---
type: "Bill"
title: "An Act To Facilitate The Provision Of Medically Appropriate Levels Of Care For Clients Of Correctional Facilities"
description: "An Act To Facilitate The Provision Of Medically Appropriate Levels Of Care For Clients Of Correctional Facilities"
jurisdiction: "us/states/me"
legislature: "Maine Legislature"
session: "131"
identifier: "LD 1863"
citation: "Maine LD 1863 (131)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["CRIMINAL PROCEDURE", "PROBATION", "SUPERVISED COMMUNITY RELEASE"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Melanie SACHS"]
version_count: 4
action_count: 39
vote_count: 2
first_action: "2023-05-02"
last_action: "2024-04-22"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/d1858d41-1f73-446d-9543-9f6e5201b2e8"
source_url: "https://legislature.maine.gov/LawMakerWeb/dockets.asp?ID=280089125"
source_hash: "010fc1ec8c844a767066a304f1422727807a878bb5c4127be8de7bd29cbeed7c"
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 1863 (131) — An Act To Facilitate The Provision Of Medically Appropriate Levels Of Care For Clients Of Correctional Facilities

## 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=HP1193&item=2&snum=131)
2. **Chaptered Law** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.mainelegislature.org/legis/bills/getPDF.asp?paper=HP1193&item=5&snum=131)
3. **Documents and Disposition** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.mainelegislature.org/legis/bills/getPDF.asp?paper=HP1193&item=1&snum=131)
4. **Final Disposition** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.mainelegislature.org/legis/bills/getPDF.asp?paper=HP1193&item=4&snum=131)

## Votes

- ACCEPT MAJORITY OUGHT TO PASS AS AMENDED REPORT — **20–13** (pass) · upper
- ACC MAJ OTP AS AMENDED REP — **74–68** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- Melanie SACHS — primary (person)
- David LAFOUNTAIN — cosponsor (person)
- Drew GATTINE — cosponsor (person)
- Grayson LOOKNER — cosponsor (person)
- Kristi MATHIESON — cosponsor (person)
- Nina MILLIKEN — cosponsor (person)
- Rachel TALBOT ROSS — cosponsor (person)
- Suzanne SALISBURY — cosponsor (person)
- Tavis HASENFUS — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2023-05-02** Committee on Criminal Justice and Public Safety suggested and ordered printed.
- **2023-05-02** The Bill was REFERRED to the Committee on CRIMINAL JUSTICE AND PUBLIC SAFETY. `referral-committee`
- **2023-05-02** Sent for concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.
- **2023-05-03** The Bill was REFERRED to the Committee on CRIMINAL JUSTICE AND PUBLIC SAFETY in concurrence `referral-committee`
- **2023-06-21** Reports READ.
- **2023-06-21** On motion of Representative SALISBURY of Westbrook, the Majority Ought to Pass as Amended Report was ACCEPTED.
- **2023-06-21** ROLL CALL NO. 292
- **2023-06-21** (Yeas 74 - Nays 68 - Absent 8 - Excused 1)
- **2023-06-21** The Bill was READ ONCE. `reading-1`
- **2023-06-21** Committee Amendment "A" (H-621) was READ and ADOPTED. `committee-passage-favorable, passage`
- **2023-06-21** Under suspension of the rules, the Bill was given its SECOND READING without REFERENCE to the Committee on Bills in the Second Reading.
- **2023-06-21** The Bill was PASSED TO BE ENGROSSED as Amended by Committee Amendment "A" (H-621). `reading-3`
- **2023-06-21** Sent for concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.
- **2023-06-21** Reports READ
- **2023-06-21** On motion by Senator BEEBE-CENTER of Knox The Majority Ought to Pass As Amended Report ACCEPTED
- **2023-06-21** Roll Call Ordered Roll Call Number 426 Yeas 20 - Nays 13 - Excused 2 - Absent 0 PREVAILED
- **2023-06-21** READ ONCE `reading-1`
- **2023-06-21** Committee Amendment "A" (H-621) READ and ADOPTED `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2023-06-21** Under suspension of the Rules, READ A SECOND TIME and PASSED TO BE ENGROSSED AS AMENDED by Committee Amendment "A" (H-621) in concurrence `reading-2, reading-3`
- **2023-06-22** PASSED TO BE ENACTED. `passage`
- **2023-06-22** Sent for concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.
- **2023-06-22** On motion by Senator ROTUNDO of Androscoggin PLACED ON THE SPECIAL APPROPRIATIONS TABLE pending PASSAGE TO BE ENACTED, in concurrence.
- **2023-07-26** CARRIED OVER, in the same posture, to any special or regular session of the 131st Legislature, pursuant to Joint Order SP 847.
- **2024-04-11** On Motion by Senator ROTUNDO of Androscoggin taken from the SPECIAL APPROPRIATIONS TABLE.
- **2024-04-11** Under suspension of the Rules On motion by Same Senator The Senate RECONSIDERED whereby PASSAGE TO BE ENGROSSED AS AMENDED BY Committee Amendment "A" (H-621) `reading-3`
- **2024-04-11** Under further suspension of the Rules On further motion by Same Senator The Senate RECONSIDERED whereby Committee Amendment "A" (H-621) was ADOPTED `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2024-04-11** On further motion by Same Senator Senate Amendment "A" (S-587) to Committee Amendment "A" (H-621) READ and ADOPTED `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2024-04-11** Committee Amendment "A" (H-621) as Amended by Senate Amendment "A" (S-587) thereto ADOPTED `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2024-04-11** PASSED TO BE ENGROSSED AS AMENDED BY Committee Amendment "A" (H-621) AS AMENDED BY Senate Amendment "A" (S-587) thereto In NON-CONCURRENCE `reading-3`
- **2024-04-11** Ordered sent down forthwith for concurrence
- **2024-04-12** The House RECEDED and CONCURRED to PASSAGE TO BE ENGROSSED as Amended by Committee Amendment "A" (H-621) as Amended by Senate Amendment "A" (S-587) thereto. `reading-3`
- **2024-04-12** ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.
- **2024-04-12** PASSED TO BE ENACTED. `passage`
- **2024-04-12** Sent for concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.
- **2024-04-12** PASSED TO BE ENACTED, in concurrence. `passage`
- **2024-04-22** Signed by Governor `executive-signature`
- **2023-05-16T04:00:00+00:00** Work Session Held
- **2023-05-16T04:00:00+00:00** Voted - Divided Report
- **2023-06-20T04:00:00+00:00** Reported Out - OTP-AM/ONTP

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/d1858d41-1f73-446d-9543-9f6e5201b2e8`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Maine legislature records).