---
type: "Bill"
title: "An Act To Clarify The Eligibility Of Certified Recovery Residences For Bridging Rental Assistance Program Housing Vouchers"
description: "An Act To Clarify The Eligibility Of Certified Recovery Residences For Bridging Rental Assistance Program Housing Vouchers"
jurisdiction: "us/states/me"
legislature: "Maine Legislature"
session: "132"
identifier: "LD 1946"
citation: "Maine LD 1946 (132)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["ASSISTANCE", "HOUSING", "RECOVERY RESIDENCES"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Sophia WARREN"]
version_count: 3
action_count: 20
vote_count: 0
first_action: "2025-05-07"
last_action: "2025-06-25"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/42e0edf1-d014-4c98-970e-5b7b1eff1218"
source_url: "https://legislature.maine.gov/LawMakerWeb/dockets.asp?ID=280099170"
source_hash: "c817a7845db1fcbaf0a6d24195b338e115748896d4a913aa52c39cdc857ed8a2"
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 1946 (132) — An Act To Clarify The Eligibility Of Certified Recovery Residences For Bridging Rental Assistance Program Housing Vouchers

## Version chain

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

1. **Amendment C-A (H-644)** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.mainelegislature.org/legis/bills/getPDF.asp?paper=HP1305&item=2&snum=132)
2. **Chapter 427** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.mainelegislature.org/legis/bills/getPDF.asp?paper=HP1305&item=3&snum=132)
3. **LD 1946 HP 1305** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.mainelegislature.org/legis/bills/getPDF.asp?paper=HP1305&item=1&snum=132)

## Sponsors

- Sophia WARREN — primary (person)
- Ambureen RANA — cosponsor (person)
- Cheryl GOLEK — cosponsor (person)
- Deqa DHALAC — cosponsor (person)
- Janice DODGE — cosponsor (person)
- Marc MALON — cosponsor (person)
- Sally CLUCHEY — cosponsor (person)
- Yusuf YUSUF — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2025-05-07** Committee on Health and Human Services suggested and ordered printed.
- **2025-05-07** The Bill was REFERRED to the Committee on HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES. `referral-committee`
- **2025-05-07** Sent for concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.
- **2025-05-07** The Bill was REFERRED to the Committee on HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES in concurrence `referral-committee`
- **2025-06-11** CONSENT CALENDAR - FIRST DAY
- **2025-06-11** Under suspension of the rules CONSENT CALENDAR - SECOND DAY.
- **2025-06-11** The Bill was PASSED TO BE ENGROSSED as Amended by Committee Amendment "A" (H-644). `reading-3`
- **2025-06-11** Sent for concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.
- **2025-06-11** Report READ and ACCEPTED, in concurrence.
- **2025-06-11** READ ONCE. `reading-1`
- **2025-06-11** Committee Amendment "A" (H-644) READ and ADOPTED, in concurrence. `committee-passage-favorable, passage`
- **2025-06-11** Under suspension of the Rules, READ A SECOND TIME and PASSED TO BE ENGROSSED AS AMENDED BY Committee Amendment "A" (H-644), in concurrence. `reading-2, reading-3`
- **2025-06-11** Ordered sent down forthwith.
- **2025-06-11** PASSED TO BE ENACTED. `passage`
- **2025-06-11** Sent for concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.
- **2025-06-12** PASSED TO BE ENACTED, in concurrence. `passage`
- **2025-06-25** Became Law without Governor's Signature `became-law`
- **2025-05-21T04:00:00+00:00** Work Session Held
- **2025-05-21T04:00:00+00:00** Voted - OTP-AM
- **2025-06-11T04:00:00+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/42e0edf1-d014-4c98-970e-5b7b1eff1218`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Maine legislature records).