---
type: "Bill"
title: "Resolve, Regarding Legislative Review Of Portions Of Chapter 120: Release Of Data To The Public, A Major Substantive Rule Of The Maine Health Data Organization"
description: "Resolve, Regarding Legislative Review Of Portions Of Chapter 120: Release Of Data To The Public, A Major Substantive Rule Of The Maine Health Data Organization"
jurisdiction: "us/states/me"
legislature: "Maine Legislature"
session: "130"
identifier: "LD 1842"
citation: "Maine LD 1842 (130)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["HEALTH DATA ORGANIZATION", "PROCEDURES", "RELEASE OF DATA RULEMAKING"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Denise TEPLER"]
version_count: 2
action_count: 19
vote_count: 1
first_action: "2021-12-20"
last_action: "2022-03-16"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/2584c83a-7d76-4107-ba30-69000e104d55"
source_url: "https://legislature.maine.gov/LawMakerWeb/dockets.asp?ID=280082218"
source_hash: "01f972e8f2b20834f341c9045d179281d9cf3b32cab1327452394c363acb4c14"
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 1842 (130) — Resolve, Regarding Legislative Review Of Portions Of Chapter 120: Release Of Data To The Public, A Major Substantive Rule Of The Maine Health Data Organization

## 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=HP1363&item=1&snum=130)
2. **Final Disposition** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.mainelegislature.org/legis/bills/getPDF.asp?paper=HP1363&item=3&snum=130)

## Votes

- FINAL PASSAGE-EMER 2/3 ELECT — **31–0** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- Denise TEPLER — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2021-12-20** Reported by Representative TEPLER for the Maine Health Data Organization pursuant to the Maine Revised Statutes, Title 5, section 8072.
- **2021-12-20** Received by the Clerk of the House on December 20, 2021. `receipt`
- **2021-12-20** The Resolve was REFERRED to the Committee on HEALTH COVERAGE, INSURANCE AND FINANCIAL SERVICES pursuant to Joint Rule 308.2 and ordered printed. `referral-committee`
- **2022-02-10** CONSENT CALENDAR - FIRST DAY
- **2022-02-10** Under suspension of the rules CONSENT CALENDAR - SECOND DAY.
- **2022-02-10** The Resolve was PASSED TO BE ENGROSSED. `reading-3`
- **2022-02-10** Sent for concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.
- **2022-02-16** Report READ and ACCEPTED, in concurrence.
- **2022-02-16** READ ONCE `reading-1`
- **2022-02-16** Under suspension of the Rules, READ A SECOND TIME and PASSED TO BE ENGROSSED, in concurrence. `reading-2, reading-3`
- **2022-02-16** Ordered sent down forthwith.
- **2022-02-23** This being an emergency measure, a two-thirds vote of all the members elected to the House was necessary.
- **2022-02-23** FINALLY PASSED. `passage`
- **2022-02-23** Sent for concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.
- **2022-03-09** FINALLY PASSED - Emergency - 2/3 Elected Required, in concurrence. `passage`
- **2022-03-16** Signed by Governor `executive-signature`
- **2022-01-25T05:00:00+00:00** Work Session Held
- **2022-01-25T05:00:00+00:00** Voted - OTP
- **2022-02-07T05:00:00+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/2584c83a-7d76-4107-ba30-69000e104d55`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Maine legislature records).