---
type: "Bill"
title: "Resolve, To Direct The Department Of Health And Human Services To Develop Innovative Models For The Delivery Of Dental Services To Expand Access To Oral Health Care Throughout The State"
description: "Resolve, To Direct The Department Of Health And Human Services To Develop Innovative Models For The Delivery Of Dental Services To Expand Access To Oral Health Care Throughout The State"
jurisdiction: "us/states/me"
legislature: "Maine Legislature"
session: "132"
identifier: "LD 2209"
citation: "Maine LD 2209 (132)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["DELIVERY", "DENTAL SERVICES", "HEALTH CARE SERVICES"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Kristi MATHIESON"]
version_count: 3
action_count: 26
vote_count: 1
first_action: "2026-02-10"
last_action: "2026-04-11"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/1a93a98e-a40c-4fcd-a3d9-a826641da8f8"
source_url: "https://legislature.maine.gov/LawMakerWeb/dockets.asp?ID=280101546"
source_hash: "6d3979f6edb85e522d86c7af3e6cf0ac6778fc53005b21911ba49dca56571ff9"
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 2209 (132) — Resolve, To Direct The Department Of Health And Human Services To Develop Innovative Models For The Delivery Of Dental Services To Expand Access To Oral Health Care Throughout The State

## Version chain

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

1. **Amendment C-A (H-872)** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.mainelegislature.org/legis/bills/getPDF.asp?paper=HP1488&item=2&snum=132)
2. **Chapter 156** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.mainelegislature.org/legis/bills/getPDF.asp?paper=HP1488&item=3&snum=132)
3. **LD 2209 HP 1488** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.mainelegislature.org/legis/bills/getPDF.asp?paper=HP1488&item=1&snum=132)

## Votes

- ACCEPT MAJORITY OUGHT TO PASS AS AMENDED REPORT — **22–13** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- Kristi MATHIESON — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2026-02-10** Representative MATHIESON for the Joint Standing Committee on Health Coverage, Insurance and Financial Services pursuant to Resolve 2025, chapter 107, section 8 reports that the Resolve be REFERRED to the Committee on HEALTH COVERAGE, INSURANCE AND FINANCIAL SERVICES and printed pursuant to Joint Rule 218. `referral-committee`
- **2026-02-10** Report was READ and ACCEPTED.
- **2026-02-10** The Resolve was REFERRED to the Committee on HEALTH COVERAGE, INSURANCE AND FINANCIAL SERVICES `referral-committee`
- **2026-02-10** Sent for concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.
- **2026-02-10** Report READ and ACCEPTED, in concurrence.
- **2026-02-10** On motion by Senator Bailey of York REFERRED to Committee on Health Coverage, Insurance and Financial Services, in concurrence.
- **2026-03-24** Reports READ.
- **2026-03-24** On motion of Representative MATHIESON of Kittery, the Majority Ought to Pass as Amended Report was ACCEPTED.
- **2026-03-24** The Resolve was READ ONCE. `reading-1`
- **2026-03-24** Committee Amendment "A" (H-872) was READ and ADOPTED. `committee-passage-favorable, passage`
- **2026-03-24** Under suspension of the rules, the Resolve was given its SECOND READING without REFERENCE to the Committee on Bills in the Second Reading.
- **2026-03-24** The Resolve was PASSED TO BE ENGROSSED as Amended by Committee Amendment "A" (H-872). `reading-3`
- **2026-03-24** Sent for concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.
- **2026-03-25** Reports Read
- **2026-03-25** On motion by Senator BAILEY of York the Majority Ought to Pass as Amended Report ACCEPTED.
- **2026-03-25** Roll Call Ordered Roll Call Number 792 Yeas 22 - Nays 13 - Excused 0 - Absent 0
- **2026-03-25** Bill READ ONCE. `reading-1`
- **2026-03-25** Committee Amendment "A" (H-872) READ and ADOPTED. `committee-passage-favorable, passage`
- **2026-03-25** Under suspension of the Rules, READ A SECOND TIME and PASSED TO BE ENGROSSED AS AMENDED by Committee Amendment "A" (H-872) in concurrence. `reading-2, reading-3`
- **2026-03-26** FINALLY PASSED. `passage`
- **2026-03-26** Sent for concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.
- **2026-03-30** FINALLY PASSED, in concurrence. `passage`
- **2026-04-11** Became Law without Governor's Signature `became-law`
- **2026-03-04T05:00:00+00:00** Work Session Held
- **2026-03-04T05:00:00+00:00** Voted - Divided Report
- **2026-03-19T04:00:00+00:00** Reported Out - OTP-AM/ONTP

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/1a93a98e-a40c-4fcd-a3d9-a826641da8f8`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Maine legislature records).