---
type: "Bill"
title: "An Act To Ensure The Quality Of And Increase Access To Recovery Residences"
description: "An Act To Ensure The Quality Of And Increase Access To Recovery Residences"
jurisdiction: "us/states/me"
legislature: "Maine Legislature"
session: "129"
identifier: "LD 1523"
citation: "Maine LD 1523 (129)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["SUBSTANCE USE DISORDER", "TREATMENT", "RECOVERY RESIDENCES"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Shenna BELLOWS"]
version_count: 4
action_count: 28
vote_count: 0
first_action: "2019-04-11"
last_action: "2019-07-02"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/51416639-c486-4533-87c6-14a02fe64307"
source_url: "http://legislature.maine.gov/LawMakerWeb/dockets.asp?ID=280073097"
source_hash: "9b6cda8de3ae91d8ce00e10c92a4945aa7afd6f68963248c29c5fed60f1f0bd2"
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 1523 (129) — An Act To Ensure The Quality Of And Increase Access To Recovery Residences

## Version chain

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

1. **Adopted Amendments** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.mainelegislature.org/legis/bills/getPDF.asp?paper=SP0472&item=2&snum=129)
2. **Chaptered Law** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.mainelegislature.org/legis/bills/getPDF.asp?paper=SP0472&item=5&snum=129)
3. **Documents and Disposition** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.mainelegislature.org/legis/bills/getPDF.asp?paper=SP0472&item=1&snum=129)
4. **Final Disposition** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.mainelegislature.org/legis/bills/getPDF.asp?paper=SP0472&item=4&snum=129)

## Sponsors

- Shenna BELLOWS — primary (person)
- Colleen MADIGAN — cosponsor (person)
- Geoffrey GRATWICK — cosponsor (person)
- Margaret CRAVEN — cosponsor (person)
- Marianne MOORE — cosponsor (person)
- Michael SYLVESTER — cosponsor (person)
- Patricia HYMANSON — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2019-04-11** Committee on HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES suggested and ordered printed REFERENCE to the Committee on HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES Ordered sent down forthwith for concurrence
- **2019-04-11** The Bill was REFERRED to the Committee on HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES. `referral-committee`
- **2019-04-11** In concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.
- **2019-06-10** Report READ and ACCEPTED.
- **2019-06-10** READ ONCE. `reading-1`
- **2019-06-10** Committee Amendment "A" (S-240) READ and ADOPTED. `passage`
- **2019-06-10** Under suspension of the Rules, READ A SECOND TIME and PASSED TO BE ENGROSSED AS AMENDED BY Committee Amendment "A" (S-240). `reading-2`
- **2019-06-10** Ordered sent down forthwith for concurrence.
- **2019-06-10** CONSENT CALENDAR - FIRST DAY
- **2019-06-10** Under suspension of the rules CONSENT CALENDAR - SECOND DAY.
- **2019-06-10** The Bill was PASSED TO BE ENGROSSED as Amended by Committee Amendment "A" (S-240).
- **2019-06-10** In concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.
- **2019-06-11** PASSED TO BE ENACTED. `passage`
- **2019-06-11** Sent for concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.
- **2019-06-11** On motion by Senator BREEN of Cumberland PLACED ON THE SPECIAL APPROPRIATIONS TABLE pending PASSAGE TO BE ENACTED, in concurrence.
- **2019-06-19** On Motion by Senator BREEN of Cumberland taken from the SPECIAL APPROPRIATIONS TABLE.
- **2019-06-19** Under suspension of the Rules On motion by Same Senator The Senate RECONSIDERED whereby the Bill was PASSED TO BE ENGROSSED as Amended by Committee Amendment "A" (S-240)
- **2019-06-19** Under further suspension of the Rules On further motion by Same Senator The Senate RECONSIDERED whereby Committee Amendment "A" (S-240) was ADOPTED
- **2019-06-19** On further motion by Same Senator Senate Amendment "A" (S-345) to Committee Amendment "A" (S-240) READ and ADOPTED
- **2019-06-19** Committee Amendment "A" (S-240) as Amended by Senate Amendment "A" (S-345) thereto ADOPTED
- **2019-06-19** PASSED TO BE ENGROSSED AS AMENDED BY Committee Amendment "A" (S-240) AS AMENDED BY Senate Amendment "A" (S-345) thereto In NON-CONCURRENCE
- **2019-06-19** Sent down for concurrence
- **2019-06-19** The House RECEDED and CONCURRED to PASSAGE TO BE ENGROSSED as Amended by Committee Amendment "A" (S-240) as Amended by Senate Amendment "A" (S-345) thereto.
- **2019-06-19** ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.
- **2019-06-19** PASSED TO BE ENACTED. `passage`
- **2019-06-19** Sent for concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.
- **2019-06-20** PASSED TO BE ENACTED, in concurrence. `passage`
- **2019-07-02** Signed by Governor `executive-signature`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/51416639-c486-4533-87c6-14a02fe64307`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Maine legislature records).