---
type: "Bill"
title: "An Act To Increase Maine'S Veterinary Workforce"
description: "An Act To Increase Maine'S Veterinary Workforce"
jurisdiction: "us/states/me"
legislature: "Maine Legislature"
session: "130"
identifier: "LD 1885"
citation: "Maine LD 1885 (130)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["FINANCE AUTHORITY", "PROGRAMS", "VETERINARY WORKFORCE EXPANSION"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Jessica FAY"]
version_count: 4
action_count: 34
vote_count: 0
first_action: "2022-01-05"
last_action: "2022-05-03"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/0229d9b8-54ed-476d-8c39-24680a9ff83c"
source_url: "https://legislature.maine.gov/LawMakerWeb/dockets.asp?ID=280082297"
source_hash: "f69407e60732e8663ec9adfb34be76c5072b754f84755de85e0d2b7776467a46"
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 1885 (130) — An Act To Increase Maine'S Veterinary Workforce

## 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=HP1395&item=2&snum=130)
2. **Chaptered Law** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.mainelegislature.org/legis/bills/getPDF.asp?paper=HP1395&item=5&snum=130)
3. **Documents and Disposition** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.mainelegislature.org/legis/bills/getPDF.asp?paper=HP1395&item=1&snum=130)
4. **Final Disposition** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.mainelegislature.org/legis/bills/getPDF.asp?paper=HP1395&item=4&snum=130)

## Sponsors

- Jessica FAY — primary (person)
- Anne PERRY — cosponsor (person)
- David McCREA — cosponsor (person)
- Donna BAILEY — cosponsor (person)
- Kristen CLOUTIER — cosponsor (person)
- Lydia CRAFTS — cosponsor (person)
- MaryAnne KINNEY — cosponsor (person)
- Stanley ZEIGLER — cosponsor (person)
- William TUELL — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2022-01-05** Committee on EDUCATION AND CULTURAL AFFAIRS suggested and ordered printed.
- **2022-01-05** On motion of Representative BRENNAN of Portland, the Bill was REFERRED to the Committee on INNOVATION, DEVELOPMENT, ECONOMIC ADVANCEMENT AND BUSINESS. `referral-committee`
- **2022-01-05** Sent for concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.
- **2022-01-05** On motion by Senator Curry of Waldo, REFERRED to the Committee on Innovation, Development, Economic Advancement and Business, in concurrence. `referral-committee`
- **2022-04-11** CONSENT CALENDAR - FIRST DAY
- **2022-04-11** Under suspension of the rules CONSENT CALENDAR - SECOND DAY.
- **2022-04-11** The Bill was PASSED TO BE ENGROSSED as Amended by Committee Amendment "A" (H-963). `reading-3`
- **2022-04-11** Sent for concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.
- **2022-04-12** Report READ and ACCEPTED, in concurrence.
- **2022-04-12** READ ONCE. `reading-1`
- **2022-04-12** Committee Amendment "A" (H-963) READ and ADOPTED, in concurrence. `committee-passage-favorable, passage`
- **2022-04-12** Under suspension of the Rules, READ A SECOND TIME and PASSED TO BE ENGROSSED AS AMENDED BY Committee Amendment "A" (H-963), in concurrence. `reading-2, reading-3`
- **2022-04-12** Ordered sent down forthwith.
- **2022-04-12** PASSED TO BE ENACTED. `passage`
- **2022-04-12** Sent for concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.
- **2022-04-13** On motion by Senator BREEN of Cumberland PLACED ON THE SPECIAL APPROPRIATIONS TABLE pending PASSAGE TO BE ENACTED, in concurrence.
- **2022-04-25** On Motion by Senator BREEN of Cumberland taken from the SPECIAL APPROPRIATIONS TABLE.
- **2022-04-25** On motion by Same Senator Under suspension of the Rules The Senate RECONSIDERED whereby the Bill was PASSED TO BE ENGROSSED AS AMENDED BY Committee Amendment "A" (H-963) `reading-3`
- **2022-04-25** On further motion by Same Senator Under further suspension of the Rules The Senate RECONSIDERED whereby Committee Amendment "A" (H-963) was ADOPTED `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2022-04-25** On further motion by Same Senator Senate Amendment "A" (S-631) to Committee Amendment "A" (H-963) READ and ADOPTED `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2022-04-25** Committee Amendment "A" (H-963) as Amended by Senate Amendment "A" (S-631) thereto ADOPTED `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2022-04-25** PASSED TO BE ENGROSSED as Amended by Committee Amendment "A" (H-963) as Amended by Senate Amendment "A" (S-631) thereto In NON-CONCURRENCE `reading-3`
- **2022-04-25** Sent down for concurrence
- **2022-04-25** The House RECEDED and CONCURRED to PASSAGE TO BE ENGROSSED as Amended by Committee Amendment "A" (H-963) as Amended by Senate Amendment "A" (S-631) thereto. `reading-3`
- **2022-04-25** ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.
- **2022-04-25** PASSED TO BE ENACTED. `passage`
- **2022-04-25** Sent for concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.
- **2022-04-25** PASSED TO BE ENACTED, in concurrence. `passage`
- **2022-05-03** Signed by Governor `executive-signature`
- **2022-02-03T05:00:00+00:00** Work Session Held - TABLED
- **2022-02-08T05:00:00+00:00** Work Session Held - TABLED
- **2022-02-15T05:00:00+00:00** Work Session Held
- **2022-02-15T05:00:00+00:00** Voted - OTP-AM
- **2022-04-08T04:00:00+00:00** Reported Out - OTP-AM

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/0229d9b8-54ed-476d-8c39-24680a9ff83c`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Maine legislature records).