---
type: "Bill"
title: "An Act To Establish The Respite For Me Program"
description: "An Act To Establish The Respite For Me Program"
jurisdiction: "us/states/me"
legislature: "Maine Legislature"
session: "132"
identifier: "LD 709"
citation: "Maine LD 709 (132)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["FAMILY CAREGIVER RESPITE PROGRAMS", "HEALTH CARE SERVICES", "HOME HEALTH CARE"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Kristen CLOUTIER"]
version_count: 2
action_count: 18
vote_count: 0
first_action: "2025-02-20"
last_action: "2025-04-18"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/29067a68-6adc-4973-9bed-0667ffa14e37"
source_url: "https://legislature.maine.gov/LawMakerWeb/dockets.asp?ID=280096763"
source_hash: "eaa1dabf7a7d71bfff905fa4fdaa6e97d0abfe1ecff154d58ce1d64aa98a13b2"
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 709 (132) — An Act To Establish The Respite For Me Program

## Version chain

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

1. **Chapter 30** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.mainelegislature.org/legis/bills/getPDF.asp?paper=HP0448&item=2&snum=132)
2. **LD 709 HP 448** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.mainelegislature.org/legis/bills/getPDF.asp?paper=HP0448&item=1&snum=132)

## Sponsors

- Kristen CLOUTIER — primary (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 AND HUMAN 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.
- **2025-04-01** CONSENT CALENDAR - FIRST DAY
- **2025-04-01** Under suspension of the rules CONSENT CALENDAR - SECOND DAY.
- **2025-04-01** The Bill was PASSED TO BE ENGROSSED. `reading-3`
- **2025-04-01** Sent for concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.
- **2025-04-08** Report READ and ACCEPTED, in concurrence.
- **2025-04-08** READ ONCE `reading-1`
- **2025-04-08** Under suspension of the Rules, READ A SECOND TIME and PASSED TO BE ENGROSSED, in concurrence. `reading-2, reading-3`
- **2025-04-08** Ordered sent down forthwith.
- **2025-04-10** PASSED TO BE ENACTED. `passage`
- **2025-04-10** Sent for concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.
- **2025-04-15** PASSED TO BE ENACTED, in concurrence. `passage`
- **2025-04-18** Signed by Governor `executive-signature`
- **2025-03-26T04:00:00+00:00** Work Session Held
- **2025-03-26T04:00:00+00:00** Voted - OTP
- **2025-03-28T04:00:00+00:00** Reported Out - OTP

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/29067a68-6adc-4973-9bed-0667ffa14e37`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Maine legislature records).