---
type: "Bill"
title: "An Act Regarding Access To Telehealth Behavioral Health Services During Public Health Emergencies"
description: "An Act Regarding Access To Telehealth Behavioral Health Services During Public Health Emergencies"
jurisdiction: "us/states/me"
legislature: "Maine Legislature"
session: "130"
identifier: "LD 1758"
citation: "Maine LD 1758 (130)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["DELIVERY", "INFORMED CONSENT", "MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Colleen MADIGAN"]
version_count: 3
action_count: 29
vote_count: 0
first_action: "2021-11-30"
last_action: "2022-04-20"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/52fb86be-4c64-4061-b7f8-a92a3206ac1f"
source_url: "https://legislature.maine.gov/LawMakerWeb/dockets.asp?ID=280081976"
source_hash: "44196a6d6f3b1150fcb7b9d1f16a065645843c57ac1aa2ead98c753d96bded85"
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 1758 (130) — An Act Regarding Access To Telehealth Behavioral Health Services During Public Health Emergencies

## 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=HP1309&item=3&snum=130)
2. **Documents and Disposition** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.mainelegislature.org/legis/bills/getPDF.asp?paper=HP1309&item=1&snum=130)
3. **Final Disposition** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.mainelegislature.org/legis/bills/getPDF.asp?paper=HP1309&item=4&snum=130)

## Sponsors

- Colleen MADIGAN — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2021-11-30** Received by the Clerk of the House on November 30, 2021. `receipt`
- **2021-11-30** 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`
- **2022-03-09** CONSENT CALENDAR - FIRST DAY
- **2022-03-09** Under suspension of the rules CONSENT CALENDAR - SECOND DAY.
- **2022-03-09** The Bill was PASSED TO BE ENGROSSED. `reading-3`
- **2022-03-09** Sent for concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.
- **2022-03-22** Report READ and ACCEPTED, in concurrence.
- **2022-03-22** READ ONCE `reading-1`
- **2022-03-22** Under suspension of the Rules, READ A SECOND TIME and PASSED TO BE ENGROSSED, in concurrence. `reading-2, reading-3`
- **2022-03-22** Ordered sent down forthwith.
- **2022-03-24** PASSED TO BE ENACTED. `passage`
- **2022-03-24** Sent for concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.
- **2022-03-29** PASSED TO BE ENACTED, in concurrence. `passage`
- **2022-04-07** Bill RECALLED From Governor (Pursuant to Joint Order - House Paper 1520)
- **2022-04-07** On motion of Representative MEYER of Eliot, under SUSPENSION of the rules, the House RECONSIDERED its action whereby the Bill was PASSED TO BE ENACTED. `passage`
- **2022-04-07** On further motion of same Representative under suspension of the rules, the House RECONSIDERED its action whereby the Bill was PASSED TO BE ENGROSSED. `reading-3`
- **2022-04-07** On further motion of same Representative House Amendment "A" (H-949) was READ and ADOPTED. `passage`
- **2022-04-07** Subsequently, the Bill was PASSED TO BE ENGROSSED as Amended by House Amendment "A" (H-949). `reading-3`
- **2022-04-07** In NON-CONCURRENCE and sent for concurrence.
- **2022-04-07** ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.
- **2022-04-11** On motion by Senator VITELLI of Sagadahoc The Senate RECEDED and CONCURRED With PASSAGE TO BE ENGROSSED AS AMENDED BY House Amendment "A" (H-949) thereto in concurrence `reading-3`
- **2022-04-12** PASSED TO BE ENACTED. `passage`
- **2022-04-12** Sent for concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.
- **2022-04-12** PASSED TO BE ENACTED, in concurrence. `passage`
- **2022-04-20** Signed by Governor `executive-signature`
- **2022-02-02T05:00:00+00:00** Work Session Held - TABLED
- **2022-02-22T05:00:00+00:00** Work Session Held
- **2022-02-22T05:00:00+00:00** Voted - OTP
- **2022-02-24T05:00:00+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/52fb86be-4c64-4061-b7f8-a92a3206ac1f`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Maine legislature records).