---
type: "Bill"
title: "An Act To Address The Rise In Rabies In Animals By Appointing Certified Rabies Vaccine Administrators"
description: "An Act To Address The Rise In Rabies In Animals By Appointing Certified Rabies Vaccine Administrators"
jurisdiction: "us/states/me"
legislature: "Maine Legislature"
session: "132"
identifier: "LD 528"
citation: "Maine LD 528 (132)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["ANIMALS", "CERTIFIED RABIES VACCINATORS", "PETS"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Victoria DOUDERA"]
version_count: 3
action_count: 21
vote_count: 0
first_action: "2025-02-11"
last_action: "2025-05-29"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/e1c96c64-dfff-40da-b9bf-449c659dee73"
source_url: "https://legislature.maine.gov/LawMakerWeb/dockets.asp?ID=280096456"
source_hash: "b7932a291efd06ee8fab11de9e4de0c8be14d37d738d70ce8ba966bdac34fa80"
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 528 (132) — An Act To Address The Rise In Rabies In Animals By Appointing Certified Rabies Vaccine Administrators

## Version chain

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

1. **Amendment C-A (H-250)** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.mainelegislature.org/legis/bills/getPDF.asp?paper=HP0347&item=2&snum=132)
2. **Chapter 141** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.mainelegislature.org/legis/bills/getPDF.asp?paper=HP0347&item=3&snum=132)
3. **LD 528 HP 347** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.mainelegislature.org/legis/bills/getPDF.asp?paper=HP0347&item=1&snum=132)

## Sponsors

- Victoria DOUDERA — primary (person)
- Denise TEPLER — cosponsor (person)
- James DILL — cosponsor (person)
- Laurie OSHER — cosponsor (person)
- Michele MEYER — cosponsor (person)
- Rachel TALBOT ROSS — cosponsor (person)
- Sharon FROST — cosponsor (person)
- William PLUECKER — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2025-02-11** Committee on Agriculture, Conservation and Forestry suggested and ordered printed.
- **2025-02-11** The Bill was REFERRED to the Committee on AGRICULTURE, CONSERVATION AND FORESTRY. `referral-committee`
- **2025-02-11** Sent for concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.
- **2025-02-11** The Bill was REFERRED to the Committee on AGRICULTURE, CONSERVATION AND FORESTRY 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.
- **2025-05-22** CONSENT CALENDAR - FIRST DAY
- **2025-05-22** Under suspension of the rules CONSENT CALENDAR - SECOND DAY.
- **2025-05-22** The Bill was PASSED TO BE ENGROSSED as Amended by Committee Amendment "A" (H-250). `reading-3`
- **2025-05-22** Sent for concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.
- **2025-05-22** Report READ and ACCEPTED, in concurrence.
- **2025-05-22** READ ONCE. `reading-1`
- **2025-05-22** Committee Amendment "A" (H-250) READ and ADOPTED, in concurrence. `committee-passage-favorable, passage`
- **2025-05-22** Under suspension of the Rules, READ A SECOND TIME and PASSED TO BE ENGROSSED AS AMENDED BY Committee Amendment "A" (H-250), in concurrence. `reading-2, reading-3`
- **2025-05-22** Ordered sent down forthwith.
- **2025-05-27** PASSED TO BE ENACTED. `passage`
- **2025-05-27** Sent for concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.
- **2025-05-27** PASSED TO BE ENACTED, in concurrence. `passage`
- **2025-05-29** Signed by Governor `executive-signature`
- **2025-03-27T04:00:00+00:00** Work Session Held
- **2025-03-27T04:00:00+00:00** Voted - OTP-AM
- **2025-05-21T04:00:00+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/e1c96c64-dfff-40da-b9bf-449c659dee73`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Maine legislature records).