---
type: "Bill"
title: "An Act To Certify Chiropractic Assistants Who Perform X-Rays As Radiologic Technologists"
description: "An Act To Certify Chiropractic Assistants Who Perform X-Rays As Radiologic Technologists"
jurisdiction: "us/states/me"
legislature: "Maine Legislature"
session: "132"
identifier: "LD 649"
citation: "Maine LD 649 (132)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL", "LICENSING", "RADIOLOGIC TECHNOLOGISTS"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Nathan WADSWORTH"]
version_count: 3
action_count: 19
vote_count: 0
first_action: "2025-02-20"
last_action: "2025-06-15"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/80a6dbab-a1a6-4d01-9fbc-23f72bc8fe93"
source_url: "https://legislature.maine.gov/LawMakerWeb/dockets.asp?ID=280096719"
source_hash: "576167f9915140a346b1b03c1300c71dd549b5b818b939da1ff915936b6b7d05"
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 649 (132) — An Act To Certify Chiropractic Assistants Who Perform X-Rays As Radiologic Technologists

## Version chain

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

1. **Amendment C-A (H-269)** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.mainelegislature.org/legis/bills/getPDF.asp?paper=HP0417&item=2&snum=132)
2. **Chapter 314** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.mainelegislature.org/legis/bills/getPDF.asp?paper=HP0417&item=3&snum=132)
3. **LD 649 HP 417** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.mainelegislature.org/legis/bills/getPDF.asp?paper=HP0417&item=1&snum=132)

## Sponsors

- Nathan WADSWORTH — primary (person)
- David HAGGAN — cosponsor (person)
- Joseph MARTIN — cosponsor (person)
- Joshua MORRIS — cosponsor (person)
- Marygrace CIMINO — cosponsor (person)
- Richard BENNETT — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2025-02-20** Received by the Clerk of the House on February 20, 2025. `receipt`
- **2025-02-20** The Bill was REFERRED to the Committee on HEALTH COVERAGE, INSURANCE AND FINANCIAL SERVICES pursuant to Joint Rule 308.2 and ordered printed pursuant to Joint Rule 401. `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.
- **2025-05-27** CONSENT CALENDAR - FIRST DAY
- **2025-05-27** Under suspension of the rules CONSENT CALENDAR - SECOND DAY.
- **2025-05-27** The Bill was PASSED TO BE ENGROSSED as Amended by Committee Amendment "A" (H-269). `reading-3`
- **2025-05-27** Sent for concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.
- **2025-05-28** Report READ and ACCEPTED, in concurrence.
- **2025-05-28** READ ONCE. `reading-1`
- **2025-05-28** Committee Amendment "A" (H-269) READ and ADOPTED, in concurrence. `committee-passage-favorable, passage`
- **2025-05-28** Under suspension of the Rules, READ A SECOND TIME and PASSED TO BE ENGROSSED AS AMENDED BY Committee Amendment "A" (H-269), in concurrence. `reading-2, reading-3`
- **2025-05-28** Ordered sent down forthwith.
- **2025-05-29** PASSED TO BE ENACTED. `passage`
- **2025-05-29** Sent for concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.
- **2025-06-02** PASSED TO BE ENACTED, in concurrence. `passage`
- **2025-06-15** Became Law without Governor's Signature `became-law`
- **2025-03-19T04:00:00+00:00** Work Session Held
- **2025-03-19T04:00:00+00:00** Voted - OTP-AM
- **2025-05-23T04:00:00+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/80a6dbab-a1a6-4d01-9fbc-23f72bc8fe93`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Maine legislature records).