---
type: "Bill"
title: "An Act To Modify Dental Licensure Requirements To Consider Credentialed Individuals From Other Jurisdictions"
description: "An Act To Modify Dental Licensure Requirements To Consider Credentialed Individuals From Other Jurisdictions"
jurisdiction: "us/states/me"
legislature: "Maine Legislature"
session: "130"
identifier: "LD 1660"
citation: "Maine LD 1660 (130)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["DENTISTS", "HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL", "LICENSING"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Denise TEPLER"]
version_count: 2
action_count: 18
vote_count: 0
first_action: "2021-05-03"
last_action: "2021-06-11"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/6682176e-400f-4f6a-8d82-053684a735f8"
source_url: "https://legislature.maine.gov/LawMakerWeb/dockets.asp?ID=280080752"
source_hash: "993cccf863b76112f03af495fac3db2f2dc500f39befe8bb5ffe6aa509b3e065"
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 1660 (130) — An Act To Modify Dental Licensure Requirements To Consider Credentialed Individuals From Other Jurisdictions

## Version chain

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

1. **Documents and Disposition** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.mainelegislature.org/legis/bills/getPDF.asp?paper=HP1231&item=1&snum=130)
2. **Final Disposition** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.mainelegislature.org/legis/bills/getPDF.asp?paper=HP1231&item=2&snum=130)

## Sponsors

- Denise TEPLER — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2021-05-03** Received by the Clerk of the House on May 3, 2021. `receipt`
- **2021-05-03** 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`
- **2021-06-02** CONSENT CALENDAR - FIRST DAY
- **2021-06-02** Under suspension of the rules CONSENT CALENDAR - SECOND DAY.
- **2021-06-02** The Bill was PASSED TO BE ENGROSSED. `reading-3`
- **2021-06-02** Sent for concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.
- **2021-06-03** Report READ and ACCEPTED, in concurrence.
- **2021-06-03** READ ONCE `reading-1`
- **2021-06-03** Under suspension of the Rules, READ A SECOND TIME and PASSED TO BE ENGROSSED, in concurrence. `reading-2, reading-3`
- **2021-06-03** Ordered sent down forthwith.
- **2021-06-07** This being an emergency measure, a two-thirds vote of all the members elected to the House was necessary.
- **2021-06-07** PASSED TO BE ENACTED. `passage`
- **2021-06-07** Sent for concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.
- **2021-06-08** PASSED TO BE ENACTED - Emergency - 2/3 Elected Required, in concurrence. `passage`
- **2021-06-11** Signed by Governor `executive-signature`
- **2021-05-18T04:00:00+00:00** Work Session Held
- **2021-05-18T04:00:00+00:00** Voted - OTP
- **2021-05-26T04:00:00+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/6682176e-400f-4f6a-8d82-053684a735f8`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Maine legislature records).