098001-de82-42bd-bebc-79cf5f076a41`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Maine legislature records).