---
type: "Bill"
title: "An Act Regarding The Establishment Of Fees And Fee Caps For Dental Provider Licensing And Permits"
description: "An Act Regarding The Establishment Of Fees And Fee Caps For Dental Provider Licensing And Permits"
jurisdiction: "us/states/me"
legislature: "Maine Legislature"
session: "132"
identifier: "LD 448"
citation: "Maine LD 448 (132)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["DENTAL CARE", "FEE CAPS", "HEALTH CARE SERVICES"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: []
version_count: 3
action_count: 22
vote_count: 0
first_action: "2025-02-04"
last_action: "2025-05-16"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/42979ee9-0f1f-474f-a5f6-a9e835403e72"
source_url: "https://legislature.maine.gov/LawMakerWeb/dockets.asp?ID=280096288"
source_hash: "2171293c8e081a09043d024945bc9acb3b11af8808d77a56c653edde9ff37c12"
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 448 (132) — An Act Regarding The Establishment Of Fees And Fee Caps For Dental Provider Licensing And Permits

## Version chain

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

1. **Amendment C-A (H-82)** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.mainelegislature.org/legis/bills/getPDF.asp?paper=HP0302&item=2&snum=132)
2. **Chapter 71** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.mainelegislature.org/legis/bills/getPDF.asp?paper=HP0302&item=3&snum=132)
3. **LD 448 HP 302** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.mainelegislature.org/legis/bills/getPDF.asp?paper=HP0302&item=1&snum=132)

## Timeline

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

- **2025-02-04** Committee on Health Coverage, Insurance and Financial Services suggested and ordered printed.
- **2025-02-04** The Bill was REFERRED to the Committee on HEALTH COVERAGE, INSURANCE AND FINANCIAL SERVICES. `referral-committee`
- **2025-02-04** Sent for concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.
- **2025-02-04** The Bill was REFERRED to the Committee on HEALTH COVERAGE, INSURANCE AND FINANCIAL SERVICES in concurrence `referral-committee`
- **2025-03-21** Carried over, in the same posture, to the next special or regular session of the 132nd Legislature, pursuant to Joint Order SP 519.
- **2025-05-06** CONSENT CALENDAR - FIRST DAY
- **2025-05-06** Under suspension of the rules CONSENT CALENDAR - SECOND DAY.
- **2025-05-06** The Bill was PASSED TO BE ENGROSSED as Amended by Committee Amendment "A" (H-82). `reading-3`
- **2025-05-06** Sent for concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.
- **2025-05-07** Report READ and ACCEPTED, in concurrence.
- **2025-05-07** READ ONCE. `reading-1`
- **2025-05-07** Committee Amendment "A" (H-82) READ and ADOPTED, in concurrence. `committee-passage-favorable, passage`
- **2025-05-07** Under suspension of the Rules, READ A SECOND TIME and PASSED TO BE ENGROSSED AS AMENDED BY Committee Amendment "A" (H-82), in concurrence. `reading-2, reading-3`
- **2025-05-07** Ordered sent down forthwith.
- **2025-05-13** This being an emergency measure, a two-thirds vote of all the members elected to the House was necessary.
- **2025-05-13** PASSED TO BE ENACTED. `passage`
- **2025-05-13** Sent for concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.
- **2025-05-14** PASSED TO BE ENACTED - Emergency - 2/3 Elected Required, in concurrence. `passage`
- **2025-05-16** Signed by Governor `executive-signature`
- **2025-03-05T05:00:00+00:00** Work Session Held
- **2025-03-05T05:00:00+00:00** Voted - OTP-AM
- **2025-04-30T04:00:00+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/42979ee9-0f1f-474f-a5f6-a9e835403e72`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Maine legislature records).