---
type: "Bill"
title: "An Act To Establish The Homeless Substance Use Disorder Service Program"
description: "An Act To Establish The Homeless Substance Use Disorder Service Program"
jurisdiction: "us/states/me"
legislature: "Maine Legislature"
session: "131"
identifier: "LD 1781"
citation: "Maine LD 1781 (131)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["SERVICE ENGAGEMENT PROJECT", "SUBSTANCE USE DISORDER", "TREATMENT"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Drew GATTINE"]
version_count: 4
action_count: 33
vote_count: 0
first_action: "2023-04-25"
last_action: "2023-07-27"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/15b2f3f7-dfb4-4774-9fef-00ebaa8e05d3"
source_url: "https://legislature.maine.gov/LawMakerWeb/dockets.asp?ID=280088964"
source_hash: "b2a517a6b6d95ecc9e0d952fdd63b43e416fdc8f9ea651c4fad48c91f74ef244"
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 1781 (131) — An Act To Establish The Homeless Substance Use Disorder Service Program

## 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=HP1144&item=2&snum=131)
2. **Chaptered Law** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.mainelegislature.org/legis/bills/getPDF.asp?paper=HP1144&item=7&snum=131)
3. **Documents and Disposition** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.mainelegislature.org/legis/bills/getPDF.asp?paper=HP1144&item=1&snum=131)
4. **Final Disposition** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.mainelegislature.org/legis/bills/getPDF.asp?paper=HP1144&item=5&snum=131)

## Sponsors

- Drew GATTINE — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2023-04-25** Committee on Health and Human Services suggested and ordered printed.
- **2023-04-25** The Bill was REFERRED to the Committee on HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES. `referral-committee`
- **2023-04-25** Sent for concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.
- **2023-04-25** The Bill was REFERRED to the Committee on HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES in concurrence `referral-committee`
- **2023-06-20** CONSENT CALENDAR - FIRST DAY
- **2023-06-20** Under suspension of the rules CONSENT CALENDAR - SECOND DAY.
- **2023-06-20** The Bill was PASSED TO BE ENGROSSED as Amended by Committee Amendment "A" (H-618). `reading-3`
- **2023-06-20** Sent for concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.
- **2023-06-20** Report READ and ACCEPTED, in concurrence.
- **2023-06-20** READ ONCE. `reading-1`
- **2023-06-20** Committee Amendment "A" (H-618) READ and ADOPTED, in concurrence. `committee-passage-favorable, passage`
- **2023-06-20** Under suspension of the Rules, READ A SECOND TIME and PASSED TO BE ENGROSSED AS AMENDED BY Committee Amendment "A" (H-618), in concurrence. `reading-2, reading-3`
- **2023-06-20** Ordered sent down forthwith.
- **2023-06-21** This being an emergency measure, a two-thirds vote of all the members elected to the House was necessary.
- **2023-06-21** PASSED TO BE ENACTED. `passage`
- **2023-06-21** Sent for concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.
- **2023-06-21** On motion by Senator ROTUNDO of Androscoggin PLACED ON THE SPECIAL APPROPRIATIONS TABLE pending PASSAGE TO BE ENACTED - Emergency - 2/3 Elected Required, in concurrence.
- **2023-07-25** On Motion by Senator ROTUNDO of Androscoggin taken from the SPECIAL APPROPRIATIONS TABLE.
- **2023-07-25** 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" (H-618) `reading-3`
- **2023-07-25** Under further suspension of the Rules On further motion by Same Senator The Senate RECONSIDERED whereby Committee Amendment "A" (H-618) was ADOPTED `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2023-07-25** On further motion by Same Senator Senate Amendment "A" (S-491) to Committee Amendment "A" (H-618) READ and ADOPTED `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2023-07-25** Committee Amendment "A" (H-618) as Amended by Senate Amendment "A" (S-491) thereto ADOPTED `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2023-07-25** PASSED TO BE ENGROSSED AS AMENDED BY Committee Amendment "A" (H-618) AS AMENDED BY Senate Amendment "A" (S-491) thereto In NON-CONCURRENCE `reading-3`
- **2023-07-25** Ordered sent down forthwith for concurrence
- **2023-07-26** The House RECEDED and CONCURRED to PASSAGE TO BE ENGROSSED as Amended by Committee Amendment "A" (H-618) as Amended by Senate Amendment "A" (S-491) thereto. `reading-3`
- **2023-07-26** ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.
- **2023-07-26** FINALLY PASSED. `passage`
- **2023-07-26** Sent for concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.
- **2023-07-26** FINALLY PASSED, in concurrence. `passage`
- **2023-07-27** Signed by Governor `executive-signature`
- **2023-05-26T04:00:00+00:00** Work Session Held
- **2023-05-26T04:00:00+00:00** Voted - OTP-AM
- **2023-06-20T04:00:00+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/15b2f3f7-dfb4-4774-9fef-00ebaa8e05d3`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Maine legislature records).