---
type: "Bill"
title: "An Act To Support Maine'S Public Health Objectives By Increasing Access To Hypodermic Apparatus Exchange Programs"
description: "An Act To Support Maine'S Public Health Objectives By Increasing Access To Hypodermic Apparatus Exchange Programs"
jurisdiction: "us/states/me"
legislature: "Maine Legislature"
session: "132"
identifier: "LD 1078"
citation: "Maine LD 1078 (132)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["SUBSTANCE USE DISORDER", "SYRINGE DISPOSAL SERVICES", "TREATMENT"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Ambureen RANA"]
version_count: 3
action_count: 26
vote_count: 2
first_action: "2025-03-14"
last_action: "2025-06-22"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/c4de8cdf-9005-4a79-87cb-ad811d53c41a"
source_url: "https://legislature.maine.gov/LawMakerWeb/dockets.asp?ID=280097503"
source_hash: "980a78a721fdb80d0d46b5ef82bff135d2f6830269d6959828f1be1170158e59"
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 1078 (132) — An Act To Support Maine'S Public Health Objectives By Increasing Access To Hypodermic Apparatus Exchange Programs

## Version chain

The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.

1. **Amendment C-A (H-485)** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.mainelegislature.org/legis/bills/getPDF.asp?paper=HP0700&item=2&snum=132)
2. **Chapter 408** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.mainelegislature.org/legis/bills/getPDF.asp?paper=HP0700&item=3&snum=132)
3. **LD 1078 HP 700** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.mainelegislature.org/legis/bills/getPDF.asp?paper=HP0700&item=1&snum=132)

## Votes

- ACCEPT MAJORITY OUGHT TO PASS AS AMENDED REPORT — **20–11** (pass) · upper
- ACC MAJ OTP AS AMENDED REP — **74–65** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- Ambureen RANA — primary (person)
- Anne GRAHAM — cosponsor (person)
- Daniel SHAGOURY — cosponsor (person)
- Flavia DEBRITO — cosponsor (person)
- Julia MCCABE — cosponsor (person)
- Laurie OSHER — cosponsor (person)
- Mark BABIN — cosponsor (person)
- Nicole GROHOSKI — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2025-03-14** Received by the Clerk of the House on March 14, 2025. `receipt`
- **2025-03-14** 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`
- **2025-03-21** Carried over, in the same posture, to the next special or regular session of the 132nd Legislature, pursuant to Joint Order SP 519.
- **2025-06-05** Reports READ.
- **2025-06-05** On motion of Representative MEYER of Eliot, the Majority Ought to Pass as Amended Report was ACCEPTED.
- **2025-06-05** ROLL CALL NO. 345
- **2025-06-05** (Yeas 74 - Nays 65 - Absent 10 - Excused 2)
- **2025-06-05** The Bill was READ ONCE. `reading-1`
- **2025-06-05** Committee Amendment "A" (H-485) was READ and ADOPTED. `committee-passage-favorable, passage`
- **2025-06-05** Under suspension of the rules, the Bill was given its SECOND READING without REFERENCE to the Committee on Bills in the Second Reading.
- **2025-06-05** The Bill was PASSED TO BE ENGROSSED as Amended by Committee Amendment "A" (H-485). `reading-3`
- **2025-06-05** Sent for concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.
- **2025-06-09** Reports READ.
- **2025-06-09** On motion by Senator INGWERSEN of York The Majority Ought to Pass As Amended Report ACCEPTED. PREVAILED
- **2025-06-09** Roll Call Ordered Roll Call Number 394 Yeas 20 - Nays 11 - Excused 4 - Absent 0
- **2025-06-09** Bill READ ONCE. `reading-1`
- **2025-06-09** Committee Amendment "A" (H-485) READ and ADOPTED. `committee-passage-favorable, passage`
- **2025-06-09** Under suspension of the Rules, READ A SECOND TIME and PASSED TO BE ENGROSSED AS AMENDED by Committee Amendment "A" (H-485) in concurrence. `reading-2, reading-3`
- **2025-06-09** PASSED TO BE ENACTED. `passage`
- **2025-06-09** Sent for concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.
- **2025-06-10** PASSED TO BE ENACTED, in concurrence. `passage`
- **2025-06-22** Became Law without Governor's Signature `became-law`
- **2025-04-10T04:00:00+00:00** Work Session Held - TABLED
- **2025-05-16T04:00:00+00:00** Work Session Held
- **2025-05-16T04:00:00+00:00** Voted - Divided Report
- **2025-06-04T04:00:00+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/c4de8cdf-9005-4a79-87cb-ad811d53c41a`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Maine legislature records).