---
type: "Bill"
title: "An Act To Implement The Recommendations Of The Blue Ribbon Commission To Design A Plan For Sustained Investment In Preventing Disease And Improving The Health Of Maine Communities"
description: "An Act To Implement The Recommendations Of The Blue Ribbon Commission To Design A Plan For Sustained Investment In Preventing Disease And Improving The Health Of Maine Communities"
jurisdiction: "us/states/me"
legislature: "Maine Legislature"
session: "132"
identifier: "LD 1772"
citation: "Maine LD 1772 (132)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["BLUE RIBBON COMMISSION", "DISEASE CONTROL", "PUBLIC HEALTH"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Richard BENNETT"]
version_count: 3
action_count: 26
vote_count: 0
first_action: "2025-04-24"
last_action: "2026-04-06"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/02f086ed-624a-4ffb-a294-98b5388a64ce"
source_url: "https://legislature.maine.gov/LawMakerWeb/dockets.asp?ID=280098775"
source_hash: "e4a4e129a76123df62f41d64467253bd102e3abcf74d48f269e080964d63a679"
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 1772 (132) — An Act To Implement The Recommendations Of The Blue Ribbon Commission To Design A Plan For Sustained Investment In Preventing Disease And Improving The Health Of Maine Communities

## Version chain

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

1. **Amendment C-A (S-548)** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.mainelegislature.org/legis/bills/getPDF.asp?paper=SP0690&item=2&snum=132)
2. **Chapter 641** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.mainelegislature.org/legis/bills/getPDF.asp?paper=SP0690&item=3&snum=132)
3. **LD 1772 SP 690** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.mainelegislature.org/legis/bills/getPDF.asp?paper=SP0690&item=1&snum=132)

## Sponsors

- Richard BENNETT — primary (person)
- Anne GRAHAM — cosponsor (person)
- John DUCHARME — cosponsor (person)
- Margaret ROTUNDO — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2025-04-24** Committee on HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES suggested and ordered printed REFERENCE to the Committee on HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES Ordered sent down forthwith for concurrence
- **2025-04-24** The Bill was REFERRED to the Committee on HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES. `referral-committee`
- **2025-04-24** In concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.
- **2025-06-25** CARRIED OVER, in the same posture, to any special or regular session of the 132nd Legislature, pursuant to Joint Order SP 800.
- **2026-03-17** Report READ and ACCEPTED.
- **2026-03-17** Bill READ ONCE. `reading-1`
- **2026-03-17** Committee Amendment "A" (S-548) READ and ADOPTED. `committee-passage-favorable, passage`
- **2026-03-17** ASSIGNED FOR SECOND READING NEXT LEGISLATIVE DAY.
- **2026-03-18** COMMITTEE ON BILLS IN THE SECOND READING REPORTS NO FURTHER VERBAL AMENDMENTS NECESSARY. REPORT ACCEPTED.
- **2026-03-18** READ A SECOND TIME and PASSED TO BE ENGROSSED AS AMENDED BY Committee Amendment "A" (S-548) `reading-2, reading-3`
- **2026-03-18** Ordered sent down forthwith for concurrence.
- **2026-03-19** CONSENT CALENDAR - FIRST DAY
- **2026-03-19** Under suspension of the rules CONSENT CALENDAR - SECOND DAY.
- **2026-03-19** The Bill was PASSED TO BE ENGROSSED as Amended by Committee Amendment "A" (S-548). `reading-3`
- **2026-03-19** In concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.
- **2026-03-24** This being an emergency measure, a two-thirds vote of all the members elected to the House was necessary.
- **2026-03-24** PASSED TO BE ENACTED. `passage`
- **2026-03-24** Sent for concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.
- **2026-03-25** PASSED TO BE ENACTED - Emergency - 2/3 Elected Required, in concurrence. `passage`
- **2026-04-06** Signed by Governor `executive-signature`
- **2025-05-15T04:00:00+00:00** Work Session Held - TABLED
- **2025-05-16T04:00:00+00:00** Carry Over Requested
- **2025-05-19T04:00:00+00:00** Carry Over Approved
- **2026-01-21T05:00:00+00:00** Work Session Held
- **2026-01-21T05:00:00+00:00** Voted - OTP-AM
- **2026-03-13T04:00:00+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/02f086ed-624a-4ffb-a294-98b5388a64ce`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Maine legislature records).